Fleur du Soleil Boutique Guesthouse #AWorkOfArt
Between the walls of Fleur du Soleil Boutique Guesthouse, the guest experience truly is a work of art – perhaps the double masterpiece of merging a Monet with a Kentridge.
A taste of Saint-Tropez in Africa? S’il vous plait! Where these worlds meet, you find ukubaleka (‘escape’ in Xhosa).
Once a minuscule fishing village, Saint-Tropez has long been the playground of oligarchs, rappers and supermodels. Its old-fashioned charm, with dreamy vineyards and the Provençal countryside climbing the Massif des Maures, holds an everlasting appeal.
About 12 300 kilometres southeast of the French Riviera, near the tip of Africa, uber-chic Franschhoek is nestled amid the Drakenstein Mountains and Franschhoek Wine Valley. Originally a breeding ground for elephants, then a settlement for 17th-century French Huguenots, it’s now celebrated as one of the world’s leading food and wine capitals.
Linking these two worlds, Fleur du Soleil Boutique Guesthouse is a flamboyant oasis blessed with the art of forward-thinking, old-school hospitality. Here, the extraordinary becomes everyday. Meaning ‘escape’ in the local dialect Xhosa, what this French-inspired guesthouse offers by means of ukubaleka is an authentic African experience.
Underpinned by the familiarity of European refinement, it takes the concept of far-flung holidaying into the realm of recuperation and rejuvenation. The detail in every one of our five Baroque-meets-Haussmannesque suites – from the light fittings to decorations, fabrics to linens, artwork to furniture; from the dining cutlery to staff uniforms, down to your complimentary bathroom toiletries – everything is locally sourced, created by Franschhoek artists, designers and craftspeople.
When you find your footing between two cultures, you get the best of both worlds. The joy at Fleur du Soleil lies in the multitude of invisible details painstakingly attended to by the owners and staff. This heartfelt precision leaves you, their guest, free to feel valued – and, most importantly, cared for.
Ubomi obuhle, it’s a beautiful life!
