This year for my birthday I had booked us in overnight at Centre Ville situated in Franschhoek. We selected the venue and room based on the spa bath that was located in the center of the room.
Unfortunately, due to Covid, our arrival was less than perfect. We found ourselves stuck by the front door, with none of the doorbells or phone numbers working. Fortunately another guest announced our arrival to the staff. The owner / host was unfortunately at hospital visiting her Covid positive mother, which accounted for the lack of professionalism upon our arrival.
Our room was everything that the photos depicted on the website. However, one thing I failed to take into consideration was our height! Our room is essentially in the roof of the building, and the slant of the roof proved to be somewhat difficult. My husband managed to hit his head on every single beam.
The other unfortunate thing was the instruction to not make use of the spa jets after 8pm. The noise of the jets would inconvenience the other guests in the old building.
For dinner we made the decision to walk up and down the main road to determine which restaurant was open for business. Again due to the Covid measures this had affected our options of dinner.
We settled on Tuk Tuk Microbrewery. The rugby was on, and played a big part in our selection of the eatery. Their menu is divided into different food types i.e. American, Italian, so you could have starters, mains and desert from a specific type or mix-n-match if you are feeling daring. From dinner, we walked back quickly to Centre Ville through the quiet streets of Franschhoek. We were going to make use of the spa jets of the bath, and we were running out of time.
The bed was comfortable, and we had a good nights rest. We did wake early and took to sitting in the garden. Breakfast was served in the dining room, the room had been transformed into a charming space with the tables beautifully laid. Breakfast consisted of a small buffet of cereals and fruit, followed by a full english breakfast with the eggs done to your liking.
All said and done, it was a great break away from our day to day lives. However, definitely some better research going forward.