Lanzerac Manor & Winery Cape Winelands

Seated on a 300 year old, 155 hectare country estate, in Stellenbosch, prevails one of the region's most distinguished examples of Cape Dutch Architecture, maintaining the elegant atmosphere of a gracious age - The Lanzerac Manor & Winery.

Listed amongst the most prestigious luxury hotels in the world, The Lanzerac Hotel & Spa, a member of Gatsby International Hotels & Resorts, invites guests to experience the finest hospitality and heritage the Cape has to offer.

One of the region's most distinguished examples of Cape Dutch architecture endures on a 300-year old country estate, preserving the elegant atmosphere of a gracious age. 

Accommodation is exclusively limited to 48 spacious rooms, including 5 Junior Suites, the luxurious Royal Pool Suite with its own private swimming pool and the Presidential Suite. Most rooms and suites at The Lanzerac Hotel & Spa open out onto private patios overlooking lush vineyards, landscaped gardens and the majestic Helderberg Mountains.

The Lanzerac Manor has a history stretching back over three hundred years ago and over thirty of those where spent as a hotel, it can safely be said that Lanzerac has established a reputation as one of the best known and best loved hotels in the country. In fact in 1975 the Lanzerac Manor & Winery appeared in a prestigious Thomas Cook publication as one of the top 300 hotels in the world and "by far the prettiest in South Africa."

But there was a grey time in the history of the Lanzerac - after David Rawdon sold in 1988 the Lanzerac Manor & Winery looked set to join the brassy big-time set with talk of timeshare and multi-million renovations. But, luckily for lovers of the real Lanzerac legend it was not to be. In 1990 Christo Wiese, businessman, wine lover and ex-Matie, saved her in the nick of time "because I wanted a wine farm".

With Steve and Nicky Fitzgerald of Halcyon Hotels, Wiese has invested just enough to restore Lanzerac to the fine, simple style to which she is accustomed.