Tuscan Villa
Guest Houseis
4 star Villa is in Fish Hoek in the heart of the Table Mountain
National Park. It is an ideal base for the self-drive tourist from
which to visit all of Cape Towns’ attractions. The Villa is close
to quality restaurants and shops and less than 500 meters from
Cape Town's ever popular Fish Hoek beach. Apart from the five en
suite rooms, you have access to a: Solar heated swimming pool +
Satellite TV + Honesty Bar + Bar fridges in all rooms + Digital
Safe + Secure onsite parking + Internet access + Tourist
information brochures and advice from registered guide + Tea and
Coffee making facilities + Airport Transfers + Laundry and dry
cleaning facilities + Alarm / Radios + Hair driers + Access to
Video and DVD equipment on request. Come and let us show you
why Cape Town is one of the World's top 10 tourist destinations!
Atlantic Breeze Guesthouse offers luxury accommodation in the
exclusive coastal suburb of Sunset Beach, Cape Town. To
our visitors we offer:
Continental or full English breakfast
Swimming pool and outside BBQ area
Roof terrace
Secure parking
Broadband (ADSL) access (Wi-Fi) wireless access.
TV lounge
Air conditioned rooms
Daily housekeeping
Laundry & dry cleaning
Baby sitting available
Airport transport (free of charge with a minimum of 4 nights stay)
All major credit cards accepted
German language spoken
Tiana Guest House
Dendron of Constantia
Graded:
Graded:
Tiana Guest House
is situated in Tokai on the edge of the Constantia
Wine route and is midway to everywhere. Just 1,5km
from the M3.The elegantly furnished en-suite rooms
(with baths & showers) have garden access. We are within
easy access of the International airport, Cape Town
city center, famous V&A waterfront & Canal walk
shopping centers, Table Mountain, panoramic beaches
and Cape of Good Hope Nature reserve. It is in close
proximity of golf courses, hiking & horse riding
trails, shops, cinemas and award winning restaurants.
Your hostess, Dominique, has an extensive knowledge of
the surrounding area and also speaks French & Spanish.
Whether it be restaurant reservations, arranging
airport transfers, organizing car hire or tours, she
offers her personal assistance with whatever your
requirements may be.
Dendron of Constantia offers charming self-catering one and
two bedroomed garden cottages located in the lovely Constantia
Valley.
Situated at the end of a cul-de-sac, it is home to many birds
including Cape Guinea Fowl, Steppe Buzzards and Eagle Owls. Each cottage is tastefully furnished, with a comfortable, open
plan sitting room, full kitchen, satellite TV, small library and
games cupboard. Each cottage also has a private garden or patio
with BBQ facilities.
Afton Grove Country
Retreat
Graded:
Afton Grove
is Cape Town luxury accommodation that allows you to truly relax
in the privacy of a garden cottage set in tranquil surroundings.
Be warned though - once you become enchanted by Afton Grove - the
quintessential country retreat, you might be tempted to stay
another day… or two… or three…
The eight garden cottages and one honeymoon suite are set in a
restful and secure lawned garden with lovely shaded trees - a
delight on hot Summer days. Individually decorated with crisp
cotton fabrics, each unit contains an en-suite bathroom, shower
and toilet, and guests have a choice of single or double beds.
Access to and from the property is provided via a remote
controlled gate.
Each suite is equipped an honesty bar, tea and coffee. For the
traveling businessman, early breakfast as well as a laundry
service are provided. For those early morning workouts, there is a
gym situated within walking distance. If you've hired a car,
secure parking is allocated to each suite.
Table Mountain, if the weather is fine, is a totally
awesome experience and deserves a whole day of gentle hiking
around the 3km wide top. Views differ depending on which side of
the rocky top you choose, city view, Camp's Bay beach town or the
mountainous Twelve Apostles range. The cable car is expensive but
the alternative is a three hour hike uphill on one of 350 trails.
There is an inexpensive bar, café and restaurant at the top, or
take a picnic with you. Also remember to carry some warm gear as
the top experiences sudden weather changes, cloud comes and goes
freely. Expect to take a lot of pictures!
Scenic drives. Driving up to the wild and craggy Cape of
Good Hope [also known as Cape Point], via Chapman's Peak Drive is
another must-do. The coastal road is gorgeous and the smelly
penguin colony next to Boulder's Beach [not on Boulder's
as some guides suggest] is interesting, though you can't actually
walk among the little stinkers.
Simon's Town is cutely Victorian and the Cape National Park itself
has some excellent walks, so leave time for exercise.
The Waterfront shopping and entertainment complex
[including the excellent Two Oceans Aquarium and an interesting
craft market], is the premier attraction, not unlike London's
Covent Garden in atmosphere, but larger and with added water. It's
new and not exactly subtle but enjoyed by South Africans as much
as tourists and is starting point for boat trips, including those
to Robben Island.
Township Tours are another interesting, politicised trip
where tourists get to visit one or more of the huge shanty towns
[though some buildings are substantial] on the outskirts of Cape
Town, chat to the locals and drink in a shebeen [illegal, maize
beer bar], under the protective wing of a township inhabitant. Not
exactly 'fun', but educational. A guide is vital.
Robben Island, a couple of kilometres offshore via
high-speed catamaran, may be a little overrated. As a 'sight'
Robben Island has little going for it as it's a very verbal
experience and will not be enjoyed by kids or travellers
uninterested in the apartheid era.
The real deal is that the mandatory guides are ex-inmates of the
island. They tell the story of this prison island to tourists
trapped in buses. A lot depends on who's your guide. Some are
magical, fascinating orators, others are demagogues who enjoy
locking tourists in a cell - after a claustrophobic bus trip - and
giving them a punishing lecture.
Whatever, don't expect much time to wander lonely as a clod -
there's not much time for freedom on this island. And the half
hour boat trip is not necessarily going to be a smooth ride
either!
Activities: Cape Town is a superb base for adventure
activities, with reasonable prices and imaginative organisers
doing a fine job.
In the city or within a couple of hours drive you can find superb
rock climbing and fun abseiling [try it off Table Mountain for
starters], horse riding, hiking and mountain biking in varied,
pretty environments [the Table Mountain National Park is currently
building the 6 day Hoerikwaggo trail from Cape Point to Table
Mountain], excellent surfing and windsurfing, paragliding, caving,
sandboarding and cold-water diving [with sharks if you wish]. And
then there are the rivers and Game Parks...
Wine tasting tours/drives through suburbs like Constantia
or nearby towns like Stellenbosch, Franschoek or Paarl are well
signposted and yield attractive, varied old Dutch buildings - all
whitewashed and often thatched - in spacious surroundings, with
vineyards and wine tasting sessions on offer all over. If you
enjoy a glass of good wine, this is a must. Guides are not
necessary and there are at least 12 wine routes within a couple of
hours of the city.
Beaches adjacent to Cape Town like Camps Bay and Clifton
have good stretches of soft sand and lovely surroundings, but
suffer from very cold Atlantic waters.
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