Montague House

Montague House

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

Text written by Simon Greenwood

An enclave in the lee of Table Mountain, Montague House is secluded behind walls in recherch� Higgovale, a modern take on a Tuscan villa with rough, washed walls, terracotta paving and a pool offered shade by the frangipani tree. The interior main room is a large open-plan sitting room, office, kitchen and breakfast room with great solid beams, tiled floor and the Italian theme is taken up in old master blow-up prints on walls (Botticelli�s Birth of Venus for example). There are just five rooms all lightly themed according to a Shakespeare play (don�t worry, they haven�t plumped for Titus Andronicus or Macbeth!), and centred round grand four-poster beds draped with mosquito netting that is both ornate and functional.

No corners have been cut in designing and fitting out bathrooms with glass cubicle showers and separate bath, and some lovely volcanic limestone tiles. Upstairs rooms have balconies with views of the mountain and all the rooms are blessed with space-age, flat-screen TVs, intriguing to the uninitiated. Stephen and Janet are a British couple, sharing the house with their guests, offering a great deal of good advice on your onward trip, and expert on wines. They stock a Top Twenty wine list that keeps abreast of reality rather than notoriety! Wine buffs are extremely welcome. Stephen is also an accomplished chef and dinners are eaten en famille. During the life of the guide two more rooms are being built.

Contact Details

Telephone: +27-(0)21 4247337
Facsimile: +27-(0)21 4260423

Email address:
info@montaguehouse.net

Telephone: +27-(0)21 4247337