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Situated at the heart of picturesque Franschhoek in the Cape Winelands, the Akademie Street Guesthouses offers wonderful boutique hotel accommodation with superb service. The guesthouse is just a short stroll from some of Franschhoek's award-winning restaurants, art galleries and boutique stores, making it ideally located to explore this charming town.

There's so much to do in the area: set out on wine tasting excursions to some of the country's top wine estates; visit nearby Stellenbosch, epicentre of the Cape winelands experience; enjoy cheese and chocolate tastings; or simply relax and enjoy a lazy walk through Franschhoek. Return to the guesthouse for a shady read in the beautiful garden or take a relaxing swim in your suite's plunge pool.

Recent accolades & press

  •  Tripadvisor - Travelers' Choice Awards 2012 - Top 25 Hotels for Service in Africa - Number 6
  •  Tripadvisor - Travelers' Choice Awards 2013 - Top 25 Small Hotels in the World - Number 5
  •  Tripadvisor - Travelers' Choice Awards 2013 - Top 25 Small Hotels in Africa - Number 2
  •  Tripadvisor - Travelers' Choice Awards 2013 - Top 25 Small Hotels in South Africa - Number 2

highlights

  • Located in the heart of Franschhoek
  • Stay in beautifully restored manor houses
  • Small boutique hotel set in 5 individual buildings
  • Enjoy friendly & attentive service
  • Perfect for family stays

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Facilities

Enjoy reading your complimentary newspaper in the morning out in the garden with your after-breakfast coffee.

Learn about the many highlights of Franschhoek, and make restaurant and day trip bookings, care of the 24-hour concierge service or indeed on your laptop, using the guesthouse's Wi-fi.

Cool off during the day between your sight seeing and wine tasting in one of the four swimming pools.

General Facilities

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    Swimming Pool
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    Laundry service
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    Secure Parking
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    Wi-fi available

Dining

Akademie Street Guesthouses offers a freshly-prepared breakfast each morning, consisting of a continental and full English menu. Since Franschhoek is considered the gourmet capital of South Africa, your lunch and dinner should be enjoyed at any one of the award-winning restaurants in town, complimented of course by local wines from the nearby estates.

Standard Suite

The Akademie Street Guesthouses has five separate Afrikaans-named 'houses' and guesthouse suites, each uniquely decorated and offering a real home-away-from-home feel.

Vreugde (Joy) is an intimate garden suite with lovely French doors opening onto a wide veranda and pretty garden, making it ideal for couples. The room features an extra length king-size bed with an en suite bathroom consisting of a separate shower and bath. The garden has a small shared plunge pool.

Standard Suite AMENITIES

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    En-suite bath and shower
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    Air-conditioning
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    Ceiling fan
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    Hairdryer
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    Mini Bar
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    Non-Smoking
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    Safe
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    Tea & coffee-making facilities
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    Television
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    Wi-fi available in room

Other Room Types

Gelatenheid (Equanimity) is a beautiful and spacious double storey guesthouse with a large balcony and lovely views over the Franschhoek Winelands. It has a loft-style upstairs bedroom, en suite bathroom and a spacious lounge area. Downstairs the guesthouse has a large lounge and kitchenette which leads out onto a veranda with a shared pool and garden.

Oortuiging (Conviction) is an original two-bedroom Franschhoek cottage built in the 1860s. Both rooms are en suite bathrooms with the master bedroom consisting of a extra length king-size bed, and the second bedroom has a twin bed. The rest of the house includes a lounge, kitchen and spacious dining room. It also has its own swimming pool and garden.

Uitsig (View) is a private upstairs suite that enjoys wonderful views of the mountains from a sunny balcony. The spacious bedroom has an extra length king-size bed with an ultra-modern en suite bathroom and underfloor heating. The Uitsig shares a pool and lovely garden with the Twyfeling suites.

Twyfeling (Doubting) is a gracious Cape Dutch-style house and completely self-contained. It has its own living room, library and two spacious bedroom suites, one of which has its own private conservatory area and beautiful views.

Activities

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  • dates rates from board basis
  • 01 May 2013 - 30 Sep 2013 $115 Bed & Breakfast
  • 01 Oct 2013 - 30 Apr 2014 $180 Bed & Breakfast
  • 01 May 2014 - 30 Sep 2014 $125 Bed & Breakfast

All rates are quoted per person sharing per night unless otherwise stipulated

Please note, additional room types are also available. Request a quote for rate detail

Pricing is meant as a guide only.

Go2Africa contracts rates that are significantly below accommodation general public rack rates. Due to contract confidentiality we are often not able to publish our best rate.

Contact us – via Request a Quote – for an accurate, market best rate.

All prices are subject to availability, change or increase without notice and seasonality.

Single supplements are often applicable. Options and rates vary from supplier to supplier.

Traveller Reviews

  • My only real disappointment was the Akademie Guest House – I am not sure why it is as highly rated as it is, given the cost. There was nothing wrong but I did not think it was so special.

    Gwen Melincoff, April 2013

  • This hotel in Franschhoek was quite nice. We had a two-story house to ourselves (the Gelatenheid Unit) and the service was very good. It's a small boutique hotel and has a very home-like feel.

    Lisa Manganiello, October 2012

  • An incredible find! To have so much space to spread out in, was lovely. It had also become extremely warm by this time but the cool interior of the cottage and shady garden was a real bonus! Our hosts could not have done more for us. I would highly recommend Akademie Street.

    Lindsay Southgate, February 2010

  • The room at Akademie Street Guesthouse was lovely and huge. The location was great and breakfast was fantastic. Katherine was a lovely hostess, although we found Arthur a bit on the quiet side. The only problem we had with Franschhoek was, we wished we had another day or two there! As we arrived rather late, we only had one day for wine tasting and shopping. The second day we went BACK to Hermanus as our shark diving trip was cancelled while we were staying at Birkenhead House. That was also amazing, and well worth backtracking for.

    Kate Painchaud, October 2009

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Lisa Liprini

Lisa Liprini

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"Be charmed with the contemporary design and fantastic central location! My tip - don't miss out on the nearby Reuben's restaurant!"

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An incredible find! To have so much space to spread out in, was lovely. It had also become extremely warm by this time but the cool interior of the cottage and shady garden was a real bonus! Our hosts could not have done more for us. I would highly recommend Akademie Street.

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