The hotel has two swimming pools, a Jacuzzi and a boules court. Vineyard walks are very popular and an 18-hole golf course and horse-riding facilities are both less than 10 minutes away.

GOLFING IN THE WINELANDS
From its location in a beautiful and peaceful corner of the Devon Valley, just outside Stellenbosch, the Devon Valley Hotel offers golfers the ideal home-base from which to explore the surrounding area and play some of the best golf courses in the Western Cape. Within an easy driving distance radius of 10 to 30 minutes from the hotel, golfers can enjoy a choice of at least eight excellent golf estates. The options within this radius are DevonVale, De Zalze, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Pearl Valley, Erinvale, Strand and Kuilsriver. The Devon Valley Hotel offers memorable golfing holidays with the comfort and luxury of 4 star accommodation enclosed by working vineyards - no better way to enjoy golfing Winelands style!

SUN, SURF & SAND
As the Devon Valley Hotel is situated in the very heart of the Winelands region and uniquely positioned in its own working SylvanVale Vineyard, guests find themselves surrounded by lush gardens and vineyards and basically everything that celebrates the fine art of wine making. If however, they wish to enjoy a day out on the beach, it is only an easy 20 kilometre's drive to the nearest beach at Strand (about 20-25 minutes' drive). A further 5 kilometre along the coast, is Gordon's Bay and the ever popular Bikini Beach, adjacent to the harbor and yacht club. Boating and fishing can be done from the harbor and swimming in Gordon's Bay's beach area is probably the safest of all the False Bay beaches. Guests can enjoy long, leisurely walks along the Strand beach or opt for the more active beach activity options of swimming, boogie-boarding, surfing, paddle-skiing, kite-surfing and sailing.

PETANQUE
The ancient French game of Petanque is played with metal balls or "boules" on a gravel surface and has recently become extremely popular in the Winelands with many of the top wine estates fielding their own teams. Between two and eight people can play at once and the game is suitable for all ages and skill levels. The hotel's purpose built Petanque court is situated under the trees below the terrace area.

WINE TASTING
Situated on a producing wine estate, we pride ourselves both on our cellar and on our knowledge of and contacts in the wine industry. We can arrange tutored wine tasting afternoons at the Hotel (where we usually offer a tasting of 8 to 12 of the finest Devon Valley wines combined with local hand made and farm cheeses) or private tastings and cellar tours at many nearby estates. For your convenience, these can also be arranged outside normal hours. Tutored wine and cheese tastings range between R40 to R60 per head.

VINEYARD WALKS
Our front desk will be happy to map out a variety of vineyard walks, offering spectacular views of the valley and the Helderberg Mountains in the distance. As a result of the numerous Protea plantations nearby, the bird-life in Devon Valley is especially varied and prolific. For the more serious hiker, the Stellenbosch Vineyard Hiking Trail starts at the Oude Libertas Amphitheatre, near the entrance to the Devon Valley Road and meanders for between 12km and 24km over the Papegaaiberg and through the vineyards all the way to Kuilsriver.

MUSIC
Music is a strong theme at the Devon Valley, with pianos in the dining room and lounge and local classical and jazz musicians perform regularly at the Hotel. The Hotel sponsors the wonderful Abonquondisi Brothers from nearby Kayamandi whose beautiful and moving a capella singing of traditional Xhosa and Zulu songs has delighted audiences throughout South Africa and abroad.