Ellerman House

The Classic Rooms at Ellerman House are designed with grey and charcoal tones, creating an elegant and sophisticated space for you to relax in. The spacious rooms feature sprawling double beds, fitted with breathable linen and cosy blankets, with small bedside tables, reading lamps and comfy armchairs. The bedrooms each have their own private en-suite bathrooms with large double basins, a walk-in shower and a spacious bathtub.

The rooms also feature heated floors, a complimentary minibar, air conditioning and a satellite TV. Guests can enjoy the sweeping views of Bantry Bay and the Atlantic Ocean from the room’s large windows.

The Superior House Rooms are luxury hotel rooms with more space than the classic rooms, and an additional seating area with a coffee table for relaxing in front of your huge bay windows that offer 180-degree views of the Atlantic ocean and sandy beaches. The bedrooms include a dressing table with a huge mirror, a drinks table, fireplace, and plush king-size bed with breathable linen and cosy blankets.

The bedrooms each have their own private en-suite bathrooms with a large basin, walk-in shower and a spacious bathtub. The rooms also feature heated floors, a complimentary minibar, air conditioning and a satellite TV.

The 2 Deluxe Spa Rooms feature sliding doors which lead to a shared poolside deck with sun loungers and endless ocean views. This area is only accessible from the two deluxe spa rooms, ideal for two couples travelling together. The spacious bedrooms both have their own private en-suite bathrooms with twin vanities and a large tub. The bedrooms themselves feature huge beds and plenty of room to move about. As with the other rooms, there is underfloor heating, air conditioning, tea and coffee making facilities and a satellite TV.

The Deluxe House Rooms feature a natural colour scheme, each one having its own aesthetic and decorative style. The spacious rooms feature double doors that allow for a light and airy environment and provide access to your own private terrace. The terrace overlooks the beautiful indigenous garden as well as the blue ocean waters and includes a seating area where you can enjoy the spectacular sunsets.

The bedrooms consist of sprawling double beds, fitted with breathable linen and cosy blankets, bedside tables, reading lamps and a seating area with comfy armchairs. Each room has its own private en-suite bathrooms with large double basins, a walk-in shower and a spacious bathtub. The rooms also feature heated floors, a complimentary minibar, air conditioning, tea and coffee making facilities, and a satellite TV.

The Ellerman House Suites are a large space, designed to feel like a home away from home. The suites are sized at around 102.5 square metres, giving guests plenty of space to make themselves comfortable and relax. Each of the suites has its own private terrace with stunning ocean views and overlooking Bantry Bay and the edge of Cape Town. The suites also feature two lounge areas, a dining room and a luxurious bedroom with a plush king-size bed. The bathrooms have twin basins and a large counter with surround mirrors, as well as a walk-in shower, spacious tub, toilet and bidet.

All suites include satellite TV, air conditioning, wireless internet, heated floors, and a complimentary minibar. Guests can also admire some of Ellerman’s prized South African artworks which are on display in the living room.

This idyllic coastal retreat offers guests a large and peaceful space to enjoy Cape Town and the beauty of Bantry Bay. Outside, guests will be able to enjoy the indigenous gardens and beautiful infinity pool. The villa offers easy access to the hotel’s spa which is located directly below the villa.

Villa One is perfect for families, with no age restrictions and plenty of room for children to play. The villa consists of a study, TV lounge, entertainment area and dining room. All of these have access to the balcony where you will find your private pool. The fully-equipped kitchen has a scullery and cold room, and you will be provided with your own hospitality team and personal chef to create mouth-watering meals for you. The top floor of the villa features 3 en-suite bedrooms and a reading room. The master and second bedroom both offer stunning ocean views, and the third bedroom faces out toward the Twelve Apostles mountain range.

Villa Two features modern architecture that complements its surrounding landscape, offering guests beautiful sunset views from the upstairs terrace which features a cosy sunken lounge area and private infinity pool. The second floor also includes an elegant glass-walled foyer that leads to the vast open plan lounge and dining area, with comfy corner sofas and plush armchairs – perfect for snuggling up and enjoying the view.

Guests can craft their own meals in the fully equipped kitchen, with a separate scullery and cold room. Downstairs, the villa has three luxury bedrooms, each with a sweeping open-plan dressing room and access to a private terrace. There is also a bathroom and a separate water closet; and guests can enjoy an evening in the villa’s private cinema, watching a film together as a family.

Ellerman House is home to a private restaurant which is exclusive for guests only. Wake up to a delicious gourmet breakfast on the ocean-view terrace. Lunch and dinner both consist of a la carte options, with a new menu each day, meaning guests will have endless options to choose from. Meals typically consist of a fusion of classic dishes with a local twist.

Ingredients are locally sourced and guests are free to enter the open-plan kitchen and discuss meal options and dietary requirements with the hotel’s chefs. You can also request a specific meal or celebratory menu in order to mark a special date or occasion. The 24-hour guest pantry caters for any midnight snacking needs and includes a range of sweet and savoury treats.

Ellerman House boasts a collection of 7,500 South African wines in their extensive wine gallery. Many of these are rare or special releases and are only made available on the hotel’s wine list once they hit their peak maturity for the optimal tasting experience. The award-winning wine collection showcases South Africa’s 350 years of winemaking, creating a historical and educational journey through local wines and how they have transformed over the years.

Ellerman House uses sophisticated storage with state-of-the-art wine racks and separate, temperature-controlled maturation cellars for both white and red wines. The gallery features a wine library, Brandy Tasting Lounge and Champagne Cellar with a rare selection of vintage Dom Pérignon.

The Ellerman House art collection spans almost 1000 artworks from the mid-nineteenth century until the modern-day. The art within Ellerman House’s collection shows a journey through the cultural shifts of South Africa, depicted in a visual form, telling the story of the country’s social development through the terrible times of apartheid and inequality, to a more progressive and fair rainbow nation.

The Ellerman House collection traces the progress of pioneering work done in the 1930s by a generation of artists, such as Gregoire Boonzaaier, Maggie Laubser and Irma Stern, who were members of The New Group.

Ellerman House Spa rests on the ground floor of Villa One, past the soothing gardens with bubbling water features and beautiful indigenous plants that part to offer stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean. The spa team are highly experienced and can offer a wide range of treatments and therapies for both beauty and relaxation.

There are 3 treatment rooms and an additional couples room. Guests can also enjoy using the sensation shower, sauna and steam room for hydrotherapy, and indulge in a range of massage treatments with global inspiration.

Ellerman House’s fitness centre is small but filled with a vast range of workout equipment, as well as its own sauna and changing rooms. Guests can keep fit with the free weights, bench, treadmill, exercise bike, full-body toning machine, stability balls and exercise mats, as well as the outdoor heated pool which is tucked away on its own terrace.

Enjoy a peaceful reading session with ocean views, while snuggled up to the cosy fireplace or sat out on the viewing terrace. The Ellerman House Library includes a large variety of fiction and non-fiction titles, and magazines. The library also features a computer and printer which can be used by guests at any time. Make the most of your tranquil settings and lose yourself in a story, or take the opportunity to learn more about the local area and its history.

Ellerman House has partnered with Benguela Diamonds to offer guests the chance to take part in a Diamond Safari. This amazing opportunity allows guests to take a private plane to Port Molloth on the West coast of South Africa, where you will be able to dive to the seabed and search through the gravel for these precious stones. The diamonds are sorted from the gravel using a vibrating pan system, and gemstones are retrieved as the heavier stones fall into the pan.

Guests can then learn more about the grading of diamonds and choose which diamond they would like to have cut, polished and set into a piece of jewellery at the design studio in Stellenbosch. The diamond safari is the perfect excursion for couples planning an engagement or celebrating their anniversary.

The diamond safari includes a short stay at a luxury villa, where you will be able to enjoy a Continental breakfast on landing, and a gourmet lunch before your return flight to Cape Town.

Launched by the Harris Family in 2012, The Click Foundation aims to grant primary school children access to technology in order to transform their educational experience and improve facilities so that children can continue to learn and develop without barriers, and in a fun and informative fashion.

The use of online English literacy programmes allows children from underprivileged schools to develop their skills and identify the areas where they need more help from teachers. Children are also becoming more familiar with using technology and reading through a series of fun online activities, improving their employability prospects in the future.

The Click Foundation currently supports ‘over 90,000 learners in 173 schools’, and has ‘created over 340 jobs for youth facilitators’, aiming to reach 1 million learners by 2024.

Ellerman House ArtAngles is an annual event where the hotel hosts a charity art auction and party in order to raise money for supporting the education of local children.

‘To date, the ArtAngels events have raised over R20 million for education in South Africa. The events include a limited auction of fine art pieces kindly donated by some of South Africa’s best artists, the sale of raffle tickets, amazing prizes and fantastic wine, food and entertainment. The proceeds of the charity event are used to buy computers and expand the reach of the Click Foundation in the environments in which they operate.’

Ellerman House works closely with Great Plains Conversation, working to protect the beautiful African landscape and threatened environments in order to help wildlife populations thrive and support local communities. Guests staying at Ellerman House and Great Plains Conservation camps are helping to contribute towards the community enrichment projects and sustainability initiatives that Great Plains runs and supports.

One of these projects is Rhinos Without Borders, which aims to relocate endangered rhinos to areas where they will be able to live safely and breed, aiding their population’s recovery. Great Plains is also working to restore indigenous trees to landscapes across Southern Africa, helping to boost endemic bird and wildlife populations, and their conservation camps educate both students and teachers about the importance of conservation.

‘It all started when five individuals in their 50’s pooled their considerable skills and experience to create innovative, world-class conservation projects in diverse and threatened habitats throughout Africa. Paul Harris, owner of Ellerman House is one of the five individuals and we work closely with Great Plains Conservation, in any areas possible. Their mission is to find the right formula of conservation, communities and commerce that would make a lasting, sustainable difference to the world’s iconic wildlife and wildernesses.’