Grande Roche Hotel

Overview

Location: South Africa–>Western Cape–>Cape Winelands
Accommodation Type: Hotel
Comfort Level: Luxury

Good For: Solo, Couple/Romantic, Family |

The opulent Grand Roche is a meticulously restored 18th century hotel at the foot of Paarl Rock. As guests enter the gates, they are transported into a tranquil and serene space. The magnificent Cape Dutch homestead epitomises luxurious elegance, with crystal chandeliers, French drapes, marble columns, and burbling fountains.

Grande Roche is the only South African member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World. Situated amidst orchards and vineyards, the stylish hotel offers guests unparalleled levels of service, comfort, award-winning cuisine, and sumptuously luxurious accommodation.

Five mountain passes wind through orchards and vineyards into Paarl, offering majestic scenery.  This is the third oldest town in South Africa, located just 60 km from Cape Town, and is named after the gigantic granite outcrop, the second largest in the world, which shimmers like a pearl as a backdrop to the town. The town was first settled by French Huguenots in 1688.

Accommodation

Grande Roche offers a variety of suites, all with exquisitely luxurious decor, for guests to choose from. The eighteen cape colonial-styled Terrace Suites are grouped in threes and scattered around the estate, with private terraces and glorious views across the vineyards.

The four Studio Suites, once the farm’s coach and carriage houses, have been lovingly restored and beautifully decorated. Each of these suites has an integrated lounge and a private terrace or lawn. There are five Duplex Suites, which were previously the old slave quarters. These spaces have been transformed into luxurious accommodation with a large lounge on the ground floor, and an expansive bedroom with glorious views across the gardens on the upper level.

The Luxury Garden Suite has a king-size bed, a lounge and secluded sun-terrace, and an enclosed patio. The spacious bathroom features a double shower and spa bath.

More Info

Children:
Children of all ages are welcome at Jock Safari Lodge .Rooms accommodating children sharing with parents contains one sleeper couch per room or on request cots are available .
Children under the age of 16 years are not permitted on any walking safaris.
Child minding services are available upon request and can be arranged at an additional cost .

Gates
The Kruger National park prohibits the use of roads within the park once the gates are closed. Guests, therefore, need to be at their destination by the time the gates close.

Directions

Self-dive instructions:

From Johannesburg

Take the N12 national road to Witbank which becomes the N4 national road. Follow the N4 through Nelspruit and Malelane. About 2 km outside Malelane, take the turn-off to enter the Kruger National Park at the Malelane Gate where an entrance fee is payable. Please have your confirmation or voucher with you.
Once you enter Malelane gate, drive straight on the H3 road, for about 37 km and turn left at the “Jock Safari Lodge” sign. Then a 3 km dirt road and you are at the lodge. Distance from Johannesburg: +/- 458 km

Note:The camp is situated half way between Skukuza and Malelane gates approximately 35 km in both directions with only 3 km of dirt road. Due to the rules and regulations of the Kruger National Park, nobody is allowed on any Kruger National Park roads during the period of gates being closed. Therefore, guests must be at their destination by the time the gates close.

GPS Co-ordinates:
S 25’ 13.059’ | E 031’ 33.850’