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Ashbourne Boutique Guest House
Ashbourne House is a charming colonial guesthouse built in 1897 and honoured with a special restoration award by The Franschhoek Trust. Enlarged and refurbished to the highest standards, the guest house provides spacious airy interiors with wide shady verandas. Ashbourne House Guest House offers guests a choice of luxuriously appointed air-conditioned rooms and suites, each with its own entrance and a private patio or balcony. Furnished with comfortable beds, the rooms and suites have private bathrooms with hairdryers and heated towel rails. Air-conditioned, the units are all equipped with TVs with Showmax, free Wi-Fi, tea and coffee facilities and safes. There is a spacious and supremely comfortable guest sitting room with a stone fireplace and double doors leading from this room to a shady veranda. The sophisticated décor of the house reflects the period elegance of its past combined with modern contemporary design. Enjoy an imaginative and indulgent breakfast in the large dining room with a log fire in winter or relax around the heated pool in the lush garden with plenty of pool chairs. Private parking and attentive personal service are provided.
Area Info
Ashbourne House Guest House is situated on a quiet corner in the heart of the village of Franschhoek, known as the food and wine capital of South Africa and is within 6 km of various restaurants and wine farms and estates. The guesthouse is located 1 km from Huguenot Memorial Monument, 8 km from Berg River Dam and Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve, 13 km from Franschhoek Motor Museum (by appointment only), 28 km from Exotic Animal World (Previously Butterfly World) and 70 km from Cape Town International Airport.
Units and Rooms
Pool (Queen Size)
Guests: 2
The room has French doors that open onto a vine-shaded patio and mountain views over the swimming pool. This light-filled, spacious room contains a queen-sized bed, open-plan luxury marble shower room and a separate loo. The room has comfortable seating.
Balcony (Queen Room)
Guests: 2
Nestled in the eaves of the main house, the comfortable room has a queen-sized bed and en-suite shower. A small separate sitting room opens onto a small wooden balcony under the shade of an ancient coral tree. The room enjoys courtyard and mountain views.
Classique (King Size)
Guests: 2
The large ground floor room is in the main house with a king-sized bed which can convert to twin beds and a luxury marble en-suite shower. The room has a large sitting area. Opening to a protected, shaded patio, guests enjoy courtyard garden views.
Courtyard (King Room)
Guests: 2
French doors open to a shady private patio with pergola and mountain views, in the shade of an ancient coral tree. This spacious room has a king-sized bed which can convert to twin beds and luxury marble en-suite shower. The room has comfortable seating.
Upper Deck (King Size)
Guests: 3
The spacious room is set in the eaves of the main house. It has a king-sized bed that can convert to twin beds, sofabed & luxury marble en-suite shower. Opening to a private wooden deck, guests have a courtyard garden, swimming pool and mountain views.
Tree Tops (King Size)
Guests: 3
This large, airy room is set in the eaves of the main house. The room has a king-size and additional single bed and a luxury shower. The room opens onto a private wooden patio with incredible views of the mountains surrounding the village.
Pool Deluxe (King Size)
Guests: 2
In a quiet corner of the guesthouse, the room opens onto a vine-shaded patio and the tranquil swimming pool area. This spacious room has a king-sized bed that can convert to twin beds and an open-plan luxury shower. The room also has comfortable seating.
