We arrived in the evening after dark.
All was arranged very well by the host Billy Hughes.
We easily passed the security post with barrier and were escorted to the house by security.
Once in the house we immediately felt very much at home and comfortable at this by far not standard house. We had not gotten the right idea how the house was set up by looking at the pictures in Airbnb. The photos as we saw them did not do the house right. The actual floor-plan, etc. is also hard to describe actually. Do expect several small steps, etc. if that is no problem for you (e.g. Elderly or families with toddlers/babies) then this house is fantastic. Easy access to the veranda with at one side a terrace with a big table where all 6 of us could easily sit (although in that case an extra sun-umbrella would come in handy at times). But also on the large veranda you can easily sit with a big family like us (and most of the time in the shade).
The swimming-pool can easily be reached via a gate out the front door and a little uphill.
Don't expect major locks, secured windows, etc. at the house, but....
The security is perfect. The guys at the main entrance gate are all very friendly, and active. The whole estate is fenced with electrical wiring and cameras. And at night an electrical Patrol golf-cart (no noice, only orange blinking light on top) drives around the estate regularly. And it doesn't just drive around, the guard also stops and steps out to check. Gives you a secure feeling knowing this.
So we felt at no point at all insecure once inside the estate!!
And the house comes with a very lovely, friendly and well trained red cat named Einstein. He goes in and out of the house via his own opening in the kitchen. We had a 7th family member there this way. The kids loved him.
But then, your host Billy, an Argentinian born immigrant to South Africa. What a pleasant warm person he is. I could say a real Latino, but then maybe I would do short to the South Africans who can be similar in hospitality.
Billy made our stay here just perfect.
It started already by getting a warm welcome by finding his very nice wines from his own vineyard on the table. Especially the red wine we enjoyed very much.
During our stay Billy was always to be reached for anything we needed to know or so.
We are seriously thinking about coming back some day or hope to meet Billy somewhere else some day.
Thank you very much!!