What a wonderful little apartment. I say "little" but it is really quite spacious and one of those few places where the place is actually nicer than the pictures. I did want to make other potential guests aware that those gigantic sliding glass doors in the bedroom open up almost completely, so you can in a sense open up the entire bedroom like an open air balcony, which given the incredible view and wonderful weather, is a really nice touch.
The flat is built more like a upscale urban home than an Airbnb rental, it really is well laid out and is in one of the best locations in Cape Town, right near the top (of where you build at least) of Signal Hill overlooking the stadium and wharf area of CT. I was a longer term visitor, I was there for almost a month, and got to know both the apartment and area pretty well.
If you plan on driving out to the wine district, or along the Garden route, to the Cape of Good Hope, or on safari, there is a nice garage to stash your vehicle. Personally, I wouldn't recommend driving in the city itself as there are abundant Ubers, very well priced to the Euro at least, and I never had to wait more than 5 minutes, usually 2-3 minutes for the car to come, at least at the apartment (sometimes it takes longer outside the Green Point area, maybe 10-15 minutes).
The flat is very well equipped, with a nice selection of cooking gear, Nespresso coffee maker and pretty much anything else you need if you cook at home. The location is really walkable to markets but if you want to hike the Signal Hill area, I often saw people picking up or ending on what looked like a trailhead down the street. Extremely clean, with modern and updated appliances and a relatively new build inside, it also has a great shower and bath area, a modern washing machine (my pet peeve traveling).
Aissa and Ugheeta are your hosts, they are next door in the Bluegum Hill Guesthouse, which you can get to through a gate in the side yards if they invite you for coffee or to use their pool, which they probably will. They made the stay wonderful by checking up occasionally by WhatsApp, and by helping with any questions or enquiries. You will experience their South African hospitality and if you have any questions about places to visit or how things work, they are there for you. And two very nice people, which is always an added bonus.
It is a very unique property, and as you can see from the pictures, pretty hard to replicate. The location backs onto a park, is right at the top of the Green Point area, so the view is killer and it is pretty quiet at night even though it is in a central location. If you take an Uber back to the place, as you probably will, you will get many comments from the drivers about staying in a really good part of town and how you choose well.
It does have stairs, so that is something to consider but about the same amount you would have to the second floor in a flat in most of Europe, so depending on where you are from, not a big deal. It's a really nice place for a couple, maybe with kids but I would say older kids and not sure how sleeping arrangements would work. The apartment is very spacious, sometimes hosts use camera tricks to make a place look bigger. What you see is what you get here, it was actually a little more spacious than what I expected from pictures.
I had a perfect stay and would recommend anyone else looking for a memorable experience in Cape Town and fantastic South Africa make this a stop along the way, or like me, maybe even a base.