| This magnificent, well-known Cape Town building boasts sweeping views of Table Mountain (below which it lies), the Harbour and Table Bay. Dating back to the 1920’s, the lodge is exceptionally stylish, with an impressive white exterior and attractive wooden-framed windows, looking out on views in all directions. Friendly hospitality is the order of the day. Meals are served all day by the swimming pool in the colourful gardens and staff are on hand at all times to help maximize the guests’ enjoyment of the Mother City. Nine exceptionally comfortable 4-star rooms offer all that can be expected for a top holiday.
Conveniently situated in Oranjezicht, the lodge has easy access to the Waterfront, the mountain and the beaches of Camps Bay and Clifton offering the comfort of a small hotel within a stone’s throw of the heart of Cape Town.
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The Facilities at Floreal House
The emphasis at Floréal House is on hospitality. We are here to look after your every need and to ensure that you enjoy you stay in Cape Town to the maximum, whether you are on holiday, taking a weekend break, or on business. Floréal House offers all the services you would expect of a 4-star hotel, including free wireless internet connectivity. All rooms are fitted with fans and heaters, tea/coffee - making facilities, and en-suite bath and/or shower. Each room has a television and a mini-bar and all the facilities one would expect from a four-star establishment. The interiors are classic and unfussy, with polished pine floors and newly-refurbished curtains and linens. The nine rooms are extremely well-appointed, with spacious and classy tiled en-suite bathrooms. A sumptuous, full English breakfast as well as a sugar free breakfast is served every morning in the dining room or around the pool in the garden - an impressive array of fresh fruits, cold meats, cheeses and smoked salmon, as well as a range of cooked breakfasts. A light meals menu is available all day and dinner is available on request.
There is a wide range of excellent restaurants nearby and transfers to and from these establishments can be arranged. The colourful gardens are home to plentiful birds and squirrels and the pool provides the perfect place to while away the hours on a sun-bed with a large gin and tonic and a view over the city and the bay to Bloubergstrand and the Hottentots-Hollands Mountains in the North.
Floréal House is in Oranjezicht, close to the centre of Cape Town, the waterfront and the beaches of Camps Bay and Clifton, but away from the urban bustle and noise. Oranjezicht is open and safe, with many attractive buildings and huge, open parks. The lodge has 24 hour security and secure parking.
Activities in Cape Town
Cape Town, the Mother City, is South Africa’s most visited destination. From beach to bush, from Table Mountain to the Winelands, the visitor will never tire of the endless activities and sights on offer. Table Bay was originally a victualling stop for the VOC (Dutch East India Company). The harbour has now been spectacularly redeveloped as the world’s flagship waterfront, the V&A Waterfront, with shops, shows, music and a range of superb restaurants. Boat trips are possible around the working harbour and out to Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for so many years. Table Mountain, with the two mountains which flank it, Lion’s Head and Devil’s Peak, offers spectacular views to the North over the bay, and to the South, down The Twelve Apostles – a spiny ridge which leads to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope. A cable car takes visitors up the mountain. The route to Cape Point, where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans are said to meet, gives the visitor endless opportunities to visit beaches, lighthouses, animal and bird sanctuaries and to drive along some of the world’s most spectacular scenery, including the well-known Chapman’s Peak Drive. South Africa is famous for its wine - and rightly so. Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl are all within an easy drive of Floréal House and a large number of vineyards offer tours and tastings to visitors. Many of the buildings are in the Cape Dutch architectural style - a testament to 350 years of settlement since the arrival of Jan van Riebeeck in 1652. A week is not enough in Cape Town! Floréal House has a preferred operator, who will escort guests to all of the above and many more. If you would like us to make a booking on your behalf, please arrange it in advance if possible. Alternatively, hire a car and drive yourself.
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