Cape Town holiday apartment rental, Waterkant Village with shared pool, balcony/terrace

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De Waterkant Piazza (apartment)

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This lovely apartment is in the ideal place for you to experience Cape Town at its best. It's a chic and historic part of the city where some of the properties date back centuries and have been sensitively restored so that none of the magic is lost. The apartment itself has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, a spacious lounge and modern kitchen area and a patio from where there's a stunning view if the iconic Table Mountain. And when it gets too hot you can cool down in the pool.

Walk just five minutes down the street and you'll find the Cape Quarter, an Italian style Piazza with not only a great Italian restaurant but also one of South Africa's best sushi joints and a lovely South African eatery where you can get your first taste of game, washed down with one of the many great wines from the local wine country.

At night the area is a magnet for Cape Town's trendy set. They spill onto the pavement at Cubana's (attracting the young and hip) and Manhattans (a popular bar within walking distance with live entertainment twice a week). For the night owls the gay Bronx Club on Somerset Road (again walking distance) stays open til dawn.

During the day there's an endless list of things to do: Take a tour of the winelands of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, spend a day at one of the gorgeous beaches (Camps Bay, Clifton and many more), shop at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront or for some serious retail therapy Canal Walk is a fifteen minute drive away.

Then there's the 'must do' list. Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was held for 26 years, is a fascinating insight into the country's past. You can catch the ferry just ten minutes from the apartment. For the best view, take the cable car to the top of Table Mountain and catch a least one sunset over Camps Bay.

For football lovers the apartment is just a 10 minute walk to the Green Point football stadium making it the ideal base for the football world cup 2010.

And for Cricket lovers the Newlands stadium is a 15 minute drive away

There's so much to do in Cape Town you'll never want to leave!

I hope that you enjoy the city as much as we do!

The lounge	Pool
A view from the master bedroom

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The Western Cape region

The Cape Peninsula has a long and eventful history. Prehistoric people first left their mark here more than 600,000 years ago and traces of the tools of these Early Stone Age hunter-gatherers have been found in a wind-scoured depression near the Cape of Good Hope. The Middle Stone Age inhabitants (dating from 200,000 to 40,000 years ago) also left evidence of their life on the Peninsula. There are about six sites where artefacts, including scrapers and fragments of worked stone, dating from this period have been found and more than a 100 sites where signs of Late Stone Age habitation (from about 21,000 years ago) is evident. The San (or Bushmen) hunter-gatherers relied on the seashore for most of their food and are known colloquially as the strandlopers or beachwalkers.
Middens (prehistoric refuse heaps) created by the strandlopers are found in a number of caves in the park and reveal a great deal about their lifestyle. About 2000 years ago the Khoikhoi migrated from the north, displacing the San, bringing with them their herds of cattle and sheep. It was the Khoikhoi who were the dominant tribe when the Europeans sailed into Table Bay.

On April 6, 1652, the Dutchman, Jan van Riebeeck, stepped ashore at Table Bay tasked with establishing a refreshment station for the Dutch East India Company and their ships that sailed the route to the Dutch East Indies.

A fort (the castle) and gardens were established at the foot of Table Mountain. A viticulture industry was initiated and land was granted to settlers to grow crops. And so began European settlement at the Cape.

Cape Town / Waterkant Village area

There really is so much to do you'll have to return. For this visit here are some ideas:

Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was in prison
Table Mountain
Cape Point (the most southerly point of the African continent)
Hermanus for whale watching
Penguins on Boulders Beach
Cocktails and watch the sun set on Camps Bay (the African riviera)
Great seafood in any of the restaurants along Camps Bay
The Winelands (book a picnic and enjoy it surrounded by stunning scenery)
Visit a Township to get the whole story on Cape Town
Shopping at the V&A or Canal Walk (designer gear for Rands)
Safari
Hiking (up Table Mountain if you wish)
Helicopter flights
Shark diving (in a cage!)
Cycling
Golfing
Surfing
Fishing
Dining at some of the world's best restaurants; we recommend

Five Flies - modern cuisine in a fabulous building
Tokara's - in the Winelands
Bukhara's - probably one of the best Indian restaurants in the world
Cafe Manhattan for great steaks and burgers
Tank for sushi
Il Leone for excellent Italian food

You'll need to book these places in advance. They're good and therefore very popular with those in the know.

How to get there

Cape Town has a great international airport and most of the world's big airlines fly there. For direct flights from the UK, British Airways, South African Airways and Virgin Atlantic have up to two flights a day. Most of the national European carriers also fly direct and there are flights from the US with Delta and South African Airways.

If you can't get a direct flight then you could fly to Johannesburg and connect with a no frills carrier like Kulula.com to Cape Town.

The apartment is 30 minutes in a taxi from the airport. Or you can quite easily pick up a rental car at the airport and drive into town. The roads are great and it's a left-hand drive country like the UK.

Activities near Cape Town

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The master bedroom has a double bed with lots of wardrobe space. With the shutters open you can watch the sun come up over Table Mountain.

The second bedroom has a large bunk bed (the lower bunk is a small double bed). Two medium adults would be comfortable on it and of course children would love it.

Both bathrooms have showers and one has a bath. The lounge has a comfortable suite and a dining table with four chairs and leads through to a well equipped kitchen.

Kitchen is newly decorated with a granite top.

The patio is great for a pre-dinner cocktail and there's furniture specially for the patio which can be placed outside when required.

A set of linen and towels are provided for use on arrival and can be washed at a nearby laundry.

Further details outdoors:
The pool in the complex is available and is a quiet oasis to read or listen to your iPod. The garden is a great place to top up your tan and to picnic alfresco.
The apartment complex is secure with regular security patrols and on street parking is normally easy to find.

Further details

Airport transfers are available on request and paid locally.

If you require your apartment to be refreshed then our local agent can arrange this for a fee to be paid locally.

If you wish to smoke then the patio outside the apartment would be suitable. No smoking within the apartment please.

The apartment is in a residential area so if you wish to have a late night party please inform your neighbors!

Conditions

All rentals must be for a minimum period of 4 nights paid in advance via UK bank transfer or PayPal or Moneygram. No credit cards are accepted directly except through the paypal system.

Maximum occupancy is 4 people at any time.

Check - In is normally 3PM and Check - Out is 11AM. This can be varied depending on individual circumstances and availability. Please request this at the time of booking.

Half day rates available on request.

The owners take no responsibility for any financial or personal loss or injury as a result of staying. It's always a great idea to have personal travel insurance.

Payment must be made in full at the time of booking. Should you need to cancel then you must write and get confirmation.

Cancellations;

More than 30 days: Full refund less £100 administration cost
Between 15 and 30 days: 75% refund of rental rate
Between 0 and 15 days: No refund

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
April '09- September 2009	1 Apr 09	1 Oct 09	400£ 400	6060	7070	4 Nights
October and November 2009	1 Oct 09	1 Dec 09	490£ 490	7070	8080	4 Nights
December'09- April 2010	1 Dec 09	1 May 10	550£ 550	8080	9090	4 Nights
May 2010	1 May 10	1 Jun 10	490£ 490	7070	8080	4 Nights
June 2010 - July 2010	1 Jun 10	18 Jul 10	975£ 975	160160	160160	2 Nights
July 2010	18 Jul 10	1 Aug 10	500£ 500	7575	8585	4 Nights
August 2010 - Nov 2010	1 Aug 10	1 Dec 10	500£ 500	7575	8585	4 Nights
Dec 2010-April 2011	1 Dec 10	1 Mar 11	575£ 575	8585	9595	4 Nights

The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

Airport transfers on request

For all payments - PayPal or UK bank transfers or Moneygram in advance and made at the time of booking. For late deal rentals this must be cleared 7 days in advance prior to rental agreement starting.

A refundable security deposit of £200 will be required for all rentals when confirming the booking. The security deposit will be returned after the rental assuming no damage has occurred and the property is left in a tidy and clean condition. Having personal travel insurance is recommended in the event of any unfortunate issues.

Guestbook for De Waterkant Piazza

"Great location. Clean and tidy place. Would recommend it as a great base to explore Cape Town and its surroundings." Paul from London.

"Greg was amazing, great to be welcomed by such a friendly person." Li from Shanghai.

"I can't wait to return" Adam and Andrea, Surrey, UK.

" the apartment is naturally cool during the hot summer months" Jude, Manchester, UK

Availability

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Contact details for the advertiser of home 52480
Name:	Amyn Abdulla or Paul McHale
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