Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Two Of Clifton’s Most Notorious Noughties Party Mansions Are Being Sold – Together

If you happened to frequent the Clifton party scene during the noughties, the names 'Aquarius' and 'Villa Del Sole' might ring a bell.

I guess all good things must come to an end.

Seth can’t go into too much detail here, but these two houses – ‘Aquarius’ and ‘Villa Del Sole’ were the venues for non-stop parties throughout the day and night during the Noughties.

He does recall one morning at around 7AM, when he jogged past and saw a friend’s car parked outside. He called the friend, who beckoned him inside.

Once he entered the house, he saw people engrossed in rapid-fire conversation as the sun rose, still wearing their clothes from the night before, whilst others seemed to be ambling around in a zombie-like state.

Those were the Noughties, right?

Now, for a cool R89,9 million, you can own both of these fabled properties, in what Seeff Properties calls “a once in a lifetime opportunity”.

The write-up is sparse:

[You can] acquire approximately 1 566sqm of prime residential land in Bantry Bay with 2 existing homes. Ideal location to build on the water’s edge of Cape Town’s magnificent coastline and a chance to create a unique experience that will exceed your expectations.

We’ll get to the images from the listing in a second, but in case your memory needs jogging, here’s what some snooping on Google Maps will get you.

First, there’s the entrance to ‘Aquarius’:

And then ‘Villa Sole’:

A little double-header:

Rather surprisingly, for such a pricey listing the images are low-quality, but we soldier on. An aerial shot to give you a sense of perspective:

We’ll go inside ‘Aquarius’, the left-hand property above, first:

Let’s pop next door for a look at ‘Villa Del Sole’:

Good to have stylish interiors, but you’re going to be spending most of your time staring off over the ocean.

Or hosting wild parties – I mean, you pay the R89,9 million, you get to make those calls.

You can see the full listing here.

[source:seeffproperties]