First of all let me say that this is a truly amazing apartment.
It’s not perfect but it could be…
Having said that I would definitely stay here again because of how our host responded to feedback.
This is an old historic building converted into apartments and it has so much character.
The lift is an old open gate lift with an elevator operator during the day.
Unfortunately during our trip it was out of order for most of our stay.
I was here with elderly friends in their 70s so walking up 7 flights of stairs was exhausting for them and it meant they could only leave the apartment once a day.
This wasn’t our hosts fault and they kept me informed of the repairs and offered to help with our luggage should it not be operative on our check out.
Luckily it got fixed the night before we left so we were able to go down in the lift with all our luggage.
Since my friends weren’t going out in the evening they were cooking dinner in the apartment.
It has a huge kitchen and 8 seat dinning table but the kitchen wasn’t stocked as you would expect.
There were just 8 plates and 6 bowls.
A random selection of non matching glasses.
There were no serving dishes, salad bowls, cookware was very sparse.
We had to mix our salad in a saucepan.
It would cost very little to fully stock this kitchen so you could use it to cook for 8 people if you wanted to.
There are so many cupboards and drawers and yet they are all empty.
I was sleeping in the one bedroom with no en-suite.
It faces to the East and the sunrise but it only has thin blinds which do not block any sunlight.
The other bedrooms either have blackout blinds or blinds with curtains.
It seems odd that this room isn’t of the same standard.
I fed all this back to our host and he was very receptive of the feedback.
Just adding some curtains and fully stocking the kitchen would make this a fantastic apartment and I would definitely come back if these issues are addressed.
The area is incredible and it’s the street you want to be on in CapeTown.
There’s no better location.
Looking forward to my next visit.