Apricot Gardens Guesthouse, Gordons Bay, Western Cape
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Telephone: +27(0)21 856-5421, Facsimile: +27(0)86 504-8104, Mobile: +27(0)79 394-0400
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CATEGORIES: Accommodation in South Africa » South Africa Bed & Breakfast » South Africa Guest Houses » South Africa Honeymoons » DESCRIPTION: Inspired by the romance of a Mediterranean life style, with warm hospitality and an outstanding panoramic view over the whole False Bay, including Table Mountain, surrounded by the stunning Helderberg and Hottentot Mountains. Perfectly positioned just after Somerset West, at the beginning of the Garden Route at the bottom of Sir Lowry’s Pass, only 5 minutes off the N2 towards Gordon’s Bay. Only 30 minutes from Cape Town International Airport, Apricot Gardens Guesthouse, situated in a quiet area, is the vantage point for your holidays or to relax after a long business day. Luxury AccommodationApricot Garden Guest House offers 3 double rooms, 2 double rooms with small lounge and one two-room suite. All rooms are newly renovated and equipped with tasteful furniture, each with its own entrance and balcony. Room Features • sea view • en-suite bathroom • Twin or Queen size bed • Ceiling Fan • Coffee and tea facilities • Minibar • Full colour TV with DSTV • Safe • WLAN • Under floor heating • Laundry service FACILITIESThe main area of Apricot Gardens Guesthouse is for all guests. You are invited to sit on the spacious terrace or in the lounge. Magazines and books are at your disposal. In wintertime, the big fire place will be alive and invite you to sit there in the evenings. Breakfast and Dinner (on request) are served in a contemporary dining room. The garden comprises of indigenous shrubs and flowers, many years old. Benches invite to relax and enjoy. At the Swimming Pool area you can enjoy the views over False Bay while lying in the sun or under one of the big gum trees - or of course while you are in the water. BREAKFAST & DININGBreakfast with homemade bread and jam, freshly squeezed fruit juice, farm eggs, juicy bacon, muesli and yoghurt, fruits of the season and of course excellent coffee and tea - you name it, we serve it. Dinner (on request) is served as a set 3 course menu with a selection of excellent wines of the area. Enjoy most spectacular sunsets while eating excellent, freshly cooked meals with herbs from "Little Italy", the herb garden. ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIESIf you are on holiday make Apricot Gardens Guesthouse your starting point to explore Cape Town (only 45 minutes away), Table Mountain, V&A Waterfront, Robben Island or the Cape of Good Hope. Take the scenic coastal road from Gordon’s Bay to Hermanus to see the whales. If you love wine and wine tasting, Stellenbosch is only 30 minutes away as the center of more the 400 wineries. And if you play golf, choose between 17 Golf courses (including Arabella, de Zalze, Erinvale, Paarl and Rondebosch) which are within one hour’s drive. If you like nature why not go hiking in one of the Nature reserves and botanical gardens nearby or just relax at one of the sandy beaches along the coast. |
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DIRECTIONS: From Cape Town On leaving the airport, take the N2 Somerset West road. This is a national road / highway which you must follow for about 35 km. In Somerset West it looks like a normal road with traffic lights – do not be concerned as you are still on the N2 highway. As you head out of town (on the N2), you see Sir Lowry’s Pass ahead of you. After the Shell garage / petrol station and Firlands farmstall drive 1 km, take the Gordon’s Bay / Kleinmond turn to the right. Drive 500 m and take the first road (gravel road (see above photo) to the left. After 1,5 km you will find us on the left, up on the hill. From the Garden Route After the town of Grabouw you will go over Sir Lowry’s Pass. Take the first turn-off to the left at the Gordon’s Bay / Kleinmond sign. Drive 500 m and take the first road (gravel road) to the left. After 1,5 km you will find us on the left, up on the hill. From Hermanus As you come into Gordon’s Bay, take the Sir Lowrys Pass road to the N2. Travel about 4km and look out for the brown tourist signs saying Apricot Garden Guesthouse. Take the gravel road to the right. After 1,5 km you will find us up on the hill on the left. From the N1 After Worcester you will go through the Huguenot Tunnel. Then take the R44 Stellenbosch exit. Keep going through Stellenbosch to Somerset West, all the while on the R44. When you see the sea, look out for the N2 George turn-off which you must take. (It is on the left). Travel along the N2 towards Sir Lowry’s Pass. Keep going on the N2, through traffic lights and pass by a light industrial area and the township of Lwandle. About 1km after the Shell garage (on the right) and Firlands farmstall take the Gordon’s Bay / Kleinmond turn-off to the right. Drive 500m and take the first road (gravel road) to the left. After 1,5 km you will find us up on the hill on the left. |
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