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About this property

Spacious Accommodation: The Retreat in Cape Town offers spacious rooms with private bathrooms, kitchenettes, and terraces. Guests enjoy free WiFi, a private beach area, and a lush garden. Outdoor Amenities: The property features an outdoor fireplace, terrace, and seating area. Additional facilities include bicycle parking, outdoor dining, and free on-site private parking. Convenient Location: Located 41 km from Cape Town International Airport, The Retreat is a short walk from Long Beach. Nearby attractions include Chapman's Peak (15 km) and Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden (33 km). Guest Satisfaction: Highly rated for its attentive host, spotless rooms, and convenient location.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.1 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.3)

    • Free private parking available on-site


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1 double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Lorenzo
    Italy Italy
    Comfy little apartment with everything you need in Kommetjie, quite n natural area, nice cat that sometimes comes to say hello. Waves to surf nearby, Cape point park not far. Good food n coffee around. Can see the sunset from the road that goes up...
  • Giuliix
    Italy Italy
    Amazing clean nest , close to the beach and coffee shops restaurant market. Stephanie is very kind and friendly, warm welcome, super easy communication. (we didn't have a car, everything is walking distance) we will come again.
  • Alberto
    Spain Spain
    this place was the highlight of our trip. The room was perfect in every sense, locationwise could not be better and the host is super friendly
  • France
    South Africa South Africa
    We enjoyed the location. The unit was clean and the bed comfortable. And the owner was welcoming and helpful.
  • Anina
    Switzerland Switzerland
    Lovely garden, veranda, perfectly situated very close to the beach, uncomplicated Check in and out, lovely chats with the owner We would love to come back!
  • Wesley
    South Africa South Africa
    Beautiful part of Cape Town. The beach, nearby restaurants all in walking distance. The room is well equipped with small kitchen including fridge and microwave. We enjoyed the free wifi, TV with Netflix streaming and the solar backup power was a...
  • David
    South Africa South Africa
    Everything was perfect. Susan, our host was very helpful and kind.
  • Splurger
    South Africa South Africa
    Quite Neighborhood, Clean and well-kept room. Near restaurants and just a short walk to the beach. Friendly landlady and a friendly resident cat.
  • Jan
    South Africa South Africa
    Warm hist hospitality & well equipped facility
  • Yves
    France France
    The place is beautiful and very comfy. The room is very clean, quite close to the sea. It's fantastic to go to have a walk around the area with great views over Hout Bay. There are a lot of cafes and restaurants very close by. The owner is very...

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by Susan Hume

9.6
Host review score
Susan Hume
Central and close to beach and village centre, secure and private. Smart TV with Free WIFI with Netflix. Spotlessly clean and very private. Walk to the local restaurants and to the beach. You will find a small courtyard with barbecue facilities to relax and listen to the ocean while you recharge your batteries. We partner with Stephanie Proctor if you wish to spend a morning foraging and preparing your own kelp and coastal food. This property is ideal for single women explorers as well as romantic holidays as it is very private and safe. You can pre-book an art workshop with your host (Susan Proctor Hume) and create an artwork whether it is ceramics or collage or paper-making. You can also visit the private art studio's of local artists by appointment. We have invested in quality percale linen. The stunning iconic Victorian cast steel lighthouse is a short walk away and by arrangement, you can climb up to the top of the lighthouse. Private guided tours around the south peninsula can be provided at an additional cost. Coffee and tea are provided. This is a very safe area and it is the most sought after area in the village. You can walk to the local restaurants and also walk to the beaches and wetland. There is excellent birdwatching and sometimes whale watching as well. There is a resident cat, Domino. We care about planet earth, so we recycle waste and ask our guests to use our composting system for food leftovers. Your host will make suggestions and help you with any questions. The cottage is small, but spotlessly clean and charming and very private. We can arrange packed picnic lunches on request at an extra charge. We are a non smoking property. Please note that we do not serve breakfast, there are 3 coffee shops within a short walk. Tea and coffee with rusks or biscuits are provided. Parking is in a designated paved area directly outside of the yard and we are members of the local block watch.
Susan is an artist and environmentalist - we contribute to and/or support WWF, The Humane Society, PETA, Sea Shepherd and numerous other conservation initiatives, your host can arrange excursions to Silvermine and surrounding mountains and also by arrangement we can take you to walk on the mountain as well as arrange trips to various secret birding viewpoints and hideouts for the ornithologists. The host is involved with community art programmes. We hope to make your stay as peaceful and comfortable as possible. If you have any special requirements such a pre-shopping for groceries for you, we can order whatever you need and have it delivered and packed into your kitchen and bathroom before you arrive. Please note we do not serve a full breakfast, there are 3 lovely coffee shops within 1 block, we provide tea and coffee and biscuits.
Kommetjie is world famous for surfing community and there are many top world surfers that hail from here. Surfing, snorkelling and mountain walks can easily be arranged. Nearby you will find Imhoff's Gift, a small cluster of shops and restaurants with high quality merchandise and the best sushi and venison. To the south is Scarborough, where you will find a fantastic Italian restaurant and other great culinary options as well as a beautiful pristine beach. Kite surfers find nirvana at nearby Witsands where on an average day there are many kitesurfer to be seen. A short drive will take you to Noordhoek where we can arrange horse riding on the beach. The neighbourhood is very safe and even evening strolls are popular amongst locals. The local eateries are all very popular and the food is excellent, especially the Portuguese braai at the Fisherman's on weekends. This is a place that will truly give you the feeling of being on holiday. Kommetjie is a special village where you can truly feel that you are getting away from city life, in-house catering can be arranged and picnic baskets are also something we can provide by arrangement.
Languages spoken: Afrikaans,English

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House rules

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Check-in
From 13:00 to 17:00
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Check-out
From 08:00 to 11:00
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Payments by Booking.com
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please inform The Retreat in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Legal information

This property is managed by a private host. EU consumer law relating to professional hosts might not apply.

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