Hi
Thanks for hosting us. Like always we enjoy our stays in Dolphin Beach Apartments as the location is perfect especially for kids. There were definitely some pro’s and con’s to our stay,but we definitely still enjoyed the stay and made the most of it.
Pro’s:
This unit is well located close to the beach entry and 1km from the main Blouberg shops and restaurants
This place is spacious with loads of room for movement and not gluttered
The kitchen is well equipped with some high quality items like fridge/freezer (even though it leaks water,but i believe that is due to load shedding and not to be blamed on owners at all),great washing machine,tumbledryer and dishwasher.
Nespresso machine and a very nice kitchen glass rack etc
Beds and dining room chairs are very comfortable and spacious
The outside back patio area is well covered and has a nice view of the lagoon,while the front patio area leads out of the main bedroom and has a special and relaxing view for morning and evening coffee. This is the best spot in the house.
More than enough hot water
The windows and shades are in good condition and workable
Our host greet us fine,even tho the check in and check out happened extremely fast
Con’s
This place has no DSTV or any other SmartTV capabilities even though it was advertised. I had to buy an additional AndroidTv box to allow our kids to watch tv and to relax. Unplanned expensese
I dont see the use of 2 x dvd’s players especially in these modern times
The internet is terrible and almost non existent. Speed is between 0.5 - 1.5Mpbs and we had to buy our own internet data which cost us a fortune over almost two weeks,and you also only get proper internet and phone signal in the kitchen. Again unplanned expenses and was a LTE rain connection even though there seemed to have been n fibre internet previously or just disconnected. This was a shocker to be honest and could hardly connect or do some work.
I really recommend some additional attention to detail as the curtain rails are not hooked in properly; the king size beds have 2 x 3/4 duvets on it that looks terrible and the sheets had holes in them due to aging
The apartment was not very clean and we had to get rid of caviscon papers and cigarette buds
There is no airconditioning and that unit gets extremely cold,even tho advertise.
I had to buy 2 x portable blow heaters to heat up the unit in the evenings,and which i also had to leave behind due to a lack of space. Again unplanned expenses.
The gas heater has no gas in it and the bottle is empty
Some down-lights and light in the bathroom is faulty
We had to buy our own braai tongs even though there is a braai
There is a COT but no cot mattress
No cleaning products - also had to buy this which i can perhaps understand due to be self catering
The unit’s parking bay was always occupied by another car and we had to park at a different spot
The extractors fans in the bathrooms does not work and you have some mold in the shower
So overall we enjoyed our stayed but definitely recommend some more attention to this unit which will make it an excellent option for a stay over.
Again thanks for hosting us.