Winner of AA Accommodation Awards 2005&2006&2007 – Best Boutique Hotel. Situated off Dorp Street (historical main street and village center of Stellenbosch). Explore Stellenbosch on foot from here. Intimate 6 bedroom boutique hotel with first class service and great food. Close to Cape Town (40 min), Franschoek (20 min), Paarl (20 min) Somerset West/ Strand (20 min) and Hermanus (55 min).
Batavia, as well as the Cape of Good Hope, was a place of rendezvous, a meeting place for ships and travellers, a place to gain access to fresh produce and lastly, a place of restoration.
Winner of AA Accommodation Awards 2005&2006&2007 – Best Boutique Hotel. Situated off Dorp Street (historical main street and village center of Stellenbosch). Explore Stellenbosch on foot from here. Intimate 6 bedroom boutique hotel with first class service and great food. Close to Cape Town (40 min), Franschoek (20 min), Paarl (20 min) Somerset West/ Strand (20 min) and Hermanus (55 min).
Batavia, as well as the Cape of Good Hope, was a place of rendezvous, a meeting place for ships and travellers, a place to gain access to fresh produce and lastly, a place of restoration.
Experience the Batavia - reminiscent of the comfortable villas that hosted discerning travellers and lordly merchants in the bygone days of the Dutch East India Company. This boutique hotel is conveniently situated just off Dorp Street, the historic heart of Stellenbosch.
Besides convenient closeness to village life, the Batavia offers five en-suite bedrooms, a comfortable lounge, a dining room where sumptuous breakfasts are served, a meeting room for business travellers who wish to consult in comfort, and a swimming pool in a relaxed garden setting. Original antiques, eastern rugs, ostrich leather furniture, bright bay windows, local artworks, patio views and an excellent selection of wines evoke the richness of the town's Dutch-African heritage.
Various wine boutiques, the university campus and the Eersterivier riverbank walkway offer further variety. Within a hundred meters or so, guests can also experience the town's coffee-shop culture, visit a choice of taverns and enjoy the cuisine of highly rated restaurants. For the business traveller, the central business district and a range of related services are just minutes away.
