We have stayed in Hout Bay before at a different place and enjoyed the area a lot. We chose Tara's house based on the photos and recommendations from previous guests.
Unfortunately we were overall rather disappointed considering the price of the house:
- kitchen is poorly equipped with just enough plates and cutlery that means the dish washer needs to run after every meal, no coffee machine or plunger, little number of pots which are very used with scratched bottoms.
- damp and wet (with white coating possibly mold) walls in the main living room and bath room
- pool overflooded with chlorine that swimming was not possible for days
- maintenance needs to be done in several places, e. g. the sink of the main bedroom that came off the wall
- at least two sets of keys would be great for a house for so many people
- we cannot recommend for families: no toys nothing interesting for kids in the garden
- the check-in and out easy and convenient, very clean/sterile but not inviting at all