Perfect Hideaways Locations

Perfect Hideaways Locations We’ve scouted South Africa and beyond to bring you the best production locations for your next shoot!

10/06/2026

Did you know that when much of the country reaches for their coats and heaters, our shoot locations in tropical KwaZulu-Natal are basking in sunshine?

This is where our winter photoshoots quietly come into their own. It’s our winter secret: warm days (yes, temperatures shift from 20 to 27 degrees this week!), golden light and lush green scenery.

For photographers and production teams, KZN is one of those rare destinations that works beautifully in every season – but especially now. And besides, King Shaka International Airport is a breeze and the drive through the sugar-cane fields to most coastal locations is less than 40 minutes. Couldn’t be easier!

Email [email protected] for more info or to book now! https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0w2S2_0

The art of the urban photoshootWhere else in the world can you shoot in the coolest city, spend the weekends tasting win...
01/06/2026

The art of the urban photoshoot

Where else in the world can you shoot in the coolest city, spend the weekends tasting wine in the Winelands, enjoying superb restaurants, walking the mountains or relaxing on beautiful beaches? It’s an absolute no-brainer.

Email [email protected] to book your location shoot now! https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vMtsx0

20/05/2026

Ask Natalie Whitehead – our shoots consultant – about this house, and she’ll tell you straight off-the-bat that this is a ‘brilliant all-rounder’ for lifestyle briefs and branded shoots.

‘The Lakehouse on Val du Lac is all about the views, the lake and outdoor entertaining area, complete with its dreamy pool and Jacuzzi,’ she says. ‘Add the flourishing kitchen garden, a pétanque court, beautifully designed water features and thoughtful landscaping, and you have a grand Winelands setting that feels both spectacular and grounded. Best of all, it’s just an easy drive from Cape Town and versatile enough to meet multiple briefs.’

Email [email protected] to book your location shoot now! https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vvqw70

30/04/2026

NEW! Light, lines, location: meet The Blue Nook!

The Blue Nook (sleeps 13)
Hermanus, Overberg

Three reasons why this house gets the brief:

1.⁠ ⁠The Blue Nook offers a rare combo for Hermanus: it isn't hemmed in by other buildings and it’s on the ‘front line’, but set back slightly from the famous cliff path on a green belt. This means its mountain views are uninterrupted on one side and sea views are wide open on the other.

2.⁠ ⁠Light is its signature. A striking overhead well floods the dining space year-round and Grecian-blue shutters can be used to shift the mood – drawn back to reveal a fynbos garden and crisp mountain vistas or to create softly diffused interiors.

1.⁠ ⁠Designed by award-winning architect Gawie Fagan and restored by Kevin Fellingham Architects, it is rich in detail and beautiful angles. Visually interesting pitched ceilings, glass corner windows with window seats, sea-facing sliding windows that open up the front facade completely… an endlessly versatile backdrop for shoots.

Email [email protected] to book your location shoot now!

Images: Michelle Snaddon

Blackwood House is a no-holds-barred location surrounded by a lush, tropical garden with ample deck and poolside opportu...
22/04/2026

Blackwood House is a no-holds-barred location surrounded by a lush, tropical garden with ample deck and poolside opportunities for outdoor shoots. Inside, the dark-walled interior glamour is moody and sophisticated, yet industrial-style windows grace the entire facade of the living area. Here, shafts of natural light dapple through a glorious green canopy, adding natural beauty to this treetop eyrie.

This is industrial glamour at its best with high-end cabinetry, glossy marble, aged wood, exposed brick – and even graffiti. A rockstar location, just half an hour from Cape Town and our international airport. Save this one now for the perfect brief!

Email natalie@perfecthideaways for film and shoot locations or info@perfecthideaways for rentals! https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0tLrWw0

A memo from Mother Earth... There’s little that Gaia doesn’t offer location scouts... Layered with character, this light...
19/08/2025

A memo from Mother Earth...

There’s little that Gaia doesn’t offer location scouts... Layered with character, this light-infused urban sanctuary – with raw brick, hand-hewn stone, blue gum beams and rustic yellowwood – is set under a sheath of steel and glass.

Choose between graffiti walls, art installations, a generous farmhouse kitchen with a pizza oven, or the library with its billiard table. Outside, dogs, chickens and five elegant horses complete the scene. Mother Earth in every detail.

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There’s always luxury in a decorating style that rates over-scaled dimensions as one of its key elements. Palm House, an...
30/05/2023

There’s always luxury in a decorating style that rates over-scaled dimensions as one of its key elements. Palm House, an Englishman-in-Africa-style country house in Constantia, has it in bucket loads. Perhaps it’s the planters housing the banana trees – not just any banana trees, but enormous ones whose branches soar up to ceilings held aloft by gnarled, white-painted beams. They’re unexpected, as are the overly deep sofas and the sense of theatre that pervades the entire interior.

To book this shoot location email: [email protected]
or click the link! http://ow.ly/mcM250Ofwq9

At Bobbejaanskloof everywhere you look, both in and out, there’s an elemental style to the materials chosen, from the ro...
28/05/2023

At Bobbejaanskloof everywhere you look, both in and out, there’s an elemental style to the materials chosen, from the rough roof beams to the latte ceilings, the polished elephant-grey cement floors to the Nguni hides dotted about on them. Baskets, wicker and riempie define the look of Bobbejaanskloof, as does the muted colour scheme. Everywhere there’s an obsession with nature, its textures and patterns. And there are scrubbed wooden bowls, brass lamps, raffia shades, heavy, handmade glass, armchairs dressed in rough linen slip covers – it’s that ‘I had a farm in Africa’ look, only this time it’s South Africa in the spotlight.

For more info on Bobbejaanskloof please contact: [email protected]
or visit the link! http://ow.ly/cwfc50OfuXx


Dated to the 19th century, she’s a heritage building of course, but has had many incarnations. The original Oregon floor...
24/05/2023

Dated to the 19th century, she’s a heritage building of course, but has had many incarnations. The original Oregon floors and nostalgic sash windows remain, alongside air-conditioning in all four, king bedded, en-suite bedrooms. Classic and contemporary attributes live harmoniously here against the backdrop of the Helderberg mountains.

For more info on Manor House De Zalze please contact: [email protected] or visit the link! https://www.perfecthideaways.co.za/self-catering/manor-house-de-zalze/

Cowrie Cottage is an unlikely home on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast. It’s intimate and under thatch, and fits effortless...
22/05/2023

Cowrie Cottage is an unlikely home on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast. It’s intimate and under thatch, and fits effortlessly into the surrounding coastal forest without disturbing the environment. An authentic African beach house it is, with décor reflecting a touch of White Mischief and a whole lot of Hemingway. This implies a thoroughly African cottage but with no rough edges. There are checkerboard bathroom floors and antique fittings, draped mosquito nets over beds and light shades reminiscent of fish traps, a few accents of kuba cloth and zebra hide are seen in ottomans and there’s plenty of crisp white linen swathing the queen beds.

For more info on Cowrie Cottage please contact: [email protected]
or visit the link! http://ow.ly/eje850Ofu5Y


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