Villa With a Private Padel Court in Franschhoek, Sleeps 12

01 Hideaway Included

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The Villa for a Group

Sleeping & en-suite quality: Five bedrooms across two villas. Gable takes eight in two king en-suites that open to the garden and a loft above, Vineyard takes four in two king en-suites. Two baby cribs at each villa on top of that.
The loft, said plainly: Four three-quarter beds under the eaves, with a smart TV, fatsaks and the best view in the villa. It has no bathroom of its own, so whoever sleeps up there uses the en-suites below. Right for older children or close friends, not for a fourth couple.
Kitchen & the long table: Gable's kitchen is open to the living and dining room and out to a covered patio with a braai. Vineyard has its own large kitchen, a scullery and a table warmed by a double-sided fireplace.
Design calibre: Both villas by Stephen Mayers, who took the Cape gable and built it forward rather than copying it. On a farm that works for a living. Nothing here is staged for arrival.

The eco pool and its loungers from above

The farm from the air, vineyards and mountains

The formal gardens and the eco pool from above

Looking out to the lit outdoor fireplace

A king en-suite with a tan leather headboard

The loft above Gable, four beds under the eaves

The long table laid, paddocks and cypresses beyond

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The Setting

Seclusion & neighbour distance: Twenty hectares between the Franschhoek and Drakenstein mountains, at the foot of the Hottentots Holland. Each villa has its own driveway, its own parking and its own garden. They sit apart from one another and apart from everything else.
Who else is on the farm: The owners live in the manor house, which is their home and not part of the let. No other guests are on the property while you are, whichever villa you book.
Nature, light & views: Vineyards to the fence line, paddocks, an olive orchard, three dams and a river.
Quiet: The farm starts at six and keeps the noise down until you are out. Quiet hours run from six in the evening to six in the morning, and they mean it. The nearest noise is a donkey.

The manor house and its parterre from above, mountains behind

The court across the lawn, mountains behind

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The Padel Court

Verification & privacy: One court, on the property, in the open ground between the vineyard and the paddocks. No other guests are on the farm while you are there, so nobody is queueing for it.
Surface & build: Kept daily, alongside the vines and the grounds. Rackets are on the estate.
Play through the day: Coaching is arranged on site and quoted with the week. Basketball, boules and a putting green sit in the same stretch of farm, and there is a ping pong table for the hours nobody wants to move.
Aesthetic integration: Vineyard on one side, paddocks on the other, mountains behind, and the ball carries a long way across ground like that.

The court at ground level, mountains behind

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The Kitchen

Chef access & provisioning: Breakfast is cooked every day, and then lunch or dinner, whichever suits the morning. Both villas have full kitchens if you want to cook, and a covered braai at Gable if you want to cook outside.
Local food, a short drive: Franschhoek village is under twenty minutes and there is a complimentary shuttle into it. Boschendal is fifteen. The team books the tables.
Wine & produce culture: Cap Classique made on the farm by Etienne Louw, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir first picked in January 2023, plus an estate Rosé and Chardonnay. Soft drinks and local house wines are in the rate, a premium list at a surcharge. Olive oil pressed here and bottled in handmade clay, eggs from the chicken pen, herbs and vegetables from the garden. Dinner can be laid among the olive trees.

The outdoor table laid, fire going in the fireplace

The table laid, olive branches from the orchard

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The Relaxation

Pool & water: A heated organic eco pool with a shallow step, loungers and an outdoor shower. Three dams, a river, a waterfall and fly fishing beyond it.
Gym & training: A full gym with a Peloton, and a Pilates studio. A trainer or a Pilates instructor is arranged on request.
Sauna, ice, spa: An outdoor sauna, an ice bath and a jacuzzi, all in the rate. A Kolkol wood-fired hot tub in each villa's own garden. The spa is on site and treatments are booked and charged separately.
Sleep & unprogrammed space: A boma bar under the pines by the river, an outdoor cinema, an art gallery of the owner's rotating collection, and twenty hectares to lose an afternoon in.

Massage therapists at work beside the eco pool

The Kolkol wood-fired hot tub in its own garden

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The Service on site

On-site staff & housekeeping: Estate manager, hospitality manager, head chef, butlers, gardeners, and a guide who runs the wine safari and the horses. Daily cleaning and laundry, and a laundry room of your own at Gable.
Upkeep & grounds: The farm, the pools and the court kept daily. Security patrols from half six in the evening until six.
Runs-itself factor: You are put in a WhatsApp group on arrival. Hospitality answers until nine, a night manager after that. Nobody in your group carries a key.

The estate team on the manor house steps

A linen robe hanging in the bathroom light

A horse and its handler under the equestrian archway

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The Feeling

Arrival & sense of place: The farm road, the vines to the fence line, the mountains standing behind them. The drive in does the work.
The week that arranges itself: The eco pool by eight, the court in the open ground, the sauna and the ice bath after, the Kolkol tub when it cools, the screen outside once it is dark. Sheep get out. The donkeys object. Nobody moves the plan, because there isn't one.

The path up through the parterre to the manor house

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The features

Everything in the hideawayroom by room

The hideaway

Two villas on one 20-hectare working wine farm, taken together
Exclusive use of the farm on any booking
Architect Stephen Mayers
Gable: open-plan living, dining and kitchen, closed combustion wood fireplace
Vineyard: double-sided fireplace between living and dining, stack-away doors to the patio
Covered patios at both, opening to garden and mountains
Private parking and own driveway at each villa
Owner's art gallery, rotating collection of local artists
Chapel, maze, olive orchard and herb garden
The manor house is the owners' home and not part of the let

Sleeping

5 bedrooms, sleeps 12 adults plus 4 baby cribs
Gable: 2 king en-suites with garden access, plus a loft, sleeps 8
Gable loft: 4 three-quarter beds, smart TV, fatsaks, valley views
Vineyard: 2 king en-suites, sleeps 4
King-size extra-length beds throughout
Air conditioning in all areas
Laundry room at Gable with washing machine, tumble dryer, iron
All linen and bath towels provided
The loft has no bathroom of its own: those beds use the en-suites below

Kitchen & table

Gable: fully equipped kitchen, gas hob, electric oven, convection microwave, dishwasher, Bosch and Smeg
Covered patio with outdoor braai
Vineyard: large kitchen with scullery and its own back door
Estate chef in residence
Breakfast daily, plus lunch or dinner
Soft drinks and local house wines included
Picnics, and dining among the olive trees
Cap Classique, Rosé and Chardonnay made on site, winemaker Etienne Louw
Estate olive oil in handmade clay bottles: extra virgin, chilli and truffle
Herb and vegetable gardens, eggs from the chicken pen
Premium wine selection at a surcharge

Court & outdoors

Private padel court, on site, rackets provided
Basketball court · boules court · golf putting green · ping pong
Heated and organic eco pool with shallow step, loungers, umbrellas, outdoor shower
Boma bar under the pines by the river
Outdoor cinema
Three dams, river access, waterfall, fly fishing
Electric bikes, quad biking, farm walks and garden tours
Archery
Miniature ponies and donkeys
Children: trampoline, stand-up paddleboard, water games, board games
Wine safari by estate vehicle on request
Horse riding lessons on request

Wellness & tech

Outdoor sauna, ice bath and jacuzzi, in the rate
Kolkol wood-fired hot tub in each villa's private garden
Fully equipped gym with Peloton
Pilates studio
Smart TVs, internet and wifi throughout
Bang & Olufsen sound system
Spa on site: treatments booked and charged separately, Africology and TheraVine
Personal trainer and Pilates instructor on request

Service & stay

Concierge service
Butler service
Daily cleaning and laundry service
Return airport transfer included
Complimentary shuttle into Franschhoek village
Estate chef in residence
WhatsApp group from arrival, hospitality until 21:00, night manager after
Security patrols 18:30 to 06:00
Quiet hours 18:00 to 06:00
Any day, two nights at least
Rates include VAT at 15%
Driver service for the week on request, quoted by the hour
20% concierge fee on anything booked off the farm
No pets

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

02 Concierge Included

Concierge and butler come with the estate, and we plan the week with you before you arrive.

Pre-arrival: Chef, coaching, spa, tastings, transfers and the shape of the week, set before you land.
During: A WhatsApp group from arrival. Hospitality until nine, a night manager after that, and us on call for the rest.
The team: Daily cleaning and laundry. Restaurant bookings and off-site plans arranged for you, with the estate's 20% concierge fee on anything booked outside the farm.

03 Driver On request

The return airport transfer and a shuttle into the village come with the villa. A driver for the rest of the week is arranged and quoted separately.

The route in: Cape Town International is about an hour, roughly 60 km, and the return transfer is in the rate. A private helicopter takes twenty minutes.
The village: A complimentary shuttle runs into Franschhoek. Private transfers within the valley and to Stellenbosch are quoted by the hour.
The week: A chauffeur and a full-day wine tour with three stops, chosen with you, on request. Electric bikes, quad bikes and the estate game vehicle on the farm are included.

The estate from above, the eco pool and its loungers

The open estate vehicle in front of the manor house

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04 Chef Included

Breakfast every day, and then lunch or dinner. You pick which way round.

The kitchen: Bosch and Smeg at Gable, gas hob, open to the living and dining room and out to a covered braai patio. A large kitchen and scullery at Vineyard.
The table: Soft drinks and local house wines are in the rate, a premium wine list at a surcharge. Picnics, and dinner among the olive trees if you want it.
Out: Franschhoek's tables are under twenty minutes, booked ahead by the team.

05 Coach On request

You came to play, so coaching is arranged on the estate court and quoted with the week.

The bench: Cape coaches, English taught.
The format: Your court, your hours. Drills, matchplay, or a farm tournament. Rackets are on the estate.

Trip Plan

Plan your ideal week and send us your preferences. We will refine your costs and handle every detail from there.

Your trip plan

Pick a week to start

A week can start on any day. For Oakvale Estate, minimum night stay can be adjusted, down to two nights.

Oakvale Estate, a private villa in Franschhoek, South Africa with its own court. The whole place, sleeps 12. The week planned end to end and a chef cooking every night.

Select your preferences

Hideaway IncludedBoth villas and the whole farm, one group at a time
Concierge IncludedConcierge and butler on the estate, and a WhatsApp group from arrival
Chef IncludedBreakfast every day, and lunch or dinner

What it costs

Hideaway, the week: €53,375
Concierge: Included
Chefevery night: Included

From €53,375 · about €4,448 each, twelve sharing

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The practical questions about Oakvale Estate

Why book through you?

The villas are looked after by people who are particular about who they work with, and they work with us. 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 our being in it: our commission comes out of what the villa already charges. The Concierge, Driver, Chef and Coach are quoted alongside it as one price, and we are on call for them all week. Every enquiry comes to us, so the person who answers is the person who arranges it.

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Is there a security deposit at Oakvale Estate?

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

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

Any day, minimum 2 nights. Tell us your dates and we will confirm with the estate.

Which airport do we fly into for Oakvale Estate?

Cape Town International (CPT), about an hour 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 Oakvale Estate?

The whole estate, yours alone, 4 suites for 12. A concierge and a chef come with the estate. Add a driver and a coach and we plan the week and come back with one price.

What is added to the rate at Oakvale Estate?

Nothing. €53,375 is the week with the cleaning and the taxes already inside it, quoted through Oakvale Collection. That is the figure you pay.

Checked 6 August 2026

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Can we book just one of the two villas?

Oakvale quotes them separately and either one gives you the run of the farm, but we quote the estate whole, for one group. Twelve of you across both villas is what the rate on this page covers.

Where does everyone sleep, exactly?

Four king en-suites, two in each villa. The fifth room is a loft above Gable with four three-quarter beds and no bathroom of its own, so whoever sleeps there uses the en-suites downstairs. It suits older children or close friends rather than a fourth couple.

Can more than twelve of us come?

Not yet. Two tented villas, Water's Edge and Nature's Lookout, are being added to the farm. They take four each and will bring it to twenty. They are not built or priced into what we quote here, so twelve across the two villas is what this page covers.

Is anyone else on the farm while we are there?

No other guests. The owners live in the manor house, which is their home and not part of what you book, and the rest of the twenty hectares is yours.

What is not in the rate?

Spa treatments, padel coaching, horse riding, a personal trainer or Pilates instructor, a driver for the week, the wine safari and premium wines. Anything the estate books for you off the farm carries a 20% concierge fee. The sauna, ice bath, jacuzzi, gym, court and both hot tubs are in the rate.

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