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Swartberg House

Nr Prince Albert,
Karoo
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Hanpicked for you...

During summer in Prince Albert, a little, old fashioned Karoo town just off the N1 about four hours from Cape Town, most people are up and about early while it’s cool and the air’s still crisp. But by midday the searing heat silences even the geese squabbling in the leiwater, the water rushing through the irrigation channels lining the streets, and torpor grips the inhabitants – although nothing a cool beer or two in the shade of the pepper tree beside the museum can’t remedy. By contrast, winters, though sunny, are cold and often there’s snow on the magnificent wall of undulating rock, the Swartberg Mountains, just to the south. It’s an old farming community here, at the heart of which African Relish, a cookery school that has gourmands going weak at the knees, has spawned a foodie culture.

Whitewashed Swartberg House sits in a field on the edge of Prince Albert. Olive groves and vineyards, acacias and veld plants, surround it and it’s well fortified not against attack by wild tribes from the mountains but against the heat of the summer. ‘It was important that the house functioned well in the extremes of hot and cold’ says the owner, an architect who designed it as a cluster of contemporary-looking ‘boxes’ of varying volumes, some laid on their sides, others upright, all of them interconnected by transitional spaces defined by low or high ceilings and steps. There’s a wonderful sense of discovery as you turn yet another corner and find a view framed by an aperture in the wall – either a narrow slit or a vast square window that, when rolled back into its slot in the wall, lets in the breezes that ventilate the house and cool it down. Sitting room and kitchen/dining room occupy the bulk of the building, the roof of the former soaring upwards and lit by high clerestory window slots that direct the incoming sunbeams so that light and shade are a moving pattern on walls of the room down below.

Click here for an Insider SA film show-casing Swartberg House

DETAILS
person
Max 8 guests
bed
4 Bedrooms
bath
3.5 Bathrooms

Sleeping

• 1 x bedroom (queen)
En-suite bathroom with bath & shower
• 1 x bedroom (queen)
En-suite bathroom with bath & shower
• 1 x bedroom (twin singles)
Shared bathroom with shower
• 1 x bedroom (twin singles)
Shared bathroom with shower

All linen, bath & beach towels provided

Living

• Stove (gas)
• Oven (electric)
• Dishwasher
• Fridge
• Freezer
• Washing machine

• WiFi modem (bring 3G card)
• Servicing (on request)
• Alarm
• Wheel chair accessible
• Guest toilet

Relaxing

• Weber BBQ/Braai
• Lap pool (no net)
• No TV

• No DSTV
• No DVD player

The NItty Gritty

Hideaway Rules

• No animals permitted
• Smoking outside
• Child friendly
• Max 8 guests

Check-in/Check-out Times

• Check-in: 14:00
• Check-out: 10:00

RATES

Rates

High (15 Dec 2021 – 15 Jan 2022 ) [min 7 nights]           R6 600 per night

Shoulder (16 Jan 2022 – 30 Apr 2022) [min 2 nights]   R5 400 per night

Low (1 May 2022 – 30 Sep 2022) [min 2 nights]             R4 800 per night

Shoulder (1 Oct 2022 – 14 Dec 2022) [min 2 nights]      R5 400 per night

High  (15 Dec 2022 – 15 Jan 2023) [min 7 nights]          R6 600 per night

REVIEWS

What people say about us

Amaaaaazing. That was just the best. We looooooved it soooo much. How brilliantly designed and equipped. The teenage girls loved it and we loved the heat and the lazy desert days. We had walks to The Lazy Lizard every day for their fabulous coffee and some exercise of course as lunches were spent on the braai and around the pool. We put the black cover on the pool which made the pool divine. Lovely holiday was had by all Thanks so much

Lisa

We had such a lovely time in the Swartberg house. Every moment was special. The architecture is inspiring and does the beautiful environment justice. Inspiring to explore it and live in it for a week. Thanks to you guys and Jennifer for making it possible for us to experience such a unique place in this way. We look forward to exploring more unique places through PH in the future.

Guest
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Handpicked for you...

During summer in Prince Albert, a little, old fashioned Karoo town just off the N1 about four hours from Cape Town, most people are up and about early while it’s cool and the air’s still crisp. But by midday the searing heat silences even the geese squabbling in the leiwater, the water rushing through the irrigation channels lining the streets, and torpor grips the inhabitants – although nothing a cool beer or two in the shade of the pepper tree beside the museum can’t remedy. By contrast, winters, though sunny, are cold and often there’s snow on the magnificent wall of undulating rock, the Swartberg Mountains, just to the south. It’s an old farming community here, at the heart of which African Relish, a cookery school that has gourmands going weak at the knees, has spawned a foodie culture.

Whitewashed Swartberg House sits in a field on the edge of Prince Albert. Olive groves and vineyards, acacias and veld plants, surround it and it’s well fortified not against attack by wild tribes from the mountains but against the heat of the summer. ‘It was important that the house functioned well in the extremes of hot and cold’ says the owner, an architect who designed it as a cluster of contemporary-looking ‘boxes’ of varying volumes, some laid on their sides, others upright, all of them interconnected by transitional spaces defined by low or high ceilings and steps. There’s a wonderful sense of discovery as you turn yet another corner and find a view framed by an aperture in the wall – either a narrow slit or a vast square window that, when rolled back into its slot in the wall, lets in the breezes that ventilate the house and cool it down. Sitting room and kitchen/dining room occupy the bulk of the building, the roof of the former soaring upwards and lit by high clerestory window slots that direct the incoming sunbeams so that light and shade are a moving pattern on walls of the room down below.

Click here for an Insider SA film show-casing Swartberg House

person
Max 8 guests
bed
4 Bedrooms
bath
3.5 Bathrooms

Sleeping

• 1 x bedroom (queen)
En-suite bathroom with bath & shower
• 1 x bedroom (queen)
En-suite bathroom with bath & shower
• 1 x bedroom (twin singles)
Shared bathroom with shower
• 1 x bedroom (twin singles)
Shared bathroom with shower

All linen, bath & beach towels provided

Living

• Stove (gas)
• Oven (electric)
• Dishwasher
• Fridge
• Freezer
• Washing machine

• WiFi modem (bring 3G card)
• Servicing (on request)
• Alarm
• Wheel chair accessible
• Guest toilet

Relaxing

• Weber BBQ/Braai
• Lap pool (no net)
• No TV

• No DSTV
• No DVD player

The NItty Gritty

Hideaway Rules

• No animals permitted
• Smoking outside
• Child friendly
• Max 8 guests

Check-in/Check-out Times

• Check-in: 14:00
• Check-out: 10:00

Rates

High (15 Dec 2021 – 15 Jan 2022 ) [min 7 nights]           R6 600 per night

Shoulder (16 Jan 2022 – 30 Apr 2022) [min 2 nights]   R5 400 per night

Low (1 May 2022 – 30 Sep 2022) [min 2 nights]             R4 800 per night

Shoulder (1 Oct 2022 – 14 Dec 2022) [min 2 nights]      R5 400 per night

High  (15 Dec 2022 – 15 Jan 2023) [min 7 nights]          R6 600 per night

What people say about us

Amaaaaazing. That was just the best. We looooooved it soooo much. How brilliantly designed and equipped. The teenage girls loved it and we loved the heat and the lazy desert days. We had walks to The Lazy Lizard every day for their fabulous coffee and some exercise of course as lunches were spent on the braai and around the pool. We put the black cover on the pool which made the pool divine. Lovely holiday was had by all Thanks so much

Lisa

We had such a lovely time in the Swartberg house. Every moment was special. The architecture is inspiring and does the beautiful environment justice. Inspiring to explore it and live in it for a week. Thanks to you guys and Jennifer for making it possible for us to experience such a unique place in this way. We look forward to exploring more unique places through PH in the future.

Guest

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Nr Prince Albert,
Karoo
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