Letlapa Metsi

This eco-friendly, off-grid, striking architectural home has been designed for entertaining. When thinking of a word to best describe the house, "barefoot luxury" comes to mind. The living room, kitchen, and games room all open up with glass stacking doors on two sides to the expansive patio with majestic elevated views over the Vaal dam. There are five bedroom suites in the main house which share 3.5 bathrooms and there is an additional outside en-suite guest suite.

All rooms have full-height glass doors that open onto the garden with unobstructed views over the Vaal dam. The house has a bar and games room that form part of the main entertainment space. A stunning boma, braai, and pizza oven all sit adjacent to the stunning rim-flow pool and large covered patio comfortably seating 14. Please note the house does not have a microwave due to the high power consumption.

There is some debate as to which province Deneysville in fact belongs. Although regarded as lying on the Free State shore of the Vaal Dam (the pretty little town literally lies next to the Vaal dam wall), Deneysville is also just 100 kilometers from the major metropolis of Johannesburg and is subsequently regarded by many as part of the Vaal Triangle, Gauteng. This aside, it is no surprise to learn that Deneysville is regarded as the gateway to the Vaal dam. Its ideal position, right on the banks of the large body of water that serves as one of the primary sources of freshwater for Gauteng, makes it a major centre for boating, sailing, fishing, and other water sports.

Deneysville has earned the rather apt title of ?inland water mecca of South Africa' and is fast becoming a much sought-after weekend recreation area for those wanting a quick getaway from Johannesburg and other Reef towns. The Vaal dam may have been built during the depression and finally completed in 1938, but there is little to depress you about this part of the world - there is an emphasis on the water - lots of it - and fun in the sun. Originally known as Lake Deneys, after Deneys Reitz who was the Minister of Agriculture at the time, it was the town on its shoreline, rather than the dam itself, that was to become his namesake.