The Owner's Cottage at Grande Provence

Lovely small hotel, great and amicable crew and beautiful setting. Adjacent property perfect. for wine tasting, dinners and a bit of cultural pleasures in the galleries.

We stayed for 3 nights here as a last minute booking we didn’t have as much availability in Franschhoek. We prefer to be near town as you can walk to restaurants and shops but decided to stay a little further out. On the plus side it was very quiet, more space especially around the pool where you could find sun most of the day, and it was nice to escape back to an oasis after a day out. The room and bed was comfortable (we were in the main house) and the shutters meant it was pitch black at night for a good sleep. They gave us a bottle of wine and a free tasting in the vineyard but we didn’t use the latter but enjoyed dinner one evening at the Oak restaurant at the vineyard which was lovely and great staff. Having stayed a number of times in Franschhoek we didn’t feel the service / added touches were quite as special as other properties and the kitchen being smaller meant for a long wait at breakfast for cooked items. Also to get to the Oak restaurant was a 20m walk in the dark - no easy / transport route if you didn’t want to drive your own car and have a drink which seemed a missed opportunity- a golf buggy would have solved this! It was also a bit too far out of town - while we walked a few times our preference is a property closer to town.

This is an oasis in the Mountains near Franschhoek. The accommodation is stylish and well appointed. Room amenities are all you’d need. There is a private pool with loungers and umbrellas. All spotless. The location gives you access to all the Wine Estates via the renowned Tram/Bus system. On site there is the Oaks Restaurant where we enjoyed a fantastic NYE meal outside with live music and dancing. Food was top drawer. At the Owners Cottages we were so well looked after by Wellington and the team who even called to advise we’d left some jewellery behind that we were able to collect. Fabulous team, fantastic location.

We have stayed here several times and it never disappoints. The rooms are spacious and clean as is the rest of the estate. We love sipping sherry in the fire place room! The staff is wonderful and the attached restaurant/winery are lovely with amazing artwork. Breakfasts at the inn are a wonderful perk as well. We would recommend this place to anyone!

We have the most wonderful stay at Grande Provence, a beautiful room, delicious breakfast, superb pool. We dined at the restaurant which was fantastic. Excellent service.