Greta’s place is a stylish and simply decorated, modern home with good amenities in the seaside eco-village of Scarborough, adjacent to Cape Point. The three bedrooms are on the ground floor, and the two larger rooms lead onto a deck and small rock garden. The open plan upstairs living area maximizes the beautiful sea view and the deck is a great spot to see the sunset. There is a sofa bed with two proper single mattresses, one a trundle. The beds are comfortable and the en suite shower is fantastic. The kitchen is reasonably well equipped - take your own frying pan if you’re fussy about that sort of thing. There is a coffee machine that takes Nespresso pods, wish we had known to bring those. The gas stove and electric oven work very well. The house has an alarm to use when you’re out of it, but not at night. We felt safe though, despite no bars on the windows. There are fans but we didn’t need them. It did get pretty hot upstairs the one afternoon, but downstairs remained cool. The WiFi is good, and the absence of a TV was great! The couches are a lovely place to read a book or I imagine, to curl up on in front of a wood fire in winter.
This area can be very windy but if you’re blessed with a still day, it’s heavenly. It’s a short walk down to the beach, which is beautiful. There are some great restaurants and a local organic / fresh produce shop selling delicious ice cream.
Thanks for a lovely long weekend, our kids had a ball and we feel well-rested.