Booking was quick and easy- we had a confirmation very quickly. Prior to our arrival date, Karin reached out to us to get our arrival time, etc. and communication was good. She also put us in contact with Annaleen, who was our host for the week that we stayed there. Annaleen was very friendly, met us on time when we arrived and showed us everything we would need to know about the apartment. It was nice to have some milk and juice for us in the fridge when we arrived. Throughout our stay, we communicated back and forth with Annaleen, and she was always prompt and courteous.

The apartment itself is very nice, and the view of the ocean, while not beach front, is great. It was nice to have the windows open each night and hear the sound of the waves as we fell asleep. The beds were comfortable, and the bathrooms were clean (nice showers). The master bedroom opens up to the living room, which wasn't a problem for us as we were staying there with our two young daughters, who were comfortably sleeping in the back bedroom with their own bathroom.

There were only two drawbacks about the apartment that we could see: we almost immediately noticed cockroaches in the apartment. We spent each of our days away from the apartment, and when we came back each evening, there was an increasing amount of cockroaches throughout the kitchen area. We're used to this living in another part of Africa, so it didn't bother us horribly, but after a while it became bad. We contacted Annaleen, and to her (and Karin's) credit, they IMMEDIATELY contacted pest control and had them come spray the apartment. After that, the problem ceased. The other drawback is the internet. Bad planning on my part, I guess, but we didn't realize that it wasn't included. We were fine paying the 150 rand for a GB of internet, figuring it would last us the week with just light browsing. However, it was gone within a day, and we hadn't really even used it that much, which made us think that maybe someone else was siphoning off of it. In any case, it's not really a fault of the host that I can say.

Overall, the stay was great. A few bugs here, sparse internet there, but the fantastic location (close to everything) and the sounds of the ocean lulling us to sleep made it well worth it. Knowing that they take care of problems immediately, we'd recommend the apartment to anyone in a heartbeat. Thanks Karin!