Beautiful Cottage with wonderful sea views and indigenous, 'fynbos' garden

We enjoyed our stay at Uitsig Cottage on the hillside of Glenridge Heights. The compact and homely cottage met all our needs.

Everything from the panoramic views of False bay, the mountains and the beach with the train rattling along the edge, to the large fynbos garden are delightful.

We certainly recommend this accommodation and would love to stay again if we come back to South Africa

I stayed here for seven nights and found it very peaceful and restful. With expansive views, this perfectly equipped cottage was a wonderful place to rest from the rigors of travel. I did not have a vehicle but had no problem getting around with UBER. The nearby seaside villages are delightful and the penguins are endlessly entertaining.

Great for stay in touch with Cape Town

We had a wonderful two weeks at this cottage near Simon's Town. It is far enough away from central Cape Town to make one feel free of the hustle, bustle, and crowdedness of the city. But still it's close enough to take in all the sights and activities that this location has to offer. The picture window toward the bay offers a spectacular view and is better than watching television.

Yvonne and Helmo are very accommodating and caring hosts, ready to help with any questions or logistical challenge. The train stops at Glencairn station nearby and we used it several times to travel up and down the coast to the other towns. Unfortunately, we had so many people start warning us about "bad guys" on the train that we started to have concerns about riding it. But that never stopped us, as supposedly the crimes are mostly taking place north of Muizenberg.

We wavered between 4 stars and 5 stars, but finally settled on four for the following reasons: 1) there is a severe water shortage in the area so we felt limited as to how much water we could use for showering and flushing (not any fault of the hosts); 2) we walked a lot into town, to the train station, and to the nearby restaurants and the climbs to get back up to the cottage were a little challenging; and 3) we would have preferred anything from a normal bed to queen size to a kingsize rather than two twin beds pushed together.

Our two weeks at this magical place flew by.