La Clé
The key is our signature. We invite each of our guests to unlock the secrets to living like a local in Franschhoek. We want you to feel that our home is your home during your stay. Spread over two working farms and a short walk from the village, our French-accented retreat has a working vineyard, orchards and lavender-flecked gardens. Located in the heart of Franschhoek village we offer 10 distinctly styled rooms and four exclusive-use villas. OUR ROOMS AND SUITES Choose from our range of unique room types located across La Clé des Montagnes estate. A relaxed breakfast is served at La Clé Lodge overlooking rose and wisteria-filled gardens above the vineyards. OUR VILLAS Choose between four distinctly different villas on our working farm, each one a private and peaceful retreat. Book one or all of them with family and friends for a blissfully relaxing stay in Franschhoek. Your home away from home on a working farm just a few minutes’ walk from the heart of the village.
Area Info
Breath-taking scenery, warm hospitality, world class cuisine and the finest wines. This is the beautiful Franschhoek Valley in the heart of the Cape Winelands. Spectacular vineyards cover these mountain slopes settled more than 300 years ago by the Huguenots, who brought with them their age-old French wine and food culture. This is a valley rich in history centered around a picturesque village of friendly, welcoming people.
Units and Rooms
Petite Room
Guests: 2
Cosy and welcoming, our Petite rooms are just that: charming and comfortable retreats to return to after a day spent exploring Franschhoek village on foot or sampling the gourmet food and wines of the valley.
Courtyard Room
Guests: 2
Secluded yet generous, the Courtyard Rooms have direct access to the beautiful gardens directly from the terrace. Choose a bicycle and ride around the village, or relax with a good read around the pool.
Garden Room
Guests: 2
Designed for elegant living and with high ceilings, the Garden Rooms are beautifully spacious and flow seamlessly outdoors. Stroll through our peaceful gardens or relax around the pool.
Galerie
Guests: 4
Reminiscent of an eclectic artist’s residence, the Galerie is a light and airy contemporary villa with an open-plan living area leading to a private garden and pool with views of the vineyards and mountains.
Manoir
Guests: 6
Max Adults: 4
Drawing on its historic heritage, the Manoir is a sophisticated and spacious Victorian villa leading out to rolling lawns and a generous pool, and a secluded terrace with views over the gardens and vineyards.
Grange
Guests: 10
Max Adults: 6
Once a village barn, then a restaurant and jazz bar, the historic Grange with its soaring poplar-beamed ceilings was sensitively converted to create a welcoming villa with earthy color palettes.
Domain
Guests: 9
Max Adults: 8
Loved by extended families and groups of friends, Domain’s light and airy interiors combine the purity of African colour with vibrant Moroccan style.
Grange - Garden room
Guests: 2
Designed for elegant living and with high ceilings, the Garden Rooms are beautifully spacious and flow seamlessly outdoors.
Grange - Courtyard Room
Guests: 2
The Courtyard Rooms have direct access to the beautiful gardens directly from the terrace.
Manoir - Per room
Guests: 2
Drawing on its historic heritage, the Manoir is a sophisticated and spacious Victorian villa leading out to rolling lawns and a generous pool, and a secluded terrace with views over the gardens and vineyards.
Galerie - Per room
Guests: 2
Reminiscent of an eclectic artist’s residence, the Galerie is a light and airy contemporary villa with an open-plan living area leading to a private garden and pool with views of the vineyards and mountains.