This apartment was fine. It has everything you need to be comfortable enough. But it’s is not a homely apartment. No one lives here. It has exactly what it needs for guests, but no extra personal touches. If you want a home with more character, then I do not recommend this apartment.
I also found the communication with the “host” was not very good. I asked a couple questions via the AirBnB
messenger- but no response. For example: we asked for a 2nd set of keys as we were not always going to be together. NO response. So it was difficult for us to make arrangements with ONE set of keys (to a TWO bedroom TWO bathroom apartment!).
The host only sent standard messages on the check-in and check-out procedure. So again, it was not a very personal experience.
If you are in Cape Town on business, then I recommend this flat. It is convenient in the CBD and it has a nice pool and gym, and there are many surrounding places to get food. The Food Lovers Market on the ground floor is really great.
But please note that there are MANY flats in the building- so you need to add an extra 5-10mins time in the morning for waiting for the elevator. And one of the elevators is often out of order.
The aircon in the flat did not work when we were there. I am sure that it will be fixed. But we were not happy since there are no fans in the rooms- there is only the one aircon in the lounge area. The host was nice enough to drop off some cheap fans when we complained.
Another important thing to note is that the main bedroom only has one power socket in the wall- and it’s behind the bed head! Such a silly place. It took me forever to find. You have to connect an extension chord so that you can actually use it. Rather silly, and again proves that no one actually lives in this flat.
In all honestly, our stay was adequate. But I will not return to this flat. There are many other and better options in Cape Town. I was A bit disappointed.