This house in Fish Hoek is an excellent place to stay. The house makes an excellent home base to explore Cape Town. It’s also a very nice and comfortable place to come back to after a long day exploring all that Cape Town has to offer.
This is a two-story house with three rooms upstairs and a room downstairs. This is a great house for a family or a bunch of friends staying together. The kitchen is very big with everything you would need to cook. We cooked breakfast and dinner and it was great. Susan, the host, has everything you need.
Speaking of Susan, she’s an excellent host! She is very communicative, kind and does her best to answer concerns and questions. She’s also quick to respond if a problem arises. She’s one of the best hosts that my wife have had in our Air BnB experiences.
Another great thing about this house is the view. What a great view! The house is on a hill overlooking Fish Hoek. We woke up to an ocean view everyday. Just beautiful!!
The street that the house is on is very quiet. If you’re renting a car, you can park right in their driveway. You don’t need to find street parking.
The king bed is also very comfortable. The mattress is a little thin, but we did sleep well through the night. We didn’t sleep on the other beds.
There are two showers and a bathtub. There was plenty of hot water. The water heater is on a timer however. There was only one shower where I had cold water. I did ask Susan if I could change the timer. She said yes, so I set the timer to stay on longer. This worked.
Even thought this is a great place to stay, no place is perfect. There was an issue with the electrical plugs. My wife and I are from Los Angeles. I did bring an adapter to plug into the South African outlet. It didn’t work. The electrical current wasn’t strong enough to power on my phone. But, luckily, I also brought a multi purpose international power adapter too. I used both adapters together, and this worked.
Also, there was, (and probably will continue to be) consistent power outages. This is a city thing, not anything to do with Susan. Cape Town has a citywide power problem. The city does random “Load Shedding”. The power will go off at different times for a few hours. It’s just the way it is. Welcome to international travel.
Also, Cape Town is under a major drought. Being water wise is very important. There are signs everywhere. There are also many signs in the house to remind you to conserve. One more thing about the water, articles on the internet will state that the tap water is ok to drink. So, I drank it. The tap water didn’t like me. I did get a little upset. I highly recommend you drink bottled water. Or, you can boil the tap water first before you drink it.
The other dynamic that you should know, is that there are 40 steps leading up to the house. There are two sets of stairs with 20 steps each. I just wanted to state this just in case this is an issue for you.
But, having said all of this, my wife and I would absolutely stay here again. It’s a beautiful house with a beautiful view. This Air BnB is run by a great host who is Susan. The location is excellent and we had a blast!!! Enjoy!