I love the Cape winelands and having not been to Steenberg for a few years I wanted to revisit and rekindle my love for the Constantia wine area.
Steenberg Farm consists of the 24 room, 5-Star Steenberg Hotel & Spa, an 18-hole golf course, and 2 restaurants. Choose from relaxed dining at Tryn or popular bistro-style fare and tapas at Bistro Sixteen82 where you can also enjoy the stunning wines at the wine tasting venue. Steenberg Farm has a rich history (Catharina the owner loved and lost 5 men, some of which died brave or unexpected deaths!), and beautiful wines. I can recommend the award-winning Sauvignon Blanc and for red wine the flagship Catharina’s! (A standard tasting is included in the hotel stay’s – excluding the flagship Catharina’s).
The staff at Steenberg are friendly and go out of their way to ensure you have the most enjoyable stay (Special mention to and Ian our wine tasting ambassador and Tracey the guest experience manager at the hotel). Steenberg’s entry-level rooms are absolutely beautiful, (I recommend Room 5 in the corner), and although we were booked into Superior rooms. We had been treated to an upgrade to a modern and open plan Premier room, which either overlooks the golf course or the vineyards and mountains. The rooms in the Manor House (a heritage site) are also spacious, however, I prefer the more modern feeling of reception in the original Cape Dutch “Jonkershuis”. The suites are modern and spacious, but if you are looking for an exclusive stay with multi-generational family members, look no further than the villas at Steenberg. The villas can be booked separately, or combined, and have their own, individual private pools.
Great for social distancing, with the option of receiving some restaurant treats from the chefs, in-room dining, or leisurely family meals at the pool area (weather permitting). Both dinner and breakfast at Tryn Restaurant were a gastronomic affair! Thank you to Neilen for joining me for breakfast and showing me around!
Loved not only by golfers and wine lovers alike, Steenberg Hotel and Spa has now opened their restaurant Tryn Restaurant to be enjoyed by the public. Families with children happily playing on the grass set the mood of “feeling at home”, and it makes perfect sense to enjoy the wonderful scenery and setting at Tryn.
As this is woman’s month, I would like to mention all the woman at Steenberg in Management positions – Elunda Basson, the Cellermaster, (she popped in on our dinner), Chef Kerry Kilpin and Catherine Schulze, the Hotel& Spa General Manager. Well done ladies!
Steenberg also has some unique art pieces all around the farm. Talks of opening the farm to incorporate the Norval Institute (that borders the farm) and extending the Spa, are on the cards for the near future!
There is so much to do in the area – we went for winetasting at Beau Constantia and had lunch at Simons on the Groot Constantia wine estate. I loved Steenberg, definitely one of my favorites in Cape Town and we will be back sooner than you think!
