My month in the beach cottage at Kommetjie was the perfect place to unwind and served as an ideal base from which I could drop in on family and friends around the Cape Peninsula. Hosts Paul and Lucy are a very classy and worldly couple who have set the bar high when it comes to fitting out self-catering accommodation, including a kitchen with a state of the art Smeg electric oven and gas hob, large fridge-freezer and all the equipment one could need to create just about anything you fancy to eat or drink, while the bed and linen are of five-star quality and there is plenty of cupboard space for long stays. I really appreciated the quiet garden and the pleasant neighbourhood of this seaside village that is so close to the Cape Point Reserve, False Bay coast and the shopping malls of Noordhoek, while nothing that one might want to see or do on a day’s outing in the entire area that is beyond reach. The famous white sand Long Beach is just a block away which means you can move from house to water in your swimming togs and leave the car (safely parked in the street). Paul and Lucy are both a mine of information on what to see and and do and where to eat. For me it staying here was having the best of both worlds- all the cultural activities and natural beauty in one of the world’s most spectacular cities but without the noise and congestion that one associates with urban life. Highly recommended!