[imagesource: Future Found Sanctuary]

When you land yourself a feature in the Robb Report magazine, or even the website, you can guarantee you’ll be reaching eyeballs with lots and lots of disposable income.

Robb Report is a luxury-lifestyle magazine and website which features high-end products with a focus on cars, aviation, boating, and real estate.

The outlet’s tagline on Facebook – “luxury without compromise, synonymous around the world with the best of the best” – just about sums it up.

Labelling Future Found Sanctuary “a regenerative retreat tucked away in the foothills of Cape Town’s Table Mountain”, Robb Report’s feature on the Hout Bay retreat is full of glowing praise.

But first, some history:

The seven-acre property was originally the home of American businessman Jim Brett, a former CEO of J. Crew. Between a string of demanding jobs and life in New York City, Brett longed to spend time in nature and acquired the land in 2014.

Image: Future Found Sanctuary

The rich setting opened his eyes to a pace of living more in tune with Earth’s natural rhythms—rise with the sun, wind down at sunset. To share his experience with others, he built a second villa, plus a spa, and opened the compound to the public at the end of 2021.

The villas are Maison Noir and Villa Verte.

These two videos were posted by the Maison Noir YouTube channel in August 2019, although both have undergone renovations since then:

Each stay is described as “bespoke”, meaning an itinerary is designed according to the wants and needs of the person attending:

[Itinerary planning] draws on the wisdom of a team of experts, including a sound therapist, a breath-work guru and the University of Cape Town’s director of sleep science, Dale Rae, Ph.D. Based on an email exchange covering my stress and fatigue, Romy Paull, the resort’s director of wellness, crafted an itinerary rooted in rest, nourishment and mind-body realignment.

Activities covered in the piece included a sound-bath ceremony, a forest-bathing session, a conscious-breath-work class, and dinner in the healing garden.

The retreat’s website also mentions “farm-to-table foraging and fireside storytelling”. It all sounds rather lovely.

The article says that prices start from about $400 (around R6 500) per night. You’re welcome to look around here for further details.

Were it not a Monday morning, I might consider myself well-rested just reading about it.

[source:robbreport]