Coniston Guest House

About Coniston Guest House

Coniston House offers accommodation in comfortable en-suite bedrooms and secure lock up parking. English breakfasts, served in front of a blazing wood fire in winter.

Rooms in the manor house are spacious and splendid, the garden suites somewhat cosier, but all furnished with heirlooms and family collectables in an inviting homely way.

ACCOMMODATION

All suites have tea and coffee making facilities, fresh flowers, percale sheets and goose down duvets in winter. Kelims and original artworks complement the rooms. TV’s in all but three suites. There is lock-up parking for all cars.

Manor House Suite 1:
A large and comfortable suite of two rooms with bathroom. The first bedroom has a charmingly draped Victorian 4-poster, antique dressing table, comfortable armchairs and original paintings (some by Michael Southey). The second sunny bedroom has twin cast iron beds and Edwardian armchair.

Manor House Suite 2:
Smaller suite has 4-poster bed and antiques with en suite bathroom and comfy armchair.

Stable Suite 3:
Comfortable sunny suite sleeps three (4-poster double and single) with yellowwood jongmanskas and dressing table with en-suite shower bathroom. Diamond panel French door gives direct access to garden and parking.

Coach House Suite:4
Two bedroomed suite with two single beds in each room. Arched windows look onto patio with apricot and mulberry trees and heritage roses tumble in profusion over old walls. En-suite shower bathroom.

The Garden Cottage Suites:
Situated on an elevated terrace on the koppie, shaded by old pepper trees. All suites have French doors to garden.

Garden Cottage Suite 5:
Suite of two rooms, one with charming 4-poster, the other with cast iron single beds, riempie bench and drop leaf oak table. En-suite shower bathroom.
 
Garden Cottage Suite 6:
Chic and cosy two bedded suite with flat screen TV and diamond panel garden door. En-suite shower bathroom.

Garden Cottage Suite 7:
Two bedded suite with retro Dolly Varden frilled in Toile de Jouy with antique mahogany fold out mirror and original collages by Annetta Westoby. En-suite shower bathroom and door to garden.

The Dining Room

Dinners are in a class of their own and offer local lamb dishes prepared by one of the owners, a well-known cook and food writer. Pre-booking by guest patrons only.

The Drawing Room

The spacious and elegant drawing room is for the use of the guests and opens through arched French doors to the garden in summer and is warmed by a roaring fire in winter.