First, we thought the view was even better than in the photos. It’s a truly stunning view of Table Mountain.
Second, the hosts and their team were extremely communicative and easy to get a hold of, before and during our stay.
Unfortunately, we had to leave after staying here for one night, due to circumstances outside their control but which impacted our stay. We had originally planned to stay for 5 nights but only stayed for one due to the smell of cigarette smoke entering the apartment. This occurred despite all doors and windows being shut. As nonsmokers, this was very uncomfortable for us. I will say, however, that Sam was extremely responsive and immediately offered to come over and bring air freshener. We found a temporary workaround by ventilating the apartment and blasting the fan. The next day, the smell reappeared, and we decided that we needed to leave, as we did not want to endure secondhand smoke or for our personal items to smell of cigarette smoke during our stay in Cape Town. Honestly, I have no idea how the smell entered the apartment, but I hope Sam and Rudi are able to resolve the issue, as the apartment itself is really lovely and worth the four flights of stairs.