Sea view, very near beach, parking

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Cape Town, ZA

Shanna

Entire home/apt

6 Guests

4 Beds

About this listing

Top floor apartment with such expansive sea views, they will literally take your breath away. Winter supplies include 3 electric heaters and warm fluffy blankets. Stacking glass doors opening up onto a spacious balcony. Secure access controlled complex, several communal swimming pools in the complex. Muizenberg Beach can be seen from the balcony, a great location to take surfing lessons. A brisk beach walk to the pathway that leads to hip and happening St James and Kalk Bay restaurant strip.

The room

Property type

Apartment

Accommodates

6 Members

Bedrooms

3 Bedroom

Beds

4 Beds

Bathrooms

2 / Private

What this place offers

Essentials
TV
Cable TV
Heating
Wireless Internet
Family/Kid Friendly

En-Suite Bathrooms
Toilet paper
Soap for hands and body
Cleaning supplies
One towel per guest
Linens for each bed
One pillow per guest
Toaster
Microwave
Iron
Kitchen
A washing machine
Free Parking
A pool
Wifi
Self check-in
First-aid kit
Fire extinguisher
Emergency plan and local numbers
Wine glasses
Basic cooking supplies like salt, pepper, and oil
Coffee, tea
Dish soap and cleaning supplies
coffee maker, cooking utensils, dishes, and silverware
Hangers
Fast and reliable wifi
Laptop-friendly workspace
Good lighting
Kingdom Hall 10 Min away

prices

Extra people

US $ 5 / night after the 1 guest

Cleaning fee

US $ 104 /Cleaning fee

Cancellation

Strict

Description

The Space

Awe-inspiring uncluttered, down to earth, ocean view apartment boasting +-120 m2 / +-1290 f2 in size.

You get to enjoy 180 degree views of the ocean coastline including Strand, Gordon's Bay, Rooiels, right across to Cape Point, Simonstown and Kalk Bay. Appreciate the clear view of the fynbos-covered dunes right in front of the apartment, Sunrise Beach directly in front of those dunes, with Muizenberg Beach visible to the right. Around the side of the balcony, appreciate the Constantiaberg mountain range with its visible landmark winelands.

The accommodation comprises of 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a well equipped kitchen, dining area, lounge and sea facing balcony.

The main bedroom and second bedroom both open onto the balcony with sliding doors, and are both sea facing.

The main bedroom has a queen sized bed. The second bedroom has a king sized bed. The third bedroom has 2 single beds.

An ensuite bathroom serves the main bedroom, with both a shower and separate bath with handheld showerhose. The second bathroom has a shower.

The kitchen has granite counter tops, and is equipped with a dishwasher, washing machine, convection microwave oven, electric oven, electric hob, fridge freezer combo, kettle and toaster.

The dining table seats 6 persons.

The lounge has 2 large couches, a wall-mounted Smart TV connected to DSTV stream.

Fully folding patio doors open up from the lounge to the balcony, to maximize the magnificent ocean and mountain views. There is a wooden table + 6 chairs for use on the balcony.

One dedicated parking space comes with the apartment and there are plenty of visitors parking bays.

High speed fibre WiFi internet. There are also LED back up lights provided for when there is loadshedding. Gas backup stove.

Extra highlights about the immediate vicinity
You will be located within close walking distance to the beach. Surfer's Corner in Muizenberg is +-2 kilometers or +-1.2 miles away. You are on the doorstep of a bustling, vibey beachfront with several restaurants, coffee shops, pubs and surfing schools. However, you are able to take a step back from the activity and rest peacefully in this very nearby security estate.

A mere 50 meters from the security estate is a local convenience store, a launderette, a takeaway outlet called "The Naked Chef" with pizza, burgers and ribs on offer.

Close by within a few minutes drive are a few shopping centres, with stores like Pick n Pay, Checkers, Woolworths, Clicks, etc. Several popular take away outlets are also available.

Muizenberg has a wide variety of restaurants and pubs on offer, and a short drive away brings you to the vibey life of the Kalk Bay and St James coastline.

Muizenberg is considered one of the top destinations to learn to surf. You can join surfing lessons with one of the various surfing schools on the beachfront, which offer the convenience of equipment rental. For experienced surfers, there are dozens of sought after surf spots throughout Cape Town, with some renowned surfing competitions being held locally. Although Cape Town summers are unbeatable, which is from November to March, the best surfing months are actually April through to October is the best time to surf in Muizenberg. The winter storms create the ideal ocean swell and the north west wind facilitates the perfect off-shore surfing conditions.

Guest Access

You will have use of the whole apartment, except for a few locked cupboards reserved for use by the owners who use the apartment as a holiday home.

In addition to your one allocated parking bay, there are dozens of visitors parking bays, marked either as Visitor's Parking or Open Bay. You can choose to park in any of these bays, a short walking distance from the building. The visitors bays work on a first come, first get basis.

During the summer months, you are free to make use of several communal swimming pools in the security estate, however you require a wrist band for checks by security that you have permission to use the pools. Please note: Pool usage is only permitted 8am to 9pm, out of consideration for people living close to these swimming pools. The pools are closed from mid April to mid November due to the cold weather and a propensity for the local Egyptian geese to use the pools as a nesting area while they nurse their young, when the pools are left open. To prevent this, the estate management closes the pools mid April to mid November.

Interaction with Guests

Your main host is Shanna and is available on the phone at any time. Plus there are two co-hosts available to you to assist with any additional requirements you may have.

Firstly, your co-host Richard, being the husband of Shanna, is part of the team. Richard and Shanna are Bethel commuters and are members of the Muizenberg Congregation in Cape Town. They travel between Johannesburg and Cape Town to continue to pursue their Bethel commuter goals. Please note that we also offer accommodation in Cape Town as well, also listed here on Brobnb, if you are planning a trip down that way.

Secondly, your co-host Ella, lives close to the property as well and is available on the ground. Ella is available to assist us with on the ground errands if need be, anytime during your stay. Ella is also responsible for the cleaning and takes great pride in ensuring a sparkling clean stay for all our guests. Ella is not a Witness.

Other Things to Note

Electric heater
Three freestanding portable electric convection heaters have been made available for your convenience, especially necessary for the colder winter months. However, please note that the cost of the electricity to run the heaters is for your account and you will need to top up the prepaid electricity meter with the extra electricity you will need to run them.

Limitations on your general electricity consumption
The booking rate that you pay when making a reservation with us includes a maximum of 30 electricity units per day. This is more than enough electricity to cook and run appliances and devices, as well as keep the hot water geyser on permanently, with multiple people using the hot water every day. At the beginning of your booking, you will have your electricity quota already loaded into the prepaid electricity meter. If you run out of electricity during your stay, you will need to purchase a top up token and load that token amount into the pre-paid meter yourself. We can guide you as to how to go about doing that.

Air-conditioning
No air conditioning facilities are available. Each bedroom has a ceiling fan.

Smoking
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Stairs
The apartment is located on the top floor and is the penthouse unit, so this means that there are two flights of stairs to climb to get to the front door. There is not a lift available.

House rules reminder
A reminder that we have a strict "No parties" policy and we require no disruptive noise after 8pm.

Cleaning available during stay
We do not include a cleaning service in our booking rates. If you would like to add cleaning during your stay, this is available at an additional charge. Please enquire with us if you would like us to arrange this for you.

Swimming pools
There are five communal swimming pools in the security estate. We are not in control of the condition of all these pools at any given time. The pools are managed by the homeowner's association. Sometimes, a pool may be closed for reasons out of our control, or a pool may be undergoing extra treatment due to excessive use by the residents. If a particular pool is not available for your use, please locate another pool to make use of. We are not held responsible for this in any way whatsoever, as it is completely out of our control.

Security in the Estate
The apartment is located in a 24-hour security estate. Entry into the estate is controlled by the security personnel at the entrance. Upon first entry, guests will be required to enter a unique access code at the security entrance, to be able to gain entry into the Estate. This unique code is only valid until 11:30pm, so check in is ideally before this time. If your check in time is going to be later than 11:30pm, please communicate this with us upfront so that we can make alternative plans for your check in. If you do not communicate this to us upfront, you will not be able to check in until the next day after 8:00am. The responsibility is on you to communicate this to us upfront. Thereafter, once you are checked in and have the apartment keys, you can come and go using a security tag provided to you with the apartment keys.

Security: Cameras
There are recording security cameras used by the Host for both security reasons, as well as to monitor if House Rules are being abided by. There is a camera in stairwell directly outside the front door. From this camera, the Host will be able to see how many people are entering / exiting the property. Another camera is located on the balcony. From this camera, the Host will be able to ensure that House Rules are being abided by i.e. no parties or unauthorized events. These cameras are not actively monitored by the Host, but will be checked from time to time or if there are noise complaints from other people living near the apartment. These cameras are really a management tool for the Host to reduce the risk of unwanted guests booking the space for unauthorized parties.

The Neighborhood

Without a doubt, Muizenberg and the immediate surrounds are amongst the coolest areas to hang out in Cape Town. The local saying goes, if you stay here, you've crossed over The Lentil Curtain. Gorgeous white sand beaches, excellent surfing waves, a variety of worthwhile scuba diving spots, various water sports possible like kite surfing, kayaking, supping, all easily possible anywhere along the immediate coastline.

The main Muizenberg beachfront has several surfing schools, equipment hire places, lifeguards, supertubes, pay-for-access public swimming pools, put-put golf courses, children play gyms, bathroom facilities, freshwater shower facilities, and the list goes on.

Coffee shops to choose from include the very warm and inviting Hans & Lloyd, Knead, Starbucks Coffee, Bootleggers Coffee, Empire Cafe and more. Restaurants include Hudsons Burger Joint, Tiger's Milk, and others. Chain restaurants like Spur and Ocean Basket are also available. Local inexpensive restaurant Lagerchinos sells the best burgers in town. Pubs included The Striped Horse. In the Muizenberg Town Proper, there are various other restaurants, pubs and take away places. The infamous Casa Labia Restaurant is a must visit just to experience dining inside a museum setting.

Slightly further afield are the restaurants along the St James and Kalk Bay coastline. These include Folk Cafe (another awesome burger option, and they have alternatives for gluten intolerant people and vegans), Dalebrooke Cafe, Brass Bell, Cape To Cuba, Ohana Cafe, Salt, and the age-old infamous Olympia Cafe and Bakery. There are dozens of others that are too many to mention here. Kalk Bay Harbour offers Kalky's Fish&Chips, Lucky Fish&Chips, and the exquisite Harbour House. All within walking distance, enjoying the funky vibe, many shops and stores along the way. Entertainment includes several local theatres to choose from.

And all this is within 5-10 minutes of the Capricorn Beach Estate.

What is available beyond the immediate vicinity would just make this far too long, so we'll stop here. Just know, you will not be disappointed choosing Muizenberg to be your spot whilst exploring Cape Town at large.

Getting Around

It is recommended that you hire your own vehicle. Public transport is not very reliable. It is possible to get around using the e-hailing services such as Uber and Bolt.

House Rules

THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING US AS YOUR NEXT HOST
We are truly excited to share this very special place with you. We kindly ask you to please only book with us if you are able to respect our House Rules. This would ensure an amazing experience for both yourself as our guest, as well as for us as your host. To be very clear of our expectations, please do take the time to read through the below Booking Conditions and House Rules, as your booking with us is conditional upon them. It will take only a few minutes. If there is something we ought to know upfront, please communicate openly with us.

BOOKING CONDITIONS
We will please require the following from you prior to check in:-
1. We implement an age restriction of 30 years for the main guest that is making the booking. We will check this before check in is permitted. If you are under 30 years of age and instant book with us, this is at your own risk of not being permitted to check in at the property. If you are under 30 years of age and feel you are worthy of being still considered as a suitable guest, please motivate that to us upfront before instant booking, by first sending an enquiry to the host on the listing.
2. A signed copy of our booking form, detailing our terms and conditions applicable to your booking, will be sent to you for signature. Returning this form to us is a condition of your stay and we will not provide you with check in instructions if you have not returned this form to us prior to your arrival.
3. Check in time is between the hours of 16:00 (4pm) and 23:00 (11pm). Later check in times will attract an additional fee. Check out time is 10:00 (10am). If you require different times, this must be arranged in advance and is subject to availability and host approval. If we are able to accommodate such, it will attract an additional charge per hour outside of the normal hours.
4. At the full discretion of the host, any bookings of 28 nights or more are subject to a full lease application process and a lease agreement being signed by the guest, as well as a lease security deposit. If you do wish to avoid these terms and conditions from applying to your booking, please book for less than 28 nights. The reason for this condition is that any stays of 28 nights or longer are deemed to be long term tenancy, and not short term bookings, and therefore different laws apply.

POOL RULES
The use of the pool area and pool patio is conditional specific rules being adhered to in regard the use of this amenity. Please enquire with us specifically what these rules are at the time of your booking, and we will discuss it in detail to make sure you understand what is expected of you, when being entrusted with this amenity.

HOUSE RULES
1. No parties, get-togethers, birthday celebrations or unauthorized events to be hosted at the property during your booking.
2. Strictly no pets allowed unless pre-authorized by us and disclosed upfront at the time of booking. If pets have been authorised, this is subject to specific terms and conditions which will be disclosed prior to accepting the booking.
3. Quiet time from 8pm / 20h00 through to 8am / 08h00, out of consideration of the immediate neighbours.
4. No additional day or night visitors are permitted without advance written permission from the host. Additional visitors may attract additional guest fees, at the discretion of the host.
5. Strict non-smoking policy INSIDE the property. Smoking is only permitted outside. Smokers, please discard your cigarette ash and butts in a considerate manner.
6. No tampering with the CCTV cameras. These cameras are recording 24/7. Although we do not actively monitor the cameras, we do check them from time to time. These cameras help us to ensure property safety, guest safety and to ensure no unauthorized parties are taking place.
7. We expect you to leave the property in a fair and reasonable condition. We do not give you a list of chores to do, however we kindly ask you to be respectful and considerate of our home and return it to us in a similar condition to which you found it in. No, you do not need to make your beds, or strip the linen, or put a load of washing on before you leave. However, please do not leave us a pile of dishes that will take us 3 hours to wash. Do not leave pots with food still in them. Do not leave food lying on the floor. Put your rubbish in the bin provided. Do not leave personal used items lying on the floor. Our expectations are reasonable like that. If you leave us a big mess to clean up, we will charge you extra for unexpected cleaning.
8. Pool use conditions form part of the House Rules. See note above.
9. Contravention of the House Rules is subject to a penalty of R2,000 per contravention encountered during your occupation of the premises. If you smoke inside the premises, that will incur a R2,000 penalty. If you tamper with the CCTV cameras, that will be another R2,000 penalty. If you host an unauthorized event or party, that will be another R2,000 penalty. Each penalty will accrue and you will be penalized the total amount for all penalties added up. If you plan to contravene our House Rules, please know, you will come to regret the decision. Please do not take a chance, hoping you will get away with it. We actively manage our listing and know what goes on during our guest's stays. We live right next door, so you will not be able to get away with contravening the House Rules.
10. We charge extra for each unauthorized visitor / guest that makes use of the property, be it day visitors or night visitors over overnight visitors. If you plan to have visitors / additional guests over, please speak with us about it upfront to avoid any misunderstandings and / or unexpected additional costs.
11. Contravention of the House Rules runs the risk of rendering your booking as being terminated at any time, with zero refund for the balance of your stay. Under these circumstances, if the host communicates to you that your booking has been terminated, you will be required to vacate the property immediately, or you will be forcibly removed as a trespasser. In summary, it is our personal property, so in return for us allowing you to have the use of it, please have the decency to respect our House Rules.

Sleeping arrangements

Bedroom 1

1 Queen

Bedroom 2

1 King

Bedroom 3

2 Single

Availability

Minimum Stay: 3

US $ 106 per Night per Month

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Hosted by Shanna

Joined in Oct 2021

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Introducing Richard (54 yrs) & Shanna Heijberg (44 yrs). We look forward to having the opportunity and privilege to be your hosts. We are currently serving in the Roodepoort Congregation in Johannesburg. We are originally from Cape Town, we relocated to Johannesburg to volunteer as commuters to Bethel. We now split our time between Johannesburg (where Bethel is) and Cape Town (where our family is). With our unique set up, we have the privilege of offering you homes in both cities, available for short term rental, and from time to time, long term rental. We are passionate about exploring this wonderful planet earth. Things we really enjoy are: Music, movies, animals, hiking, the mountains, the ocean, beach sand and swimming in the salty sea. Coffee and wine, good food, great friends, close family, fine dining, and of course, travelling. Shanna grew up in Cape Town, in the Constantia winelands. Richard grew up in Rotterdam, Holland and moved to South African in his teenage years. Life mottos: Do not go gentle into that good night. This too shall pass. Live and let live. As people, we are a combination of easy-going and accommodating, but we will stand for what is important. We are peaceable persons, but warrior fighters for our cause. But what has that got to do with our hosting you? We're not sure, but maybe some of that will resonate with you and you'll feel more at home with us when you allow us to host you. If you are our fellow friends in the truth, we would be absolutely delighted to host you and have the opportunity to forge a stronger connection in the process.