Location:Cape Town, South Africa
Bedrooms:1 Bathrooms:2 Property Type:Apartment Sleeps:2
Amenities:Air Conditioning, Balcony, Cable/Satellite TV, Conference Room, DVD Player, Fireplace, Internet Access, Lounge, Patio, Phone, Restaurant, Room Service, Shower, Swimming Pool, TV, Towels, Wireless Internet AccessActivities:Golf, Historical Sites, Museums, Restaurants
Description:The original Country House offers a range of luxury rooms including the charming Standard Rooms, Luxury Rooms and Garden Cottages. Accommodation is designed with your comfort and luxury experience in mind inviting you to relax and unwind. All en-suite rooms are individually appointed and have comfortable lush duvets with embroided percale cotton linen. Each room includes en-suite bathrooms, direct dial telephone, mini-bar, tea and coffee making facilities and air-conditioning and most rooms have private balconies. A laundry service and room service is also available to guests.Accommodation: Standard Rooms are located in the original manor house dating back to 1890 with charming rooms all renovated to offer all the expected luxuries and amenities.All en-suite rooms have a small lounge area inside the room together with a private balcony. A separate guest lounge offers guests the opportunity to relax and enjoy a complimentary sherry.Standard Room facilities include en-suite bathrooms with a range of amenities, shaver plugs, private balcony, individual air-conditioning, in-room tv, direct dial telephone, mini-bar, tea and coffee making facilities, overhead fans, safe in room, hairdryers and separate dresser tables. Luxury Rooms are located separately and in additional to all the facilities and amenities of the standard rooms offer more space also including a lounge area inside the room as well as a fire place and under carpet heating. Most luxury rooms offer a private patio or balcony to enjoy the views of the fountains and gardens of lavender. Luxury Rooms facilities include full en-suite bathrooms with a range of amenities, shaver plugs, individual air-conditioning, fireplaces, under carpet heating, in-room tv, direct dial telephone, mini-bar, tea and coffee making facilities, overhead fans, safe in room, hairdryers.Garden Cottages can cater for guests with small children and consist of a downstairs area with en-suite bedroom with private patio area. Upstairs is a lounge with fold-out bed and balcony with a view over the surrounding vineyards. Garden Cottages offer full en-suite bathrooms with a range of amenities, shaver plugs, individual air-conditioning, in-room TV, direct dial telephone, mini-bar, tea and coffee making facilities, overhead fans, safe in room, hairdryers. Each has a patio downstairs and a balcony upstairs with a view over the surrounding vineyards.The recently added luxurious Villa Suites offer discerning guests demanding opulence and space in a relaxed country setting. Arguably the best suites on offer in the winelands, the suites are each a total of 100sqm in size which include a separate lounge, bedroom and picturesque bathroom and 2 private balconies.Entering into a welcome atmosphere of luxury and space the spacious lounge includes comfortable seating arrangements, an in-room dining facility, mini-bar, entertainment system with satellite tv, fireplace, air-conditioning, DVD player and music throughout the suite. The lounge also leads out onto a large private balcony with loungers to relax and enjoy the gardens and views. The separate bedroom is luxuriously appointed with all the expected amenities and facilities, lush duvets, quality percale linen and a choice of pillows to make you feel at home. The bedroom is also equipped with a separate air-conditioning which leads onto the second balcony.The picturesque bathrooms with its picture perfect layout include stand-alone baths, separate shower, bidet and double basins with granite tops. Music in the bathroom and underfloor heating throughout completes the experience of luxury and indulgence!Villa Suite Amenities & Facilities include: * Separate lounge to bedroom leading to the bathroom * Mini Bar * Tea & Coffee Making Facilities * In-room dining facility * Entertainment system with DVD, satellite TV, music throughout the suite * 3 x Direct Dial Telephone (for each room) * 2 x Air-conditioners (separate from the bedroom to bathroom) * Large balcony (or patio on the ground floor) with pool loungers and garden furniture * Second small walk out balcony (or patio on the ground floor) * Dresser table with hairdryer * Comfortable cupboard arrangements * Bathrooms with double basins, shower, bidet, separate toiletPrice: From R 995, Current SpecialsThe Spa:Pamper yourself with a range of treatments including massages, reflexology, facials, manicures, pedicures and signature treatments. The perfect way to relax and unwind, the qualified and professional staff looks forward to spoiling you at the welcoming and intimate treatment room with standard signature treatments.Business Centre:Guests are welcome to enjoy the complimentary internet station situated in one of the guest lounges. In addition, the hotel has wireless internet facilities (on a pay as you go basis) throughout the hotel rooms and public areas. A Wi-Fi enabled laptop is required to make use of this facility. Full cellphone coverage with 3G HSDPA coverage is also available.A fully equipped conference room is available for business meetings. Standard equipment includes data projector, TV, DVD player, wired and wireless internet access points. The boardroom caters for the more intimate exclusive breakaways complimented by the exclusive accommodation and restaurant facilities.The Restaurant:The award winning restaurant ranks among South Africa s top restaurants, and serves an inspired contemporary take on the classics. Lunch is enjoyed on the fountain terrace under a spreading pepper tree while dinner is enjoyed in the elegant but relaxed dining room in the original manor house.Set on the original site of Franschhoek's first parfumerie, today it s the heavenly scent of chef Adrian Buchanans cooking that inspires at the Restaurant, a Cape culinary classic.Even by the food & wine capital of the country's high standards, this restaurant is an extra-ordinary success, having been in the country's Top 100 list for six years consecutively, on the Top 10 list for two years and winning the American Express Platinum Award for fine dining.The underground cellar is available for private functions where dinner can be enjoyed by an impressive selection of local and foreign wines. The restaurant's bar lounge provide a comfortable environment to relax and enjoy the company you're with.The wine list emphasizes the boutique wines of the Franschhoek Valley as well as an impressive selection of other award winning wines of South Africa.Franschhoek is about food and wine and lots of it! There are a number of top rated restaurants together with the excellent boutique wine farms of the Franschhoek Valley making this the most perfect place to visit in all of South Africa for food and wine lovers. In addition to the Franschhoek Wine Valley, the Stellenbosch and Paarl wine routes are within a scenic half an hour s drive of Franschhoek offering an even wider choice. Franschhoek is a charming town, encircled by mountains offering a range of shops for all interests, including galleries, boutiques, art shops, jewellery shops, specialist shops, visit the chocolate factory or some of the cheese makers of the valley, visit the Huguenote museum and historical sites. Pearl Valley Golf Estate, Boschenmeer Golf Estate, Stellenbosch Golf Club and Villiersdorp Country Club are all within a half an hours drive.