It's a regenerative farm, in all senses.
got a sneak peak of this soon-to-be landmark not long after it opened earlier this year. It’s easy to overlook: The entrance is a non-descript gate by the roadside, and there’s no snaking line of coaches to give it away. The main building is set far from the entrance, deep into the 120-acre or so site.
The palate throughout is heavy on deep reds and ochres, and the walls are covered with artwork and site-specific murals, which took several months for a team of artists to complete. The raised four-poster beds in most rooms were custom-made in Lamu, Kenya; one suite has an enormous beaten copper plunge tub while another’s bath is made from an old wine barrel. On the writing desk in each room, look for paper.
There’s an arts-and-crafts studio onsite, too, with its own kiln, and an extensive garden including a mansion-sized chicken coop. She says that the couple plans to produce small batch olive oil and wines here, all using regenerative methods, as well as much of the food that will be served to guests. Walking around the property, Fleur has a keen eye—she stops to pick up litter in the garden, a cigarette butt probably discarded by one of the workmen finessing the property.
Rooms start from 13,500 ZAR per room per night, single or double occupancy. Ritual pricing, for full board and one treatment per day, is charged additionally, per person. Four-night journeys cost 21,600ZAR per person, and seven-night journeys 37,800 ZAR
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