The appartement is located on a very neat and quiet compound with well tended gardens and buildings. The Canal Walk Shopping Centre is only a 2 Minutes walk away, which is very convenient. The outside pool is really nice. The indoor pool is mostly meant for exercising and not for children to play. The gym can also be used. The place is guarded and once inside people (including kids) can walk around freely and safely even at night. The compound is beautiful with the canal, the palm trees, the many other plants and lots of birds (including some louder species like geese and pigeons, and some gorgeous ones like black swans). It's peaceful and tidy. The appartement get's nice sunshine on the porch in the afternoon. It's really wonderful.
Century City is a very safe suburb and consists mainly of other compounds and appartement buildings. It's an upper class place. The downside is the fact that the whole compound is quite generic and could be put anywhere in the world and probably not feel much different. Neighbours usually keep to themselves. Many appartements seem to only be used as holiday homes or inhabited by pensioneers. So this place is convenient, clean and safe, ideal for business trips, holidays with children, etc. But if you want to dive into African culture, this is not the place for you.
The city center can be reached in about 20 minutes by car. Uber and Bolt taxis are always near by to take you anywhere, if you fon't have your own car. A ride to town cost around ZAR 120. The big Century City bus station (for both myCiti and Golden Arrow bus) is also very close.
Timo is a very friendly and helpful host. He is quick to take care of problems. The appartement is at a point where some things need replacement or refurbishing. A new stove top was installed and a new sofa placed in the appartement during the first week we stayed there (we lived there for 3 months). The beds got fixed. Wasching maschine, dryer and dish washer were in good shape. The BBQ grill and the chairs on the porch are probably the next things that will need some care. But tourism is only picking up again and I'm confident that Timo is a person who cares about the place and the guests. So I don't think this will be a lasting condition.
Over all, living here has been a good experience and I can recommend the place as well as the host. We hope to come back some time.