Listing was accurate. The wildlife in the garden was quite amazing (saw and filmed an albino peahen being mated - now even Richard Attenborough may not have ever filmed that!). The cottage is set in a sylvan setting so reasonably protected from the Atlantic winds but no sitting views of the coast/beach); Noordhoek is very countrified so sometimes we were woken early by a cacophony from dogs, peacocks wanting to hold a discussion if birds walk/dance on the metal roof then just be aware it is just birds. Location is great in a leafy lane, close to many horse stables and a short drive to Noordhoek beach, Red Herring restaurant (with small private brewing company - tastings Thurs-Sat late afternoon) and Monkey Village. The wonderful Noordhoek village centre is two minutes by car and has a fantastic selection of restaurants of varying kinds, including one of the best SA chefs at the Foodbarn. The village area is immaculate including Astro turfed lawns, parking can be a challenge on busy nights. Toad pub has a good menu and a varying choice of seating areas; Café Roux has live bands playing on several nights a week. Just an amazing village setting. As mentioned we drove as we didn't bring torches and the roadways/common land between the Roof Cottage and the village is very dark to walk (we felt darkness being the problem rather than personal security).
You are only a few miles to both the Atlantic and False Bay (Indian Ocean effect) and the heat, cloud and sea conditions vary dramatically depending where you are on each day.
The only negatives we found were
1. build up of heat during the daytime as the cottage is built upon high at first floor height
2. the bathroom/bedroom wall partition is not up to the ceiling (and quite thin with little/no sound insulation) so all "toilet noises" are shared with those in the bedroom - not something I or my girlfriend is used to or understandably finds ideal.
3. internet signal periodically dropped - We understand from Jon this is due to a much faster connection being installed recently into the area and therefore is just teething problems.