{"id":265494,"date":"2023-06-15T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T08:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=265494"},"modified":"2023-06-15T09:45:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T08:45:03","slug":"who-is-the-babylonstoren-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/who-is-the-babylonstoren-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is the Babylonstoren Owner?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Babylonstoren is owned by Karen Roos Bekker and her husband, Koos Bekker – a billionaire businessman who serves as the chairman of media group Naspers. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The farmhouse, which dates back to the 17th century, was opened to the public in 2010 after undergoing a series of renovations. Its garden covers 3.5 hectares of formal beds and has 300 varieties of plants that are either edible or have medicinal value. Also, inside the historic Dutch farm situated around the Cape vineyards surrounding Stellenbosch are other facilities such as a hotel, wine cellar, spa, shop, and restaurants.<\/p>\n

Who Is the Babylonstoren Owner?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Karen Roos Bekker and Koos Bekker<\/a> are the owners of Babylonstoren. However, Karen has been at the forefront of the business as she was the one who commissioned<\/a> French architect Patrice Taravella to plan the garden’s layout in 2007. After transforming it into an extraordinary formal garden, Karen and Koos opened the farm in 2010.<\/p>\n

Babylonstoren is located in the Drakenstein Valley close to Franschhoek in the Western Cape<\/a>. Its garden is comprised of fifteen clusters spanning herbs, vegetable areas, nuts, berries, citrus, stone and pome fruits, a prickly pear maze, ducks and chicken, and more. The fruit and vegetables are grown as organically as possible and are harvested all year round for use in two farm-to-fork restaurants\u2015 Babel and Greenhouse situated on the farm.<\/p>\n

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Koos Bekker & Karen Roos' Babylonstoren is an incredible place to stay, explore & eat at. Well worth it. pic.twitter.com\/Ovf30IrhqR<\/a><\/p>\n

— Mike Abel (@abelmike) June 15, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n