Willowbrook Lodge

Willowbrook Lodge was established in 1992 by Bruce and Marianne Birrell who purchased the property from Guy and Annamarie Liebenberg. The Liebenbergs lived on the adjacent property and operated a 5-bedroomed guesthouse from the original homestead. This homestead today comprises the Willowbrook lounge, dining room and rooms 2, 3, 4 and 5. Prior to that, the grounds had extended from the Lourens River to Lourensford Road and from Morgenster Avenue to Vergelegen Estate. In those days the old house was the home of Advocate Kerr and his family, and two of the family retainers Sam and Rebecca Nkoana are still active on the property.

This Somerset West guesthouse run by the Liebenbergs, called Arumwood Lodge in those days, was closed early in 1992 when the Birrells embarked on an ambitious programme of renovation and expansion, thereby turning Willowbrook Lodge, as it was renamed, into a 12-bedroomed guesthouse. In August 1995, the lodge was leased to Serge and Janik Olchanetzky who installed a new swimming pool and enclosed the original veranda, thus enlarging the restaurant capacity.

Nestled on the banks of the Lourens River, Willowbrook Lodge borders the historically important Morgenster and Vergelegen Estates and is within walking distance of Erinvale Golf Estate.

Rooms

Our rooms are fitted to meet all of your requirements. Each is decorated to create a calming, restful ambience with huge comfortable beds, rich fabrics and airy windows offering beautiful views of the garden.

To complement South Africa's wonderfully sunny climate, our rooms are very spacious and make the most of the natural sunlight. They also feature underfloor heating throughout, to ensure that all our guests are snug and warm during the colder winter nights.

There are 12 elegant, individually-decorated rooms, including:

• 1 Petite Twin
• 7 Double/twin
• 2 Grand double/twin
• 1 Honeymoon room
• 1 Suite