Accommodation Franschhoek: Manor House

You should consider Franschhoek accommodation if you are deciding on any business conference or convention in South Africa. This beautiful town that is rooted in history can set the place for any businesses meeting. Once a sleepy country retreat, the village began experiencing a boom since the 1990s, and property prices have sharply increased. The ideal summer weather, snowy peaks in winter and proximity to Cape Town have turned Franschhoek into one of South Africa's most sought after residential addresses.

The ALLÉE BLEUE Hospitality Team welcomes you to our Manor House - The most historically significant building on the estate. Dating back to 1689, the Manor House has been transformed into a luxuriously appointed executive retreat. The ALLÉE BLEUE Hospitality Team is dedicated to make your stay most memorable!

 

Should you wish to invite your friends or colleagues around to experience the beautiful and luxurious retreat for exclusive luncheons, evening dinners or corporate functions, please contact us for more information.

Maximum Capacity: Sleeps 4 guests (2 couples); 30 guests for functions

Menu options: Breakfast is always included when you stay over in the Manor House. Any additional meals are available on request. 

Bookings at info@alleebleue.com or phone +27 (0) 21 874 1021/2/3

 

ABOUT ALLÉE BLEUE MANOR HOUSE

The Manor House has a series of elegant dining and meeting rooms. Upstairs, in what was originally a storage barn, there is luxurious Franschhoek accommodation in two spacious and private suites. Outdoors, there’s a terrace and walled garden with lawns edged in iceberg roses and lavender, and beyond a citrus orchard and herb garden.

Artists and designers Emil and Gundel Sogor, who have been intimately involved in shaping many aspects of Allée Bleue’s unique identity since it was acquired by Elke and Wilfried Dauphin in 1999, were tasked with the ambitious restoration and decoration project. Throughout the process, they had to work very closely with the local heritage trust. The house’s original walls, plasterwork, wooden floors, sash windows, shutters and doors were either painstakingly repaired or replaced.  The Sogors created a seamless, white-on-white shell with which to work, a blank canvas for their signature paint effects and Emile’s striking art.

An impressive collection of antique furniture, bought by the owners on auction in Cape Town over 10 years ago, informed the layout and design of the four main reception rooms. Enormous, handcrafted armoires, some featuring intricate inlays and decorative carvings, are a focal point in each room.

The antiques are complemented by ultra-modern pieces sourced from DauphinDesign in Germany and Weylandt Interiors in Cape Town. For Elke Dauphin, the aesthetic balance of contradictory factors in the interiors – antique and modern, new and old – is an important element. In one of the rooms, a handcrafted dining room table by Cape Town-based Pierre Cronje is successfully paired with sleek, contemporary white leather dining chairs from Weylandt Interiors. 

Colour is an important thread running through the house, as is exquisite, often dramatic lighting and Italian-influenced paint effects. Paintings by Emil Sogor – like intricate storyboards referencing specific historic themes – and handpicked reproductions of artist and engineer Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings, further enhance and inform the character and provenance of each room.

ALLEE BLEUE HOSPITALITY LOVE TO WELCOME YOU SOON ON YOUR STAY IN FRANSCHHOEK, SOUTH AFRICA.