Our stay at The Crystal was great! Valencia was always very responsive and accommodating an early check-in was SO appreciated after 26 hours on airplanes. Alastor was so helpful with check-in and getting us settled and always so nice. The space was clean, comfortable, and secure, and you can't beat the patio and pool views. The building is equipped with generators for load-shedding hours.
Camps Bay is a wonderful area, as there are many restaurants, shops, etc. down by the beach, which is a +/- 20-min. walk (downhill). However, Ubers are readily available and quite affordable, so that's how we mainly got around.
Recommendations: You HAVE to eat dinner at The Hussar Grill (ask for Jethro) - it's a 15-min. walk and the best steak of my life (reservations not required but highly recommended). Firefly Café down by the beach for breakfast and coffee, then Tiger's Milk for lunch (try to get a seat on the upstairs patio overlooking the beach).
We will be back!