HISTORY
Rondefontein Guest Farm
Rondefontein was originally surveyed in September 1924 and registered in the name of AJ Strauss.
In later years it was sold to Grahame (a South African cricketer) and Noon Chevalier.
Grahame and Noon build the steel frame house (now our home) in 1979.
They traveled over to the UK and worked there for a while were they got the idea of starting a “Farmstay”
on their own farm back home.
And that was the Birth of Rondefontein Guest Farm (the first “Farmstay” in the district of Springfontein).
It was their home for many years before they sold.
They sold the Guest farm to Steph and Antonette Coetzer (both retired teachers).
Steph and Antonette expanded the guest farm and built on rooms, and made improvements etc...
They ran the guest farm very successfully for many years. They also catered to the local farming community and stories of their time at Rondefontein still gets told to this day, almost everyone having a fond memory here with them.
After Antonette’s passing, Steph built the beautiful little chapel in memory of her. He sold the guest farm a few years later.
He sold the guest farm to the Siebrits family from Pretoria (Twane), Nico (ex airforce) his wife Gerda and their daughter Elizabeth.
Elizabeth went on to teaching at a local school in Springfontein while together with her parents,
ran Rondefontein guest farm successfully for about 9 years, also making their mark on its history.
All the previous owners mainly hired out the farm itself to local farmers of which my dad was one.
They then sold to my dad, Neville Grobler (a 6th generation farmer in the Springfontein district), who then allowed us (Nicole and Louis Mans) this wonderful opportunity to run Rondefontein Guest Farm. We took over on 02 April 2016 and have not looked back.
ABOUT US
As passionate and optimistic owners, we Louis and Nicole Mans want to bring a bit of peace to guests that are looking for a place to rest for the night or longer on their travels. We both studied graphic design and photography. We love all forms of art, nature and animals.We have always liked the idea of a sustainable self sufficient lifestyle, being a part of the natural environment around us and creating a little piece of paradise. We also have a great passion for sharing what we are so blessed to have with everyone passing through, to give our guests a comfortable and unique experience.
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Rondefontein is not only a Guest Farm but also a 824 ha working sheep farm.
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We have amazing, hard working and dedicated staff that help us run the farm and Guest farm, making sure that everthing runs smoothly.
MISSION
Our mission is working towards a sustainable, self sufficient lifestyle. we already have our own water sourced from boreholes and pumped by means of solar pumps and windmills. We also recently installed our own solar system and gas geysers making us completely off grid. We also have our own veggie garden, we try and grow as much of our own produce as possible. we use our own meat and locally sourced meat as far as possible.
VISION
Our vision is simple: to create a little piece of paradise in the middle of no where.
To live close to God and his creation.
For Rondefontein Guest Farm to be a light to all who pass through.
