Steenberg Hotel & Spa
CEDARBERG RATING
Luxury
PRICING FROM
₤ 81 (Pps)
Overview
- Set on the Steenberg wine estate in Constantia backing onto Table Mountain
- One of the finest Cape Dutch houses in South Africa
- Dine at Catharina’s one of the finest restaurants in Constantia
- Superb 18 hole golf course on site with special rates for hotel guests
- Family friendly
Steenberg Hotel & Spa is a gracious boutique hotel in Constantia on the outskirts of Cape Town. It offers 24 elegant air-conditioned rooms built around an exquisite Cape Dutch Manor House dating from 1682. The five star Steenberg Hotel aims to combine three key elements in one hotel - Food and Wine, Spa and Golf - and it certainly succeeds in doing this.
Accommodation
In the Manor House at Steenberg, rooms are furnished with antiques and sympathetic décor, some with their own lounges. In contrast the Premier rooms are more contemporary with open plan bathrooms and romantic free standing baths. Rooms in other buildings have a modern have classical decor. All have en-suite bathroom with bath and shower, air-conditioning, satellite TV, telephone, mini-bar, and tea/coffee making facilities.
The luxurious four Heritage Suites in the old Jonkershuis, each with one or two bedrooms, offer some of the most luxurious accommodation in Cape Town. These offer the ultimate in stylish living whilst on holiday.
Facilities at Steenberg
The massive grounds of Steenberg Hotel are wonderful to explore either on foot or by mountain bike. There's a large swimming pool with adjacent pool bar, and a very popular Gingko Spa offering a full range massage and beauty treatments. Surrounded by its own pristine vineyards and nestling at the foot of the mountains, Steenberg Hotel combines proximity to the sights of the Cape Peninsula with a tranquil environment.
Wine & Dining
Steenberg's wines are gaining great acclaim and you can visit the Steenberg Winery for a complimentary wine-tasting. Steenberg's restaurant, Catharinas, has won awards for its sophisticated, contemporary South African cuisine created by Executive Chef Garth Almazan. It offers a warm, sophisticated ambience with the accent on beautiful wood, soft lighting, and chic table appointments. All meals can be taken outside on the terrace in good weather. The luxurious, leather clad Cigar Bar offer a selection of delicious cocktails and cigars.
Children are very welcome at Steenberg Hotel with plenty of space for children and their parents to explore. There are two family suites with two bedrooms/one bathroom.
Activities
Though the Steenberg and Constantia are 20-25 minutes from the heart of the city, Steenberg Hotel is actually very well-situated for enjoying all the sights of Cape Town. Kirstenbosch Botanical gardens are only 10 minutes away and the various wine estates of the Constantia valley are on your doorstep. The popular scenic drive around Cape Point and Chapmans Peak is much more easily accessed from Constantia than from the city centre. Ideally we recommend either taking a rental car or a private guide but complimentary transfers to nearby shops & restaurants are available.
Golf Facilities
Surrounded by vineyards, Steenberg's parkland 18 hole golf course lies in the verdant Constantia valley with mountain and forest views. Designed by Peter Matkovich, you enjoy some testing and varied golf with tee boxes amongst the vines, much use of water, and natural sand banks in the heathland. The Steenberg golf course offers special rates for Steenberg hotel guests.
At A Glance
Good Food & Wine
Wine Tasting
Mountain Biking
Mountain Views
Swimming pool
Restaurants
Rural location
Spa
Walking Trail
Wifi on premises
In Pictures
Steenberg Hotel & Spa on the map
Rooms
Classic Room (7)
A selection of perfectly considered rooms ±25 square meters (±269 square feet). Upstairs tucked into the eaves, downstairs in the barn or in the thick walled Manor House. Classic rooms are light and luxurious with every detail celebrated.
Superior (14)
Spacious with high ceilings, large windows and luxurious seating. Extra space to curl up with a book and plan your next adventure while sipping Steenberg bubbles and admiring the art and all the delicious details. Comfortably sized at ±35 square meters (±376 square feet).
Family Room
Connected rooms with main area seating with the satellite TV and shared luxury bathroom. Each family room has a private patio with seating for private dining and sun loungers, a cozy relaxing family oasis. These rooms are ±50 square meters (±538 square feet).
Premier Room (6)
Spacious and utterly relaxing at ±57 meters square (±613 square feet). Impeccably furnished, stylish with art selected from the estate art collection. These gorgeous premier rooms have dream bathrooms, the tranquil werf on their entrance doorstep and private terraces with spectacular unimpeded views of the mountains across the vines or meandering greens. Enjoy dining on the terrace or relaxing on your sun loungers.
One Bedroom Heritage Suites
We have three one bedroom suites, at ±97 > ±116 square meters (±1044 > ±1248 square feet). Jonkershuis, One Bedroom Suite: A high ceilinged haven, the luxury of space, personalized art and a kitchenette and lounge that opens onto a garden terrace with the tranquil bedroom and bathroom upstairs. Premier, One Bedroom Suite: Simply stylish luxury, north facing with double length terrace with privacy screening greenery/ trees and views to the back of Table Mountain over the lawns and valley. Manor House, One Bedroom Suite: The historic manor house, has an east facing lounge, spacious bedroom and anteroom all furnished with estate antiques in contemporary style. The Suite enjoys exclusive use of the terrace overlooking the lawn and garden beyond.
Steenberg Hotel in Constantia Valley
Our final nights were spent at Steenberg Hotel & Spa. We are guilty of sometimes only thinking of it as the PERFECT hotel for guests wanting to enjoy some golf whilst staying in Cape Town. But our stay reminded us that it offers so much MORE!
Firstly it is one of the original Cape Dutch homestead so it oozes history though the interiors are a mix of classic and contemporary. You are surrounded by space (even though you are in the city). I enjoyed a walk around the vineyards and on the golf course, They have a 5km running trail mapped out all on their land.
Then to the rooms. We stayed in one of the Premier suites which was extremely spacious with a beautiful bathroom with a glamourous, slightly art-deco 1920's vibe to it. If your budget runs to this, we highly recommend it. However we also viewed both the Classic and the Superior rooms which were lovely as well.
We had dinner at Tryn, which is their fine dining restaurant and it was suitably elegant, delicious but not super-fussy. It was winter so we dined inside but there's a beauitful courtyard dining option overlooking the vineyards. Breakfast was on the terrace under the majestic oak trees, and equally delicious.
We enjoyed a complimentary wine-tasting up at their tasting rooms (approx 5 mins drive away) with a complimentary transfer. The place was buzzing with people and energy. Clearly one of the in places to be on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
We didnt use their spa facilities but they looked amazing AND they are about to be revamped and extended. They have a lovely concept of a semi-alfresco spa pavillion by the swimming pool. This is brilliant for early arrivals or late departures as there is a shower room there as well. So you can arrive at the hotel at 11am and start enjoying yourself even if your room is not yet ready to check in. (Check-in time is 2pm)
And finally the staff who were so friendly and accommodating. At breakfast every morning they came to our table to ask what plans we had for the day and if they could assist in any way- they could not do enough for us and we were thoroughly spoilt.
Needless to say we would go back!
Exclusive Offers
Stay 7 nights, pay for only 5
Does what it says on the tin - Get 2 complimentary nights of you stay 7+ nights
Winter Long Stay Offer
Stay 4 nights, pay for only 3
Long Stay Summer Offer
Stay 4 nights, receive 5% off rates every summer (Oct to Feb)
5% off stays of 4 nights or more from October to March each year
Excludes: April to Sept of each as a separate 4 for 3 winter offer applies
Terms & Conditions: Also valid for March 24
