5 Bedroom House in Hyde Park

This property of 5,675 sqm is in an exclusive, secure enclave in Hyde Park. There are glorious huge trees, a stream flowing into a lovely koi pond, rolling lawns, solar-heated swimming pool, tennis court, borehole with filtered water to house and garden.

The family home, with a Cape feel, has solid wood doors and window frames, wrought iron chandeliers, some wood flooring. The reception area, with a wrought iron and crystal chandelier, opens to a fitted study, plus a TV room with doors onto the garden, on one side, and a reception lounge on the other. It flows through to the large formal lounge and covered entertainment patio.

The formal lounge has a wood fireplace with moulded surround, an elegant antique-finish bar counter and fittings with four stools, three sets of French doorswindows opening to the garden on one side, plus stacking doors to the patio.

The patio has roll-down blinds on three sides, a fitted braai with serving surfaces on each side and a central chandelier. There is a staircase down to a basement pool roomentertainment room, with fireplace, which could also be a wine cellar.

The elegant dining room has a central chandelier and is adjacent to the spacious kitchen, which features wood and granite surfaces, a central island with cupboards and drawers below, a gas hob, electric oven and extractor fan, two skylights and French doors onto the garden. The scullerylaundry has fittings matching the kitchen and space for three appliances plus a second refrigerator.

There are five bedrooms - two are downstairs and share a bathroom with a bath, shower, a vanity and basin with cupboards below, toilet. Three bedrooms are upstairs. The main suite has a large bedroom that opens onto a sizeable balcony, two dressing rooms and a spacious bathroom with a bath, a vanity with two basins and cupboards below, a shower and toilet. The second upstairs bedroom, with fitted cupboards, opens onto its own balcony. The adjacent bathroom has a bath with a hand shower, a granite vanity and basin, shower and toilet. The third bedroom has an en-suite shower room, with a shower, basin and toilet.

There are two staff bedrooms with a central dining roomkitchen and a bathroom, plus a staff shower room. Four garages.

A large generator runs the whole property in a power outage. Solar heating for the swimming pool. Borehole with 10,000 litre tank, plus filtration for water to both house and garden, sixteen cameras, very spacious parking. The secure road has two guardhouses with 24-hour guarding, plus a patrol car.