Five wine varieties to try when you stay at Easy Five
With literally hundreds of options from which to choose, finding your bearings when it comes to the Cape’s wine farms, wine estates, and wine-tasting rooms can be a daunting task. So here’s a helpful, varietal-based guide to just Five of the highly drinkable tipples...
Five things to do when you stay at Easy Five
We get that you’re so comfy here at Easy Five Guesthouse that all you want to do is spend your days lounging by the pool, and that’s great. But if you feel you really have to move around a bit, here’s our current (it’ll change) selection of things to do in the...
Lourensford wine estate: Around the corner, lots to do
By Francis Two years ago, just after Linda and I started our first full season as the new owners here at Easy Five, the Lourensford wine estate just a few kms away from us organised an event to familiarise local guesthouse operators with everything this vast estate...
Es kommt nie etwas besseres nach? Not at Easy Five!
It’s a year and a few months now since Linda and I took over Easy Five. The previous owners, Karin and Siggi Konrad, operated the guesthouse for 10 years or more, and had built up a loyal clientele of mainly German-speaking couples, many of whom returned year after year for a week, or two weeks or even longer. Understandably, these long-standing guests were concerned about what the change in ownership might mean for the vacation spot they had come to know and love, and about which they doubtless felt just a little bit possessive.
Coffee is king at Easy Five
I’m new to this whole guesthouse thing so when someone told me that the two most important things for guests are the comfort of their pillows at night and the quality of their coffee in the morning, I took it to heart.