A wonderful villa to the north of Cape Town. We stayed for 11 nights for a family wedding, and Abalone Villa was excellent. Douw and Petro left some essentials for us on arrival which were gratefully received after a long flight from the UK. The villa itself is very large and easily accommodated our group of 8 with no problems.
There is an indoor as well as outdoor braai (BBQ) which enabled three great group meals. There are also a number of fab restaurants in walking distance (the area felt very safe at night and we had no hesitation walking back at night; there is also a cycling night patrol man). We recommend the West Coast Potjie from Ons Husie, and the lamb curry from The Blue Peter.
Beyond all the usual Cape Town attractions we recommend the Giraffe House off the A304, Klien Joostenburg for lunch and then the lion sanctuary in the afternoon. You can take a pleasant rural route from the villa by going north via M14, M19, and then the N7 north for one junction if you want to avoid the northern suburbs and industrial areas of Cape Town. The M14 also has a few stops along it for the Blaauwberg Nature Reserve which is worth a stop for white sands, and yet another photo of table mountain!
There is a also a game drive to the north of the villa at Buffelsfontein (off the R27) which is much more competitively priced than those near Worcester, and of course much closer. They don't have all of the 'big 5' but it was a good experience for all of us including our kids (6 and 8).
We also enjoyed the cheetah outreach at The Strand. R10 entry, and I think it was around R120 if you wanted to get up close to a cheetah.
Warwick wine estate offers some fab picnics in their 'pods' which we did as a post wedding 'brunch'. Note that advanced booking is usually needed here.
In terms of grocery shopping, there is a Woolworths Food and a fairly large Checkers just down the road from the villa (off the M14), and the shopping complex here has a number of ATMs, and a few restaurants (although we didn't try them). Checkers is a better choice than the slightly closer Pick 'n Pay at Eden on the Bay in our view.
At the villa, there is no need to bring beach towels as these are provided. There are also a number of hair dryers.
All in all a fantastic stay with the best view of Table Mountain from Bloubergstrand.