Flycatcher Castle
Graskop
Guest house
(6
rooms)
(3 customer reviews)
Welcome to Flycatcher Castle, your fantasy escape within the Lowveld. The Castle is perched on the edge of the Drakensburg escarpment, centrally situated in Mpumalanga.
Flycatcher Castle in itself boasts a work of art, sculpted first as a model by Manie Connoway who gained inspiration from the St.
Colamba Presbyterian Church in Parkview, Johannesburg and Castle Nuovo in Napels, Italy. A great variety of antique furniture, ornaments and art within the castle have been collected throughout Southern Africa and other continents, creating a grand masterpiece. Examples include sandstone corner blocks and old farmhouse yellow wood beams from the Free State, entrance doors from Belgium, spectacular Art Deco windows from the old Afrox building in downtown Johannesburg and dazzling Art Deco light fittings.
The accommodation consists of five individually decorated suites named after classical composers.
In-room facilities: Air-conditioning.
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Flycatcher Castle
Graskop
Guest house
(6
rooms)
(3 customer reviews)
Welcome to Flycatcher Castle, your fantasy escape within the Lowveld. The Castle is perched on the edge of the Drakensburg escarpment, centrally situated in Mpumalanga.
Flycatcher Castle in itself boasts a work of art, sculpted first as a model by Manie Connoway who gained inspiration from the St.
Colamba Presbyterian Church in Parkview, Johannesburg and Castle Nuovo in Napels, Italy. A great variety of antique furniture, ornaments and art within the castle have been collected throughout Southern Africa and other continents, creating a grand masterpiece. Examples include sandstone corner blocks and old farmhouse yellow wood beams from the Free State, entrance doors from Belgium, spectacular Art Deco windows from the old Afrox building in downtown Johannesburg and dazzling Art Deco light fittings.
The accommodation consists of five individually decorated suites named after classical composers.
In-room facilities: Air-conditioning.
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Rooms and Rates
Mozart Royal
(1
unit)
from
R1550
p.u
per unit
Details
Description:
ROOM ONLY. Breakfast and Dinner on request and additional charges.Most spacious and situated away from the four luxury suites, the Mozart is purely grand and ideal for the honeymoon couple and the celebration of a dreamy occasion. The large round bathroom (in the middle tower) boasts a couple-sized bath with a fine view.
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Facilities:
- Air Conditioning
- Hairdryer
- Heater
- No Smoking
- Safe
- View
- Bed Linen supplied
- Towels
Verdi Deluxe
(1
unit)
from
R1550
p.u
per unit
Details
Description: ROOM ONLY. Breakfast and Dinner on request and additional charges The Verdi catches the first sun rays of the morning. Its décor and colour scheme depicts serenity in shades of greenish-blue and soft purple. The very spacious shower area offers a magnificent outlook over the wetland.
Facilities:
- Air Conditioning
- Hairdryer
- Heater
- No Smoking
- Safe
- View
- Bed Linen supplied
- Towels
Puccini Deluxe
(1
unit)
from
R1550
p.u
per unit
Details
Description: ROOM ONLY. Breakfast and Dinner on request and additional charges The Puccini is ideal for tall people because the brass bed allows for 'long comfort'. It has a definite masculine feel to it with a warm, yellow-brown colour scheme and once again, a spacious shower area overlooking the wetland.
Facilities:
- Air Conditioning
- Hairdryer
- Heater
- No Smoking
- Safe
- View
- Bed Linen supplied
- Towels
Strauss Deluxe
(1
unit)
from
R1550
p.u
per unit
Details
Description: ROOM ONLY. Breakfast and Dinner on request and additional charges. This suite has a gentle, feminine feel to it. Frivolous (like the waltzes!) pink curtains and soft pink, Carrara-like vanity tops, exquisite, rare antique furniture with inlaid artwork by a master carpenter.
Facilities:
- Air Conditioning
- Hairdryer
- Heater
- No Smoking
- Safe
- View
- Bed Linen supplied
- Towels
Gounod Deluxe
(1
unit)
from
R1550
p.u
per unit
Details
Description: ROOM ONLY. Breakfast and Dinner on request and additional charges. A luscious suite with a complete set of Art Deco furniture. Ample mirrors create a spacious sensation. The exquisite 'black and blue diamond' granite top vanities, together with the typical Art Deco chandelier.
Facilities:
- Air Conditioning
- Hairdryer
- Heater
- No Smoking
- Safe
- View
- Bed Linen supplied
- Towels
Ruby Royal
(1
unit)
from
R1550
p.u
per unit
Details
Description:
ROOM ONLY. Breakfast and Dinner on request and additional charges. The Ruby Royal is ideal for guests who dare to have a completely different and exciting experience in an Arabian setting. The works of art in this suite are definitely not for the morally hypersensitive or prejudiced and therefore it is better to enquire about more detail before you decide to make a reservation.
The bedroom tower has a four meter high mirrored ceiling. The throne chamber (toilet) boasts a tiara, mirrors, ‘ruby’ jewels and optical fibre lights (a place where there can be no secrets!). A spacious shower overlooking the plunge pool and indoor garden promises sheer enjoyment (please note that the Ruby Royal has no bath). The indoor plunge pool is heated to a playful temperature of 31 degrees C. The ultimate private and romantic dinner for two is served inside the Ruby Suite garden area!!
I am a sculptor and have embellished the Ruby with sculptures that can evoke laughter or disgust, depending on one’s view on life. One should not take the Ruby serious, it is a send-up!
There are mirrors in the bedroom ceiling.
The whole toilet is mirrored.
There is a penis fountain allowing water into the plunge pool (when needed/it does not run continuously).
There is a penis sculpture linked to a downpipe that allows rain water to drop onto some plants.
There is a bronze bum inside the Ruby bedroom, hanging against a wall.
There is a nude male torso next to the plunge pool and a red bra is tied around it. The red bra merely is a reminder to me of my greatest embarrassment thus far. Some guests once forgot to lock the Ruby entrance door and at the time I was doing a guided tour of the castle and had completely forgotten that there were guests in the Ruby. So when I opened the door, “Peter” and “Mary” were sitting at the pool, with no clothes on, in a compromising position. All were very shocked and all, at the end of their stay, courteously said good bye not mentioning the embarrassment … but she left her bra behind??
Some morally sensitive people complained about the two penises, so to balance their prejudice and to make sure they’ll definitely will not return, I’ve added 6 little flying vagina fairies suspended from the indoor garden roof.
The castle is next to a wetland, so one can expect the odd frog or spider to visit the indoor garden section of the Ruby. If this happens and you don’t like it, please notify us and we’ll remove them immediately.
Note: Please ensure that you have made a well-considered decision to stay in the Ruby. You will be requested to sign an agreement stating that in the event of, after arrival, you still or eventually are not satisfied with its contents you agree to pay outstanding monies or that, alternatively, you accept accommodation in one of the other five suites of the castle (depending on availability).
1 Ruby Royal (DBB)
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Facilities:
- Air Conditioning
- Fan
- Fireplace
- Hairdryer
- Smoking
- Tea and Coffee
- Bed Linen supplied
- Towels
Pictures of Flycatcher Castle
Breakfast served
Dinner served
Set Menu offered
Caters for Vegetarian
Bird Watching
Garden
Horse Riding
Walking / Hiking
Family friendly
Fireplace on premises
Parking available
Safe available
Smoking permitted
No smoking
Wedding Chapel
Free WiFi
Air Conditioning
Hairdryer
Bed Linen supplied
Towels
- Fan
- Fireplace
- Heater
- Smoking
- No Smoking
- Safe
- Tea and Coffee
- View
Children age 11 and over are charged as adults.