BABYLONSTOREN – at a glance … BABYLONSTOREN GUEST ACCOMMODATION Our guests return home from a stay at Babylonstoren more in tune · We welcome a maximum of just 32 guests with themselves and the world around them, with an understanding · 8 en-suite one bedroomed guest cottages and appreciation of a small piece of Cape farming history, beauty and · 4 en-suite two bedroomed guest cottages which are ideal for families hospitality and 4 guests travelling together · All the cottages have underfl oor heating and most have fi replaces WHAT MAKES BABYLONSTOREN SPECIAL … · All cottages have either a garden or vineyard view with an area for · A 240 hectare working wine and fruit farm that dates back over 300 alfresco dining years · For families or guests travelling in a small group, Babylonstoren’s historic · A place so beautiful, a welcome so warm and an experience so pure, Cape Dutch home, the fi ve-bedroomed Manor House is available on quite unlike any other in the historic Cape Winelands request only on an exclusive use basis. Please contact us for further · A quiet corner of the Cape that is surrounded by majestic sandstone details mountains on three sides where the fynbos is home to many wild creatures BABYLONSTOREN GUEST AREAS · Service that is both sincere and charming, and deeply proud of its · Babel, a Maranda Engelbrecht inspired restaurant, serves clean food with Afrikaner heritage distinct fl avours that celebrates the seasons and the bounty of the garden · A garden that quite simply will take your breath away · A welcome area that is perfect for catching up with the day’s events on · Clean food with distinct fl avours that celebrates the seasons and the the farm or enjoying a fi ne Cape brandy after dinner bounty of the garden · The Babylonstoren Spa is set between the garden and the vineyards · A place to escape from the world and reconnect with it as it ought to be and has a plunge pool, steam room, sauna and treatment rooms · A sense of purity, elegant simplicity and quietness where life is · The gym also overlooks the garden and is a quiet place to take some uncomplicated but where spontaneity and the unexpected are also exercise on the best equipment available celebrated · The Babylonstoren Shop sells all and more than you would expect from · Somewhere peace and solitude offer the opportunity just to be a hotel set on a beautiful working wine and fruit farm with an 8 acre formal French kitchen garden WHERE YOU CAN FIND BABYLONSTOREN … · In the heart of South Africa’s historic Cape Winelands WHAT OUR GUESTS ENJOY DOING AT BABYLONSTOREN … · Cape Town International Airport to Babylonstoren is 60km and an easy · Lose yourself for a few quiet hours spent discovering the many corners 45 minute drive on excellent roads and layers of Babylonstoren’s beautiful 8 acre formal French kitchen garden · Stellenbosch to Babylonstoren is 25km · Or perhaps ask one of the gardeners to take you on a guided visit of · Franschhoek to Babylonstoren is 23 km the garden and tell you its story · Paarl to Babylonstoren is 5km · Join the gardeners in pruning, picking and planting – secateurs and gardening gloves provided HOW YOU CAN GET TO BABYLONSTOREN · Wander through the farm’s extensive fruit orchards and vineyards · Fly to Cape Town International Airport · Accompany the duck herder and his 250 charges as they wander · Either a 45 minute chauffeured transfer or self-drive to Babylonstoren through the farm harvesting snails · Map and directions available on www.babylonstoren.com · Cycle through the vineyards and up to the dams PTO WHAT OUR GUESTS ENJOY DOING AT BABYLONSTOREN … BABYLONSTOREN – GENERAL INFORMATION · Amble down the spruit (small river) and lose yourself in the abundance Weather – known to many as sunny South Africa, the Cape Winelands has of the 7000 clivias planted there a warm to hot climate, making it one of the best year-round destinations in · Canoe or row on the farm’s two dams the world. The region’s climate is described as Mediterranean with warm, · Indulge in a relaxing massage in the spa overlooking the vineyards dry summers and mild, moist winters. · Or cool off in the spa’s indoor plunge pool after a sauna or session in Summer is from November to February. Expect long warm days of up to the steam room 14 hours of sunshine each day. · Curl up next to a roaring log fi re in your suite with a glass of wine and · Best time to travel – All year round, each season brings it’s own charm a good book from the library in your suite · GPS co-ordinates – 33 49’ 26.73” S 18 55’ 39.08” E · Soak up the summer sun at the swimming pool – or is it really a sparkling · Closest Airports and small Airfi elds farm reservoir? - Cape Town International Airport – 45 minutes by car to Babylonstoren · Follow the light and capture with your camera the beauty of the - Stellenbosch Airfi eld – 25 minutes by car historical buildings, the vineyards, the garden and the surrounding · Check in: by 14h00 amphitheatre of mountains - We will offer guests who arrive early the use of the facilities at our · Take an early morning or late evening stroll up the Babylonstoring Spa to freshen up should their suite not be ready for occupation Koppie & drink in the astounding views of the Drakenstein Valley & the · Check out: by 11h00 farm below - Late departures are subject to availability – we always do our utmost · Or do nothing at all … to take the best possible care of our guests WHAT OUR GUESTS EXPLORE USING BABYLONSTOREN AS THEIR BASE …. · Cape Town – only an hour away · A day exploring the beautiful Cape Peninsula · The historic town of Stellenbosch – just ‘down the road’ · Paarl on your doorstep with many wine estates and historical buildings · The food and antique capital of Franschhoek – just ‘up the road’ · Any number of wine farms that you can fi t into a day – all within easy reach · Walking in the mountains surrounding the winelands · Golf on championship courses all within an easy drive Telephone +27 (0)21 863 3852 · Facsimile +27 (0)21 863 1727 · E-mail [email protected] Babylonstoren Farm · Klapmuts/Simondium Road · Franschhoek Postal address: Babylonstoren Farm · Posbus 167 · Simondium 7670 www.babylonstoren.com 01/11/10.