Liberty Lodge

Liberty Lodge

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

Text written by Simon Greenwood

Liberty Lodge is an African colonial townhouse alright, built in 1894 as a bachelor pad� but it is original in more ways than one. The sense of colour and humour are equally deft and any gravitas associated with the Victorian era is gently undermined. Hunting prints, for example, are sent up by empty wire heads of impala and kudu mounted on bedroom walls. There are appealing objects from all over the world to brighten the day� Indian and Thai artefacts, West African hairdresser�s shop signs in brightest oils and silver frames, and there are some fun colour schemes, mauve and green stripes for example.

Bathrooms are sometimes small, but inventive use of space sees one upstairs room with a glass-bead curtain and an Indian carved cupboard embedded in the wall. There are wooden floors with painted motifs throughout the house, and two of the upstairs rooms walk out onto a verandah with tables, chairs and views of Table Mountain. Classical music plays unobtrusively in the background throughout the day and Jimmy is there to recommend a restaurant over a glass of wine in the evening. Breakfast finally is either out in the courtyard or at the highly polished dining table. Buckets of character and comfort at Liberty Lodge. TV (MNET) and personal telephones in bedrooms. Airport transfer can be arranged.

Contact Details

Telephone: +27-(0)21 4232264
Facsimile: +27-(0)21 4232274

Email address:
liberty@capetowncity.co.za