SOLE MANDATE - An amphitheater of views plus the authentic lifestyle of Constantia Upper - a country feeling amidst the pleasures of the city of Cape Town's glorious gifts.

This grand, four-bedroom thatched residence is flanked by a two-bedroom, self-contained cottage with a lounge, cozy mezzanine, and bathroom, and another separate, one-bedroom cottage, en suite. The outdoor pool room, with double volume ceiling, comes complete with a lounge/gym, sauna, steam room and a spacious bathroom, opening onto the large pool through wall-to-wall stack-back doors.

The entrance leads you directly into the formal lounge, with double thatch ceiling, wooden herring-bone floors, large wood-burning fireplace, and doors leading into the garden. Double doors on either end beckon access to a smaller, snug lounge with a closed combustion fireplace and a large, formal dining room on the opposite side, both with generous access into the garden. The huge kitchen, with a dining area, centre island, fitted appliances including a Miele hob, oven, extractor and Miele griller and deep fryer, with granite tops, has a separate scullery/laundry, plus doors leading into the dining room, the entrance hall, the back area and the front garden for total convenience.

A passage to the right of the entrance leads you past the guest cloakroom and into a gorgeous bedroom suite, consisting of king-sized bedroom with doors leading into the garden, a library room/office, a dressing-room, and en suite bathroom. The stairway to the left of the entrance brings you to the top floor which has three big bedrooms, one en suite and a full family bathroom. A sunny, north-facing roof terrace completes this level.

The outbuildings include the double garage, two store-rooms, a gardener's bathroom, and housekeeper's quarters, comprising a bedroom/lounge, a kitchen, and a bathroom, with direct access into the house, via a passage into the kitchen.

The private 4000 square metre grounds, accessed down a long panhandle, through two sets of gates, elevated above neighbouring properties, encompasses breathtaking views across the Contantia valley, surrounded by mountains, with the sea in the distance. It includes a children's play area/jungle gym, on extensive, level, landscaped lawns.

Additional features include high ceilings, wooden floors, air-conditioning, heated towel rails, a borehole, a huge, sound-proofed generator, great security and total privacy and tranquility. Surrounded by Constantia's finest wine farms, endless greenbelts for walking, cycling, jogging and horse-riding, all grades of hiking along the mountain slopes, award winning restaurants, top-tier schools, sports clubs, boutique shopping centres, coffee shops and bakeries, etc., catering for all needs and interests.