Mont Rochelle Fast Facts

General information
Mont Rochelle Hotel & Mountain Vineyards combines the best of the Cape Winelands under one umbrella. We offer a unique venue with luxurious accommodation, an exciting gourmet dining venue, an al fresco restaurant, personalised wine tasting, cellar tours, gourmet wine tasting, horse riding, picnics and the best views in Franschhoek.

Accolades and Awards

Diners Club International Awards – Gold 2009 & Diamond 2011.
5 stars from the National Grading Council 2006 – 2011.
Eat Out Magazine Awards 2010 – Mange Tout: Top 10 Tasting Menu & Top 10 Best Hotel Restaurant.
AA Travel Guides & American Express Accommodation Awards: Gold Achiever 2009.
Winner: Great Wine Capitals – Best of Wine Tourism 2008 & 2009 for Accommodation & Best Restaurant 2009.
Eat Out Magazine People’s Choice Awards 2008 – Mange Tout: Fab Fifteen, Top 10 Hotel Dining & Top 10 Views.
Mont Rochelle Hotel & Mountain Vineyards was voted winner of the Large Hotel category in the 2007 Top 10 Getaway Places competition.

Luxury Accommodation
Overlooking the Franschhoek valley are 16 comfortable rooms and 6 magnificent suites, each individually decorated. En suite bathrooms, telephones, safes, under-floor heating, air-conditioning, wi-fi, mini-bars, DVD players, in-room refreshment facilities are available in each room.

Cap Classique suites 2
Reserve suite 1
Pinotage Suites 3
Cabernet Rooms 6
Merlot Rooms 6
Shiraz Rooms 4

Dining
Mange Tout – an award winning fine dining restaurant situated in the hotel, with spectacular views. The décor is classic Provencal, the menu is elegant with a South African flare. Our chef selects the freshest produce seasonally for our a la carte menu and the degustation menu changes daily, complimenting the fine wines accompanying it.

Country Kitchen – an al fresco restaurant located at the Mont Rochelle wine tasting facility. This relaxed venue caters for all tastes, with Mediterranean style food and platters to enjoy.

Picnic baskets – can be pre-ordered and enjoyed on a blanket in the gardens, vineyards or by the dam.

The Colonial Cigar Bar – serves light snacks, sandwiches and salads daily. This menu is also available to hotel residents at the pool.
Guest services:

Concierge service
Transportation service
Meeting room
Fully equipped fitness centre
Baby sitter by arrangement
Laundry and Dry cleaning
WiFi & business centre
DVD’s available
Mail service
Jacuzzi and sauna
24 hour security
Room service
Outdoor pool

Recreational activities

Spa
Fitness centre
Meeting room
Wine tasting
Wine sales
Vineyard tours
Wine tasting on horseback
Full and ½ day Wine tours
Picnics
Hiking
Mountain biking
Quad biking
Golf
Farmers market on Saturdays
Live Jazz on Friday nights (summer only)
Shopping at the local craft shops and art galleries
Chocolate factory and tasting
Huguenot Museum
Herb Garden

Languages
Languages spoken by our staff include English, Afrikaans and Xhosa

Distances:
Cape Town 80km 1 hour
Cape Town International 65km 45 min
Stellenbosch 30km 25 min
Hermanus 100 km 1.25 hr
Garden Route 400km 4 hours

Transportations, parking and transfers
Private luxury airport transfers
Car rental
24 hour secure parking
Car Rental
Access for coaches

Cellar tours and wine tasting
Cellar tours are conducted at 11h00, 12h30 and 15h00 from Monday to Friday and at 11h00 & 15h00 on Saturday and Sundays. Open on public holidays. Wine tasting is open daily from 10h00 to 19h00.
Private cellar tours and wine tastings can be arranged with our winemaker.
Gourmet wine tastings can be pre-booked: enjoy 4 Mont Rochelle wines, paired with fresh seasonal dishes selected by our chefs al fresco style at the Country Kitchen.

Mont Rochelle wines
Reserve Sauvignon Blanc
Unwooded Chardonnay
Barrel Fermented Chardonnay
Rose
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Shiraz
Artemis – Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinotage, Merlot and Shiraz blend
MIKO Chardonnay
MIKO Cabernet Sauvignon

Weddings
At Mont Rochelle we think that weddings are individual affairs. We do not have standard proposals or menus but will design each couple’s dream wedding according to their specifications. The only perimeters below are due to the size of our venues:
Mange Tout (60 persons), Country Kitchen (60 persons) and Marquee (80 persons). Terms and conditions apply.