My husband booked this trip for my 50th birthday & to celebrate the completion of my cancer treatment. Aview is advertised as a Luxury villa, in reality its not been kept uptodate or modernised since being built in the 80’s so most of the appliances & amenities are dated or don’t work. The wiring is dated (extension leads & fireblankets are everywhere). The glazed doors are almost impossible to slide open & thump & rattle at night. The entrance to the property is via a clutter-filled garage & the pool filtration & pump constantly shutdown so it fills with debris & insects. On arrival we were unexpectedly instructed to sign something for the Properties Insurance. We weren’t given an opportunity to read it or time to decide if we wanted to sign it (we‘ve no idea what we put our names to). There’s no Manual so despite having been on the road for 10hours we were subjected to lengthy, convoluted verbal instructions on our obligations as Guests, how to use the various appliances & our hearts sank at the litany of “if that doesn’t work try….” we knew Aview wasn't the Luxury advertised.
The DSTV produced one grainy channel. The Wifi was intermittent so we hired a Dongle to stay in touch with friends & family. The Fridge was old & battered & the food left in the cupboard (by past guests?) contained out of date products & mouldy balsamic dressing. The washing machine only worked on one setting (marked in biro) & it stuck midcycle. The pool filled with debris after the 1st stormy day & when the owner came to top it up I was horrified to see him filling it with filthy water from an open air trough containing insect larvae. But what has stuck in my mind (having mulled over the decision to write this review for 10 days) is the feeling of being a prisoner in the villa because of the myriad of security instructions hammered home by the owners, the insurance document we were coerced into signing, the security alarm which activated if you left the bedroom!, the tiny metal venetian blinds on every window & door which had to remain closed “to keep the property secure” & having discovered how arduous & temperamental they were to elevate/open, we decided to leave them down in order to protect our deposit. So despite the name "Aview" and the Advertised "Clear Unique Views" the reality is Camps Bay, Lions Head, 12 Apostles, Sunrises & Sunsets have to be Viewed through little strips of dusty metal.
Hugely OverPriced! Very Very Disappointed! Definitely not Luxury!