Welcome to Franschhoek Country House & Villas, your 5 star hotel accommodation in the heart of the Franschhoek valley complimented by the well known Monneaux Restaurant and a number of guest services on offer for you to enjoy and indulge in. Situated on the outskirts of the Franschhoek Village, only 1km from the main town it is an ideal base to indulge your tastes for fine wines and world class cuisine. Guests can choose between the original and charming Franschhoek Country House or the Villas @ Franschhoek Country House.
The original Franschhoek Country House offers a range of luxury rooms including the charming Standard Rooms, Luxury Rooms and Garden Cottages. Whichever you choose, the accommodation on offer is designed with your comfort and luxury experience in mind
All rooms include 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
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 each room together with a private balcony. In addition a separate guest lounge offer guests the opportunity to relax and enjoy a complimentary sherry.
Standard Rooms 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 & coffee making facilities, overhead fans, safe in room, hairdryers and separate dresser tables.
The 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 & coffee making facilities, overhead fans, safe in room, hairdryers.
With en-suite bedroom with private patio area. Upstairs is a lounge with fold-out bed and a balcony with a view over the surrounding vineyards.
Garden Cottages facilities include full en-suite bathrooms with a range of amenities, shaver plugs, individual air-conditioning, in-room tv, direct dial telephone, mini-bar, tea & coffee making facilities, overhead fans, safe in room, hairdryers. Each have a patio downstairs and a balcony upstairs with a view over the surrounding vineyards
In addition to the standard and luxury rooms, the recently added villa suites are available for guests looking for a more luxurious and pampered experience complimented by the extra special touches. All our luxury suites is a haven of space and opulence consisting of three separate rooms and include a entrance area with lounge, a separate bedroom and full en-suite picturesque bathrooms - arguably the best hotel suites available in the winelands.
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 linnen 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 it's picture perfect layout includes 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 Faclities
- 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 toilet
DINING
Known as the food and wine capital of South Africa, Franschhoek boasts a number of top award winning restaurants including our very own Monneaux Restaurant. Here you can sample the fine delicacies that have made Franschhoek one of the world's leading capitals of fine wines and cuisine. Whether you enjoy lunch at the fountain terrace under a spreading pepper tree or dinner in the elegant dining room, the Monneaux restaurant is not to be missed
The famous Monneaux 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 its the heavenly scent of chef Adrian Buchanans cooking that inspires at the Monneaux Restaurant, a Cape culinary classic.
Even by the food & wine capital of the country's high standards, Monneaux 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
Awarded the acclaimed American Express Platinum Fine Dining Award
Voted one of South Africa's Top 100 Restaurants for six years
Voted one of South Africa's Top 10 Restaurants by EAT OUT Magazine for 2 years
Be pampered by at our treatment room, relax at the poolside, enjoy our award winning restaurant, stroll the charming village with boutiques and art shops, visit the museums or take a wine tour!
When you are not sampling some of the Franschhoek fine wines and cuisines, there is so much more to do in and around the Franschhoek Village. Activities include touring the valley with one of our guides, a helicopter ride, rent a mountain bike, horse riding and much much more…..
Food & Wine
First and foremost Franschhoek is about food and wine – and lots of it! The number of top rated restaurants together with the excellent boutique wine farms of the Franschhoek Valley makes 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 Stellensbosch and Paarl wine routes are both within a scenic half an hour’s drive of Franschhoek offering an even wider choice. The wine routes are easy to navigate, however, we can easily arrange a guided wine and cellar tour on your behalf should you prefer!
The Town of Franschhoek - this charming town, encircled by mountains offers a range of shops for all interest including:
- Galleries
- Boutiques
- Art shops
- Jewellery shops
- Specialist shops
- Visit the chocolate factory or
- Some of the cheese makers of the valley
- Visit the Huguenot museum and historical sites
And of course more restaurants!
Golf - within a short drive (all within a half an hours drive) guests can enjoy the following golf courses:
- Pearly Valley Golf Estate
- Boschenmeer Golf Estate
- Stellebosch Golf Club
- Villiersdorp Country Club
A number of other golf courses further afield can also be visited
For the more adventurous - for those young at heart:
- Try wine tasting on horseback (by riding from one farm to the next)
- Horse riding in the mountains
- Rent a bicycle to cycle through the charming village
- Go hiking in the mountains
- Hot air ballooning close by
- Various golf courses in the area
- Paragliding from the Franschhoek Mountains (*seasonal)
Beyond Franschhoek - many return guests have decided to make the beautiful town of Franschhoek their "home base" and travel to some of the other well known areas of the fairest cape during the day such as:
A visit to one of the beaches – Strand and Gordon’s Bay is the closest
Take a day trip to Hermanus – a charming town where whales can be spotted during season
Visit Cape Town and surrounding area – only 45 minutes drive from Franschhoek
Enjoy the surrounding towns of Stellenbosch and Paarl – both in less than 30 minutes drive from Franschhoek
To enhance your visit with Franschhoek Country House and Villa's we have prepared a range of guest services that are designed to relax you into your visit at our luxury hotel....
Be pampered by our spa treatments
Once you settle into your room or suite, take time to visit our treatment room and have a pampering massage or facial. Feel relaxed and in tune with the peaceful surroundings of our hotel.
Pamper yourself with a range of treatments including massages, reflexology, facials, manicures, pedicures and signature treatments.
The perfect way to relax and unwind our qualified and professional staff looks forward to spoiling you at our welcoming and intimate treatment room with standard and signature treatments.
