Magalies Guest House
Catered and self-catering accommodation
Off-Grid Getaway
Little Forest Farm Guest House near Magalies is a place to get away from your day-to-day and relax. We’re around an hour and a half from Joburg and Pretoria, roughly 20km West of Magaliesburg village.
There are 3 accommodation units, the Garden Suite that sleeps 2, the Loft Apartment that sleeps 4, and the new Cottage sleeping 6. The Loft and The Cottage are both self-catering whereas the Garden Suite is not. We do however offer home-cooked meals from our Farm Kitchen.
Being 100% off the grid means no load shedding but we do need to manage power usage by limiting energy-hungry appliances such as electric kettles, air fryers, hair dryers and heaters. The rooms therefore do not have microwave ovens or TVs. We use a septic tank system so please don’t throw anything other than toilet paper in the loo.
When you stay with us you’ll have access to the entire farm. You can take leisurely walks through the forest down to the dam. Here we can set up a picnic table if you’d like to spend some time there.
We try to reduce waste as far as possible and to use what’s already here. We’ve used stones for building and we harvest dead wood to fire our “donkeys” for hot water. To reduce water consumption, the rooms have showers and no baths and there is no swimming pool.
Location & Directions
If you’re coming from Joburg or Pretoria, the shortest route that Maps/Waze would take you on includes a gravel road with a few poor sections.
There is a slightly longer route with a much better gravel road if you head towards Rustenburg from Magaliesburg on the R24.
Take the Vlakfontein gravel road on the left 20km from the Magalies Spar, continue for 6km and take the next road to the right. Turn left after 2km and we’re 200m ahead on the left.
Guest Reviews
Garden Suite
2-sleeper with separate entrance and large private en-suite, not self-catering
Loft Apartment
Self-catering 4-sleeper with large rooftop patio and braai
The Cottage
Self-catering 6-sleeper with indoor fireplace and covered patio with braai