Le Quartier Français Fact Sheet

Dining

Protégé, a casual-style fine dining eatery recognises talented young chefs and provides them with an opportunity to put themselves on the map. Guided by Scot, Chef Proprietor of La Colombe, the restaurant offers an experience that the residents can call “home”, the menu is seasonal and highlights fresh and local produce.

Épice is another venture from the La Colombe team. Serving an array of delectably curated dishes, the fine-dining restaurant features a flavour-packed menu inspired by the team’s culinary expedition to India, as well as memories of travels through Spain, Japan, Mexico, Denmark and the US.

At Leeu Estates’ The Dining Room (a sister Franschhoek property), guests staying at any of our Leeu Collection properties can look forward to an avant-garde menu as an exclusive in-house dining option, with dishes that are as authentic as they are innovative. From our gardens to your plate our chefs use the seasons as their inspiration while preparing dishes that are as full of flavour as they are beautiful, with many of the ingredients coming from the Leeu Locally Grown initiative.

Whilst at the end of a scenic pathway, La Petite Colombe (sister restaurant to La Colombe in Constantia), offers a world-class dining experience synonymous with this world-renowned culinary collective.

Great Heart Wine Boutique

The Great Heart Wines Boutique recalibrates the notion of an intimate and personalised wine tasting with availability to sit four guests at a time for Le Quartier Français and Leeu House guests only. Non-resident guests are welcome to enjoy the tasting option by making a booking at Protégé (right across from the Boutique). These wines can also be purchased at the Boutique.

Great Heart Wines is a staff empowerment project of Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines.

Everard Read Gallery – Franschhoek

Its sixth gallery, Everard Read Franschhoek, in partnership with Leeu Collection, is a considered space showing the best modern and contemporary artworks by southern African artists. Adjacent to Le Quartier Français, the gallery includes a sculpture garden for monumental works interspersed with herbs and vegetables, the first of its kind in South Africa. The fresh produce from the garden features on the menus of the Leeu Collection’s restaurants.

Leeu Spa

Set within the gardens, vineyards and art of Leeu Estates, Leeu Spa is a quiet expression of place. Here, intentional architecture, natural light, and views across the Franschhoek Valley create space to pause and return to yourself. Every detail - from tranquil treatment rooms and water spaces to rituals shaped by skilled hands - has been considered with care. Rooted in presence, craftsmanship and the restorative intelligence of touch, Leeu Spa invites you not to become someone new, but to remember what has always been within.

All spa guests are welcome to use the Infra-red Sauna and plunge pool.

Facilities include:

• Four treatment rooms, comprising of three couples treatment rooms and one single treatment room
• His and hers changing rooms and an Infra-red Sauna
• Heated plunge pool overlooking a tranquil lily pond

Leeu Gym

The spacious gym with its premium TechnoGym fitness equipment offers framed views of the majestic mountains. The gym, which caters exclusively to resident Leeu Collection guests, is open seven days a week, from 07h00 to 19h00.

Equipment includes:

• Professional treadmill for effective cardiovascular training
• Professional exercise bike combining comfort and performance
• Crossover – the latest addition to the Excite+ line combines lateral movement and total body training for maximum results
• Vario – cardiovascular equipment that follower the user’s pace and adapts to the desired movement
• Plurima – intuitive and safe to use, this modular, compact and versatile system allows complete body training for both muscular toning and strength improvement

Leisure Facilities

• Serene and secluded, beautifully landscaped gardens with strategically placed sculptures
• A 15-metre (49-foot) swimming pool with mountain views
• Leeu Spa on Leeu Estates
• Great Heart Wine Boutique
• Large chessboard
• Everard Read Franschhoek, adjacent to the hotel
• Picnics on Leeu Estates
• Guided Art and Garden Walks at Leeu Estates
• Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines Wine Studio on Leeu Estates
• Nature trails (river, mountain and vineyard) on Leeu Estates
• Everard Read Leeu Estates on Leeu Estates

Climate

Franschhoek enjoys a mild Mediterranean climate characterised by warm summers (average temperatures range from 15°C to 30°C/60°F to 85°F) and cool winters with some rainfall (average temperatures range from 8°C to 19°C/48°F to 66°F). It is the perfect destination for ‘swallows’, as summer falls during the northern hemisphere’s winter.

WHAT TO PACK Layering is the way to go as weather can turn from warm during the day to cold at night in both summer and winter. Summer: A swimsuit is essential, along with a sun hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, and cool, light clothing. Light jackets or sweaters are recommended for the evenings. Winter: Daytime clothing can be lighter, but evenings require woollens.

Reservations

Children are welcome and can be accommodated in cots and on sofa beds in selected rooms.

We accept American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and Visa.

Check-in 14h00  |  Check-out 11h00

Hotel +27 (0) 21 876 2151
Reservations +27 (0) 21 492 2222
Email reservations@leeucollection.com

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