South Africa: The newly-created Leeu Collection is to open two boutique hotels in the Western Cape winelands.
South Africa: The newly-created Leeu Collection is to open two boutique hotels in the Western Cape winelands.
Leeu House and Leeu Estates are just under an hour’s drive from Cape Town.
The Leeu Collection is a wine tourism initiative entrepreneurial industrialist Analjit Singh – Leeu is the Afrikaans word for lion, as is Singh in Sanskrit.
Leeu House, opening in the last quarter of 2015, will be a five-star 12-room boutique hotel, situated on the main road in Franschhoek, within walking distance of award-winning restaurants, art galleries and boutiques.
The property features a conservatory, terrace, lounge and gardens with a 15-metre heated outdoor pool.
Leeu Estates, which will open shortly after Leeu House, will be a 20-room five-star boutique hotel set in 68 hectares of vineyards, landscaped gardens and fynbos (indigenous) vegetation in the valley of Franschhoek, between the mountain and river, a five-minute drive from Franschhoek village.
At the heart of Leeu Estates will be the refurbished 19th century Manor House with six suites, as well as The Library, The Living Room, The Dining Room and Garden Terrace public areas. The other 14 guest rooms will be located close by, adjacent to the Amala Spa, and in cottages dotted throughout the gardens.
Leeu Collection’s president of business operations is Hector de Galard, who has worked with Amanresorts, CampbellGray Hotels and the One&Only group.
Matthew Smith, general manager of the two Leeu properties, has a background in hospitality, having run Sol Kerzner’s private property and spent eight years at Ellerman House in Cape Town.
“Analjit Singh is passionate about South Africa, its energy and sense of place,” said de Galard. “The team involved in the Leeu portfolio share this excitement and are set on creating world-class experiences in a luxurious environment.”
www.leeucollection.com
