Enviable location and uniqueness are key features sought after by those looking for that iconic, luxury property, says Tania Smit, head of Pam Golding Auctions.
“With selling and buying on auction now an accepted and frequent means by which properties across the spectrum change hands, we often come across remarkable dwellings which not only embody these characteristics, but also by virtue of their extraordinary locations transport the owners into spectacular, natural settings most of us can only dream of.”
Two such lifestyle properties currently marketed are in prime locations on the world-renowned Garden Route.
The first of these is a stately home strategically perched atop the Knysna Eastern Head – a lavish, multi-tiered, five-bedroom home with unobstructed sweeping views across the ever-changing Indian Ocean and down to the waves crashing below.
Says Smit: “Considered the ‘Camp’s Bay’ of the Garden Route, Knysna Heads has high appeal for overseas buyers as well as affluent investors and purchasers from Gauteng. For international investors it also offers exceptional value, given the currency exchange rate.”
Ideal for entertaining, this spacious, pristine home includes a cascading, grand staircase, formal library or home office, double-volume dining room, 12-seater teak pub, gourmet kitchen and covered patio, with scenic ocean views a common theme throughout. Completing the perfect picture, a solid teak deck surrounds a splash pool with cocktail seat – the perfect venue to gaze at the magnificent summer sunsets.
Additional features of this classic home include bespoke wrought-iron balustrading, stained glass window features, an integrated sound system, underfloor heating, six water tanks for the main house and two to service the garden and pool, a reverse osmosis water filtration system in the kitchen and pub, inverter, two automated garages and four off street parking bays, a mixture of antique Oregon Pine, American Walnut and Antique Teak flooring and a central vacuum system. Bids are invited from R15.8 million.
Just over an hour’s drive from George in George Rural and 44km from the village of Uniondale, is a luxurious retreat which epitomises the ultimate getaway in total tranquillity within a pristine environment. Surrounded by nature reserves and set among undulating hills near the Prince Alfred pass to Knysna, this 860 hectare lifestyle property offers spectacular natural beauty with soothing views across the valleys and hills, with easy access to some of the Southern and Eastern Cape’s most beautiful areas.
Says Smit: “Not only an ideal getaway to de-stress from busy, noisy city life, this is a successful and well-established income-generating property – fully booked for the coming season – comprising four uniquely and tastefully designed self-catering guest units.
“Many guests are repeat visitors from nearby George, who revel in the sanctitude, variety of flora and fauna, and host of outdoor activities, including nature walks, fishing in the property’s dams, or simply lazing by the pool – as three cottages each have their own swimming pool, while the fourth has a wood-fired, hot tub. A borehole provides sufficient water for all infrastructure and there is potential for fruit and other small scale farming enterprise. Bids are invited from R19.5 million.”
While both properties are on Pam Golding Auctions on-line auction on 7 December 2022, all pre-auction bids will be presented to the sellers.
For further information visit auctions.pamgolding.co.za or contact Tania Smit, head of Pam Golding Auctions via auctions@pamgolding.co.za .
