"Very clean and met our requirements for the overnight stay. Johann friendly and helpful. "

"It was a good stop over and highly recommended to all needing a break with travelling."

"We had a great stay at the Purple House. The accommodation was comfortable, with all the amenities one would expect. The owners proved to be warm and hospitable and we enjoyed our evening with them very much! "

"Johan is a very interesting and pleasant person.

He seems to work hard at running the B&B almost single-handedly. He made me a very tasty breakfast in the morning. I stayed in the Pierneef room which was very clean and comfortable. Loved the bed! Not having DSTV at home, it was a treat to h..."

"Johan is a very interesting and pleasant person.

He seems to work hard at running the B&B almost single-handedly. He made me a very tasty breakfast in the morning. I stayed in the Pierneef room which was very clean and comfortable. Loved the bed! Not having DSTV at home, it was a treat to have the full bundle in the room. "

"Maybe I am too easy to please. The house was clean and comfortable. Johan was very hospitable and I recommend the breakfast. The stay was a typical small town experience."

"Good value for money. A perfect place to stop over or even stay to explore Smithfield."

"Had a great stay, most reasonably priced,with a friendly and very helpful host"

"The place was lovely and the food was very tasty. We also had a wonderful time staying there. The host were very friendly and welcoming. Will definitely return.

Thank you."

"We thoroughly enjoyed staying over at this very quirky, interesting and unique guesthouse! We very quickly felt like we had come to visit an old friend - Johann, the owner - with chats, laughs and fun.

Johann also recommended and made a booking for us at the Laughing Likkewaan restaurant for ..."

"We thoroughly enjoyed staying over at this very quirky, interesting and unique guesthouse! We very quickly felt like we had come to visit an old friend - Johann, the owner - with chats, laughs and fun.

Johann also recommended and made a booking for us at the Laughing Likkewaan restaurant for dinner. We had a similarly wonderful experience at this interesting art gallery, bookshop and restaurant.

We thoroughly enjoyed Smithfield! It was worth the detour from the N1 as a stopover, and we might well be back for a longer stay."

"We had a pleasant stay in the Bluegum cottage which is just down the road from the Purple House. It's a pretty little cottage. The town is small and there aren't any good places to eat really, but it's quiet and peaceful."

"A wonderful, inexpensive stay at BlueGum house. Our hosts, Kitty and Johan (and various cats and dogs) were friendly and accommodating, The rooms were spotless, beds comfy, and the breakfast served at the Purple House was delicious. Johan is the walking Smithfield directory, who offered us a great ..."

"A wonderful, inexpensive stay at BlueGum house. Our hosts, Kitty and Johan (and various cats and dogs) were friendly and accommodating, The rooms were spotless, beds comfy, and the breakfast served at the Purple House was delicious. Johan is the walking Smithfield directory, who offered us a great dining venue as well as a couple of places to visit. Looking forward to visiting you all again at the Platteland Preview 2015"

"Clean, comfy and so very, very friendly. All the residents we meet were so accommodating, and made you feel at home. We ate at 'The Laughing Lekkewaan' which was a treat to experience such high quality of food in a 'little drop'. "

"An interesting house to stay at. Johann is very accommodating and easy to get along with. The food was good and there was more than enough for the meal. I like the fact that Johann joined me for the meals and kept company.

I had a good hot shower and it was very quiet so I had a good night's..."

"An interesting house to stay at. Johann is very accommodating and easy to get along with. The food was good and there was more than enough for the meal. I like the fact that Johann joined me for the meals and kept company.

I had a good hot shower and it was very quiet so I had a good night's rest."

"Very friendly reception by Johan, who assisted us with our frozen meat. Loooovely dinner! Garlic butter hake, mmmm! No frills, but very neat, clean and interesting. May be it will be a good idea not to have private toiletries in the guest bathroom."

"Ons gesin van 5 het heerlik oorgebly by Purple House. Die fliek in die nuwe 'movie-house' was baie goed. Johan het ons bederf met heerlike bobotie vir aandete en die ontbyt was ook 'n groot bederf. Baie dankie Johann."

"We had a very interesting stay at purple house. Had it all to ourselves for both nights, surrounded by artworks. Johan was never far away, always there to see that we were comfortable and not in lacking in needs. Dinner was out of this world, very healthily prepared and reasonably priced. All in all..."

"We had a very interesting stay at purple house. Had it all to ourselves for both nights, surrounded by artworks. Johan was never far away, always there to see that we were comfortable and not in lacking in needs. Dinner was out of this world, very healthily prepared and reasonably priced. All in all a very enjoyable stay."

"Our stay was a unique and colourful experience. Our host, a very friendly and helpful man that made us feel right at home. If we come that way again we will definately stay over again."

"We had a great social evening at the Purple House. Nice break in a long journey! Definitely see Johan again when opportunity permits!"

"We stay at Purple House as a stopover on our way to our final destination. It was perfect for what we needed. The room was simple and clean with lots of art work to admire throughout the house.

Johann is a good, friendly host and let us use the whole house even though we were just 2. Breakfas..."

"We stay at Purple House as a stopover on our way to our final destination. It was perfect for what we needed. The room was simple and clean with lots of art work to admire throughout the house.

Johann is a good, friendly host and let us use the whole house even though we were just 2. Breakfast was very good."

"Friendly though definitely funky, this old style house, painted fuschia with orange pillars, is a veritable treasure trove of art and objects, many for sale. The small town offers little light pollution for clear skies and star gazing."

"We had a great stay at the purple house. Johan let us use the whole house, the kids had loads of space to play. He was very friendly and prepared us a lovely breakfast. It is quite an arty place, like Johan himself. He even gave us a little guitar concert in the evening. We will definitely visit him..."

"We had a great stay at the purple house. Johan let us use the whole house, the kids had loads of space to play. He was very friendly and prepared us a lovely breakfast. It is quite an arty place, like Johan himself. He even gave us a little guitar concert in the evening. We will definitely visit him again."

"We stayed at the Purple on our way to our holiday destination. If you are looking for a roomy place with all the basics and a good breakfast - go here!"

"We had a great stay and were received warmly by Johann Greef. Will certainly stay there again."

"My family that stayed at the Purple House Guest House seemed to be very happy with the accommodation and Mr. Greeff. Thank you for making them so welcome!"

"Very relaxing atmosphere, friendly host, good food.

A historical building with lots of potential to become the most popular B&B in the Freestate."

"The guest house is situated in a beautiful setting, surrounded by peace and quiet. The house itself has beautiful art and interesting items. The one area though that needs attention in in the preparation, serving and organization surrounding meal times. Only 1 salt and pepper shaker for all guests t..."

"The guest house is situated in a beautiful setting, surrounded by peace and quiet. The house itself has beautiful art and interesting items. The one area though that needs attention in in the preparation, serving and organization surrounding meal times. Only 1 salt and pepper shaker for all guests to share, no coffee or juices offered with breakfast and supper, kids not 100% taken into consideration with meals."

"An unexpected delight in a small town in the southern Free State. The Purple House is a curious mix of the contemporary and nostalgia.

Johann is an intruiging person who welcomes you as if you are one of his family.

An interesting pit stop...

Comfortable bed, hot shower, good f..."

"An unexpected delight in a small town in the southern Free State. The Purple House is a curious mix of the contemporary and nostalgia.

Johann is an intruiging person who welcomes you as if you are one of his family.

An interesting pit stop...

Comfortable bed, hot shower, good food (catered for vegetarians)."

"Staff was friendly, we felt at home and the bedrooms was comfortable. We enjoyed our pleasant stopover."