Shirley’s place was outstanding!!
Location: located in a very nice neighborhood in Cape Town, walking distance to Camps Bay beach and waterfront restaurants (or less than US$2 Uber ride). Super nice to stroll around the neighborhood and see so many nice and modern houses. Very safe too (they also have an alarm system, which we found in other places too). An Uber downtown was not far (also plenty of drivers in the area, took less than 2 min every time). Would recommend staying in this area vs CBD.
Amenities: Shirley left us everything we would have needed. We even did laundry! And had some things to start the day (coffee, tea, cookies, etc). Everything was spotlessly clean and new. I’m very picky with the bathrooms and this one was amazing! Modern style apartment, the layout was spacious too. The couch in the living room is a king size bed and the queen bed in the bedroom has a sliding door to enclose for privacy.
Check-in: Lucy, the housekeeper, was there when we arrived (late night) and on call for anything we needed. Everything we needed to know (first thing as always is WiFi lol) was in a folder which included some restaurant and tours recs.
Communication: Shirley was very on top providing instructions how to get there, check in process and then following up to make sure all was fine. Lucy was also reachable through WhatsApp.
All in all, if you are reading this, stay here! As a former host myself, Shirley’s place is a gem and she is doing an amazing job as a host!