Stay on the Farm
Book a Cottage Among the Vines
Three self-contained cottages among the vines, a breakfast basket waiting in each. Choose your dates below; nothing is charged online.
Check Dates and Send Your Request
Pick a cottage, your nights and any extras, and the estimated total works itself out as you go.
Your Stay
- Your Stay
- Your Details
Every rate includes a breakfast basket for the cottage. Extra guests apply to Olive Grove Cottage only. Nothing is charged now: we confirm availability and send payment details.
Thank you. We have your booking request and will confirm it with you soon.
Where You Are Staying
Swaelkloof Wine Estate
Robertsvlei Road
Franschhoek 7690, Western Cape
- Check-In
- From 14:00
- Check-Out
- By 10:00
- Breakfast
- A basket in the cottage, included
- Late Check-Out
- To 14:00 for R400
We are five minutes from the Franschhoek main road, 30 minutes from Stellenbosch and 75 from Cape Town. There is ample parking on the farm.
Three Cottages
Pick Your Cottage
Winter runs 1 May to 30 September and summer the rest of the year. Each one is self-contained, with its own stoep, fireplace and breakfast basket.
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Vineyard Cottage
The one closest to the vines: a king bed facing the window, and a stoep that catches the morning.
- Winter
- R2 450
- Summer
- R3 250
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Olive Grove Cottage
Two bedrooms, a full kitchen and a long table, on the edge of the grove. Our family cottage.
- Winter
- R3 400
- Summer
- R4 600
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Swallow’s Nest
A loft above the old stables, under the eaves where the swallows nest each spring.
- Winter
- R2 100
- Summer
- R2 850
Per night for the cottage, breakfast basket included. Extra guest R450 a night, Olive Grove Cottage only.
Add to Your Stay
- Vineyard Picnic BasketR650per booking
- In-Cottage MassageR750per person
- Reserve Tasting on the cellar terraceR220per person
- Late Check-Out to 14:00R400per booking
Every cottage has air conditioning and Wi-Fi. See the Three Cottages for the full description and more photographs of each one.
Add-ons are chosen in the form above and confirmed with your dates, so nothing needs to be paid to hold them.
Before You Arrive
Good to Know
The house details in short, so your request only needs your dates and your guests.
- Included
- Breakfast basket, private stoep, fireplace, air conditioning and Wi-Fi.
- Extra Guests
- R450 a night in Olive Grove Cottage, which sleeps four.
- Seasons
- Winter 1 May to 30 September. Summer the rest of the year.
- On the Farm
- Dogs on leads are welcome on the tasting terrace. Wheelchair access to the tasting room and restaurant.
Tell us in the message if you would like a tasting or a table at Die Swael during your stay, and we will arrange it with your dates.
More questions about arriving, parking or the valley are answered on our Frequently Asked Questions page.

