Almond Hill House

Almond Hill House

Selected by The Greenwood Guide to South Africa, 2nd edition

Text written by Simon Greenwood

Just one room, but what a place! Start with the bathroom�you won�t find many better in South Africa, enough space for a large bedroom. Naturallly there are both shower (glass-fronted) and bath (vaulted and candlelit), a stone floor and the demurer tones are offset by a single bright Gauguinesque painting. And the bedroom itself has been mulled over in detail for your greatest possible happiness: percale linen, huge bed, antique furniture, armchairs and table, satellite TV, fridge. And two stable-style doors, one leading towards the fabulous (still maturing) gardens, the other onto a stoep, the stage upon which breakfast typically is enacted (but it�s your choice).

You will enjoy the view. The house was only recently built on high ground and in the distance the walls of mountains sweep round until the Hottentots Holland drop into the sea at Gordon�s Bay� and of course there�s False Bay itself. While in the foreground a rectangular swimming pool sits in a wide expanse of lawn (6000 square metres). Guests are welcome to use the pool too and you can walk off onto trails from the house. Lesley�s m�tier is interior design, but her exterior designs (i.e. the gardens and the house) ain�t bad either. You will be well looked after, don�t you worry.

Contact Details

Telephone: +27-(0)21 7946150
Facsimile: +27-(0)21 7940975

Email address:
lesarnot@iafrica.com