OUDE WELLINGTON
Enjoy your stay on our historical Cape Dutch Estate of 1790 with thatched roofs and a spectacular view over the Hawequa mountains. Hot Breakfast (eggs to order: poached, scrambled or boiled (sorry no omelette) is served 8:00 to 10:00. A grace period with our cold buffet is open until 10:45. Please take note that for more than 10 guests we serve scrambled eggs only.
Our cold buffet includes 4-5 different breads, muesli, corn flakes, other flakes. 3 cheeses, 2-3 cold cuts incl. salami, 2-3 yoghurts, milk, 2-4 fresh fruit in season, 3 jams, honey, Marmite, peanut butter, occasionally Nutella. Bottomless Tea and coffee.

Enjoy your day at the swimming pool, watch the farm animals, play a round of billiards or Pétanque (boule). The new big chess and an outdoor table tennis table is there for you too. During harvest you can actually see the grapes turn into wine before your eyes. Guests enjoying a special anniversary in winter, there is no better place than in front of our big Cape Dutch fireplace with a glass of red wine. Near by a snake farm, lion rescue and crocodile farm are open to the public. Or visit a nearby alpaca breeding farm with a cottage industry.

Oude Wellington Estate is a working farm with animals, vineyards and a winery using open fermentation and wooden basket-press. A traditional Brandy distillery with a build in restaurant. We also have horses on the farm. Our pets include lovable dogs and cats, geese and two alpacas. Our excellent spa for massages. Hiking trails and rock pools in a small national park are a 40 minutes’ drive away.

Luxury rooms (1-7) are 4star graded and have their own private entrances, en-suite Victorian-style bathrooms, wall-safes, air-conditioning; some have under-floor heating, hand-formed uneven clay tiles, DVD, HiFi with a selection of DVD/CD’s, Flatscreen TV, Filter coffee / tea machine, bath gowns, kettle, hairdryer, (wine-) fridge, WIFI, radio alarm clock and a writing desk. Most rooms have “Nespresso” style coffee machines (capsules are not included). Some of our rooms are wheelchair friendly to various degrees, with spacious baths, extra-wide doors and everything else in the height to be conveniently reachable from wheelchair level. Rooms 1-3 are load shedding free. Rooms 4-7 have limited generator coverage, mainly for lights.

Cottage 9 is a luxury self-catering cottage with one bedroom, a lounge with a Dover fireplace and kitchenette. Self-catering Units 10-12 are not 4star graded, and generally less luxuriously equipped. All rooms have either single or twin beds and shower only. Floors are made of Terracotta tiles with a noticeable unevenness and slope.

VINEYARD COTTAGE
No. 9 Self-Catering Vineyard Cottage. A free-standing cozy cottage with magnificent views over gardens and mountains. It has a terrace with white cast-aluminium out-door furniture. Battery operated Load Shedding lights in bed- and bathroom. There is an air-conditioned bed room with a queen-size bed and a single bed with an en-suite shower bathroom.

WHAT IS IN MY ROOM?
Courtesy tea/filter coffee, wine-fridge, kettle, luxury-microwave, safe, radio-alarm-clock, hair dryer, electric blanket (in winter), bath gowns, branded umbrella and a wind-up torch, A new smart TV with YouTube. Music system and alarm clock More sport, movies and Netflix are on a 75″ screen in the Restaurant.

The kitchenette is equipped with hotpan, microwave, two-plate stove, pots, pan, cutlery, crockery and utensils (in the table drawers). If anything, additional is needed we are glad to help. The ceilings are reed and the floors are tiled. This cottage has all the privacy being a bit away from all the other rooms. The swimming pool, big chess, table tennis is 50 Meter away and parking is right at the cottage. Free WIFI.

AMENITIES
Wi-Fi | Non-smoking | TV | DSTV / Satellite TV | Sitting area | Desk | Ceiling fan | Shower only | Hairdryer | Bathrobe | Refrigerator | Microwave | Kitchenette | Patio