Gavin's home is a 3 bed duplex, downstairs is one large master bedroom with the most beautiful black and white en-suite bathroom (special mention of the sky window over the bath tub and shower), front room with double bed, kiddies room with bunk beds, a lounge area and one other bathroom down stairs to share. The home has many, many plants and is very tastefully decorated and is ideal for 4 adults with kids.
Upstairs consists of a huge terrace with bbq and outside seating area for 6-8 people, open style kitchen with large island counter with bar stools, a separate dining area for 6, a lounge area with tv, a washroom consisting of a guest toilet and sink (with the cutest parrot wallpaper) and a balcony with the unobstructed view of Table Mountain.
My family and I simply loved this home, we were 5 adults and it had enough room for us as well as a terrace large enough to have a bbq and invite a few people over. The host family were very accommodating and I was able to contact them throughout my stay. The house is situated very close to town, walking distance to long street and a 5min drive to V&A waterfront. We stayed over New Years which is when the street carnival happens blocking a main road to this home, convenient if you want to walk to the parade, not convenient if you want to drive somewehere.
Things worth mentioning: on arrival you with find a printed set of house rules-nothing out of the ordinary of being a decent individual, the upstairs terrace is really close to other homes so noisy party's are a no no. There is no air conditioning or safe, only fans in two of the three bedrooms. The stairs inside the house is really steep and I do not recommend for elderly people or families with small babies. Parking is available but on the street, the house has an alarm. Lastly the family have two pets, goldfish and they feed a community cat which enters the kitchen, I was told by my mum to mention this was the best part of this home as we love cats. You need not worry about either as a gentlemen comes daily to feed them and water the plants. We did not have a cleaner the duration of our stay but I'm sure that can be arranged.
Overall we enjoyed stay, I would highly recommend this home and would gladly book it again.