Quite a welcome! We were welcomed by Lucy, then Lee, then Edwin - each accompanied by three friendly Chinese Shar-Pei dogs. The folks were anxious to help, to provide us information, and to make us feel welcome and comfortable. After the special welcome, we settled into a lovely apartment that is part of a 120 year-old villa that had been very well renovated by Lee. The tastefully renovated apartment is well furnished, has a full compliment of items for preparing meals, and is exceptionally clean and organized. The villa’s location is probably as close to the Cape Town city center as you want to get with a rental car because of traffic, parking and security problems. From the villa, it is a few minutes walk to a Spar grocery and wine store. It is a long walk into the city center and harbor; a shorter walk to the Castle of Good Hope where you can catch the “Hop On-Hop Off” tourist buses to most tourist sites. We understand that Uber is available at a reasonable cost, but we didn’t use it.
Lee and Edwin were always available to answer questions and provide advice concerning tourist sites, traffic and parking conditions , weather, etc. Their efforts of assisting us and their friendliness were very much appreciated. They not only oversaw our needs, but also took charge of our rental car by moving it into their garage at night, then making it available for our use the next day.
Scheduling seven day of our month-long visit to South Africa for Cape Town was not long enough, and we regret not scheduling more time in the lovely villa and Cape Town. Lee and Edwin, thanks for a great stay! Of our 30+ AirBnB stays over ten years, this is one of our best.