Top Accommodation in Simon’s Town

Top Accommodation in Simon's Town

Simon’s Town offers the best holiday accommodation in Cape Town, including the beauty of the Table Mountain range, Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope. Simon’s Town has stunning views in the most beautiful environment of the Cape Peninsula.

Simon’s Town has always attracted tourists and locals alike to spend a day exploring the hidden shops, cafes, restaurants, museums and beaches. In the summer months, Simon’s Town is buzzing with life; people travel from all over to learn a little more about the history of the Navy, and to see the penguins of course!

Sharks are not uncommon in the waters of False Bay, and the sea around Simon’s Town is no different. These magnificent creatures are the envy of the world over; in very few places can you experience their presence in the same way as you can in South Africa. 

The town has several museums which are worth visiting. Simon’s Town Museum highlights events in the development of Simon’s Town through the centuries.

If you’ve gotten this far, you’ve clearly enjoyed reading about Simon’s Town! Why not make a holiday of it and check out our list of accommodation in Simon’s Town?

Mariner Guesthouse – Accommodation type: Guest House

Mariner Guesthouse

Custom built and located in a quiet street on the mountainside in historical Simon’s Town, award-winning 4-star Mariner Guesthouse offers breath-taking sea views across False Bay. 

The spacious and beautifully appointed en-suite bedrooms offer world-class facilities for B&B and self-catering.

Mariner offers a range of luxurious, spacious en-suite bedrooms (most with balconies) that display panoramic sea views. Get comfortable in front of the fireplace in the lounge or have breakfast on the open veranda, enjoying the fresh air. 

Telephone 021 786 4528. Make a reservation, click here.  Get there, click here.  Find out more, click here.

La View – Accommodation type: Apartments

La View

La View is your home away from home. Self-catering apartment in Leisure Bay offers the kind of carefree, barefoot sea-side living that “sweet dreams” are made of.

Modern with a beachy feel – you can’t help but fall in love when you open the door and see the waves breaking just beyond the balcony. It’s breath-taking!

Providing everything you can think of… from coffee/tea to shampoo/soap, all kitchen necessities like cloths, dish liquid, refuse bags and more.

Telephone 071 470 8574. Make a reservation click here. Get there, click here. Find out more, click here.

The Flying Penguin – Accommodation type: Hotel

The Flying Penguin

The Flying Penguin in Simon’s Town offers self-catering accommodation, perfect for a getaway close to nature yet within easy reach of the city. 

All the rooms offer a sea view and the accommodation is only a short walk from a wonderful swimming beach on the warmer side of the peninsula. Rooms can accommodate a maximum of 6 guests 

Each bedroom has an en-suite bathroom with a shower. The penthouse offers a Victorian slipper bath. The units offer a flat-screen television as well as free uncapped WiFi. 

Telephone 082 820 0521. Make a reservation, click here.  Get there, click here.  Find out more, click here.

The Grosvenor Guest House – Accommodation type: Guest House

The Grosvenor Guest House is perfectly located in the historic and intriguing Simon’s Town up against the mountain slopes, making it the ideal destination, whether business or leisure to experience the tranquil and beautiful environment surrounding Simon’s Town. 

The Grosvenor offers a choice of luxury guest house or self-catering accommodation in a relaxed setting with the most spectacular views over False Bay and the South African Naval Base.

Facilities include an outdoor swimming pool, a braai area, lock up garages and secure off street parking, airport transfers on request, laundry service on request, and a lounge and entertainment area leading onto the patio overlooking False Bay. 

Telephone 021 786 4052. Make a reservation, click here.  Get there, click here.  Find out more, click here.

Albatross Guest House – Accommodation Type: Guest House

Albatross Guest House

Situated directly above the quaint historic maritime village of historical town of Simon’s Town. Albatross House offers comfortable accommodation and spectacular and uninterrupted views of False Bay and the mountains beyond. 

Albatross House offers 2 spacious well-appointed self-catering apartments and 1 deluxe double room.

Each apartment comprises 2 en-suite bedrooms, a separate lounge with kitchenette and private balconies. Both apartments feature spectacular views over false bay and the mountains beyond.

Telephone 021 434 7624. Make a reservation, click here.  Get there, click here.  Find out more, click here.

Cheriton Guest-House B&B – Accommodation type: Guest House

Cheriton Guest House in Simon’s Town is rated one of the top 3 B&B’s in Simon’s Town and offers consistently outstanding service and hospitality in the century old home overlooking False Bay and the historic naval town below.

Cheriton Guest House in Simonstown is set high against the mountain in the quiet suburb of Seaforth. Porcupines are frequent nocturnal visitors and guinea fowl roost in the surrounding trees.

The guest house offers an ideal central location to all of Cape Town’s main tourist attractions including Table MountainCape PointRobben IslandKirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, the Constantia Wine Route and Chapmans Peak Drive.

Telephone 021 786 3933.  Make a reservation, click here.  Get there, click here.  Find out more, click here.

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Actually, Home Food and Travel offers a lot more than just reviews of accommodation, restaurants, spas and adventure activities.  We also visit great destinations, receive advice from interior designers and stop to smell the roses and taste the coffee.

Our team of journalists are seasoned travels and love visiting the myriad of exciting places around South Africa.  Whether it is off the beaten track or in the heart of the top attractions of the country, we’ll be there,

Home Food and Travel advice on finding the right accommodation

So what is the right accommodation?  Well more often than not, it’s your travel budget that dictates the type of accommodation that you choose. 

Expensive is not always better.  Our team at Home Food and Travel will tell you that they have camped in areas with limited ablutions and had a wonderful holiday.  They have also spent a night in a five star hotel only to be disappointed because their expectations exceeded the experience.

The reason for your travels will also affect your choice.  A business trip requires different amenities to a beach holiday. 

Our articles, reviews and experiences can certainly help you make your decision.

Restaurants with a good mix of service, food and ambiance

To my mind a great restaurant offers three things – excellent service, great food and a wonderful ambiance.  Of these, service is the most important. 

No matter that the food is delicious and the setting delightful, poor service can ruin the occasion.  However, great service combined with mediocre meal and a plane jane restaurant can still be a pleasant night out.

We’ve eaten in restaurants that are really dirty but with incredible food and couldn’t help but give a rave review.  We’ve also hardly noticed what we ate because the setting was just amazing.

However, the best restaurants come with the best of service, food and ambiance.

Spas are the ultimate relaxation aid

How do you know when you have had a great spa experience?  The answer, of course, is when you doze off on the treatment table. 

Well that’s our theory anyway.  It also doesn’t take a grand location with enormous facilities for a spa to be really good

A small, personal spa that is owner run can result in the best massage you have ever experienced.  However, the grand spas in five star hotels offer unsurpassed facilities in an environment that just makes the stress in your shoulders and neck melt away before you even finish checking in.

Adventure!

You don’t have to be an adrenaline junky to enjoy an exciting experience.  In fact, what are commonly termed adventure activities usually have incredibly high safety standards and unblemished safety records.

Ziplining, bungy jumping and shark cage diving are all very safe.  It’s just that our mind tells us we are craaazzzzyyyy to be doing this.

On the road to great places of accommodation, restaurants, spas and adventure activities

If you’re driving, be safe and make use of all the wonderful farm stalls that populate South Africa’s open roads.

If you overhear somebody asking a lot of questions or see someone taking photos of empty bedrooms chances are it’s one of our Home Food and Travel team members.

We’re out looking or those great places of accommodation, restaurants, spas and adventure activities.

See you on the road!

 

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