The Barn at Old Mac Daddy is our communal hub where you’ll find our always helpful, super friendly reservations team, ready to welcome you to our humble slice of paradise, nestled lovingly within the rolling hills of the Elgin Valley... Furthermore, the Barn is the location of our restaurant where farm-fresh, wholesome food is served on the daily all in good company.
When you visit you'll also find the Barn boasts several shelves’ worth of books for all guests and visitors to pick up and enjoy.
The Barn has loads of communal lounging areas, which are perfect for some downtime with a good page turner in hand.
Because some of these books have been with us for some time now, we wanted to change things up a bit.
So, we decided to start Old Mac Daddy’s Big Book Exchange.
When you next visit Old Mac Daddy please bring your used, pre-read or likely-will-never-read books.
Then swap your book with one of ours, add yours to our shelves and take the one you like home with you.
If you visit us again thereafter, please bring the old book back and exchange it for yet another.
A reminder that we’re currently open for business travel and are even able to host your business meetings, strat sessions and small conferences.
We’re super excited to announce that Old Mac Daddy has been granted an essential services certificate. This means that we are now available and able to accommodate essential services workers.
So, if you are engaged in an essential service and operate in our neck of the woods (in case you didn’t know we’re in Elgin/Grabouw, Western Cape) you can come enjoy a stay in one of our unique accommodation options.
From quirky artist-themed Airstream trailer suites to our large self-catering villas, there’s a welcome escape awaiting you at Old Mac Daddy… not to mention all the wide open spaces and fresh countryside air!
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📝: Just a heads up that over the past weeks of lockdown, our onsite crew has taken advantage of the downtime to ensure the entire resort adheres to the strictest safety and hygiene measures. We’ve cleaned, we’ve sanitised and we’ve set up procedures to ensure that the health, safety and well-being of all visitors and guests are safeguarded at all times. This is, as always, our top priority.
For the past 7 weeks Old Mac Daddy has been shut down due to South Africa's current coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
During this time we've managed to cook up a storm in our quarantine kitchen (see all our recipes here), attend to the necessary maintenance concerns around the resort and improve and prepare our safety and hygiene protocols for reopening.
And while we have enjoyed and appreciated the downtime, we're certainly starting to feel the readiness and spirit to welcome you back.. as you can tell from the video below.
Godfrey, our ever-present, ever-smiling, ever-joyful head guru of fun at Daddy's Adventures, our onsite teambuilding and adventure team, is excited and ready to welcome you back to Old Mac Daddy
If you'd like to enquire about a post-lockdown Old Mac Daddy escape or adventure please contact us to find out more and make a booking:
📧 reservations@oldmacdaddy.co.za
During the current coronavirus quarantine measures taking place across South Africa (and indeed much of the world) a small team of Old Mac Daddy staff members has been locked down at the resort, making sure everything is kept in perfect condition to welcome everyone back... as soon as it's safe for us to do so of course!
While tending to necessary the maintenance and upkeep, the team has also been having LOADS of fun in the kitchen, whipping up some tantalizing treats and dishes many of which have included ingredients we've sourced right here in our veggie garden.
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During the past couple of weeks of South Africa’s national lock down, there have been no guests, visitors or staff on site… other than the small management team manning the resort 🌼🌾
As you can therefore imagine and see from the video clip below, Old Mac Daddy has been even more countryside quiet than it normally is.
And while these sights and sounds of an empty resort are striking to say the least, we are very much looking forward to the day (hopefully very soon!) when we are able to welcome you back to Old Mac Daddy with open arms and wide smiles 🤗❤️
A couple of years ago we created a fun and interactive children's activity book that was sold for a nominal fee to guests and visitors at Old Mac Daddy.
The book is filled with a variety of Elgin and Old Mac Daddy themed games, like spot the difference, connect the dots and word search. Though we've since stopped printing and selling them, in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lock-down, we've decided to share it with you here, in a free downloadable format.
Though these times feel extremely challenging and the uncertainty of what's to come can seem more than a little overwhelming, we think it's important to retain a certain lightness and sense of humour. Though tough it may be now, together we can and will get through this.
So, while you're isolated at home with the family and looking for something to do (for yourself or your kids) check out our Old Mac Daddy colour-in activity book using the download link above and unleash your inner child and get creative...