We really enjoyed our stay at Thierry & Mary's villa in Simon's Town. The glass wall that opens (literally!) onto the veranda is fantastic, it brings the main living area in to the garden, and the views beyond. It is great to be in such a bright space. The corner window in the kitchen is also superb - it certainly helped to get volunteers when cooking, I have never prepared food with such stunning views!

We used the pool everyday, it keeps itself very clean, and it is a good temperature - cooling in the heat.

The TV worked well, lots of sport and movies - as a Brit I managed to watch a few Premiership football games...

We did use the beach at the bottom of the road (300m), then used the Boulders Beach a couple of times as well - you have to pay R60 to get in, but it is well worth it as you have penguins alongside you, and the bay is very sheltered from the wind. Boulders Beach is about 1.5km from the house (along the road past the golf course or along the coast), we walked, but there is a car park there as well (there is a nice café/restaurant at Boulders Beach). Simon's Town is about 2km from the house, we walked it several times with a push chair - but parking in the centre is easy. We would recommend fish & chips from the Salty Sea Dog, and also the kayak trip that goes from the Simon's Town jetty each day at 9:30am.

This is a great location to explore the Cape, and a thoroughly relaxing, stylish and practical house.

Thierry and Mary were extremely helpful!