We stayed with Gideon for 10 nights on a recent stay in Cape Town, or more accurately the Bo-Kaap which is a historic and cultural region of CT and a real treat. The area has a tremendous community, friendly feel whilst also being the focus of many guided walking tours to explore this interesting and colourful part of town. There is plenty of history around these colourful houses and area so take a bit of time to read about the area and you can get an extra dimension to your stay and see some of the transformations which SA has undertaken close up.
As for location the house is ideally placed for some of CTs best restaurants and bars on Bree Street with Long Street only a couple more minutes away. Both are walkable on an evening if you are happy to do so but if not you can get an Uber door to door very reasonably. This also opens up other areas of the city which are a bit further afield such as the Waterfront, Sea Point etc, nothing will cost much more than £3 - £4.
Gideon as a host was very accommodating and polite, we didn’t see him too much through his work commitments and our arrangements whilst in CT bit if we needed anything his responses to messages were more or less instant, he accommodated and arranged whatever we requested.
In short if you are considering staying in CT check out Gideon’s place in Bo-Kaap, it’s a lovely area to stay and perfect for exploring central CT and even further afield, I’m usually an early riser but we just chilled out so much whilst staying here that early mornings never really happened, great relaxation for busy days ahead.