Walking up the ancient stone steps from St James beach, across the deck with it’s picture-perfect blue ocean views and into this charming seaside cottage is like stepping into a painting, or into an artist’s palette.
Belonging to talented floral designers, Chris Willemse and Dané Erwee, it’s not surprising that their style is both eclectic and charming – a balm for the soul.
There’s a sense of Old World, of time slipped by, a return to the simple beach house memories we had as children. Muted pinks give way to warm greys bordered with citron yellow and walls covered in giant vintage world maps. Oil paintings are propped up by shells in bathrooms and a kitchen cupboard is hand veneered in different woods, depicting boat scenes from a harbour.
Book your stay at St James Beach House!
https://www.arthouse-collection.com/stays/st-james-beach-house
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‘Thought-provoking sculptural pieces, local photography and artwork underscore the sense of pause and peace’
Minimalist, considered, curated – these notions have all become design shorthand – but few places deliver on these concepts in their very makeup. STIL in Montagu was created by husband and wife team Martly and Hanno Calitz consciously as a place for guests to find quiet contemplation and a real sense of peace. Designed around Cape Dutch, Scandinavian and Japanese principles, the house heroes simple, clean lines, a lack of clutter, and the purposeful placement of objects and artwork.
Read more https://www.arthouse-collection.com/stays/stil
Contributing writer @julesfreemantle
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‘Villa Verte is a sanctuary where art, sculpture and architecture come together in an exciting and yet restorative space’
Be connected with tranquility on the upper slopes of Hout Bay…
https://www.arthouse-collection.com/stays/villa-verte
Contributing writer @julesfreemantle
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‘Inspired by elaborate nests built by social weavers, it’s a living artwork in itself. Architects said it was impossible. Swen Bachran believed it was. Together they spent five years giving three-dimensional shape to Porky’s hand-drawn sketches’
Stay with us at the 24 000-ha Namib-Tsaris, between the metallic-hued Namib Sand Sea and the Naukluft mountains.
Book your stay https://www.arthouse-collection.com/stays/the-nest-sossus
Contributing writer @pippadebruyn
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Rising up out of the pristine dunes along the Bushman’s River in Kenton-on-Sea is a striking beach-facing home designed by architect Wynand Wilsenach. With views that stretch forever down the rolling dunes of this magnificent unspoilt coastline of the Eastern Cape, it’s no surprise that its owners love spending time here.
Cleverly designed for all seasons, the house has a wonderfully protected back garden with a pool – lantern-lit dinners at night are balmy here – and salty sea breezes flow through the front of the house for coolth in midsummer. Upstairs, the views are staggeringly beautiful, so much so that you’d be tempted not to leave your lounger and simply gaze at the waves crashing rhythmically along the shorelines.
Book Your Stay at Water Lily House!
https://www.arthouse-collection.com/stays/water-lily-house
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Walking up the ancient stone steps from St James beach, across the deck with it’s picture-perfect blue ocean views and into this charming seaside cottage is like stepping into a painting. Or an artist’s palette. Belonging to talented floral designers, Chris Willemse and Dané Erwee, it’s not surprising that their style is both eclectic and charming – a balm for the soul. There’s a sense of Old World, of time slipped by, a return to the simple beach house memories we had as children. Muted pinks give way to warm greys bordered with citron yellow and walls covered in giant vintage maps of the world. Oil paintings are propped up by shells in bathrooms and a kitchen cupboard is hand veneered in different woods, depicting boat scenes from a harbour.
Book Your Stay at St James Beach House!
https://www.arthouse-collection.com/stays/st-james-beach-house
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Staying at The Studio on Castle Street will inspire and delight those who truly appreciate the gifted eye of the curator and collector.
So what brings one of the country’s most talented magazine editors to a lofty apartment in Castle Street in the heart of Cape Town? An unexpected discovery of this huge space in one of the city’s oldest buildings meant that she could happily curate her much-loved collections and books with ease, yet travel whenever she wanted. Without hesitating, she snapped up the space and brought in Etienne Hanekom, one of the Cape’s most creative interior designers (and a previous art director of VISI magazine). Having worked together for years, they transformed the space with ease.
Stay at Studio on Castle Street! https://www.arthouse-collection.com/stays/studio-on-castle-street
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If South Africa’s Stellenbosch Winelands are hailed as the ‘Kingdom of Cabernet’, then the slopes of the Helderberg are surely its royal court.
Stay with us at Oak Manor House, Olive Garden Villa or Views Forever Villa for the true Winelands Escape.
We have no doubt that lovers of fine wine will soon be flocking from around the world to enjoy an authentic stay in this unexpected mountain paradise under the lesser-known peaks of the Helderberg, whether they choose the historic homestead or the two contemporary villas.
Book your stay for this Festive Season! https://www.arthouse-collection.com/stays/oak-manor-house
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An immaculately restored and appointed pair of 160-year-old houses in the pastoral enclave of Montagu, Jonkmanshof 20 and 30 Bath (three doors away in the same street) are the handiwork of chef, interior designer and creative tour de force Jacques Erasmus and his partner Hein Liebenberg. A true labour of love that took years to complete, both houses were renovated with a sensitivity and respect for their architectural heritage that gives them gravitas as well as offering a travel experience to another era.
View Jonkmanshof: https://www.arthouse-collection.com/stays/jonkmanshof-20-bath
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When Molori launched in 2007 it was the epitome of the ‘glamofari’ – a no-expense private villa bolthole that raised the bar and then some, luring the likes of Kate Moss, Nicholas Cage and John Travolta into the Big Five malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve.
A marvellous collaboration between owner, designer, artists and master craftsmen, the transformation of two-dimensional paintings into highly tactile and inviting rugs is not the only reason to visit (game-viewing, cuisine, service are all top drawer) but it sure encapsulates the Setswana meaning of Molori: ‘to dream’.
View Molori: https://www.arthouse-collection.com/stays/molori-safari
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