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Cottages Among the Vines in Franschhoek

Three self-contained cottages, a breakfast basket in each and the cellar door a few minutes from your stoep.

  • 3Cottages among the vines
  • From R2 100A night, breakfast basket included
  • Sleeps 2 to 4King, queen and twin beds
  • 14:00 to 10:00Check in from, check out by

The Cottages

Three Cottages, Each on Its Own

Opened among the vines in 2023. Every cottage is self-contained, with a private stoep, a fireplace, air conditioning and Wi-Fi.

A made-up king bed with white linen in a whitewashed cottage bedroom

01 · For two

Vineyard Cottage

Set in the vines, with a king bed and a stoep for the long evening light.

Sleeps
2
Bed
King
Size
48 m²

From R2 450a night, breakfast basket included

A kitchen and dining table set for four in a whitewashed cottage room

02 · For four

Olive Grove Cottage

Two bedrooms beside the olive grove, for a family or two couples travelling together.

Sleeps
4
Beds
King and twin
Size
85 m²

From R3 400a night, breakfast basket included

A loft bedroom with a queen bed under a sloped wooden roof

03 · For two

Swallow’s Nest

A loft above the old stables, the smallest and quietest of the three, with the swallows nesting under its eaves.

Sleeps
2
Bed
Queen
Size
40 m²

From R2 100a night, breakfast basket included

Wake Up With the Swallows and the Mist

Coffee on the stoep while the mist lifts off the vines, and nowhere you need to be until lunch.

Every Stay

Included in Every Stay

The same eight things come with all three cottages, whichever night of the year you arrive.

Two wooden chairs and a breakfast basket on a covered stoep looking over vine rows to the mountains
  • Breakfast Basket

    Included in the rate, to have on your own stoep.

  • Private Stoep

    A table and chairs of your own facing the vines.

  • Fireplace

    For the cool evenings the valley gives in winter.

  • Air Conditioning

    For the hot Franschhoek afternoons in summer.

  • Wi-Fi

    In every cottage, if work has to follow you here.

  • Self-Contained

    Your own key and your own kitchen, with no neighbours through the wall.

  • The Cellar Door

    A short walk down the lane, with a tasting at your own pace.

  • Die Swael Close By

    Lunch in the 1898 cellar without getting back in the car.

Rates

Nightly Rates by Season

Rates are per cottage per night and include the breakfast basket. Winter runs 1 May to 30 September, summer the rest of the year.

Extra guest R450 a night, in Olive Grove Cottage only. Check in from 14:00 and check out by 10:00.

Add-ons can be chosen when you book, and questions about arrival, children or dogs are answered on our FAQ page.

Cottage Winter Summer
Vineyard CottageR2 450R3 250
Olive Grove CottageR3 400R4 600
Swallow’s NestR2 100R2 850
Add to Your Stay
Vineyard Picnic BasketR650per booking
In-Cottage MassageR750per person
Reserve TastingR220per person
Late Check-Out to 14:00R400per booking
Stay

Book a Cottage

Pick your dates, add a picnic or a tasting, and we confirm it ourselves. Nothing is charged online. Choose your dates
Taste

A Tasting Before Supper

Five wines on the terrace, a short walk from your stoep. See the tastings
Dine

Dinner at Die Swael

Friday and Saturday nights in the old stone cellar. See the menu