Welcome

Mountain Shadows guesthouse is a historic Cape Dutch manor house set amongst the spectacular Drakenstein Mountains in the heart of the Cape Wine Country. It is the ideal starting point for exploring the beautiful Cape. Visit the wine estates, view abundant birdlife, take spectacular walks, try golfing or simply lounge by the poolside and soak up the peace of the estate. Great food prepared by our superb chef combined with fine wines from the neighboring cellars will ensure that your stay at Mountain Shadows will be memorable. Come and rest in the shadow of the mountain ....and rejuvenate your soul.

Conferences

The Hotel provides an ideal venue for training groups, motivational conferences and company get away's. The facilities are realistically priced to meet the market needs. Break away facilities are available. Mountain Shadow is positioned on vast farm grounds, with forest and bushlands, rolling lawns and it's own river. This makes the hotel an ideal venue for team building events and offers absolute privacy for twelve delegates or more. With vast grounds and a rural ambiance, the hotel lends itself to enjoyable evenings under the oaks with a traditional Braai or barndances in old storerooms.

Hotel Restaurants

This tranquil homestead is under the enthusiastic ownership of Roger and Pauline Butterfield and a talented young chef, Ian Taylorson, who cooks with the passion of Careme and Bocuse, using local farm ingredients.

Homemade spinach linguine sauced with goat's cheese and basil, and calamari steak with ginger vegetables are just two examples of his dishes. raditionalists explore lamb shank braised in red wine with rosemary, or Karoo lamb with balsamic - scented stock and garlic mash. For dinner we had a spicy Thai soup of coconut milk touched with lemon grass, curry and chilli, salmon trout with coriander guacamole, tender quail stuffed with Tuscany sausage, and a finale of lemon desert.
Article in South African Country Life Magazine October 2001, by Pat Kossuth

Accommodation

Spacious en-suite rooms with individual décor and antique furniture, allow for a truly relaxing holiday. Equipped with hair-dryer, telephone, television, safe and fridge, if required, the rooms offer the discerning traveler every comfort.

Sports & Facilities

....listen for the call of the fish eagle, try your hand at bass fishing in our dam, test your handicap on our par 3 golf course, or simply lounge by the pool and soak up the sun and tranquility- and if a golfer, play on one of the many courses within 20 minutes drive.Visit the wine estates, view abundant birdlife, take spectacular walks, try golfing or simply lounge by the poolside and soak up the peace of the estate.