Cape Town is a beautiful location, including Hout Bay. The rental property is an older building. Charming, but quite cold and even with the heater running 24/7 and fires, the house never warmed. We also had a burglary and lost all our electronics. We were unable to contact the in town properly manager, but were able to contact the owner who lives out of country. He assured us he would help us recoup our losses (which totaled in the thousands-especially as we were a group of 9) an explained he had insurance. After learning his insurance would not cover loss from theft for renters, he stopped communicating with me and did not respond to any of my multiple attempts at correspondence. Police shared with me that it was easy for the burglars to get into the property. As beautiful as Cape Town is, theft is a reality and I believe owners should offer protection for their renters.