Villa With a Private Padel Court in Montagu, Sleeps 12

01 Hideaway Included

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The Villa for a Group

Sleeping & en-suite quality: Six bedrooms across three villas, every one a queen with its own bathroom and its own outdoor shower. Nobody draws the short straw, because every room is the same room.
Kitchen & the long table: Each villa has a full kitchen and its own long table under a timber ceiling, and the wood-fired pizza oven at the communal building is where the group ends up.
Flow & shared living: The three villas sit apart in the veld, which is the point: four people can disappear for an afternoon without leaving. The gathering happens at the fire pit, the pool and the court, not in a corridor.
Design calibre: Ochre walls, floor-to-ceiling glass and timber ceilings, solar-powered throughout, built low so the mountains stay the tallest thing in view.

A dark timber villa standing low in the veld at Klipkuil, Montagu

The living room, glass walls onto the mountains at Klipkuil, Montagu

The dining table at the floor-to-ceiling glass at Klipkuil, Montagu

Outdoor dining under pendant lights at Klipkuil, Montagu

The lounge, a sofa against an ochre wall at Klipkuil, Montagu

The fireplace and its logs, glass doors to the veld at Klipkuil, Montagu

The walk-in shower at its window, plants against the glass at Klipkuil, Montagu

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The Setting

Seclusion & neighbour distance: A hundred and seventy-five hectares of the Klein Karoo with nothing else on it. Montagu is twenty minutes away and out of sight.
Nature, light & views: Ochre, sage and sun-bleached gold, craggy mountains on three sides, fynbos valleys running out from the decks. Meerkats, tortoises and wild cats keep the timetable.
Quiet: The Karoo kind of quiet, which is a different quiet from a farm or a coast: no traffic, no sea, and at night more stars than most groups have seen at once.

The living room, art on ochre walls at Klipkuil, Montagu

The estate pool and the mountain panorama at Klipkuil, Montagu

A villa in the veld with its own plunge pool at Klipkuil, Montagu

The villa exterior, aloes beside the pool at Klipkuil, Montagu

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The Padel Court

Verification & privacy: A full court out in the veld, floodlit, yours alone. There is no one else on the estate who could book it.
Surface & build: Blue hard court with glass ends and mesh sides, set on its own terrace with the mountains behind. I am confirming the surface spec with the owner.
Floodlights & play: Floodlit, and the Karoo evening is the best hour to use them. A six-hole putting course, a table tennis and pool room, and a small gym pavilion cover the rest of the day.
Aesthetic integration: Cut into the hillside beside the putting green, the court and the mountain in the same frame from the deck.

A plunge pool on the hillside, the padel court mid-distance under the mountains at Klipkuil, Montagu

The six-hole putting course at Klipkuil, Montagu

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The Kitchen

Chef access & provisioning: This one is self-catering, plainly. Each villa's kitchen runs on gas with a dishwasher and a Nespresso machine, and there is a wood-fired pizza oven and a built-in braai with the wood supplied.
Local food, a short drive: Montagu at twenty minutes: De Nagmaal for handmade citrus preserves and ceramics, and 22 Church Street, The Rambling Rose and The Pastry Place for the mornings you would rather someone else made it.
Wine & produce culture: Montagu sits where the mountain passes meet the Robertson wine valley, so the drive back from lunch is the tasting.

The open kitchen and dining, looking at the mountains at Klipkuil, Montagu

The kitchen and long table under a timber ceiling at Klipkuil, Montagu

The wood-fired pizza oven and its wood store at Klipkuil, Montagu

The kitchen and dining under a timber ceiling at Klipkuil, Montagu

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The Relaxation

Pool & water: A private heated plunge pool at each villa, a swimming pool at the communal area, and a wood-fired hot tub that is worth lighting an hour before dusk.
Sauna, ice, spa: No sauna and no spa here. There is a small gym pavilion with its doors onto the veld, and an outdoor shower under open sky at every bedroom, which does more than either.
Sleep & unprogrammed space: Blankets and hot water bottles in every room, a fireplace in each living room, hiking and cycling trails across the whole 175 hectares, and bronze sculptures out in the veld to walk to.

The pool and its palms, looking at the mountains at Klipkuil, Montagu

The wood-fired hot tub on the hillside at Klipkuil, Montagu

Loungers and a daybed on the deck over the veld at Klipkuil, Montagu

The outdoor shower off the side balcony, open to the sky at Klipkuil, Montagu

The small gym pavilion, glass doors onto the veld at Klipkuil, Montagu

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The Service on site

On-site staff & housekeeping: The estate runs unstaffed by design. Housekeeping is arranged before you arrive and billed as an extra, eight until five.
Upkeep & grounds: Gardens, pools and court kept. The indigenous planting and the water feature at the communal area are the only things on the estate that look tended.
Runs-itself factor: Solar power and armed response mean it runs quietly, but this is a house that hands you the keys rather than a house that carries them for you. Worth saying out loud before a group that wants a butler books it.

A bedroom in the corner glass, ochre walls at Klipkuil, Montagu

The twin bedroom, windows onto the mountains at Klipkuil, Montagu

A bedroom, its ceiling fan and doors to the veld at Klipkuil, Montagu

A bedroom with its open-plan shower at the window at Klipkuil, Montagu

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The Feeling

Arrival & sense of place: The gravel road, the valley opening, and three low buildings you do not see until you are almost at them.
The week that arranges itself: Court in the cool hours, the plunge pool through the middle of the day, the hot tub and the fire pit as the light goes.

The stone fire pit boma under the mountain at Klipkuil, Montagu

The deck cantilevered out over the veld at Klipkuil, Montagu

Loungers on the covered terrace, the mountain beyond at Klipkuil, Montagu

Deck seating and the mountain panorama at Klipkuil, Montagu

A bronze of a woman and her dog, out in the veld at Klipkuil, Montagu

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The features

Everything in the estateroom by room

The villa

6 bedrooms, all en suite
Sleeps 12 · three separate villas
175 hectares of Klein Karoo
Open-plan living and dining in each villa
Fireplace in every living room
Floor-to-ceiling glass, timber ceilings
Solar powered throughout

Sleeping

Queen beds throughout
En-suite open-plan bathrooms with separate shower
Outdoor shower off every bedroom
Ceiling fans
Blankets and hot water bottles
Camp cots available
Bluetooth speakers

Kitchen & table

Full kitchen in each villa
Gas oven and stove · dishwasher
Nespresso machine and coffee plunger
Wood-fired pizza oven
Built-in wood braai, wood supplied nightly
Self-catering only: no house chef

Court & outdoors

Floodlit padel court
Six-hole putting course
Private heated plunge pool at each villa
Swimming pool at the communal area
Wood-fired hot tub
Fire pit under the mountains
Hiking and cycling trails · kids' play area
Helipad

Wellness & tech

Small gym pavilion
Pool table and table tennis room
Fast wifi
Bluetooth sound
No sauna, no spa, no treatment room

Service & stay

Self-catering; housekeeping on request at extra cost, 08:00 to 17:00
Check-in 2 pm · check-out 10 am
Armed response · solar and inverter power
Shade port parking
Montagu 20 minutes · Cape Town 2 to 3 hours
Child friendly · no pets

Anything in outline is not here, and it is stated rather than hidden.

02 Concierge On request

The week is planned with me before you arrive, and I am on call while you are there.

Before: Housekeeping, the food run, the trails and the tournament, set before you leave Cape Town.
During: The estate is yours and unstaffed. I am the number you call.

03 Driver On request

We sort how you get there, and how you get around.

The route in: Cape Town is two to three hours by road and no high-clearance vehicle is needed. There is a helipad on the estate for the groups who would rather make it twenty minutes.
The week: A driver for Montagu, the passes and the Robertson valley.

05 Coach On request

You came to play, so we only use coaches we have played with.

The bench: Cape professionals with competition experience; English taught.
The format: Your court, your hours, drills, matchplay, and a tournament that runs all week because there is nothing to be late for.
The levels: Mixed groups read in one warm-up.

Not at this villa

04ChefNot available on this property

Trip Plan

The estate is included, all three villas and the court. Add the concierge, a driver, housekeeping and the coach, and I reply within a day with one price.

Your trip plan

Pick a week to start

Weeks run Friday to Friday. For Klipkuil, minimum night stay can be adjusted, down to two nights.

Temperature and sunlight are averages, not a forecast. R24,000 a night for the whole estate, R168,000 for the seven. One rate all year, priced in rand. I quote the euro figure at the rate on the day rather than storing one here: it comes to about R14,000 a person for the week with all twelve beds taken.

Klipkuil, a private villa in Montagu, South Africa with its own court. The whole place, sleeps 12.

Select your preferences

Hideaway Included175 hectares, three villas, the whole estate yours
Chef Not available here

What it costs

Hideaway, the week: R168,000

From R168,000 · about R14,000 per person, house full

Anything I should know

Fewer nights than a full week, or a different start day, go here. Optional. Whatever you tell me here I answer in my first reply, rather than writing back to ask.

Where to reach you

EmailMobile

Either one is enough. I reply to whichever you leave.

Referred by

Optional. Introductions carry weight here.

The practical questions about Klipkuil

Why book through you?

The villas are looked after by people who are particular about who they work with, and they work with me. That takes time to earn and it is why this collection grows slowly, a villa at a time.

You pay the villa's own rate, and the week costs no more for my being in it: my commission comes out of what the villa already charges. The Concierge, Driver, Chef and Coach are quoted alongside it as one price, and I am on call for them all week. Every enquiry comes to me, so the person who answers is the person who arranges it.

How this began →

Is there a security deposit at Klipkuil?

The estate sets its deposit and it is written into your agreement before you book. Ask me and I will tell you the figure for your dates.

More on how deposits and damage are handled →

When do we arrive, and can we book a shorter stay?

Any day, minimum 2 nights. Two nights is the shortest stay most of the year. Three from 15 December to 15 January and on public holiday weekends, four at Easter. From 15 December 2027 the festive weeks go to one group at a time only, which is how I sell the estate anyway. Tell me your dates and I will confirm with the estate.

Which airport do we fly into for Klipkuil?

Cape Town International (CPT), two to three hours away by road. Add the Driver and you are met at arrivals and driven in.

What comes with the estate, and what can I add at Klipkuil?

All three villas, yours alone, 6 suites for 12. Add the concierge, a driver and a coach and I plan the week and come back with one price.

What is added to the rate at Klipkuil?

It differs by villa. Some quote the week with the cleaning and the taxes inside it; others charge cleaning separately, or tax on the booking fee. I confirm this estate's lines before I quote, so the figure I come back with is the figure you pay.

How you are billed →

Klipkuil is priced in rand. What will it actually cost me?

The estate is let in rand and that is the number you are held to, so a euro figure printed here would be out of date by the time you read it. R24,000 a night for the whole place, R168,000 for the week, one rate all year. Tell me your dates and I will convert at the rate on the day and put both currencies in the quote.

Is there anyone on site at Klipkuil?

No, and that is deliberate. The estate runs unstaffed: solar power, armed response, and the keys are yours for the week. Housekeeping is arranged before you arrive and billed as an extra, eight until five, and I will get you the daily figure with your quote. If your group wants somebody on the property all week, this is the wrong house in the collection and I will tell you which is the right one.