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Babylonstoren

Babylonstoren

The Cape Winelands


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Babylonstoren is a Cape Dutch farm with vineyards and orchards surrounded by the dramatic mountains of the Drakenstein Valley, between Franschhoek and Paarl. It is some 60 km from the city of Cape Town and an easy 45 minute drive from Cape Town International Airport.

Guests staying at an exclusive farm hotel enjoy access to the entire farm, plus facilities like a spa and gym. The aim is to have guests feel more comfortable, more alive among warm smiles and the simple daily rhythm of the farm.

Begin the day with a Babylonstoren breakfast - fresh fruit and juices straight from nature, homemade mueslis and thick yoghurts, farm honey, and every day a choice of something delicious and hot, maybe Babylonstoren eggs and local Serrano style ham from the Valley.

Dinners are a delight and the food reflects the colours of the season - in summer you may be served an orange salad of pumpkin, oranges, carrots and maybe a handful of pomegranate seeds; in winter there will perhaps be a slow-cooked leg of lamb to warm you up.

If the weather is pleasant, meals may be served outside, on long tables set up in a fruit orchard or under olive trees.

The guest suites the one and 2 bedroomed cottages echo the style developed in the Cape Colony of the 17th and 18th century - outer walls are whitewashed and decorated with ornate gables and thatched roofs. Interiors are pleasantly cool in summer (due to thick walls) and are heated by open hearths in winter.

Babylonstoren has an exceptionally well-preserved werf. It consists of a main residence, old cellar, koornhuis (where wheat and hay was stored) and row of service buildings, bell tower, ornate fowl pen and dove cote surrounded by the traditional low whitewashed walls. Some of these have been converted into guest accommodation too, while a disused kraal was turned into the restaurant, Babel.

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Our standard rates for a Farmhouse Suite
DatesPriceBasisTypeNights
1 January 2024 to 30 April 2024 GBP 607 USD 765 ZAR 13,966 EUR 704 per roomContracted FIT Rate2+ nights
1 May 2024 to 31 August 2024 GBP 434 USD 547 ZAR 9,976 EUR 503 per roomContracted FIT Rate1+ nights
1 May 2024 to 31 August 2024 GBP 434 USD 547 ZAR 9,976 EUR 503 per roomContracted FIT Rate2+ nights
1 September 2024 to 31 December 2024 GBP 607 USD 765 ZAR 13,966 EUR 704 per roomContracted FIT Rate2+ nights

Prices are on a per room basis.

Special offers for longer stays or when booked as part of a longer itinerary may apply - details on request.

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Rates Include

Breakfast; drinks from your personal bar in the suite; and a laundry service are included. PLEASE NOTE: All other drinks are not included. In addition, there will be a 1% tourism levy added to your room bill, for you to settle directly with the property on departure. There is also a R10 per person entrance fee, payable at the gate (subject to change).


Children Policy

Children of any age are welcome. Rates available on request.



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Directions For Drivers

From Cape Town: Take the N1 towards Paarl. Take Exit 47 - Klapmuts/Stellenbosch R44 off-ramp. At the Stop street turn right (underneath the N1 towards Stellenbosch). Go over the next 4-way stop and over the bridge. Take the next left on Franschhoek (R45). About 6 km down that road on your right you’ll see Babylonstoren.

From Cape Town International Airport: From the airport you need to take the on-ramp onto N2 East (Somerset West). Take the next major off-ramp off the N2 - the R300. You will turn left and head for Bellville. Stay on this road all the way to the N1 on-ramps. Veer right towards Paarl and follow the direction above.

From Stellenbosch: Take the R44 towards Wellington. About 16 km outside of Stellenbosch you’ll see a farm stall called ‘The Potbelly Pantry’ on your left hand side. Take the next right on Franschhoek
(R45). About 6 km down that road on your right you’ll see Babylonstoren.

You can also get to the farm from Stellenbosch via the Helshoogte pass (R310) towards Franschhoek, which is a really beautiful road. Drive through Pniel and you’ll come to a T-junction. Take the R45 towards Paarl. Take the Klapmuts/Simondium road turn-off to your left. About 4 km down the road you’ll see Babylonstoren on your left.

From Franschhoek: Take the R45 towards Paarl. At Vrede/Lust take the Klapmuts/Simondium road turn-off to your left. About 4 km down the road you’ll see Babylonstoren on your left.


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