Franschhoek Country House | Cape Town Winelands Hotels

Introduction

Welcome to Franschhoek Country House, 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.

This stunning Franschhoek 5-star hotel is 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 and the cottages.

Rooms and Suites

The original Franschhoek Country House offers 14 well-equipped rooms including six standard rooms, five luxury rooms and two cottages - all designed with your comfort in mind offering charming accommodation and expected services to invite you to relax and unwind. All en-suite rooms are individually appointed and have comfortable, lush duvets with embroided percale cotton linen.

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.

Cuisine and Wine

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 perfumery, 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.

Activities

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 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!

Effortless South Africa Safari

15 Days / 14 Nights

Explore South Africa on this 15 Day effortless safari. Take in all the highlights this country has on offer from the famous Kruger in the North to Natal's wildlife and beaches all the way down the Southern Cape coastline through the Garden Route end in Cape Town.

Cape Town to Knysna

9 Days / 8 Nights

9-day self-driving from Cape Town and ending in Knysna, explore all that this area of South Africa has to offer at your own pace. Take in Cape Town's scenic vistas, whale watching in Hermanus, mountain views in Swellendam and tropical forests in Knysna. Visiting: Cape Town, Hermanus, Swellendam, Knysna.

Cape Town & Hermanus

6 Days / 5 Nights

A unique 6-day safari itinerary where one gets to explore all that the Cape Peninsula and the Cape Overberg have to offer. At your own leisurely pace taste wines, photograph penguins, spot a few whales and drive along some of the most scenic roads in the World. Visiting: Cape Town, Hermanus.

Cape Town & Malaria Free

13 Days / 12 Nights

This 13-day self-drive safari explores all that the Cape Town and Cape Winelands region has to offer before heading off into the Malaria Free Game Reserves of the North Western area of South Africa; the Madikwe Game Reserve and Marakele National Park.

Cape Town, Wine & Whales

9 Days / 8 Nights

On this 9-day self-drive safari one gets to experience all that Cape Town has to offer, sip wines in the famous Franschhoek Valley, explore one of South Africa's oldest towns (Swellendam) and do some whale spotting in the coastal town of Hermanus. Visiting: Cape Town, Franschhoek, Swellendam, Hermanus.