Mont Rochelle Hotel & Vineyard

We stayed for 2 nights at the manor house and we absolutely loved it! The property was so beautiful, it was quiet and we almost literally have the entire place to ourselves! Breakfast was sumptuous - the French toast is a must! Service was excellent - guest relations manager Peter made us felt so welcomed! He felt like an old friend you haven’t seen for a while! Hotel provides free shuttle to Franschhoek and that was really convenient! We will definitely be back!

Our third stay at the superb Mont Rochelle and it was just as wonderful as the last two years. Mont Rochelle is the best hotel I have ever stayed in, the staff are friendly and incredibly knowledgeable, the rooms are stunning and obviously the location is amazing!! A massive thank you to Elizma, Annette and Sarah, and all the other staff who go above and beyond my expectations every time we stay. I hope to be fortunate enough to visit another time, but until then, a massive thank you for everything you do. First class everything - if you’re on the fence, just book it, you won’t be disappointed!!

We celebrated a pre-Father's Day evening with a table of eight guests. Unfortunately, the experience was disappointing. I ordered a Margherita, which lacked flavor, balance, and wasn’t chilled adequately—neither my wife, another guest, nor I drank it. Although I mentioned this to the waiter, the response was simply an apology with no further action taken. The beetroot tartare starter was average at best—nothing special. For my main course, I ordered the lamb. It arrived rare with unrendered fat, making it less enjoyable. The mash was only warm, and the accompanying jus was thick and gloopy, certainly not a proper wine jus. While the waiter offered to cook the lamb further, by that time I had already eaten one of the three pieces. No dessert was ordered. The restaurant was busy, and I saw no active manager on the floor—only the waiters attending tables. It was my first time there, but based on this experience, it’s not somewhere I will hurry back to. Overall, the food quality and service did not meet our expectations.