House for sale in Southdowns Estate

One enters through solid wooden barn doors into a 'village bell tower' with a featured bell (cast in same foundry as Big Ben's original bells!) leading you through two separate entrances, into the main house (east-wing) or the separate guest quarters (north-wing). The private guest quarters are equipped with a spacious study including a large racked storeroom upstairs and the en-suite guest room on ground level, exiting through French doors into the garden. The study is a fully functional home-office with climate control (ideal for the new work-environment).

You are welcomed into the main house featuring open-plan living areas, 3 fire places (a gas heater, a wood/anthracite Dover stove and open fire place). The living area consists of a 12-seater dining area and a lounge area with stacking doors opening onto a heated lap pool (automated pool cover operated with security pin). A 8m² wine-cellar is tucked away into this area and holds space for a dining table and accommodates more than 650 bottles of wine in it's air-conditioned vault.

The living areas flow into a U-designed large family country kitchen which includes a freestanding gas/electric Victorian gourmet-SMEG oven, separate scullery, laundry, walk-in Pantry. The kitchen also boasts a 6-seater breakfast bar/server and a fully serviced barista station..

A 2nd set of stacking doors opens onto the large undercover wrap-around farm-stoep with fitted awnings, Chad-O-Chef 6 burner stainless steel gas braai station. The stoep has additional quick-release gas points to connect 3 more gas- units.

The traditional bull-nose staircase leads you upstairs from the living area to the bedrooms section. The full en-suite main bedroom is specifically designed into a relaxing space with a Dover gas fireplace, stacking doors that overlook the Irene golf course valley. A large walk-in dressing area with private loft/gym adds to the leisure. All areas are air-conditioned. This level also houses a full bathroom for the 3 children-rooms and an en-suite second main bedroom all with French doors opening onto balconies.

A surprising wooden staircase takes you into a 60m² children's area with a Screen and 3D-projector.

Additional Features includes:

- 2 Gas geysers (28liter per minute each) 1 x Electric Geyser Kwikot 200l (Flatlet)

- Staff toilet and shower

- Wega Single Group Head Coffee Machine & Mazzer Ventilated Grinder

- SMEG Victorian Gas/Electric Stove, SMEG Convection Oven

- SAMSUNG TV 55inch OLED

- VacuTech central vacuum system throughout the entire house

- Double garage with additional 'tool shed'(third garage) for golf cart,

- Rainbird automated irrigation x 2, 5 outside taps

- Solar: Deye 30kva 3phase, 35 Solar Panels, 60kw Batteries

- Heated swimming pool (Heatpump)

- 5 Fireplaces (Gas/wood or antharacite), Paloma Gas Heater (Flatlet & Study)

- 5 Samsung Digital Inverter Air Conditioners

- Fibre Connection & Fully distributed WIFI mesh (Deco System)