This light, bright house is situated in a lovely part of Camos Bay with good views of the sea and Lion’s head. The amenities were generally good and the house conveniently situated very close to a small supermarket and the MyCity bus stops.
It has a pool and pleasant garden as well as off street parking. Thelma the housekeeper was very helpful and efficient and a pleasure to deal with.
There was one issue which she could not resolve as the solution lay in the hands of the owner. We were there in August, which we knew would be a cold month as we lived in CapeTown for decades. We especially chose the house because it had a fireplace. Unfortunately two glass panels at the front of the wood burning fireplace had been broken by a previous tenant. The fireplace was not fixed in the ten days we stayed there. The housekeeper said the heaters had been put in storage by the owner.
We messaged the host several times asking if he would supply a heater. After four days he eventually responded that he would do so only if we paid extra.
He wrote: ‘ One day of heating of two rooms would be more than half the daily rate in the low season. I can organise a heater, but you would need to cover the costs.’
He also added: ‘you know SA, so why did you come in the coldest months?’