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Babylonstoren

A historic Cape Dutch farm with a celebrated garden, farm-to-table restaurants and whitewashed cottages.

Cape Winelands

Overview

Babylonstoren is one of the oldest Cape Dutch farms, set between Franschhoek and Paarl beneath the Simonsberg mountains. Its heart is a 3.5-hectare fruit and vegetable garden, which supplies the restaurants, the farm shop and the bakery. Guests stay in whitewashed cottages and suites built on the footprints of the old farm buildings, with fireplaces, contemporary design and views over the garden or the vineyards. It is a farm stay like no other, and ideal for guests who love food, gardens and the outdoors.

At a Glance

  • Type: Farm hotel on a working wine and fruit farm

  • Location: Simondium, between Franschhoek and Paarl

  • Rooms: Garden suites and cottages, Fynbos Cottages, and a Manor House for exclusive use

  • Facilities: The Garden Spa, two pools, gym, farm shop and bakery

  • Dining: Babel and the Greenhouse

  • Included: Breakfast, a personalised larder, a guided garden tour and farm activities

  • Children: Families welcome; the two-bedroom cottages and Fynbos Cottages suit families best

  • Best for: Food and garden lovers, couples and families

Activities & Dining

Days are deliberately unscripted. Join the guided garden tour and farm walk, help with a morning harvest, bake bread, cycle around the farm or row on the dam. Wine tastings take place in the cellar, and the Garden Spa sits among bamboo groves with a Turkish bath.

Babel serves food picked from the garden that day, and the Greenhouse is a relaxed spot for lunch among the plants. The farm shop and bakery are perfect for picnics.

Getting There

  • By road: About 45 to 60 minutes from Cape Town International Airport. We'll arrange your private transfer.

Insider Tips

  • Join the morning garden tour. It's the best way to understand the farm.

  • Book Babel ahead. It is popular with day visitors.

  • Ask for a Fynbos Cottage if you'd like more space and privacy, away from the main farm.

  • Visit the garden early or late in the day, when day visitors have gone.

  • Stay at least two nights to make the most of what's included.

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