The Best Places to Stay and Do in Stellenbosch
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The best places to stay and do in Stellenbosch, according to the experts: the Forbes Travel Guide, the Michelin Guide, and The 50 have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Leeu Estates comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Stellenbosch NU.
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Haute Cabrière and Spier Wine Farm hold the next two places. The 50 shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with the Forbes Travel Guide next.
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A 24-room country house and working winery sitting on a mountainside estate just outside Franschhoek, Leeu Estates is the kind of place where guests lose track of the day entirely, which seems to be the point. The Cape mountains frame every window, the cellar is on the property, and the wellness and dining programs give you plenty of reasons to never reach the car park. The crowd arrives for a weekend and extends by three days.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
- Michelin Guide 1 Key
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The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Haute Cabrière (this place) 71.400
- #2 Spier Wine Farm 71.400
- #2 Waterford Estate 71.400
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The estate has 21 Cape Dutch gables, which is apparently a record, and wine cellars that have been around forever. Spier is one of Stellenbosch's old-school heritage farms, and the family activity options are genuinely varied: Segway tours through the vines, cycling routes, and self-guided audio walks that frame the farm's history through the lives of 19th-century slaves rather than the usual triumphant founder narrative.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Haute Cabrière 71.400
- #2 Spier Wine Farm (this place) 71.400
- #2 Waterford Estate 71.400
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The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Haute Cabrière 71.400
- #2 Spier Wine Farm 71.400
- #2 Waterford Estate (this place) 71.400