Boscheuvel
The green side of Table Mountain
6 Bedroom
6 Ensuite bathrooms
Sleeps 12
Pool
Private gym
Sauna
Hot tub
Two acres
Garden & Wellness
Boscheuvel, since 1656
The oldest garden story in Cape Town
Long before Bishopscourt had a name, it had this one. Jan van Riebeeck established a farm on the green slopes behind Table Mountain and called it Boscheuvel. He hedged it with wild almond; that hedge still grows next door, in Kirstenbosch. Three and a half centuries on, Boscheuvel is a six-bedroom villa on the same hillside, redesigned by the architects Matter Studio in curved timber, glass and stone, set between the botanical garden and the mountain.
The original by Don Albert of Sound Space Design, reimagined by the architects Matter Studio. The home unfolds through panoramic glass that frames the garden, the pool and the slopes beyond. An open-plan kitchen anchors the living space, and a curved staircase carries the Willowlamp chandelier up to the walkways above.
The bedrooms
The master bedroom
A king bed turned to the first light over Table Mountain
Bedroom two
King · en-suite · curved glass
Bedroom three
King · en-suite · garden window
Bedroom four
King · en-suite · balcony
The bedroom itself has the view: you wake with the mountain in the window. A freestanding tub under a skylight and a rain shower.
The Cottage
Its own front door
2 bedrooms · both en-suite · private deck
A separate-but-connected unit beside the main home. Two en-suite bedrooms, an open kitchen and lounge, and a private deck over the garden. Space for grandparents, teenagers, or the part of the group who want a little distance.
Cottage bedroom one
King · en-suite · onto the deck
Cottage bedroom two
King · en-suite · garden doors
The rooms keep going outside
Terraces, shaded lounges, and the social front door of the home
Cooking together happens outside: a custom-built Argentinian grill, the Green Egg for smoking, a pizza oven, and a long table on the terrace with the mountain at the end of it.
This beautiful villa along with many others are available to rent
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