Tout en Haut

Bergview, Champagne Valley, Drakensberg

Description

Tout en Haut is a fully equipped self catering cottage which sleeps 8 people. The cottage has 4 bedrooms  with 3 bathrooms. It is beautifully appointed and very well equipped. Linen is provided, but guests must    bring their own towels.

 out en Haut is located in Bergview Estate, an access-controlled secure estate in the Central Drakensberg.

Tout en Haut is a well appointed self catering cottage which comfortably sleeps eight. The cottage has 4 bedrooms with 3 bathrooms. The main bedroom en suite has a queen size bed and a private lounge area with double sliding doors opening up onto the garden with beautiful views of Champagne Valley. The second bedroom, with a bay window overlooking the garden has a king size bed and the third bedroom has two twin beds. The fourth bedroom leads off from the main bedroom and is suitable for children and shares the en suite bathroom. The second and third bedrooms share a full bathroom with a bath. There is a third bathroom with a shower which has an outside entrance. Extra comfort includes heating in all the bedrooms for those winter evenings and a gas heater in the lounge makes for cosy evenings in front of the television. The patio, with sweeping views of Champagne Valley, is the perfect spot to spend lazy summer afternoons and evenings watching the night sky.

The cottage is also equipped with a DVD player, and a DSTV decoder, for which guests must please bring their own smart card. A barbecue / braai facility is situated on the side of the house.

The peace and tranquillity of the mountains are not the only reasons to visit the Drakensberg. From the cottage, there is easy access to numerous walks and hikes, both up into the mountains, or down into the valleys with their impressive indigenous forests, and bountiful birdlife. Bergview Estate boasts a recently established vulture-feeding station, which attracts a number of different raptors.

The valley offers many other forms of entertainment, including horse-riding, quad-biking, white-water rafting, mountain boarding, and world-class mountain bike trails for the more adventurous. Local craft such as carpet-weaving, grass basketry and world-renowned Ardmore pottery can be appreciated and purchased at source in the valley. The Drakensberg Boys' Choir performs every Wednesday.

The rooms are as follows:

The main bedroom en suite has a queen size bed and a private lounge area with double sliding doors opening up onto the garden with beautiful views of the Champagne Valley. The second bedroom, with a bay window overlooking the garden has a king size bed and the third bedroom has two twin beds.  The fourth bedroom leads off from the main bedroom and is suitable for children and shares the en suite bathroom.

The second and third bedrooms share a full bathroom with a bath. There is a third full bathroom with a shower which has an outside entrance.Extra comforts include heating in all rooms and a gas heater in the lounge area. Maid service available on request.

The kitchen is fully equipped with a large fridge/freezer, a microwave, and gas/electric combination stove. The lounge has a TV and decoder. Guests are welcome to bring their own cards and pair them with the decoder for the duration of their stay.

There is a built in outside braai area, as well as a portable Weber braai in the Wendy House. The Wendy house is available for guests wishing to bring mountain bikes or hiking equipment.

Attractions

• Walks to rivers, forests and a waterfall on your doorstep
• Drakensberg Boys Choir. Wednesday concerts during term time.
• Golf. Two courses within ten minutes drive.
• Caves and Bushmen's paintings.
• Restaurants and coffee shops
• Arts and crafts shops.
• For the more adventurous there is quad biking ,river rafting , canopy tours
• Battle fields particularly Anglo Boer War, within 45 minutes drive.
• Dams, nature reserves, picnic spots.
• Boating and swimming.