Waking up to penguins walking in the road outside your apartment?!! We loved our stay at Restore your Soul!
The location within Simons Town is pretty unbeatable. You're literally on the lane that leads to Boulders Beach with the famous penguins. It was wonderful to step out of our accommodation and enjoy long leisurely strolls along the breathtaking coastline.
Simons Town is an absolute gem of a town...full of history and so quaint. We based ourselves here for 5 nights and found it very central for exploring Cape Point, Kalk Bay etc. It was also still only 45 mins or so to Cape Town, which was fine along the scenic roads.
The apartment is seemingly newly renovated and very clean-lined and slick in terms of design. The kitchen is wonderfully kitted out with every kitchen utensil, piece of crockery etc. etc. that you could possibly need. All new appliances etc and great open plan layout. There's a washing machine, oven, hob, microwave, kettle and toaster.
There's a television in the open-plan lounge, but there isn't any tv or satellite reception, although a number of dvd's are provided.
The two bathrooms were newly renovated and well apportioned.
Bedding was all good quality and duvet was perfectly warm for the cold Winter nights.
There's also a small balcony leading off from the lounge which has a built-in braai; and there's a pool in the complex.
Two off-road parkings within the basement below the apartment block was most useful, although this did mean walking up two flights of stairs to get to the apartment...but we really didn't find this a problem.
You can walk to numerous restaurants and there's a 7-eleven around the corner. You would need to drive to get to a grocery store for meat & veg etc.
There were some issues with the geyser (hot water cylinder to foreigners) when we arrived, but they sent a plumber around immediately and resolved the issue promptly and thoughtfully.
It would however have been very helpful to have wi-fi access in the apartment.