Hollywood Mansion is an eye catching house in a great location in Cape Town. It is very modern in its construction and appearance, with many beautiful features. In particular, the garden and the many balconies provide wonderful views of Camps Bay. The facilities in the house are very good, and include a small but effective gymnasium, and a separate media room. Regrettably, the latter had no effective user instructions. That caused major frustration and annoyance, which in consequence meant it was not fully utilised. There are a multitude of lights within the property, which enhance the appearance of the house at night. All outside lights remain on for security, but the multitude of switches controlling internal lighting made life extremely frustrating when going to bed. Better identification of which switch controls which lights would be most helpful. In our five days, we never found the switch for one of the large chandeliers. The house is very comfortably furnished, with excellent seating and relaxation areas both within the property and the garden/pool area. The kitchen is fairly basic but adequate, considering that we ate out most of the time. Breakfasts were prepared by Britto, from items purchased by us before and during our stay. He was a great asset, always polite and cheerful and readily available when we needed help or advice. All the bedrooms are extremely well appointed. Obviously the water supplied to the house is extremely “hard”, as the washing machine detergent dispenser was caked with lime deposits, and looked most unhygienic when first used. Efforts to clean it up helped, but considering the reputation of the house as a luxury retreat, a new machine would be appropriate. We were a group of 7, who overall enjoyed our stay very much.