13 Eikendal Road, Stellenbosch Farms, Stellenbosch
This exquisite French-style estate offers an unparalleled location for luxurious, grand-scale and opulent living. It features breathtaking views of Helderberg, Table Mountain, and False Bay on the horizon, surrounded by picturesque surrounding and distant vineyards, including a private vineyard, enticing enough to start the hobby you have always wanted. The elegant home of 1,250 m² under roof, is filled with natural light and designed for open, social living and entertaining. The dramatic staircase makes a striking entrance, leading to a stunning kitchen equipped with three Smeg ovens, making it perfect for culinary enthusiasts or those who enjoy entertaining, or even hiring a professional chef. With a teriyaki grill and a spacious pantry for gourmet ingredients, this kitchen is truly exceptional. The light sage grey cabinetry is complemented with the most beautiful and extra thick luxurious tops, really fine craftsmanship. The entertainment rooms and patio open up to majestic views and the gleaming large pool, creating an ideal space for hosting summer parties, cocktail events, or barbeques. The manor boasts three ensuite bedrooms with fabulous views. The oversized main bedroom and luxurious main en-suite bathroom, is fit for Royalty. All three bedrooms have large patios with Table Mountain, vineyards and wine farms as far as you can see. The property also includes a large home office, which can alternatively serve as an impressive entertainment lounge with dining room, or could be changed into another large ensuite or self catering unit. Additionally, there are three self-catering units, highly sought after during the seven-month summer season, and rated four stars in the heart of the winelands. These units generate substantial income if continued as rental properties or can be used for extended family or guests during festive seasons. All three units has two en-suite bedrooms, and open plan lounge, dining and kitchenettes areas and of very good size and lovely decor. Each self-catering units has a private patio, with one fronting onto the private vineyard, with the full Table Mountain view. A tarred road leading up to the property. The location is fantastic, perfect to explore the Winelands and in close proximity to two very upmarket shopping centres.
For the outdoors, the long rim flow pool (11 m x 4m), is 66,000m³ with one pool pump and one rim flow pump & 6 solar heating panels to keep the water at the perfect temperature. A tarred road leading up to the property makes access easy. The private vineyard of about 0.5 ha's, provide an ideal setting for enjoying perfect summer days enjoying sipping your wine of choice and the feeling that you are a wine barron. The vineyard will have to be replaced though, should you want to have the fruits of your labour, so you can choose your favorite cultivar. Currently it is kept tidy by the current owners and kept for aesthetic reasons.
This is a smart home. The house has been upgraded with fully backed-up power solutions for living totally off the grid when required, housing a 0.3kw Five Star Hybrid Solar System Inverter with 2 x 200AH batteries and 5 solar panels. The inverter supports a generator input so the house water pump can operate. 2 x SunSync 12 Kw inverters with 2 x Dubble Lithium Batteries. The 38 roof Solar Panels, is the main back-up system. There is a borehole and a greywater & purification system, removing the limestone in the water. Water feeds to 5,000 litre limestone filter and then to 5,000 litre storage tank with ultra violet heating panels. There is also a septic/sewage treatment system - Clarus Fusion ZF 1440 (5000 LPD). The house and some of the neighbours have 24 hour AIM security patrols and options is being investigated for a s more sophisticated alternative.
Let's look at the practicalities of the costs:
-Rates: R902 plus the business property of R1,999: Total of R2901.
-Refuse removal Rural: R664.
-Theewaterskloof Scheme Water Quota: R5,300 m³ per annum. Annual costs around R3000 p/a.
-Eskom: Three phase power system with average monthly charges of around R11,000 p/m.
-Zoning: Agricultural
This prestigious villa, with its sense of grandeur, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Should you want a premium Guesthouse, the main manor can be used as part of the Guesthouse, with nine rooms in total. (The Furniture with exception of a few personal items, can be bought, should you want to have a fully furnished home/guesthouse. It is a VAT Transaction.) Please contact me to schedule a private viewing of this masterpiece and to start your new chapter in the Stellenbosch Winelands.