Fancourt South Africa
Renowned for its putting greens, Fancourt offers much more than just golf.
It is 6:07am on a Friday morning. A sudden loud thump jolts me out of my sleep. I look around to see that neither my husband nor daughter have been catapulted from their beds and realise it’s probably a stray golf ball that hit the roof or an Egyptian goose that lost its way.

We had left home the day before and instead of driving for five hours, departed with Airlink from Cape Town to George. A mere 50 minutes later after a snack and drink on board the plane, we arrive at George Airport.
Brian from Fancourt is waiting at the airport to transfer us to our destination and along the way, the beautiful bougainvillea?s that adorn the surrounding fencing give us a taste of what to expect; perfectly manicured lawns and flower beds. We are met at reception by Michelle van der Westhuizen, who proceeds with our check-in and once that is done, Brian drives us in a golf cart to our 1-Bedroom Suite, Room 528. It is one of the upstairs dwellings and the view over the golf course is magnificent.

Our Suite is large, with a separate lounge area where our daughter will be sleeping in her own bed. She loves the Fancourt Kidz embroidery on her duvet cover and wishes she could already go to sleep. Our room is decorated in stylish shades of grey with contrasting purple furnishings and the en-suite bathroom is a haven of tranquility with tiled floors, underfloor heating and even a bidet.

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