Elegant room in Heritage House with private bathroom and all amenities

A heritage house with honey coloured hardwood floors & high ceilings, which create an elegant ambience. Fused with modern bathrooms, a kitchen that's open to the dining room, making for contemporary comfort and entertaining. 2 Bedrooms, each with queen sized beds & bright white linen. 2 full private bathrooms.

Charming heritage house. Spacious & serene. Contemporary kitchen flows to lounge & dining room. 2 bedrooms with ample storage & 2 newly renovated bathrooms. Located within the Cape Town City Bowl in popular Woodstock, nearby many popular attractions.

Interaction with guests Guests can enjoy their privacy here! There is a self-catering garden studio on property, which has its own entrance & garden - interaction with those guests is optional. Your hosts live up the road (literally) and will assist with any needs.

Guest access Guests have shared access to the house, shared that is with only one other guest room in the house. The property contains a garden cottage in the back with its own entrance and private garden that is rented separately.

There is a courtyard at the back of the house which is shared by this listing and the Garden Cottage. (View our other listings.)

By the way we also list the rooms in the house separately, but when this listing is booked, no bookings for individual rooms are taken.

Getting around

Woodstock is part of the Cape Town City Bowl. Thus conveniently located close to the Cape Town CBD, 3,4 Km's which is a charmingly compact City with a variety of historic and contemporary attractions suited to all tastes that one can easily explore on foot, by bicycle, or public transport.

Uber fares to Long Street (central Cape Town) are low at +-R40.

House is in walking distance (350meters) from MyCiti Bus Stop. (Bus Rapid Transport); 120meters from Victoria Rd minibus taxis.

Close vicinity distance to several good restaurants. 500 metres from Salisbury's Deli, the central deli on the bustling high street of Woodstock - Roodebloem Rd. 120 meters from the Fresh Stop 24 hour convenience store. 500 metres from Balmoral grocery store the centre of Woodstock Main Rd shopping and restaurants. 900 meters from the world famous Test Kitchen, and the perennially popular Old Biscuit Mill market.

15 minute drive from the Cape Town International Airport.

Other things to note

The area now ******** by the Khoikhoi people from the 5th cent CE to 1666, when Dutch immigrants established a farm named "Roodebloem" (Red Flower) here, on the sunny slopes of Table Mountain. The original farm house can be visited just 200 meters away, as it is now an Art School, Ruth Prowse School of Art.

A mannor house was built in what is now Lawley Road. This is now the home of the King James media company.

The space

The house is 90+ years old, with honey coloured Oregan floors. High ceilings create an elegant ambience. Fused with modern bathrooms, a kitchen that's open to the lounge & then dining room, which makes for contemporary comfort and entertaining!

2 Bedrooms, each with queen sized beds & bright white linen. 2 full bathrooms with all amenities. The kitchen is fitted with a 4 burner gas hob & oven, with basic cooking equipment for your use. There is dishwasher and washing machine. Basic detergent will be provided, and guests will be required to purchase more according to their needs. There is a microwave & fridge/freezer, granite tops, lots of storage and downlighting.

The bedrooms are fitted with built in cupboards.

The property contains a back yard with patio furniture, a barbecue grill, and partial mountain views. Vehicle parking is on the street. There is a garden cottage which is rented separately, has its own entrance, and own small private garden.

Woodstock is a heritage district. One of the few mixed race areas during Apartheid, it is now one of the most integrated cross cultural neighbourhoods in South Africa. A village feel with a charm of its own, whilst being only 3.4km from the very centre of Cape Town.

This proximity to downtown makes it a highly sought after area with very high real estate prices and an eclectic mix of interesting people, young professionals, artists and young families.