Review of 17 Ravensteyn Road
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We were 9 persons staying for 5 nights and our stay was fantastic. The house have 5 lovely bedrooms so enough space to accommodate a large family or group of friends. Kitchen have all machines that you need if you either prefer to prepare your breakfast, lunch or have a braai dinner outside. The area is high up on the hill with gourgeos view out over Camps Bay so we highly recommend to sit on the outdoor deck and watch the sunset, we did that almost every evening sharing a bottle of fantastic South African wine before we went out for dinner. It was easy to prebook a taxi to either Camps Bay beach or to Waterfront in advance, so no need to drive if you also prefer to have wine when enjoying your restaurant dinner. The house is very safe, the alarm system was easy to learn how to use. What we appreciated most was the pool area, if you have tried to swim at the beach I think even people from Sweden consider the sea to be too cold, but the pool was temperatured, and it was no problem to be many people in or around the pool. We also had a maid Monday, Wednesday and Friday to clean up in the house, it was appreciated since we could spend our time to relax and evaluate the Cape Town surroundings instead. If you want to stay close to Table Mountain and prefer to have sunset sea view instead of City Center stress I strongly recommend you to rent this house, and it´s not far away from Waterfront either (rather cheap with a taxi). All 9 in our group would love to stay at the house again and the owners pictures on Trip Advisor could be added with a sunset view and I´m convinced that it will be impossible for us to rent it again because of the increased demand from new renters.
It was an absolute pleasure to host you and your family and we would do everything we could to accomodate you anytime in the future.
I have a magnificent sunset view I tok the week after you left which I will attempt to add to the page now!
Very best regards
Sally
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The house is situated on the lower slope of the table mountain in a very nice neighborhood. It is used by the owner occasionally as well, so it is almost fully equipped with everything a family needs for the stay. ( detergents, Coffey machine and capsules, many dishes etc)
It feels very specious and has a nice view of the bay.
We had a great time and felt very very comfortable.
The only thing I would change is to arrange the checkout a head of time, perhaps while checking in.
Thank you for sharing this beauty.
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Our check out time is between 10 and 11 a.m but we will always do our best to accomodate later check out where bookings allow.
I am so glad you enjoyed your time in Cape Town.
Very very best regards
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13 hotel reviews
42 helpful votes
Dear Sally
Thank you very much for the warm welcome that you gave our family. We all really had a good time and truly the house was actually our home away from home. It was an amazing experience and we enjoyed every minute of it.
The house is beautiful and the pictures on the website do not justice to the beauty of it. The house is located in an awesome neighborhood, clean and secure. The fact that we were able to park THREE cars there goes to say something about the ample space available.
The goldfish pond in the garden together with the tree house and the pool gave the kids hundreds of hours of distraction (and the adults some rest!).
The house is very tastefully furnished and spacious so we could all spread out. the amenities in the house from the coffee machine to the two freezers just made every thing so much more convenient. I and my family absolutely loved our stay there.
Lastly not forgetting the fact that we found such a very pleasant host to show us the place and answer any queries we had - THANK YOU SALLY!
It was an absolute pleasure to host you an your lovely family and if your are ever back in Cape Town we would love to repeat the experience. I trust you are all well and again I apologise for my extremely extremely delayed response
Very very best regards
Sally
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I travel a lot and travel frequently to Cape Town. This house was by far our best experience yet. The house is absolutely stunning - even better than displayed in the pictures. It is stocked with everything you could possible need from kitchen utensils to bed linens and beach towels. The pool is incredibly clean and warm, and tended almost daily by the gracious and warm caretakers. We have 2 young children and local extended family, all of whom fit comfortably in the house. This house is luxurious and in a great location. We enjoyed spectacular sunsets over Camps Bay from the deck each night. An absolute gem - I cannot recommend it highly enough!
Best regards
Sally
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This house was just perfect, even bigger in reality than we expected. It hosted 9 adults and we had so much space. All of our needs were catered for I simply cannot fault it, home from home is exactly how it felt. The pool and BBQ areas led to some lovely nights in ... while the town is about a 15 minute walk downhill .... a taxi is probably a good idea for getting home :-) Strongly recommmended if you are considering a stay in Camps Bay, you will not be disapointed. Thanks so much Sally.
Marion & Alan - Dublin
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Best wishes
Sally
