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The Manor House at Fancourt
George, South Africa · Independent · High Luxury
Henry Fancourt White built Blanco House in 1859, then lost his fortune in the 1860 depression and died poor. His son Ernest later named it Fancourt. In 1960 brain surgeon Roland Krynauw restored the house and turned the old L-shaped plan into a quadrangle. André Pieterse began the hotel in 1987, and Hasso and Sabine Plattner bought the estate in 1994. The Manor House holds 18 suites for guests 16 and older. Henry White's serves dinner in the original rooms, with Gary Player's courses just outside.
- 18 rooms
- Opened 1987
- Neighborhood: Blanco
- Rooms from 646 sq ft (60 m²)
About The Manor House at Fancourt
- Henry Fancourt White lost his fortune in the 1860 depression and died poor six years later. His son Ernest Montagu White gave the house his father's name, Fancourt.
- In 1960 brain surgeon Roland Krynauw bought the neglected house, restored it, and added the wing that turned an L-shaped plan into a quadrangle.
- The Manor House is 18 suites and takes guests 16 and older only. The larger Fancourt hotel on the same estate is the one that keeps the family rooms.
- Henry White's is the formal dining room in the original house. Book a day ahead, and expect a collared shirt, with no shorts, flip-flops or caps.
- Golf World placed the Fancourt resort 14th on its 2025 Top 100 World Resorts list. Gary Player designed the championship courses on the estate around the house.
History
Henry Fancourt White, a British engineer, settled at Blanco in 1859 and built Blanco House as an English country house at the foot of the Outeniqua Mountains. The 1860 depression ruined him, and he died poor six years later. It was later called Homewood, and his son Ernest Montagu White finally named it Fancourt, in his father's honor.
After nearly thirty years of neglect, brain surgeon Roland Krynauw bought it in 1960, restored it, and added a wing that turned the L-shaped plan into a quadrangle. André Pieterse bought the property in 1969 and in 1987 began converting it into a hotel. In 1994 Hasso and Sabine Plattner bought the estate. The Manor House is now an 18-suite hotel for guests 16 and older, inside the wider Fancourt resort on the Garden Route. Henry White's, the formal dining room, is in the original house.
Restaurants and bars
- Montagu Bar — Bar
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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