GARDEN
Roy maintains the garden. His team comes on a Thursday morning and Eve will let them in.
POOL ROOM
Folding doors
The doors of the pool room fully open.
The middle two doors fold back and need to click into the hooks at the bottom of the next door before opening the remaining doors that fold in on themselves.
Pool plates and glasses
You will find picnic/plastic plates, glasses in the kitchen area in the pool room, above the fridge. All are dishwasher safe. We find these good for around the pool as the Franschhoek winds have a tendency to blow everything over.
POOL, POOL SERVICE AND OUTDOOR SHOWER
Pool service and maintenance
The pool is a treated salt water pool, not chlorine.
Sylvia maintains the pool. Sylvia and her team come on a Thursday morning and Eve will let them in.
Electronic pool cleaner
NOTE: there is an electronic pool cleaner on a timer in the pool. This activates twice per day. Please do not remove totally from the pool as the motor will continue to run and will burn out if not connected. But you can remove on a temporary basis if it is your way when swimming.
If the pool cleaner becomes detached, then reconnect the hose but ensure that it is submerged so that there is no air in the tubing. If the pool cleaner is not working, then please call Christy who will ask Sylvia to come and fix it.
The pool scoop for in-between pool services is kept at the right hand side of the pool house.
Pool cover
To limit evaporation from the pool, particularly in the summer months when there are water restrictions in Franschhoek, please use the bubble cover at night.
Outdoor shower
The outdoor shower is on the right hand side of the pool house (as you face it from the main house).
Pool towels
Pool towels are provided. These are the multi-coloured partly striped towels in the laundry room.
BIKES
We are keen cyclists as you will see from the bikes in the pool room. Sadly, these are not for sharing! But if you would like to cycle whilst you are here, Franschhoek Cycles rents bikes and can suggest to you some great scenic trails to follow e.g. over the Berg River Dam.