Shaleky's Cottage

A cottage stay in Makhanda involves more moving parts than city accommodation. You're managing load shedding schedules—checking whether the place has inverter backup or a gas stove for cooking during blackouts. You're thinking about heating in winter; these highveld nights drop hard, and whether the cottage has a proper heater or just hot water bottles matters. Water supply is part of it too—does it rely on municipal pressure, or does it have a tank system for when supply gets unreliable? Then there's the practical stuff: can you cook if the stove is electric, what's the wifi situation during power outages, is there someone you can actually reach if something breaks at 10 p.m.? A cottage that works in Makhanda is one where someone has thought through how the town actually functions and built the place to handle it.