EMBERLINERetreat
Founding Guest stays

Looking for a Christmas present? Here we go...

  1. A numbered certificate
  2. A giraffe print
  3. A letter sealed in wax

Every stay from September 2027 comes with this box. We post it to you, or straight to the person receiving the gift.

For delivery before Christmas, order by 8 December for addresses outside South Africa or by 15 December in South Africa. After that, up to 24 December, we email a digital certificate and the box follows.

The Emberline box handed over by candlelight (artist's impression)
You're invited

A stay, given before we open

A Founding Guest stay is two, three or five nights for two in a pool suite. You buy it now and use it any time in the three years after Emberline opens.

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Life at Emberline

From the terrace outward.

A pool suite at blue hour with a giraffe beside it (artist's impression)
Included with your stay

In your suite

  • Your own terrace and private pool
  • A personal host
  • Breakfast each morning
  • A welcome drink on arrival
  • Airport transfer from Cape Town International
The pavilion and fire lounge on the watering hole at golden hour, giraffes drinking and Table Mountain beyond (artist's impression)
Open to every guest

On the estate

  • A spa with sauna, hot tub and cold plunge
  • Two pools with cabanas
  • Bars and a fire lounge on the water
The full list
  • A viewing deck over the watering hole
  • A spa with sauna, hot tub and cold plunge
  • A gym
  • Two pools with cabanas
  • A cocktail bar
  • A coffee shop
  • A whisky bar and cigar lounge
  • A fire lounge on the water
  • Rooms for meetings
Your host bringing two glasses of white wine across the terrace, a giraffe beyond (artist's impression)
Available to arrange

Arranged by your host

From a massage to a helicopter transfer, your host takes care of the details.

The full list
  • Massages
  • Helicopter transfers to and from the estate
  • An eight-course dinner by one of Cape Town's top chefs
  • A wine list from the Cape and well beyond, kept by our sommelier, Lester Riffel
  • Private picnics on the estate

Dinner over the watering hole · Wines chosen by Lester Riffel

The founders' wall at Emberline at sunset, a bronze giraffe beside it (artist's impression) Artist's impression
The founders' wall

Your name will be here whenever you return.

Every Founding Guest's name is set on a plate on the founders' wall. When a stay is a gift, the plate carries the name of the person who receives it, and it will be there on every visit.

Founding Guest benefits

  • Lifetime status15% off every stay after your first.
  • Three years to chooseYour stay is valid for three years from the day Emberline opens. You choose your dates once booking opens.
  • Yours to giveEvery stay is transferable, so you can pass it to anyone you choose.
  • Opening assuranceIf Emberline has not welcomed its first guests by 30 June 2028, you receive a full refund.
From the founder

I started Emberline because I wanted to drink my morning coffee with a giraffe outside the window. I'd love for you to come and do the same.

Patrick Reiss
Founder

Questions

What do I get?

One pool suite for two guests, with breakfast, for the nights you choose. Your stay comes with the Emberline box, a welcome drink on arrival, the airport transfer from Cape Town International, a name on the founders' wall and lifetime Founding Guest status.

When do I choose my dates?

You choose them later, once booking for dates opens. We will write to you then.

How long is my stay valid?

Three years from the day Emberline opens.

Can I give it to someone else?

Yes. Every stay is transferable.

Will the box arrive by Christmas?

It will if you order by 8 December for delivery outside South Africa, or by 15 December in South Africa. If you order after that, up to 24 December, we email you a digital certificate and the box follows.

Why is the price in rand at checkout?

Emberline is in South Africa, so you pay in rand. We also show the approximate price in US dollars, and your bank converts the final amount.

Can I get a refund?

Stays are not refundable. If Emberline has not welcomed its first guests by 30 June 2028, you receive a full refund.

Is the estate malaria-free?

Yes.

Are the images photographs?

No. They are artist's impressions.

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