Detached house for sale in Gemini Way, Constantia, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Sole mandate - The luxury of space, endless views and the best of Constantia Upper - together with an additional 3000m² of prestigious, lush, level land (subdivision approval in place), this grand, four-bedroom thatched residence is flanked by a two-bedroom, self-contained cottage with a lounge, cosy mezzanine, and bathroom, and another separate, one-bedroom cottage, en suite. The outdoor pool house, with double volume ceiling, comes complete with a lounge/gym, sauna, steam room and a spacious bathroom, opening onto the large pool through wall-to-wall stack-back doors.

The entrance leads you directly into the formal lounge, with double thatch ceiling, wooden herring-bone floors, large wood-burning fireplace, and doors leading into the garden. Double doors on either end beckon access to a smaller, snug lounge with a closed combustion fireplace and a large, formal dining room on the opposite side, both with generous access into the garden. The huge kitchen, with a dining area, centre island, fitted appliances including a Miele hob, oven, extractor and Miele griller and deep fryer, with granite tops, has a separate scullery/laundry, plus doors leading into the dining room, the entrance hall, the back area and the front garden for total convenience.

A passage to the right of the entrance leads you past the guest cloakroom and into a gorgeous bedroom suite, consisting of king-sized bedroom with doors leading into the garden, a library room/office, a dressing-room, and en suite bathroom. The stairway to the left of the entrance brings you to the top floor which has three big bedrooms, one en suite and a full family bathroom. A sunny, north-facing roof terrace completes this level.

The outbuildings include the double garage, two store-rooms, a gardener’s bathroom, and housekeeper’s quarters, comprising a bedroom/lounge, a kitchen, and a bathroom, with direct access into the house, via a passage into the kitchen.

The private 7716 square metre grounds, accessed down a long panhandle, through two sets of gates, elevated above neighbouring properties, encompasses breathtaking views across the Constantia valley, surrounded by mountains, with the sea in the distance. It includes a children’s play area/jungle gym, on extensive, level, landscaped lawns.

The piece of land with subdivision approval, adjoining the home, besides offering the benefit of even more space, also presents an array of financial possibilities; or retained and banked for the future. There is an additional advantage of having two entrances: From the front and/or the rear of the property.

Additional features include high ceilings, wooden floors, air-conditioning, heated towel rails, a borehole, a huge, sound-proofed generator, great security and total privacy and tranquility. Surrounded by Constantia’s finest wine farms, endless greenbelts for walking, cycling, jogging and horse-riding, all grades of hiking along the mountain slopes, award winning restaurants, top-tier schools, sports clubs, boutique shopping centres, coffee shops and bakeries, etc., catering for all needs and interests.