This was our second stay at Strawberry Cottage and it remains a spectacular location and a very cosy, well appointed cottage.
This stay was not quite as special as our last. At present there are persistent load sharing issues in Cape Town which means there are scheduled power outages. Andrea was very communicative about these and sent regular updates on the timings.
This did however lead to a security issue on our first night. The main entrance gate was left open and the couple renting the main house were away for the night.
Furthermore we were without water quite often during our stay. This had obviously been an issue prior to us arriving and I was a little annoyed we were only informed once we were actually in the cottage. On the morning we left, andrea kindly allowed us to use the facilities at her own house (5-10 mins drive) before we set off. We were offered a complimentary bottle of wine from the cellar for our inconvenience.
I had a working cell phone and a rental car for the trip which made working around some of the issues easier, had I not it would have been quite tough.
I am sure they will work to resolve these issues and when they have, the cottage is a really romantic spot and somewhere we have recommended to friends in the past.