Franschhoek Country House & Villas

Franschhoek, Winelands

Virgin rating

The hotel

Rambling flower beds. Rolling lawns. Ornate fountains. All the classic accoutrements of a manor house come together at Franschhoek Country House & Villas, creating space that’s charming, characterful, and calming. Of course, this isn’t just a country house, so among its beautiful rooms, cottages, and villas, you’ll also find traveller treats like al fresco swimming pools, spa treatments, and the acclaimed Monneaux Restaurant – considered one of Franshhoek’s finest dining venues. Just a bike ride from the village, and with stunning valley views, all the wonders of the winelands are just a drive away, including restaurants, museums, and wine tasting experiences.

Amenities

  • Internet Access
  • Restaurant
  • Safety Deposit Box
  • Spa
  • Swimming Pool

Where is it

Located on the outskirts of the Franschhoek Village. Transfer time from Cape Town airport: 1 hour.

Hotel information

Choice of rooms. All with air-conditioning, satellite TV, WiFi, tea/coffee-making facilities, mini-bar* and safe. Standard Rooms, located in the original manor house, offer a small living area, a private balcony and 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults. 

Luxury Rooms are spacious and most of the rooms offer a private patio or balcony with garden views.

The double storey Garden Cottages have an en-suite bedroom on the ground floor with a private patio/garden area and a separate lounge area upstairs with vineyard views.

Villa Suites are also available.

Monneaux Restaurant (contemporary cuisine; lunch and dinner). 2 swimming pools. Spa* (treatments need to be pre-booked). Complimentary shuttle bus to Franschhoek town centre.

* Denotes local charge.

Rating summary

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Traveller rating

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Beautiful hotel and grounds would definitely come back

Feb 23, 2024 Rachel T

This was a Beautiful hotel, beautiful grounds and wonderful staff. The onsite Monneaux restaurant was also fabulous - wonderful staff and impeccable food. Breakfast was very good with hot options available and we also had a very good massage on site too
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Amazing staff and venue

Feb 20, 2024 Bronwen R United Kingdom

From the arrival and the friendly efficient ladies at check in to the porter taking our luggage to our room, the service was exceptional - probably the best we have ever experienced. The grounds are stunningly beautiful and maintained and the rooms well appointed. Well positioned to walk into Franschoek town or to get to the Franschoek Tram. Would… Read more
From the arrival and the friendly efficient ladies at check in to the porter taking our luggage to our room, the service was exceptional - probably the best we have ever experienced. The grounds are stunningly beautiful and maintained and the rooms well appointed. Well positioned to walk into Franschoek town or to get to the Franschoek Tram. Would highly recommend Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Wonderful

Feb 4, 2024 DayTrip28286191996 Worcester, United Kingdom

The most relaxing, peaceful & fantastic stay & was such a great start to our holiday.We were lucky enough to enjoy four nights in a villa suite, which was superb. The staff were so friendly & accommodating. A complimentary shuttle service is available on request which runs into town until 11pm. The food in the Monneaux restaurant was excellent. We… Read more
The most relaxing, peaceful & fantastic stay & was such a great start to our holiday.We were lucky enough to enjoy four nights in a villa suite, which was superb. The staff were so friendly & accommodating. A complimentary shuttle service is available on request which runs into town until 11pm. The food in the Monneaux restaurant was excellent. We would look to stay here again when next in Franschhoek. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating The best room ever

Jan 19, 2024 Fiona B Surrey, United Kingdom

We stayed at the hotel as our first stop from capetown and had a villa room. It was amazing - with its own sitting room, bedroom and enormous bathroom, plus two balconies. It was well equipped with lots of toiletries, water, tea & coffee etc. The pool area is lovely and peaceful, and there are supplies of water and home made lemonade available.… Read more
We stayed at the hotel as our first stop from capetown and had a villa room. It was amazing - with its own sitting room, bedroom and enormous bathroom, plus two balconies. It was well equipped with lots of toiletries, water, tea & coffee etc. The pool area is lovely and peaceful, and there are supplies of water and home made lemonade available. The staff are incredibly helpful and so kind. The hotel runs a shuttle service into Franschoek - its just a bit too far out of town to walk it, but the shuttle system works really well. They will also do longer journeys if requested. We ate in Moneaux. Wonderful food, beautifully presented and a very good wine list. We felt extremely well looked after & it was great way to start our trip. If you're a golfer, Paarl & Stellenbosch are within easy reach. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating A good choice

Jan 19, 2024 keithbrock2020

We have recently experienced one of the luxury Villa suites. Overall I think we made a good choice. When visiting the area we now appreciate the vast choice and its tempted to stay at a winery and am sure there are benefits of that too. However we liked the location here and whilst not immediately in the direct town of Francshhoek it was very… Read more
We have recently experienced one of the luxury Villa suites. Overall I think we made a good choice. When visiting the area we now appreciate the vast choice and its tempted to stay at a winery and am sure there are benefits of that too. However we liked the location here and whilst not immediately in the direct town of Francshhoek it was very close. They also offer a comp shuttle service to take you to the tram station or into the Village/town We ate dinner once at the restaurant and it was good. Breakfast was good too The massage/treatment facilty is subcontracted but they booked for me and the experience was very good Other feedback would be whilst the rooms were lovely you could see that certain items would be needing maintenance soon Our view was that any slight issues were overcome by outstanding customer service. Thank you Read less