Experience the eternal, enduring beauty of our precious, tranquil corner of Stellenbosch. For millennia, sea breezes have cooled the ancient soils, speckled with marine fossils and minerals. For eons the land has provided a haven for wildlife and for wanderers. And more recently (for the past almost 330 years) it has become a thriving hive of farming, and luxury hospitality.
It’s also one of the most idyllic spots anywhere, even chosen by the judges of the 2024 Boutique Hotel Club Awards as the world’s Best Honeymoon Hotel, highlighted as a “romantic escape steeped in South Africa’s renowned wine heritage”.
Abundant in indigenous habitat, with generous gardens, open skies, expansive vineyards and gloriously enfolding and embracing mountains, it exists as a world of its own. A peaceful, private and intimate enclave, where we welcome you to celebrate your landmark event.
Valentina’s Chapel is our very own, intimate and elegant sacred space available to you. With seating for up to 120 guests, we welcome all religions and denominations. Whether you envisage a traditional or more personally conceived exchange of wedding vows, we are here to help you make it personal and meaningful.
Historic culinary reception space: Clara’s Barn, one of the Cape’s oldest and most beautifully restored barns, has been repurposed as a fine-dining venue to seat up to 120 guests.
Gourmet flavours: Expect innovative flavourful modern Cape cuisine created by acclaimed Stellenbosch chef, Bertus Basson, and his colleague, Drikus Brink.
Stay in individually appointed, sumptuous, spacious and capacious Boutique Hotel suites with the accent on exclusivity, comfort and privacy (accommodation for up to 44 guests: 4 Deluxe Lodge rooms, 4 Vineyard suites, 6 Luxury 2-bedroom cottages, 1 Presidential suite).
Luxury accommodation, wine, food and art come with the accent on pleasure and refinement. We pay close attention to detail in the hope of making magnificent memories.
When you visit our 160-ha estate, you feel as if you are entering an idyll of serenity. It may not seem like it, but we are conveniently close to city amenities and tourist attractions, from the Cape Town metropole and its peerless beaches to Cape Town International Airport, the Cape Winelands and the towns of Stellenbosch, Somerset West and even Hermanus.
Imagine your wedding on one of South Africa’s oldest working farms, nestled between the spectacular Helderberg Mountains and the False Bay coast. Our finely restored 18th century Cape Dutch heritage building complex is a National Monument. We are also a member of the prestige European Heritage Project, an international portfolio of hand-picked historic luxury estates.
*We are just 22 km from Cape Town International Airport, under 40 km from the V&A Waterfront, 17 km from the town of Stellenbosch, 14 km from the centre of Somerset West, and less than 90 km from the celebrated seaside town of Hermanus.
Celebrate and record your event against the backdrop of classical Cape Dutch architecture, heritage gardens, acclaimed sculptures, exquisite vineyards and mountainscapes.
We have our own uninterrupted power supply.
Delight your guests with acclaimed wines grown and made on the estate.
While you are taken up with your wedding stills and videos, we’ll entertain your guests in the historic werf (farmyard) with intriguingly delicious cocktails.
Arrive in style in our gleaming vintage Rolls Royce, available to rent for bridal ceremony transport and photo/video sessions.
Relax and prepare for your event at our on-site wellness spa, offering specialty massages, beauty treatments, and restorative therapies for the bridal party.
Treat your guests to exclusive tastings of our estate-grown and -made wines in the Wine Lounge, the centrepiece of our 1773 Homestead.
We offer on-site, internal shuttle services for guests to and from their accommodation to reception and ceremonial venues. We can also arrange off-site shuttle services to those guests staying nearby.
Our on-site playground is a safe and fun space for play under adult supervision.
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