Gatehouse Cottage Unit 5A

This charming double-storey thatched cottage is a unit in the fabulous Steynshoop Valley Lodge and is very close to its extensive sporting facilities (tennis court, pool, full size billiard room, etc) and its guest braai/gazebo complex. There is a small walled garden and outside shower. It has superb views overlooking the mountain range, the Homestead and the quadrangle. The bed arrangement can be either double or twin single, with a day bed in the lounge for children under the age of 12. Other things to note Activities on the Steynshoop estate include: Swimming (2 pools) Volleyball Badminton Croquet Tennis (all-weather flood-lit court) Billiards (full-size table) Braai and outside seating (gazebo) facilities Walking & Hiking On the adjoining Steynshoop Mountain Lodge, which is under the same ownership as Steynshoop Valley Lodge and is in a proclaimed nature reserve, full of indigenous forest, bush and extensive game, there are a variety of walks from 2-4 hours, including magnificent mountain hikes. The area includes thousands of natural protea trees. By prior arrangement longer hikes with a guide provided by the Lodge may be made over the extensive adjoining properties owned by the Mountain Club of South Africa, which includes famous sites such as the Castle Gorge. Wildlife Steynshoop Mountain Lodge has extensive natural game including bushbuck, nyala, mountain reedbuck, baboons, monkeys, kudu, warthog and leopard. Bird Watching At Steynshoop Mountain Lodge there is prolific bird life - for example there are frequent sightings of Cape Vultures, of which there is a cliff-side nesting colony less than five kilometres from the lodge, and Black Eagles, with a nesting pair near the lodge.