What you need to know about Neville and his wife Suzette is that these are kind, decent, honorable people, above all modest.
I can only be humble when I meet such people - they even apologized for the weather! And it was fine, a bit of wind but only for a short while and anyway, we all know it's normal to have some wind on ocean coast line.
Now when we entered the flat I almost wanted to jump from joy - what a view, atmosphere, comfort... it is not big but has everything you might need and with such attention to details... what a pleasure to stay in this place - it's a package with a ribbon on top! Forget about the pictures, it's way better than what they show!
I was there with my family, wife and two daughters, 9 and 13 and I had to drag them out of that place.
But wait, it gets even better (hard to believe)! The location! Just walk out and 5 min later you are on the best beach in whole coast line.... giant rocks, almost white, dusty sand, grass and benches... and 5 min walk from there you are in company of penguins... I did not have to start the car at all... until I wanted to see the Cape point. Warmly recommend the walk to the center of Simon's Town, cca 40 min, don't be lazy, walking is good for you. You'll enjoy the beautiful scenery on the way and then reward yourself with a nice meal or just a coffee in one of those places on main street... quite a gourmet experience, way above my (never modest) expectations. The town itself offers a lot of content: a number of truly interesting shops, coffee places, architecture, sights that turn you immediately into Japanese tourist - taking hundreds of pics, museums, marine with all sorts of vessels, even Navy, narrow and steep streets to walk up and down, stopping just to admire the views...
At the end of the day I would walk back with my family , get on veranda, open a bottle of red, add a few kinds of cheese and grapes and look at the moonlight sparkling over the ocean surface. It just doesn't get better than this...
All in all I regret not assigning more days for Simon's Town and surroundings and if I get the chance to come there again (being foreign and not knowing how long we will stay in SA) I will not waste time, I'll just call Neville, would love to see him again. Thank you Neville fro the great hospitality and kindness.