There is a new Cape Winelands destination to add to your travel bucket list. Tucked away on a secluded hill on the 67-hectare Brookdale Estate in Paarl, the newly opened The Owners’ Lodge is the wine estate’s latest accommodation offering – designed to offer multi-generational travel groups an exclusive-use retreat defined by privacy, beautiful winelands views and exceptional hospitality.
A Luxury Lifestyle at The Owners’ Lodge
Framed by the extraordinary silhouettes of the Drakenstein Mountains and Paarl Rock, The Owners’ Lodge is the ultimate winelands getaway for groups of up to eight guests, offering all-inclusive accommodation in one of the Cape Winelands’ most beautiful regions. According to Brookdale Estate’s General Manager, Yvonne Coetzee, The Owners’ Lodge is a place where guests can “truly unwind, surrounded by the beauty of the Paarl Winelands. She adds that this exclusive accommodation offering reflects their vision of creating spaces that feel both luxurious and deeply personal.
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Sustainability at the Heart of Brookdale Estate’s New Accommodation Offering
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The design-led lodge comes with four elegantly appointed ensuite bedrooms and generous living spaces that allow natural winelands light to enter the spaces that invite relaxation and connection. Leaning into Brookdale Estate’s philosophy around environmental consciousness, sustainability was one of the guiding principles for the design of The Owners’ Lodge. It comes as no surprise then that the luxury retreat is surrounded by indigenous gardens that blend seamlessly with the natural landscape, supporting local biodiversity while requiring very little irrigation. During construction, locally sourced materials were used wherever possible, including hand-worked stone that was salvaged from a demolition site at the Cape Town Waterfront, as well as reclaimed oak flooring from Paarl. They also used timber from a former warehouse in Wellington and the granite incorporated in the design was sourced from a nearby Paarl quarry. This assisted in reducing transport-related carbon impact.
This philosophy also extends to the destination’s ongoing operations. The off-the-grid lodge reflects eco luxury at its best, with solar power and battery storage ensuring that there is always electricity. Surplus energy is fed back into the national grid as green power. The Owners’ Lodge’s water is sourced from a borehole on the estate and purified on site. In addition, an advanced treatment system returns used water to the water table and surface runoff is recycled into Brookdale Estate’s irrigation system.
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An All-Inclusive, Exclusive-Use Villa
Rates for this all-inclusive luxury retreat include daily breakfast, light lunch and dinner, as well as a private chef and butler. Of course, a stay at The Owners’ Lodge will also come with premium Brookdale wines and selected alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, as well as tea and coffee, filtered water, housekeeping and laundry. Brookdale Estate’s The Bistro is also mere minutes away from the lodge, offering guests an alternative option for elegant, relaxed light lunches or dinners.
Since its launch in 2022, Brookdale Estate has evolved into a must-visit destination that offers understated elegance, natural beauty and warm hospitality. In fact, it’s become a sought-after winelands retreat, celebrated for its character and serene setting. Now, travellers looking for the ultimate Cape Winelands accommodation can book The Owners’ Lodge and experience Brookdale Estate’s magic for themselves.
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