Shades of Provence Guest House, Riebeek-Kasteel

shades of provence


	What to do at Shades of Provence We offer our guests the following, at no charge: • Swimming: Guests are welcome to laze around the pool. Towels will be available next to the pool and there is an outdoor shower with hot water. It is quite an experience as you are showering amidst flowers and tree branches. • Boules/pétanque: Boules is one of the favourite pass times of La Provence in France and it is also one of our favourite pass times. We have got two courts - one under the oak tree and one between the guava tree and parking place - where our guests can play and we will supply you with the boules. Boules sets can also be bought from us. • Cycling: There is no better way to explore the town than on a bicycle. We have bikes available for the use of our guests. • Table tennis: We have got a Surita Odendaal signature table which is of the highest quality. We have also got a couple of excellent bats. We don't want our guests to play pingpong with little plank bats, but enjoy a good game of table tennis. • library/reading room: Guests are welcome to sit and read in our library. We have got quite a variety of books. It is also a book exchange where we will buy old books from guests and they can buy books from us. • Bridge Club: We want to encourage bridge players to come and play bridge here. We organize bridge days and can arrange for drinks, cheese platters and cakes to be available at a small fee. • Backgammon Club: We want to encourage backgammon players to come and play backgammon here. We organize backgammon days and can arrange for drinks, cheese platters and cakes to be available at a small fee. At a small fee, the following can be enjoyed at Shades of Provence: • Therapy: Various therapies in our Oak Tree therapy room. • Picnic Lunches: Picnic lunches can be made available if booked in advance. Children Friendly Shades of Provence is children friendly, with lots of things for children to do, like: • A carousel horse • An old fashioned swing • An old fashioned "watervoor" in which they can sail their boats. • Our vegetable garden with the local scarecrow. We encourage children to play around in the garden: water, weed, drink water, pick and eat etc. and get to know the names of the herbs. • Swimming (we do not provide supervision) • Table Tennis • Cycling • Tennis (200m down the road) Corporate team building Shades of Provence would also like to provide a day or weekend venue for businesses for corporate team building or planning. We can provide indoor/outdoor seating for up to 60 people, a laptop and data projector, motivational speakers, meals, refreshments, activities like boules and table tennis and some team building exercises like a treasure hunt in the area, a relay of some sorts, adventure activities in nature or "survivor style" activities.

Shower at poolside at Shades of Provence

Bridge table in library at Shades of Provence

Various activities is presented on the Stoep at Shades of Provence

What to do at Shades of Provence

We offer our guests the following, at no charge:

• Swimming: Guests are welcome to laze around the pool. Towels will be available next to the pool and there is an outdoor shower with hot water. It is quite an experience as you are showering amidst flowers and tree branches.
• Boules/pétanque: Boules is one of the favourite pass times of La Provence in France and it is also one of our favourite pass times. We have got two courts - one under the oak tree and one between the guava tree and parking place - where our guests can play and we will supply you with the boules. Boules sets can also be bought from us.
• Cycling: There is no better way to explore the town than on a bicycle. We have bikes available for the use of our guests.
• Table tennis: We have got a Surita Odendaal signature table which is of the highest quality. We have also got a couple of excellent bats. We don't want our guests to play pingpong with little plank bats, but enjoy a good game of table tennis.
• library/reading room: Guests are welcome to sit and read in our library. We have got quite a variety of books. It is also a book exchange where we will buy old books from guests and they can buy books from us.
• Bridge Club: We want to encourage bridge players to come and play bridge here. We organize bridge days and can arrange for drinks, cheese platters and cakes to be available at a small fee.
• Backgammon Club: We want to encourage backgammon players to come and play backgammon here. We organize backgammon days and can arrange for drinks, cheese platters and cakes to be available at a small fee.

At a small fee, the following can be enjoyed at Shades of Provence:
• Therapy: Various therapies in our Oak Tree therapy room.
• Picnic Lunches: Picnic lunches can be made available if booked in advance.

Children Friendly

Shades of Provence is children friendly, with lots of things for children to do, like:
• A carousel horse
• An old fashioned swing
• An old fashioned "watervoor" in which they can sail their boats.
• Our vegetable garden with the local scarecrow. We encourage children to play around in the garden: water, weed, drink water, pick and eat etc. and get to know the names of the herbs.
• Swimming (we do not provide supervision)
• Table Tennis
• Cycling
• Tennis (200m down the road)

Corporate team building

Shades of Provence would also like to provide a day or weekend venue for businesses for corporate team building or planning. We can provide indoor/outdoor seating for up to 60 people, a laptop and data projector, motivational speakers, meals, refreshments, activities like boules and table tennis and some team building exercises like a treasure hunt in the area, a relay of some sorts, adventure activities in nature or "survivor style" activities.