House for sale in Constantia Upper

Be prepared to be swept off your feet by the breathtaking views and magnificent landscaped garden surrounding this Georgian residence.

Blissfully spacious and reflecting true Cape hospitality, this family home offers a series of elegant reception rooms designed for grand-scale entertaining, all flowing seamlessly to the garden, pool, and verandahs.

A double-volume entrance hall welcomes you with its staircase and French doors opening to an internal columned courtyard. The baronial lounge features a marble-surround fireplace and French doors to the courtyard, complemented by a recessed reading area also opening onto the courtyard. The dining room, accessed through double doors from the lounge, connects directly to the kitchen's breakfast area. An exceptionally large entertainment room with engineered wood flooring opens through French doors to the back garden and through fold-back doors to the covered pool verandah.

The open-plan kitchen includes built-in cupboards, Caesarstone worktops, and a breakfast area linking to the dining room. A well-appointed scullery offers a double stainless-steel sink, plumbing for appliances, and additional cupboards. French doors from the kitchen open to the covered pool verandah and separately to the formal rose garden.

Accommodation is arranged over two floors, with two bedrooms upstairs and two downstairs. The passage includes built-in linen cupboards, while the cloakroom features chequered tiling, an elevated vanity, and a toilet. Downstairs, the first bedroom has parquet flooring and an open en-suite layout with a freestanding bath, recessed vanity area, and toilet. The second bedroom enjoys French doors to the courtyard, built-in cupboards, and an en-suite with a freestanding bath, elevated vanity, and toilet.

Upstairs, steps lead to a minstrel's gallery where hand-carved French doors open to two Juliet balconies. The master suite offers built-in cupboards and an open lounge framing views of the garden, mountains, and vineyards. Its full en-suite includes a freestanding bath, double vanity, shower, and toilet. The fourth bedroom has built-in cupboards, French doors to a balcony, and a shower en-suite with floating vanity and toilet.

The beautifully landscaped grounds include auto entry gates, a quartz-stone parking area, and twp double garages with automated doors. A formal pool is complemented by an under-roof verandah, while a borehole with automated irrigation services the lawns and formal rose garden. The internal courtyard with its undercover columned walkway leads to expansive lawns and the pool area. The property also includes a staff suite with shower, basin, and toilet, plus a second suite with the same amenities and steps down to a cellar.

Within close walking distance to the Alphen Trail for country walks, and the Alphen Hotel for both fine and casual dining.