The Ivy was recommended to us by good friends for it's amenities, being close to the heart of Franschhoek and for being a little "home away from home" and it certainly delivered.
We were welcomed by Wellington and he was just so pleasant and helpful, nothing was too much trouble.
There is a great little welcome area with some lovely snacks, waters etc. Load shedding did happen whilst we were there but it really wasn't;t a problem, the unit is equipped with an inverter so it was really the fridge and zircon that was off in that time, which had no effect on our stay, all the lights still worked which was wonderful.
We would definitely stay again on our next visit to beautiful Franschhoek. Highly recommend a day on the wine tram too :)