9 Bedroom House in Plettenberg Bay Central

Dual Mandate

The ocean is the first thing you see and the last thing you stop looking at. Three levels of living step down towards an infinity edge pool that appears to spill into the bay, and every principal room in the house has been oriented to hold that outlook. This is a house built for the way people actually holiday at the coast, with the water in front of you, the braai lit, and enough space that nobody is negotiating for a chair.

Nine bedrooms and nine bathrooms sit across those three levels, four of the bedrooms with their own en suite. The main bedroom occupies its own landing with an en suite and a separate enclosed toilet, sharing that level with two further bedrooms in what becomes a natural family wing. The remaining six bedrooms sit below, which gives visiting guests real independence rather than an afterthought at the end of a passage. A lift serves the levels, and that single feature is what allows grandparents, teenagers and toddlers to occupy the same house comfortably over the same December.

The living areas are deliberately separated so the house never funnels everyone into one room. The main kitchen sits on the middle level with a full scullery behind it, washing machine, dishwasher and tumble dryer included, and the dining room opens straight onto a sea facing patio. The upper level holds a second TV room, a braai area and a balcony. A third lounge with its own bar looks out over the bay from the level between. Three living spaces, three outlooks, no queue for the television.

The pool level is where this property separates itself from its competition. A large entertainment room runs off the double garage, complete with its own kitchen, its own braai and its own bathroom, and it opens directly onto the pool and lawn. It has separate access, so it can be used entirely independently of the main house. For a holiday letting owner that is a real operational advantage. For a family it simply means the pool crowd stays at the pool.

On the views, an honest word. The dining patio outlook is expected to remain. The sea views from the lower bedrooms and the bar lounge are subject to what may be built in front of them, and no seller or agent can guarantee an outlook across neighbouring land. Come and stand in the rooms and judge for yourself, because what is there today is exceptional.

A nine bedroom home this close to the sea, with this much separately accessible accommodation and this much letting potential, is not a property that repeats itself on the market. Call me to arrange a viewing.