Spier Wine Estate, Cape Town

"An enchanting Cape African experience awaits you at historic Spier in the heart of the Stellenbosch Winelands. Spier is undoubtedly the most unique Winelands development in the world.." This is the quote on the Spier website, and believe you me they are right on the money!! With fabulous wines, a great picturesque setting and friendly knowledgeable staff, Spier is the best wine estate that I have visited to date. Spier wine estate is situated about 45 minutes drive out of Cape Town nestled between Stellenbosch and Somerset West. Either the N1 or N2 can be used to get their, after which you ... more

A great hotel! We stayed there for a few days in May & our main complaint is the weather was bad! It is a really nice retreat-style hotel. We had a river side room and from our large terrace we could walk a few metres to the river - lovely! Each room comes with a table & chairs outside so if you want to just relax you can purchase food & wine from the estate's deli and enjoy it on your terrace. The only complaint would be the restaurants. The hotel restaurant is great (thankfully) as the other restaurants are only open certain days. The only day that Jonkershuis was open was the day we had a ... more

Wow! what a place. This may not be a true reflection of southern Africa but it is a wonderful place to have a romantic evening dining out under a tree. The estate incompasses many things to do. For the family you can spend the day looking around the estate and buy a picnic lunch from their delicatessen to eat in the gardens by the lake. For a couple you can choose between seeing an opera together in the ampitheatre (which my husband helped build) or dining in beautifully romantic setting. It is a wonderful wonderful experience. There are musicians roaming around, face painters (sounds silly ... more