The
Guest House > Our Accommodation (Living
Areas,
Bedrooms, Facilities & Services)
Our guests have full use of the Guest House as opposed to a
Bed Breakfast where parts of the house are shared with the owners.
Your hosts live on the premises but have their own apartment.
Living Areas
Entertainment and Pool area
The best part about this area is that it allows you to make
the most of our warm weather. The pool lounges allow you to soak
up the sun after a swim in the solar heated swimming pool or
you can retreat into the shade under the Lapa (African gazebo)
to enjoy a good book and a drink.
We do host braais (traditional way of preparing meat, fish and
chicken) called a barbeque in some countries and pizza evenings
for guests on an ad hoc basis, if you would like to make your
own or would prefer your hosts to prepare a meal for you please
ask.
Please ask your hosts for Pool or Beach Towels.
It is extremely important to use SUN LOTIONS as even a short
period in the sun without this protection can leave you feeling
rather ill.
Guest Lounge
The lounge is a great meeting place; enjoy a break from the
sun or that pre dinner drink from the Honesty bar. The fireplace
helps us to get though our rather mild winters; the average winter
temperature of 6 degrees is cold to us.
Dinning & Serving Area
The dining area is able to accommodate all our guests and is
heated during winter.
We are not in favour of guests eating in their rooms and therefore
make the dining and serving areas available to guests so that
they can enjoy takeouts or prepare their own meal using the microwave
oven.
On site Parking
We offer on-site parking as it is an important criteria for
guests as most are driving hired vehicles.
When we have a wheelchair user in residence one of the bays
is reserved for their use.
The driveway gates are motorised with each guest provided with
a control button to open and close the gates. We ask that the
gates be kept closed at all times. When leaving please make sure
that the gates are closing before you drive away.
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Bedrooms
Our rooms are named according to the direction they face.
All our linen is 100% percale cotton and the duvets and pillows
non-allergenic duck down. Should you need to have synthetic bedding
please let us know as we do have bedding for this eventuality.
Guests appear to appreciate the quality of our linen as many
have visited our suppliers to buy their own.
The beds are all superior quality Seally Posturepedic beds,
after all when the main purpose of your visit to the guesthouse
is to get a good nights rest this is a non negotiable. In addition
we take special care of our beds as part of our cleaning programme.
All bedrooms have en suite bathrooms.
The bedrooms are equipped with the following to make your stay
is as comfortable as possible and to reduce the number of things
you need to bring along. We do help taking your suitcases to
your rooms so please only bring the bare necessities!!!!!!!
- Bar fridges
- TV with local channels, Satellite TV is in the Guest Lounge
- Safes
- Heated Towel rails
- Tea and Coffee making facilities
- Hair Dryers
- Clock radios
- Toiletries, we have placed Charlotte
Rhys Products that are 5 star quality Toiletries in the rooms
and are
there for your use
whilst at the Villa. Please do not remove them.
Many guests have asked to purchase some of the products;
we have
accordingly
decided
to keep a small stock for resale.
- Heaters and Fans
- Information File containing more detail about
the room and the Villa’s facilities
- Beach or Pool towels are provided
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Kommetjie Room
Kommetjie is one of our Honey Moon suites;
it is spacious and beautifully decorated with furniture
that has been white washed to provide a light and welcoming
atmosphere.
The king size bed and full en suite
bathroom that includes a bidet and heated towel rail
serve to enhance the experience of true hospitality.
The vine-covered balcony provides views of the valley
that add to the splendour of this suite.
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Simons Town Room 
This spacious room offers guests the
luxury of either twin or king size bed, a private balcony
and en suite bathroom with under floor heating.
The antique yellow wood table, easy
chairs and large cupboard space makes this room a favourite
with our business guests and those who making use of
the villa to relax and enjoy a longer stay.
The balcony provides views of Elsies
peak. The views from this peak of False bay, Fish Hoek
beach and Simonstown are magnificent and can be reached
after only a 45-minute walk from the Villa.
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Fish Hoek Room 
This room has a queen size bed and full
en suite bathroom. The light blue walls and straw-coloured
carpeting provide a warm atmosphere.
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Kalk Bay Room 
This north-facing suite has views of
the Clovelly Mountains and consists of a spacious bedroom
with en suite shower and toilet as well as a separate
lounge with a queen size sleeper couch. The lounge also
has a full ensuite bathroom.
This suite is used primarily by families.
The TV can be moved as per your requirements to be either
in the lounge or the bedroom.
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Noordhoek Room 
This spacious executive or honeymoon
suite can be made into two twin or a king size bed, the
balcony is large enough to spend time sun tanning in
private whilst the beautiful full en suite bathroom with
corner bath adds to the luxury you will experience.
The bathroom has under floor heating and a heated towel
rail
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Boulders Room 
This ground floor suite has been specifically
designed so that it not only meets the needs of able-bodied
guests but also the accessibility needs of wheelchair
users or physically disabled guests.
The bedroom has two twin beds or a King size bed, a special cover designed
and manufactured by Seally is used so that the join between the beds is not
noticeable.
The bathroom has a shower instead of
a bath, a heated towel rail and under floor heating to
add extra luxury to your experience.
The room opens on to a patio that has direct access
to the solar heated swimming pool.
For the details of how the room has
been adapted to meet the needs of wheelchair users please
see our Accessible Tab or follow
this link.
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Facilities
Honesty Bar - Fish Hoek is a dry town (no alcohol can be sold
from a retail store, restaurants and pubs may however serve alcohol
to their customers) so we keep a small stock for the thirsty
traveller.
DVD Library - Some of our own titles, mainly classics
but have a contract with a video store that is within walking
distance
if you looking for something a little different.
Library – The Guest Exchange library, if you finish
a book why not leave it behind for another guest to enjoy?
Many
books have been left behind for this purpose so feel free
to start reading one, if you do not finish it by the time you
leave
take it with you.
Tourist Information – We have guidebooks and brochures
for your use.
Maps - Laminated local maps for your use, we have sourced
some of the user-friendliest maps of the area and laminated
them to
improve your planning and the navigator’s task while
doing your sight seeing during the day. Kindly return them
at the end
of each day.
Computer Access – We do have a computer for guests to
use instead of having to visit Internet cafes.
Broadband Internet access – Wireless Internet access
is available throughout most of the villa, please ask your
hosts
for the access codes. Two fixed Internet access points have
been placed in the guest areas as well. We do not charge for
this
facility on condition that it is not used to down load large
files.
Cellular Telephones – With the advent of cellular telephones
we have decided not to install telephones in the rooms. Most
guests bring their phones from home; if a phone is required
they either use their own cell phone provider or insert local
SIM
cards that are extremely cheap. We have number of phones
that we rent out for a small fee.
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Airport Transfers and Taxi Services
We only use registered service providers that have the correct
legal permits and insurance to transport guests. If you provided
with much cheaper airport transfers than we can offer you probably
using an unlicensed and uninsured operator. It is naturally only
a problem if you involved in an accident.
We have negotiated fixed rates with a Taxi Company rather than
providing guests with a per kilometer charge so you know before
hand what a specific trip will cost you. If you do want to use
the meter system the vehicles all have tracking devices for monitoring
purposes.
Car Hire
Should you like a comparative quote for car hire from a company
which users national car rental companies (Budget, National Alamo
and Europcar) please let us know, we have saved guests huge amounts
of money in the past.
Itinerary Advice
Whilst we not registered tour guides we can help you on the
basis of our local knowledge / experience and feedback from other
guests. Also see our sample itineraries that have been drawn
up by a guide.
Tours
Our relationship with numerous tour guides and tour operators
will allow you to relax and experience the area without having
to be concerned about driving on the wrong side of the road or
enjoying your wine tasting toooooo much, cheers!
Guides are not as expensive as one would imagine especially
if they use your hired car and will give you loads of relevant
information. This becomes more of an option if you on a first
visit and your time is very limited. It is also best to arrange
this prior to arrival.
Meals
With so many good quality restaurants close by we do not offer
lunch or evening meals on a regular basis. During the winter
months we do however provide light evening meals by arrangement.
Should you be spending time at the guesthouse and feel like
a light snack during the day we will try our best to accommodate
you. We do serve Coffee and Tea during the day as part of our
honesty bar service.
We do offer our guests a braai or pizza evening on request.
These have proved to be extremely popular so if you would like
us to arrange it please let us know the cost of which is determined
by your choice of menu.
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