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Roomy Townhouse in small secure complex in winelands region: Durbanville
Town house • Cape Town South Africa
Exchange types accepted
Hospitality Description: We look forward to exchanging with you, Even if you're staying somewhere else near us, let's meet up.
We're happy to give you tips & pointers to visiting our lovely city.
Statistics
Listed October 2021
Views 6883
General Overview
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Features
Washer
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Oven
Microwave
Coffee machine
Fridge
Iron
Hair dryer
Air conditioning
TV
WiFi
High Speed Internet
Bathtub
First aid kit
Wheelchair accessible
Fire extinguisher
Bed sheets
Towels
Toys
BBQ
Garden / yard
Covered porch / verandah
Gated community
Travel Styles
Weekend
Adventure
Budget
Family
Romantic
Sport and leisure
Foodie
Relaxing
City
Village
Mountains
Beach
Culture
Hiking
Cycling
Last minute
Golf
Accessibility
House Rules
Suitable for infants under 2
Suitable for children ages 2-12
Pets not allowed
No smoking
Allergens
Cat free
Dog free
Smoke free
Dates of Availability
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Neighbourhood
Our home is walking distance (approx 100m / 3min walk) to the end of the street where you'll find a small grocery shop and hairdresser.
5 minutes drive to local Glengarry Shopping Centre containing various restaurants, pharmacy, dentist, clothing store and grocery stores like Woolworths & Pick n Pay amongst others - open and undercover parking.
Just up the road from there (2min) you'll find more malls and shops: Spar for groceries, restaurants, petrol garages, etc.
10min down the road are various big malls of which the largest is Cape Gate Sopping Centre with cinemas, Pick n Pay and Checkers and a gazillion other shops. Also Makro, Giant and Spar opposite the road.
From our home approx 15min in the other direction is another very big mall: Tyger Valley Centre with cinemas, and Willowbridge Centre opposite to it.
In Durbanville town (village) are many malls, shops, restaurants, butcheries, Medi Clinic Hospital, etc. 10min. Durbanville is located on the Durbanville Wine Route, you'll be spoiled for choice. The wine farms don't only do tastings and sell wine, but have some lovely restaurants and wine tours. Many have mountain bike, hiking tracks and park walks.
Durbanville also is a quick drive to the Stellenbosch or Franschoek wine routes - also has a wine Tram so you won't need to drive. Just outside Stellenbosch you'll find the Hillcrest Berry Orchard and restaurant, Strawberry farms, Spice Route near Paarl, Drakenstein Lion Park, Giraffe House, Spier Wild Bird Sanctuary, etc and in Sonerset West you'll find the Cheetah Outreach Project (about R10 to enter, but more to take photos with them - remember to book beforehand).
The N1 highway is approx 10min from our home. That gives you easy access to:
Stellenbosch (40min) / Franschoek / Somerset West / Gordons Bay / Grabouw / Hermanus (Whale Route/ wine valley) or in the other direction to Cape Town (city) approx 25min depending in traffic. That's where you'll find the V& A Waterfront (stand up paddle rental, Canal cruise, Harbour cruise, ocean cruise, high tea at various Waterfront hotels, malls, restaurants, scratch patch, etc), Kirstenbosch Gardens with restaurants or picnic, Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, Aquarium (dive with the sharks), Cape Castle, Noon Gun, Open Top Bus Tours (hop om hop off), and adjacent scenic drive from Sea Point to Camps Bay, Llundudno, Hout Bay, Chapmans Peak Drive, Noordhoek, Kommetjie, Fish Hoek, Simon's Town (Boulders Beach penguins). Or from the city head over Kloof Road. Drive to Signal Hill for a spectacular view of Robben Island, city, Sea Point, etc, or park and hike up Lions Head. You can also choose to take a return cable cart up & down Table Mountain or hike up and cable cart down. On top of Table Mountain is abseiling, hiking, free guided tours, explore in your own, a restaurant, shops, etc and from signal hill you can do paragliding. You'll also pass the mega shopping centre: Canal Walk at Century City - 20min from our home and also Grand West Casino in Goodwood where the ice rink is located. Just too much to do and see to mention here. I'll compile a file. Make sure to spend enough time here.
We suggest you get a Cape Town City Pass which includes entry to most things to do and see and citywide transport and open top buss and boat trips. Great value for money.
Beach: Blouberg, Big Bay or Melkbos (both awesome surf spots) - 20min. Kitesurfing / surfboard rentals.
Or head to Strand beach: 40min or Muizenberg (surfers paradise).
Nearest airport
Cape Town International.
Getting Around
Rent a car at the airport or anywhere else. .
It'll be more expensive than renting a car I think, but Uber and Bolt is readily available.
There is a bus stop opposite the shop at the end of the road, but public transport in South Africa isn't great except within in the city region. I would not recommend taking public transport unless you're in the city where the rapid busses run.
Map of Approximate Location
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People Like Us Local Guide
We work from home. We'd love to meet up, make friends, answer questions, point you in the right direction, have coffee, etc.
Feedback
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Many thanks Michelle for having us. We had a lovely stay. Communication from the start was easy and fluent. Michelle's home is beautiful and she goes out of her way to make you welcome. Recommend as an exchange partner. Thanks again, hoping to meet up in December when you visit the UK -
What a lovely experience we had with Michelle and Chris. Their beautiful house is on a quiet cul de sac and is so comfortable that we just made ourselves right at home. Very well located for exploring the beautiful winelands. We went out for pizza one evening and were treated to some yummy food made by Michelle.the rest of our stay. I want that tuna salad recipe!! We even attended their Sunday church service which was inspirational and welcoming. They are the most helpful and fun couple ever. I hope we can host them one day in the future. Thank you to our new friends. 🧡🩷🩵 -
Oh guys, I'm not crying, you're crying 😂 Love you both. Enjoy the last 3 days of African sun and hospitality. Come again soon.
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Michelle & Chris were wonderful host and beautiful people Their home is in a great location - about 30 mins to town 20 mins to the coast and 20 - 40 mins to many wineries A stunning home with everything you will need Thankyou both so much for your wonderful hospitality I had the best time it was Lekker 😀 Dunkee Hopefully you can come to Australia sometime🐨🦘🌎 -
Oh Terri, thank you. You were an absolute delight to host. We had a lot of fun. And if you can use "lekker" in a sentence, then we've done our job well 😄
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Wow, this is the second time we have done an exchange with Chris and Michelle. It was just wonderful to see them again, and we consider them really good friends. Their home is amazing, and South Africa is the most breathtaking and extraordinary country to visit. We highly recommend an exchange with Michelle and Chris. We can’t wait to see them again, hopefully in Canada, or really anywhere in the world. -
If you don't come to Cape Town soon, we'll have to meet mid-way in the world!
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We had a wonderful globe exchange with Michelle and Chris. Firstly they are kind, generous people who are a lot of fun and we were lucky enough to spend a couple of days together and they are now new friends. The house had everything we needed, and they gave us lots of helpful ideas of places to visit and even drove us around to show us where things are. It's a great area, close to wine farms, Cape Town and even the beach and we just loved it ! They'll always be welcome in our house in Scotland and we would highly recommend this couple, their house, and the area. It was just great .... -
Thank you so much! Muriel & Paul. We miss you already. Thank you for spoiling us with wonderful gifts and friendship. Can't wait to see you again. Our doors will always be open to you.
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Michelle & Chris are the most kind, generous, friendly, fun people you can imagine. They warmly hosted us in their beautiful home. They took us on fabulous tours all over their amazing city and the surrounding areas. We enjoyed fabulous meals with them. We miss them already, and really look forward to hosting them in our home.
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Keith & Heather, we are family now. We enjoyed every minute of laughing and exploring with you guys. Your are both simply delightful. Come back as often as you want.
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