La Cotte Farm, Franschhoek
Luxury
₤ 79 (Pps)
Overview
La Cotte Farm is uniquely situated a stone’s throw from the charming village of Franschhoek. It offers close proximity to the fun and bustle of the main street with all the quiet, privacy and rural charm of a working wine farm.
Surrounded by lush vineyards, glorious mountains and unsurpassed views in all directions, the farm offers a range of accommodation options. There won’t be any arguments about who should get the room with the view at La Cotte House. Wherever you choose to lay your suitcase, you’ll enjoy its 360-degree views of Franschhoek’s vineyard-studded valley and mountains.
La Cotte Hotel
In a prime position, deceptively far from distractions, on one of the oldest Huguenot estates in Franschhoek, (granted in 1694) is La Cotte Hotel. The Manor House has been converted into a hotel with a choice of Mountain facing rooms, Pool-facing rooms or a two-bedroom Pool Suite. Ithis house was built for ultimate privacy. Surrounded by indigenous gardens and natural beauty as far as the eye can see, you’re actually only a short walk from the town hidden away below.
There's a beautiful restaurant (serving breakfast only at this stage), bar, library and breakfast conservatory. You can also enjoy breakfast on the terrace overlooking the vineyards.
La Cotte Cottages
It’s not until you’re relaxing al fresco on the terrace of your cottage, gazing out over your very own lakeside version of one of Monet’s famous ‘Water Lilies’ paintings, that you’ll fully appreciate the true magic of this unique setting.
These lavishly simple cottages offer incredible views of the forest, vineyards and valleys. The row of deceptively rustic, terraced cottages is made up of five mezzanine cottages, two more spacious two-bedroom cottages and an intimate ‘Sunset’ cottage with its own plunge pool. All cottages have sun-drenched patios, open-plan living, dining and kitchen areas, that overlook an immense swimming pool with a vine-covered, pool-side pavilion. Beautifully decorated with a collection of watercolours, oil paintings, colourful Indian textiles and antique linen cushions, each cottage has its own unique sense of life, adventure and tranquillity.
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Rooms
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Mountain or Pool Rooms
The elegantly proportioned guest bedrooms have high ceilings, French doors and private terraces,. The classic bathrooms have black and white marble floors, free-standing baths and generous walk-in showers.
Two-bedroom Pool Suite
The two-bedroom Pool House has two identical bedrooms, decorated in the same style as the standard rooms, both en suite. It also has its own living room, kitchen and private veranda. 120sqm.
Orchard Cottages
These traditional self-catering Cape cottages, with their unique position, complete privacy and well-appointed interiors, really are the perfect base for exploring the charming valley of Franschhoek. The ten various orchard cottages, one bedroom, two bedroom and three bedroom options, are perfectly situated within a 5-10 minute walk of the hotel. They lie on the outskirts of the village. Each has its own private pool and veranda looking out over glorious gardens towards the most spectacular views of the valley.
Forest Cottages
Nine traditional self-catering cottages, each beautifully converted to sleep two to four persons. Located on the forest edge of one of Franschhoek’s oldest farms, these lavishly simple cottages offer incredible views over the forest, vineyards and valleys. The row of deceptively rustic, terraced cottages is made up of six mezzanine cottages, one sunset cottage and two more spacious two-bedroom cottages. All cottages have sun-drenched patios, open-plan living, dining and kitchen areas, that overlook an immense swimming pool with a vine-covered, pool-side pavilion. Beautifully decorated with a collection of watercolours, oil paintings, colourful Indian textiles and antique linen cushions, each cottage has its own unique sense of life, adventure and tranquility.
La Cotte Hotel & Cottages – review by Kate
I loved La Cotte. It offers a great mix of traditional Cape Dutch architecture with some seriously nice hotel rooms. Or the option of stylish self-catered cottages if you prefer that.
The well-appointed rooms are all the same size but with a small premium for the ones facing the pool, which I found somewhat curious. ie the mountain facing suites are less expensive. There's also a two-bedroom pool suite which is two en suite bedrooms separated by a sitting room. This would be a great option for families with older kids or two couples travelling together.
Their original cottage accommodation is still a great option for some who like the option of self-catering - with a choice of one and two bedroom cottages. These are a little further away and so it would be approx 5-10mins walk to the hotel if people wanted to have breakfast there. But they also provide breakfast baskets to the cottages. Given the number of restaurants in Franschhoek, this could be the perfect option for families wanted a more relaxed stay.
They have a beautiful restaurant area, conservatory breakfast room, terrace for dining and bar. But for now, they have decided not to offer dinners, given the number of restaurants nearby. La Cotte is just a little too far out of town to easily walk to restaurants. It's only a 10+ mins walk downhill but that means that it's uphill on return. But to be honest, that's about the only real downside of La Cotte.
