Within the Constantia Valley, this private, magnificent home is known as ‘The Jewel in the Crown of Zwaanswyk.’ Architecturally planned, the skilled, creative team tasked with restoring this spectacular display devoted exquisite, meticulous attention to every single element of the house, garden, furnishings, and fittings. A seamless flow of antiqued French Oak flooring throughout the main areas of the home, travertine tiles, ‘honed’ Caesarstone, bespoke handcrafted stone basins in the cellar and courtyard garden, statement Oakleaf inspired chandelier in the kitchen, above the central podium, spectacular light-fittings, sand-blasted brick flooring in the entrance hall, conservatory, covered veranda, and scullery/laundry, vintage tap fittings, porcelain basins.
High on the mountaintop, in an intimate, secluded, and safe setting, with spectacular False Bay ocean views and the distant Hottentot’s Holland Mountain Range beyond. From sunrise to sunset, panoramic vistas reveal an ever-changing natural scene, with a veritable’sea of lights’ at night. A great, integrated indoor/outdoor flow has been created from the magnificent entry hall through to the enormous open-plan reception area.
featuring a lounge with a stone-clad fireplace, a spacious, elegant dining area connected to the gourmet kitchen by double sliding doors, and opening to a fairy-tale courtyard garden with a rectangular water feature, pastel water-lilies, ivy-clad walls, and flower beds with roses, rosemary, lavender, and clipped hedges.
Bird singing and butterflies abound! An outdoor eating experience with built-in pizza and Kamado ovens, a dining table beneath a grapevine-clad patio, a children’s swing, a small trampoline, and a garden seat provides room to rest and relax with the family.
From the main greeting room, an Orangery with two seating spaces leads to a covered veranda with an enclosed, serenity garden for meditation, stone-clad braai/fireplace, and garden walls, beautiful lawn, and mature Peartree, just beginning to flower. Five well-appointed bedrooms, all en-suite, two of which are located within two separate totally self-contained guest suites in distinct wings of the property, providing a relaxing, luxurious experience for the family and their visitors. The downstairs children’s bedroom suite includes a spacious children’s parlour with TV watching space, a library, and a play area.
This bedroom also has a complete bathroom and a large dressing room. The playroom is readily transformable into a sixth bedroom.
The master bedroom suite has a huge bay window with a seating area, a wood-burning fireplace, and a spacious dressing room, as well as access to two balconies to enjoy the spectacular views below.
A wine cellar for connoisseurs, a full gymnasium with sound system and leisure lounge leading to the pool deck, a 25-metre lap-pool with a separate area for recreational swimming, a Family/TV room, five free-standing fire-places, a study, air conditioning, underfloor heating, garaging for three cars plus storage space, a linen room with Cedar shelving, and much more!
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A wine cellar for connoisseurs, a full gymnasium with sound system and leisure lounge leading to the pool deck, a 25-metre lap-pool with a separate area for recreational swimming, a Family/TV room, five free-standing fire-places, a study, air conditioning, underfloor heating, garaging for three cars plus storage space, a linen room with Cedar shelving, and much more!