A very good friend of mine and I stayed in Jaco & Charls apartment for 10 days in July.

This place can easily be described as “the best Airbnb we have ever stayed in”.
But such a short review quite frankly wouldn´t make up for everything the two have done for us!

This review is going to be structured in different categories:

Arrival:
Jaco and Charl greeted us personally and gave us a detailed house tour, explaining everything.
The fridge was also filled with fruits and various breakfast items, we didn´t even have to go out grocery shopping on our first day which was great!
They also provided us with a bottle of lovely white wine, the perfect drink to admire the view over Cape Town and the Table Mountain!

Communication:
We all had a WhatsApp group for easy and fast communication. Jaco and Charl were always there to recommend restaurants and bad weather activities. If you already have a list of restaurants they will sure help you choosing the right one.

The house itself:
The kitchen is fully equipped with lots of knifes, pans and pots. The fridge has an integrated water filter (water tastes great!). To be honest we only used the kitchen to prepare breakfast as the restaurants around are delicious and very reasonably priced.

Location:
The Apartment is located in a very quiet and safe neigbourhood.
The nearest supermarket (Woolworths) can be reached by foot, nice restaurants and cafes are also easily reached within a 10 min walk.
We also went out at night and walked along Long Street and other areas without feeling uncomfortable.

If you happen not to enjoy walking at all, or you just need to get somewhere a bit further away, UBER is the way to go. The taxis are clean, the drivers friendly and the prices cheap. Usually they don´t need any longer than 5 minutes to arrive at your door.

MyCiti can also be an option as their busses are very clean and punctual but it´s often cheaper and more comfortable to just take an UBER.

Other things:
The apartment has a concrete floor, if you tend to get cold feet maybe bring along some warm socks or slippers.

During our stay there was still some construction going on but we weren´t bothered by it at all.
The house was perfectly clean, they also offered to send someone to clean it during our stay!

Conclusion:
Thanks to all the effort Jaco & Charl put into their apartment, their warm welcome and their South African hospitality, we had a great holiday, maybe even the best holiday!

Best regards

Paul and Robin