This is a great experience, peaceful, perfect location especially if you like the beach (white fine sand) and the mountains (short drive up to the starting points for some great hiking) or the extensive gardens to walk around and explore. The breakfast on the terrace of the Retreat was fantastic. The room (Herb) is small and you have to go outdoors to sit down but you can sit there and watch the sunset over the ocean. The outside bathtub is odd but when in South Africa! It is a sort of Scandinavian stuga experience but with a luxury bed and bathroom en suit (the shower is indoors). There is a set of steepish wooden steps to get up to the room (about 6 foot above the path) with a couple of trees growing through the little terrace so it is a bit like a tree house. There is a large safe box which took my laptop with plenty of room to spare. A previous comment mentioned about being disturbed by the kitchen staff accessing a storage area but I didn't hear a peep from there. The only noise was the early evening sound of people playing tennis further up the hill. For one person this was perfect but even for a couple I would definitely recommend this as a good place to stay.