Our time spent staying in Janet's place was so memorable that it may be our most enjoyable Airbnb experience yet. Both Janet & Sean are warm, friendly hosts who will be as helpful or inobtrusive as you prefer them to be. The flat is beautifully presented and has all one might require for either a short break or extended stay. The private enterance and garden area provides a private sanctuary and suntrap to perhaps enjoy a coffee in the morning with a good book or a glass of wine in the early evening before popping out for dinner.
The lounge area is sizeable and comes equipped with full DSTV thus catching up on any sporting events back home was easy to so. The downstairs bathroom houses the shower which we found to be blissfully powerful enough to suffice. The kitchen is also fully equipped.
Upstairs the bedroom is blessed with an excellent AC unit which we relied upon at times. Key having this to those unaclimatised to the South African summer sunshine and heat of the day. The upstairs bathroom has a lovely claw bathtub which I am sure would be nice to enjoy a soak in during the chilly winter months.
The location of the properly was for us near perfect. It is a short walk downhill to Kloof St and then into the CBD and its trifecta of Bree/Loop & Long streets where most of the entertainment can be found outwith the V&A. An albeit steep uphill walk from the property leads to Table Mountain, Lions Head and Signal Hill meaning that in the high season with traffic at a standstill we could simply take a short, bracing hike to the starting points for all these attractions.
If I was planning on living in CPT and the thought has increasingly crossed my mind then after near 10 stays in various parts of the city/beach suburbs; I would choose the Gardens area where Janets place is situated to base myself. As a tourist looking for the perfect, no fuss, good value, lock up and go style accomodation - look no further than Janets place.