The best part about this house is the location.
Rob the host was great! He met us at the house when we arrived. He gave us the tour, provided information about Cape Town, and gave restaurant recommendations.
We had 7 people in the group, and the house fit us all comfortably.
Our only complaints are the low water pressure and lack of hot water in the bathrooms, as well as sinks too small to wash your face in, in the en-suite & outside bedroom , some with two different faucets - one for hot & one for cold. They make it challenging to wash faces due to size of sinks (extremely small), lack of water pressure & hot water, especially the ones with two faucets.
.… 4 of 7 of us were women, and the sink & space around two of them was tiny, and were not very functional for us. Bring wash cloths. To wash your face, as they only supply towels. That will make it a little easier with the low water pressure, extremely small sinks & 2 faucets.
We had 7 people in the house, so the lack of hot water & water pressure was a real inconvenience for us.
Also one of the nights when we took showers in the en-suite (2 of us), it made a terrible noise in the pipes throughout the house AND the separate bedroom outside.
We did inform Rob, and he did respond immediately to check on it the next day. Unfortunately, it wasn’t something they could fix while we were there. We only had a day left in our stay.
The pool was also dirty when we arrived. It was mostly dirt and leaves that blew in due to the Cape Town winds. He said someone was going to come clean it the next day, but they didn’t, and we had to ask for it to be cleaned. Rob responded immediately to that.
A day or two later it started to turn green. We were only able to use the pool for one day, which was disappointing.
They do have a washer and dryer. The dryer did not dry the clothes at all. So don’t use it.
They did have a nice outside clothesline with pins. And our clothes dried quickly in the wind, and sun!
The house was clean, beautifully decorated, the location was perfect.
Rob was great to work with, and very responsive.
He acknowledged all the issues while we were there. I know the house hadn’t been used in a while(due to the pandemic), and they had a group of men stay in the house right before us, so the turnaround was quick, and the house needed some care. He mentioned the owners were coming to do that soon.
All in all, we made everything work, and we enjoyed our time in Cape Town.
I would definitely recommend the house. The location alone was great! It was clean, fully stocked, was able to hold a large group, safe, beautifully decorated, and the host Rob was great to work with.