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The non stop vibe and street cafés of Sea Point are what give it the nickname ‘The New York of the South’. Our Cape accommodation in Sea Point is popular with our clients visiting Cape Town on business for its location from the city center, but also well loved for its gentle sea breezes while also known as an area protected from the South Easter, the strong wind that blows through Cape Town.

Perhaps the gem of this suburb is it’s extensive promenade. The Sea Point promenade runs from Mouille Point through Three Anchor Bay and all the way to Bantry Bay. It is set between the Atlantic sea and a vast stretch of grassy common, making it a popular destination for those wanting to partake in some outdoor exercise. On any given morning, or even throughout the day, from the balconies of our Cape holiday accommodation in the area, guests can view walkers, jogging groups, outdoor yoga classes and personal trainers and their clients using the children’s play  park equipment in creative ways to stretch and tone their bodies.

Guests of our Cape luxury accommodation in Sea Point may have noticed the new paved area at Three Anchor Bay where the City of Cape Town have placed outdoor gym equipment free for public use. Every piece of equipment has been designed to use the participants’ own body weight for resistance, as there are no additional weights attached to the equipment. Should guests of our Cape accomodation feel the desire to exercise out in the fresh air, they will find that beside each piece of equipment is a plaque describing how to use that particular apparatus.

Guests of our holiday accommodation Cape Town Sea Point who prefer to exercise indoors can always decide to simply stroll along the promenade, or simply enjoy the view of the sea from one of the benches that have been positioned for such an activity.

It has been around since 1908 and even though it has gone through various refurbishments, it still maintains some of its old world charm due to its murals and traditional Turkish baths. Visitors to our Cape accommodation will find the Long Street Baths at the corner of the top of Long Street and Orange Street., they include a 25 meter long pool for those staying in our Cape holiday accommodation in the city center who fancy a dip without having to travel too far.

The Long Street Baths are open from 07:00 to 19:00 from Monday to Saturday and 08:00 to 18:00 on Sunday, it’ll cost adults just R12 to use the baths and kids 3 to 15 just R7.

Guests of our Cape luxury accommodation will find the Baths to be well cared for, clean and generally uncrowded, although more people tend to visit the Baths around lunchtime, there always seems to be plenty of room in the pool for everyone. There is a separate changing room for males and females and the lockers come with keys. While many public pools have racing lanes that float above the water, the racing lanes in the Long Street Baths are painted at the bottom of the pool.

For guests of our Cape accomodation who prefer a more authentic experience, the Long Street Baths also include original Turkish Baths, this is a secret that few Capetonians know about. It will cost visitors R37.50 an hour to make use of the sauna, steam room, warm room and cold pool and there is even a massage available on request.

The gentleman who takes care of the Turkish Baths reportedly makes an ice tea that must be sampled, for a cool R7.00. What more relaxation could you ask for before heading back to your holiday accommodation Cape Town?

Kommetjie is a suburb found on the south coast of Cape Town, it is defined by its long, wide beach which stretches along the coast for 8 kilometers and connects Kommetjie to its neighbouring suburb, Noordhoek.  The name Kommetjie was given to this coastal suburb by the original settlers who called it ‘Little Basin’ as they used the bay as a fish trap.

Even though guests of our Cape holiday accommodation may have views of other coastlines from the balconys of their own Cape accommodation, Kommetjie offers a peaceful atmosphere partly due to its proximity, tucked away and accessed by Oukaapseweg, which is a drive over a small mountain which divides this area from the busy Southern suburbs. Guests staying at our Cape luxury accommodation will be forgiven for thinking that they have found themselves on a small village outside of the city when entering this area.

Kommetjies spacious beach makes it an ideal location for walking dogs and riding horses, three kilometers down the beach is the wreck of the SS Kakapo which ran aground in 1900 and acts as a marker of the previous century. Walkers along this beach will no doubt encounter much birdlife, it is also the site of surfing events and crayfishing.

The Kommetjie lighthouse remains the tallest in South Africa, standing at 30 meters it has been nicknamed the White ‘Slangkop’ or Snake head. It’s rotating light flashes 4 times every 30 seconds, ensuring that no other ships find themselves wrecked on the rocks during heavy fog. It is powered by the Cape Municipality and has a diesel alternator on standby incase there is a power shortage.

It should take a good 20 to 30 minutes to drive from most of our Cape accomodation to Kommetjie, but it will be worth the drive to experience the tranquil, almost untouched atmosphere of this seaside suburb.