Pierre was very good as a host in communicating with us before and during our stay and offering useful recommendations/suggestions. The check-in instructions were extremely clear and everything was easy to find as per his email.
The apartment is a good size, clean, with a beautiful view and a well equipped kitchen.
The bars on the main gate to the building, and those at the doors to the flat may scare you to begin with but we actually felt very safe in this area and in this flat. The secure parking space was also much appreciated for our rented car.
The only slight drawback is that the flat was extremely hot. There is an overhead fan, an additional fan unit and an additional air conditioning unit though. We kept all of these on at night as otherwise we would overheat (even with the window open). The overhead fan and the AC unit on their own make some noise - so maybe have some ear plugs with you like we did and you will have a good sleep :)
There was actually an issue with the air con unit while we were there as there was a missing pipe which took away the hot air outside the window which meant the hot air blowing from the back stayed in the flat. Pierre didn't know the pipe was missing so can't fault him for that and I assume it will be fixed for the next occupier. Our solution was to park the air con unit in the doorway to the bedroom so the hot hair would go out the bedroom and the cold air would go in. This may have also contributed to the noise factor but at this point we just needed some cool air in the bedroom.
I do need to emphasize though that the view is absolutely stunning from the window, particularly at sunrise!
The location is great too, right next to Kloof Street, which has a lot of restaurants and bars to pick from. We tended to walk there and back and felt very safe in doing so.
Thanks a lot Pierre!