Phillippa's place really exceeded expectation - it is far more spacious than it looks in the photos and has been very thoughtfully and stylishly put together with everything we could have needed. We didn't use it, but the kitchen has everything you need and the bathrooms have plenty of storage. There's no TV but we had wood-burner fire TV instead which was even better. Laptop movies are fine if too warm for a fire!
Perfect for a couple, or with one or two children (we had our 3-yr old in the downstairs bedroom). Beds have really good quality, firm mattresses and lovely bedlinen and the view right from the pillows of the master bedroom is just gorgeous - directly through French doors out to the mountains and treetops. Pip was very responsive and helpful with loads of suggestions of places to go and things to do in the local area.
Hout Bay is particularly impressive for those with small kids - its an area which really caters for youngsters which takes a lot of the stress out of finding child-friendly spaces. We'd really recommend Spiros restaurant (their fillet steak was the best steak we've ever had in our combined 86 yrs!) and the dressing up room for kids is a real bonus. Clay Café is also a simply brilliant hangout. A cool, contemporary, Scandi-style space for all age groups to chill with a coffee and paint a piece of ceramic, or not - just sit and enjoy the view and the outdoor playground. Very accessible to all sorts of excursions and quick. Security is good and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay in a real home-from-home.