Skydance Villa

A 6-bedroom, 6-bathroom family villa in Constantia, Cape Town, set in a mature garden under Table Mountain with a pool and pool room, a gym, a study and...

Location: Constantia, South Africa

6 bedrooms, sleeps 12.

Price: From $3,259 per night

A six-bedroom family house in Constantia, the green suburb draped over the eastern slopes of Table Mountain. It is inland and residential, so the outlook is mountain, vineyard and garden rather than sea. Four of the six bedrooms have their own en suite and two twin rooms share a bathroom between them, which is the line most families sort along anyway. The sixth bedroom sits inside the pool room with an extra-length queen and a shower of its own. Around all of it is a mature garden running back to the treeline, with a pool, a gym, a study and electronic safes fitted in the rooms. Constantia is the trade: quiet and green instead of coastal, with the oldest vineyards in the Cape a few minutes down the road, Kirstenbosch about six minutes by car, and the city centre a twenty-minute drive. | Location: Constantia, South Africa | Bedrooms: 6 | Guests: 12 | Price: From $3,259 per night | Top Amenities: Swimming pool, Pool room, Mountain views | Best For: Families of up to 12, Winelands-based Cape Town stays, Child-friendly group trips

Skydance is a six-bedroom family house in Constantia, the green suburb on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain where the oldest vineyards in the Cape still run. It is inland and residential, so the outlook is mountain and garden rather than ocean. Four of the six bedrooms have their own en suite and two twin rooms share a bathroom between them. There is a pool with a pool room beside it, a gym, a study, electronic safes in the rooms, and a mature garden running back to the treeline. It was set up for families and it shows.

Constantia, Under the Mountain

Constantia is the quiet side of Cape Town: green, residential, given over to wine estates rather than beach clubs, with the eastern slopes of Table Mountain standing over the valley. Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden is 2 km away, about six minutes by car rather than a walk, and Groot Constantia and the rest of the valley estates are about ten. The city centre is a twenty-minute drive and Muizenberg, the nearest beach, is about the same in the other direction. This is a base for a family that wants space and calm and is content to drive to the coast. Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, 2 km, about 6 minutes by car. Constantia wine estates including Groot Constantia, 4 km, about 10 minutes. Muizenberg Beach, 12 km, about 20 minutes. Cape Town city centre, 15 km, about 20 minutes. Table Mountain cableway, 13 km, about 22 minutes. Cape Town International Airport, 20 km, about 25 minutes

Six Bedrooms, Four En Suite

The sleeping plan matters here because it is not uniform. On the first floor are the master with a king and an en suite of bath and shower, a queen room with an en-suite shower, and two twin rooms that share a bathroom between them, each holding one single plus a pull-out single. On the ground floor are a second queen with bath and shower, and a sixth bedroom that sits inside the pool room with an extra-length queen and its own shower. One king, three queens and four singles sleeps twelve exactly. A dedicated study covers anyone working the trip, and electronic safes are fitted in the rooms. 6 bedrooms sleeping 12: one king, three queens, four singles. Four bedrooms are en suite. Two first-floor twin rooms share a bathroom between them. Bedroom 6 is inside the pool room, extra-length queen with an en-suite shower. Dedicated study and a gym in the house. Electronic safes fitted in the rooms. Child-friendly layout throughout

Pool, Garden, Treeline

The garden is the reason families take this house. It is mature and private, running back toward the treeline with the mountain behind it, and the pool sits in the middle of it with the pool room alongside. Outdoor dining is set up in the garden rather than on a narrow terrace, and the layout is child-friendly throughout, which is the difference between watching the children and letting them play. The garden, not the terrace, is where the days here are spent. Swimming pool in a mature private garden. Pool room beside the pool, which also holds the sixth bedroom. Garden running back to the treeline. Mountain outlook from the garden. Outdoor dining and lounge areas. Space for small children to play away from any road

Winelands and Gardens

Constantia puts the wine on the doorstep. Groot Constantia and the other valley estates are about ten minutes away, most of them set up for a long lunch with children in tow, and Kirstenbosch is six minutes away for a morning in the gardens. The Table Mountain cableway is twenty-two minutes on the far side of the mountain, and Muizenberg is the nearest beach at about twenty minutes. Our concierge team arranges winelands tours, a private chef at the house, babysitting and transfers, so a parents-only evening takes a phone call rather than a plan. Constantia wine estates, about 10 minutes away. Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, about 6 minutes by car. Muizenberg Beach, about 20 minutes. Table Mountain cableway, about 22 minutes. Winelands tours and private chef nights on request. Babysitting and transfers through our concierge team

Concierge and Babysitting

Concierge service comes with the stay and covers the Constantia end of the trip. That means a private chef for one night or for the week, winelands tours across the valley, Kirstenbosch and Table Mountain trips, airport and city transfers, and babysitting, which is the request that comes up most from groups traveling with small children. Anything can be set up before arrival or during the stay, and support runs 24/7 by WhatsApp and phone. Concierge service included with the stay. Private chef on request. Babysitting on request. Constantia winelands tours on request. Airport and city transfers on request. 24/7 support by WhatsApp and phone

Best For

Multi-generational families of up to 12. Families who want the winelands rather than the coast. Groups with small children who need a safe garden. Travelers who want a study and a gym in the house. Longer Cape Town stays with a car