We have stayed at Allen’s place for two weeks (November) and had an amazing time. The house, in my opinion,was as described and shown on the photos. Ample and abundance of space, comfortable, had anything you would have in your own house. Great entertainment areas (inside and outside) with breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean and the bay, huge bbq facilities on one of the terraces overlooking Clifton beach, another with pool with comfortable sun lounges. The Kitchen was fully equipped and could easily provide for a large group and for a small baby (high chair).
Allen and Sue have thought about the little touches, wine and fruit on arrival, fresh flowers, tea and coffee, changing of sheets after the first week, stocked library which is great if you want some down time.
We were travelling with our 9mth old daughter (who is crawling) and we thought house was well suited for curious little baby (we could let her crawl without worrying about falling objects, stairs etc) although as anywhere else, needed to keep an eye on her by the pool and in the outside spaces given raised position of the house.
Security - Clifton is one of the most secured areas and we defiantly felt secure and safe. The house has an alarm and on the occasion when we accidentally triggered it, the security came quickly.
Location - you are almost on the beach so it feels like a beach holiday but you are around 10min walk from Camps Bay with all the main restaurants and shops and 3min cab ride from Sea Point (more shops and restaurants) so plenty of choice. For us it was perfect location and we are planning on going back!
Note: to access the property you need to take steps (fairly steep in places) which will mean you will need to carry your bags and everything else if you are travelling with children. That will be the case for most of the properties in the area given hill-side position. On a day-to-day basis we didn’t mind it (even with a buggy). Further, Allen and his team helped us on arrival and departure.