
It’s close to the main road, 39 steps up in fact. So leave your car in the lock-up garage attached to the house and walk down to the pub and pizza place, restaurants – sushi, fish, fine and fashionable – and shops. Turn right on the main road and in 10 minutes you’re at Boulders, home of the African Penguin colony. Turn left and 10 minutes off is Long Beach (long, but never crowded), next to Simon’s Town station. Hop aboard a train and take a 10-minute trip to Kalk Bay, a fishing harbour village with a string of shops on its main road.
It’s on a cul-de-sac, so it’s quiet. In whale season (July to October), you’ll hear the giants breathing in the bay at night; all year round, you’ll turn over and go back to sleep as midshipmen whistle the various watches and duties of the early morning. Later, ships’ hooters announce the comings and goings of the frigates, tugs and subs you can see from your bedroom windows and deck, whilst gulls wheel and cry in the yacht basin just below you
There’s space for six in three rooms: a main bedroom with king-size bed, a second bedroom with two close-as-a-kiss single beds, and a lounge off the deck (with bar fridge for your pre-barbecue evening drinks) which has a double sleeper couch.
As important, there are two bathrooms, one en suite with a bath and toilet, one with bath, shower and toilet, and a downstairs cloakroom with basin and toilet. So no need for queues in the morning!
When you’re relaxing after a day out, there’s lots to relax with: games for the children, a TV with cable (DStv), a shaded courtyard off the kitchen and dining room for when the local south-easter gets up speed, a braai (barbecue) for that special South African custom (don’t forget to cook a nice fresh Cape fish, obtainable from the nearby fishing village of Kalk Bay), a hammock for siestas….
You’ll find Dèjá View well-equipped, with washing machine, tumble drier, dish washer and microwave as well as the obligatory fridge (large enough for a family of 6 with deep freeze space to match) and stove. And a fireplace for when the winter cold bites, with heaters in the bedrooms.

Amenities:
1st May 2010
until
31st August 2010
1st September 2010
until
30th April 2011