Does six people in a simple, modestly proportioned chalet, halfway up a hill on a remote farm sound like your idea of hell? Well, think again, because Spring Cabin on Old Mill Drift farm near Clarens, in the Free State, comes with enough beautifully-maintained outdoor space to ensure no-one will ever feel the slightest claustrophobic.

And if your mum, son, auntie, daughter, best friend's boyfriend is truly starting to get on your nerves, there's a multitude of trails, streams, springs and dams which you can walk to and, in just a few steps, find proper solitude in stunning natural beauty.

But, honestly, there's enough space on the roomy verandah (stunning views), and on the giant sofas nestled around the log-burning fireplace in the living room, that even if you've told everyone you're no longer talking to Kevin/Karin/Kris/Katherine you're easily going to be able to avoid them anyway.

Then, the next day, when you all wake up totally refreshed from one of your best night's sleeps ever you can make it up over a delicious breakfast made be the afore-mentioned Karin in the well-equipped, bright and airy kitchen. What's not to like?