{"id":751933,"date":"2024-02-16T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=751933"},"modified":"2024-02-16T14:52:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T12:52:04","slug":"a-look-at-the-r80-million-grand-baroque-villa-for-sale-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/property\/751933\/a-look-at-the-r80-million-grand-baroque-villa-for-sale-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"A look at the R80 million ‘Grand Baroque’ villa for sale in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An over 20,000 sqm “Baroque Villa” in Knysna, Western Cape is up for sale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite being listed for R72,000,000, this excludes VAT. When adding 15% for VAT, the price rises to R82,800,00. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The property is 200 meters above the Knysna Estuary and The Heads, is surrounded by 20.55 hectares of natural fynbos and mature trees and has views of the Indian Ocean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is currently used as a boutique hotel, hosting weddings, high-profile conventions and private functions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fine and Country<\/a> said that the property is currently a going concern, but it can be turned into a grand residential manor house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The property features eight double suites, all with views of the estuary. There is also a 2-bedroom self-contained owner’s suite on the western wing of the property, which offers complete privacy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also a double-story manager flatlet, which includes a fully self-contained double bedroom and a ground-floor suite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are also large games rooms, a gym room with ladies’ and gents\u2019 cloakrooms, and a multi-purpose hall that can host weddings of up to 250 people or conferences in a cinema style of up to 400 people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also an industrial kitchen, buffet, cold\/dry storage, ducati bar, separate gents’ & ladies’ cloakroom, and disabled facilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given it is a wedding venue, there is a Tuscan-style wedding chapel. There is also a Ferrari bar for smaller functions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, the property is resistant to service delivery failures, as it has 70 solar panels, four inverters, 14 lithium batteries and a generator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also a 650,000-litre underground reservoir and pumps, another 120,000-litre reservoir and two 10,000 water tanks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The property also features ample parking, storage rooms, staff accommodation, boundary walls, access entrances, and retaining walls, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Images of the property can be found below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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