Settle yourself beneath the shade of an old oak with a blush pink glass of wine in your hand. Slip back 300 years. The sun seeps across the Jonkershoek Valley and the first turf is turned on the Cape land now known as Lanzerac.
The Lanzerac Manor & Winery is located on a private working wine estate in the world-famous Jonkershoek Valley surrounded by the dramatic Helderberg mountains.
The hotel's rooms, restaurants, bar, lounge and facilities are all located in the estateÂ’s 300 year old Manor House and out-buildings, amidst 10 hectares of award-winning landscaped gardens featuring numerous ancient oaks, some over 160 years old.
The hotel is situated in the centre of the famous South African wine producing areas of Stellenbosch, Paarl, Franschhoek and Somerset West, and very close to numerous golf courses and the beaches of the Strand, GordonÂ’s Bay and Cape Town. (From 20 to 70 minutes.)
Business assistance including typing, faxes and other routine services are available, as are self-drive and chauffeur-driven car hire, excursions, film processing service, florist, foreign exchange, laundry and dry cleaning, mini-bus, private limousine and baby-sitting service.
The Lanzerac Manor & Winery offers 3 seperate fully air-conditioned conference venues each with its own private entrance and natural daylight. Seating capacities range from 20 to 190.
Leisure activities include golfing, swimming (3 private pools), hiking, mountain biking, walks through the magnificent grounds of the estate and historical walks through the town of Stellenbosch.
The hotel is with in easy reach of the CapeÂ’s most celebrated wine farms, golf courses and beaches - the perfect base from which to explore the landmarks of the fairest Cape.
A wide variety of tours are available to cater for individual requirements. Experienced guides will provide fascinating cultural information regarding the history of each destination.
Further excursions include cruises around the Cape Peninsula, ballooning and helicopter flights, affording a bird's eye-view of the breathtaking winelands and Cape coastal and mountain regions.
Rooms:
All rooms are large, whilst the Luxury are even more spacious. The Royal Pool Suite features its own private pool in a walled private courtyard.
Hair-dryers and electronic safes are standard in all rooms, whilst each arrival is greeted with complimentary sherry in the room along with a selection of magazines.
A complimentary early morning beverage is also offered, and in the evenings, a turn-down service is carried out.
Standard facilities in all rooms include:
Tea & Coffee Station
Under floor heating
Heated towel rail
Personally controlled air conditioning
Hair dryers
Electronic safes
Private bath
Separate shower
Toilet
Mini bar
DSTV satellite television
International direct dial telephone
Electronic razor plug
(110/220 volt)
International plug points.
How to get there:
See Map From the Cape Town International Airport take the Somerset West (N2) on ramp. Stay on the N2 until you reach the R310 Baden Powell/Stellenbosch off ramp. Keep left and stay on the R310 to Stellenbosch for aprox. 17 kms.
You will pass landmarks such as Spier Estate and Vlottenburg Winery. When you reach the T-junction turn right and follow the road past DISTELL, keeping the railway line on your left side, go pass the station and enter into Adam Tas Road, still moving left.
At the second set of traffic lights, turn right into Merriman Road noticing the B.P garage on the left and university buildings on the right, continue until you reach the traffic circle, take Martinson Road.
Driving along Martinson Road you will notice a large school on the right hand side, pass the school and take the fourth road to the right, turn left then into the road with a row of tree's.
Health & Climate:
Summer, from November to end April, offers warm, sunny days with an average temperature of 25°C.
Winter, from May to October, with an average temperature of 18° C is known as the green season. However, the average daily hours of sunshine is far higher than in Cape Town and the surrounding coastal areas.
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