The days are intentionally unscripted at Babylonstoren, leaving guests free to do as they please. Stroll out onto the farm of 300 hectares and see fruit being picked in the orchards or vines being pruned – depending on the season. Enjoy a walk in the remarkable fruit and vegetable garden, pick your own salad or indulge in a meal in the superb restaurant. Pamper yourself with a massage in the spa, stroll along a clivia lined stream, swim in the farm dam, enjoy a session in the gym or harvest with the chef before dinner. Sample some of the excellent wines grown on the slopes around the Simonsberg, possibly the finest terroir for wine in Africa.Babylonstoren lies in the Drakenstein Valley between Franschhoek and Paarl. Surrounded by the Simonsberg, Du Toitskloof and Franschhoek Mountains, Babylonstoren is in the heart of the Cape Winelands. It is 60km from the city of Cape Town and a 45 minute drive from Cape Town International Airport.Cape Dutch architecture is named for the style of the 17th and 18th century Cape of Good Hope. Characteristic features include soft, whitewashed walls of stone or primitive brick, ornate gables and thatched roofs.