Vacation Rentals by Owner

Delivers everything promised!

Guest: Catherine (Baltimore, MD)
Date of Stay: 01/07/11 Review Submitted: 01/07/12

Even though we didn't know much about the city, this looked like a good option for a place to stay while we visited our daughter. We spent 2 weeks at the Ark Royale in December 2011. It was pretty close to perfect. As the owner describes, the condo is very comfortable, has everything you need for a family of four and is in a great location that allows you to walk to the grocery store, laundry, and other shops or take a taxi to downtown or the Water front. A block the other direction, we walked to the promenade along the Atlantic -- a beautiful place to walk, jog, or sit and relax. We walked out every night to watch the sunset. And on top of that, the apartment is really tastefully decorated so it was a pleasure to settle in each evening for a glass of wine and a movie. Finally, I want to thank the owner, Marie, for all her help in getting us oriented, making it so easy to arrange for payment and being responsive to all our questions and needs. (We were probably more needy that most renters, coming from the US.) She is great!

Owner response:Catherine - thanks for your kind comments and for your stay. Glad you enjoyed the apartment and the sunset and hope we will have you back again. Regards, Marie.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, tourists without a car, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Love the location.

Guest: Gracie (CT, USA)
Date of Stay: 08/01/10 Review Submitted: 09/22/10

Great flat, Marie, and thanks for all your help with our visit. Love the location and Sea Point is such fun. Went just about everywhere you recommended and they were all perfect. Clifton was amazing. Can't wait to get to Hermanus!

Recommended for:Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, tourists without a car, sightseeing.

Great spot

Guest: spk (Portland, Oregon, USA)
Date of Stay: 07/24/10 Review Submitted: 08/18/10

This little flat is ideally located and started our South African trip off to a great start. Sea Point is a perfect spot if you want to be in a neighborhood, in a flat that has it all. It was so nice to know that we had this little home away from home to start our journey off with. The owners were more than accommodating. Just great.

Recommended for:Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, tourists without a car, sightseeing.

Guest: stan stone (dacula, ga)
Date of Stay: 11/24/07 Review Submitted: 11/24/07

marie's getaway is a delight with the location super. 1/2 block with safety jump into a shared mini cab on main street near nando's chicken restaurant[yummy food]for 4.5 rands and get into downtown in 15-20 minutes. also internet cafes and laundries abundant there. walk 1/2 to beach avenue and bus [4.5 rands] goes to the waterfront in 15 minutes and really enjoy the best of capetown at the waterfront cafes, malls, restaurants, clubs etc etc. at maries corner at beach go to the sunday brunch or dinner at the class winchester hotel. marie left her telephone on which was a great help.

Owner response:Stan, it was a pleasure having such nice folks. Susanna and Micheal said if all my guests are such nice people they will do "anything" for them. Hope to see u back in the future. Marie

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Guest: derek twynam (oakville, ont, canada)
Date of Stay: 03/05/07 Review Submitted: 03/05/07

thoroughly enjoyed our stay . apartment great, well appointed with lots of essentials that may be needed. Location excellent and central to so much. Couldn't be better. would definitely stay there again and reccomend it to other travellers to Cape Town.

Owner response:Thanks, Derek, for kind comments and for your helpful suggestions for the flat. Marie.

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Guest: Walther Planzo II (S?o Paulo / Brazil)
Date of Stay: 10/18/06 Review Submitted: 10/18/06

The place is simply perfect, close to the best points, safe, everything you need is inside it, for sure I'll be there many, many times again.

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Guest: wendy wright (-)
Date of Stay: 03/24/06 Review Submitted: 03/23/06

A very good position, quiet street and apartment. Nicely decorated facilities and very enjoyable stay

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 09/19/05 Review Submitted: 09/19/05

Very convenient location, close to everything. Hostess is very accomodating!

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Guest: Alice Christensen (Devon, UK & California)
Date of Stay: 04/01/05 Review Submitted: 04/01/05

I would just like to recommend this Condo as one of the best places to stay in South Africa. We have been travelling in Southern Africa for the last 3 months and Sea Point and this condo is such a high light of our trip. The condo is perfectly furnished and immaculate. A true home away from home. The owners (Chris and Marie) made us feel so welcome and gave excellent advice. We will definitely be back and recommend staying here to anyone that is staying into capetown.

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Guest: Marg and Roger Mercier (Ottawa Ont. Canada)
Date of Stay: 03/02/05 Review Submitted: 03/01/05

We stayed in this comfortable apartment for two separate weeks during our three month stay in South Africa. We found that the apartment was close to all amenities. Walkers and Joggers will be delighted because it is very close to the ocean. Also, Cape Town is a shopper's paradise!!! We spent the rest of the three months at the house in Vermont which is owned by the same people.We would recommend this apartment and/orhouse anytime. The owners are very amiable.

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Guest: JP Parenty (Canada)
Date of Stay: 02/20/05 Review Submitted: 02/20/05

We had the pleasure of staying one week at this apartment in February of 2005. It is very conveniently located. We found it very clean, well equipped, very comfortable. We would definitely use it again.

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Guest: Marie Faure
Date of Stay: 02/15/05 Review Submitted: 02/14/05

This is a condo conversion that I purchased and furnished in late 2004. Since then, I have had 3 overseas rentals (2 Canadian, 1 USA/British). All are still on their travels and have yet to post comments but if you want references, let me know, and I shall forward their email addresses to you for enquiries. Having stayed in the condo many times myself, I can tell you that it is totally comfortable, and conveniently located to see the whole of Cape Town from a base of a nice leafy suburb, almost on the seafront.

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