Perfect Family Holiday Home by the Sea

South Africa - Western Cape - Cape Town

Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Our local beach.  Warm water & white fine sand.
Our local beach. Warm water & white fine sand.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,10m Solar-heated pool, bbq room & stairs to house.
10m Solar-heated pool, bbq room & stairs to house.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,bbq / pool room - plenty of wood, beer fridge + TV
Bbq / pool room - plenty of wood, beer fridge + TV
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Ideal for those warm days / evenings by the pool.
Ideal for those warm days / evenings by the pool.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Bottom lawn with grass steps to the pool.
Bottom lawn with grass steps to the pool.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,View through the Fairy Garden to the top lawn.
View through the Fairy Garden to the top lawn.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Lush grass steps provides access to both lawns.
Lush grass steps provides access to both lawns.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,In the distance is a 2 story tree house.
In the distance is a 2 story tree house.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Top lawn looking back onto the house & pizza area.
Top lawn looking back onto the house & pizza area.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Pizza area with its own wood burning oven.
Pizza area with its own wood burning oven.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Looking down from the pizza area onto the garden.
Looking down from the pizza area onto the garden.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Courtyard - Home office, outside toilet + shower.
Courtyard - Home office, outside toilet + shower.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Front Entrance with a view of the deck & beyond.
Front Entrance with a view of the deck & beyond.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Passage from entrance, central to the home.
Passage from entrance, central to the home.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Looking into the house from the deck.
Looking into the house from the deck.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Lovely example of the wonderful views on offer.
Lovely example of the wonderful views on offer.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Open plan living at its best.
Open plan living at its best.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,North facing means alot of sun & light all day.
North facing means alot of sun & light all day.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Great place to entertain or just enjoy the views.
Great place to entertain or just enjoy the views.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Dinning area looking through into the lounge.
Dinning area looking through into the lounge.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Huge Lounge, retro feel with a real fireplace.
Huge Lounge, retro feel with a real fireplace.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Leather couches, cinema room through the arch.
Leather couches, cinema room through the arch.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,A spacious, light & warm lounge summer or winter.
A spacious, light & warm lounge summer or winter.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Movie room, thick carpet & cushions for kids.
Movie room, thick carpet & cushions for kids.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,4K 2.40:1 Projector, acoustic transparent screen.
4K 2.40:1 Projector, acoustic transparent screen.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Kitchen & Scullery - Access to open plan area.
Kitchen & Scullery - Access to open plan area.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Massive Main Bedroom (top floor) with en-suite.
Massive Main Bedroom (top floor) with en-suite.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Main Bedroom has its own balcony & stunning views.
Main Bedroom has its own balcony & stunning views.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Main Bedroom's balcony.
Main Bedroom's balcony.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,En suite of the main bedroom.
En suite of the main bedroom.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,En suite has a bath, generous size shower & basins
En suite has a bath, generous size shower & basins
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Sadie's bedroom; craft table & loft bed with views
Sadie's bedroom; craft table & loft bed with views
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Kids shared bathroom with inter-linking doors.
Kids shared bathroom with inter-linking doors.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Kids bathroom has bath, basin & shower.
Kids bathroom has bath, basin & shower.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Holly's large bedroom with again amazing views.
Holly's large bedroom with again amazing views.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Jodi's teenpad on the ground floor, own staircase.
Jodi's teenpad on the ground floor, own staircase.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Guest toilet situated close to the front entrance.
Guest toilet situated close to the front entrance.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Porch outside front door, carport in the distance.
Porch outside front door, carport in the distance.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,Carport - Vespa & Surf Boards.  Ample parking.
Carport - Vespa & Surf Boards. Ample parking.
Home exhange in,South Africa,Cape Town,From the road, large double garage & 2 auto gates.
From the road, large double garage & 2 auto gates.
  • Sleeping capacity6
  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3

Simultaneous Home Exchange

Smoking Not Allowed

Children Welcome

Use of Personal Car is not possible

We are looking for a home exchange in ...

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Our Home For Exchange

Description of the home we are offering for exchange

Our home rests of the slopes of Fish Hoek mountain that is north facing (gets the sun the majority of the day) with some fantastic views of the valley, surrounding mountain ranges and both the Atlantic and Indian oceans. We are about 1.5 km away from our local beach, Fish Hoek. Its truly an amazing beach. In fact there are so many awesome beaches in our area.

Our home is large and spacious. It's a place we bought a few years ago and we have a long term project to modernize while still retaining some of it's 60's retro features. Therefore the house has very distinct areas that require improvements while other areas have been completed. Having said that the entire home is fully comfortable and livable. The only way to see this is to check out the photos for the details.

Please go through our photos and if you need to see more let us know and we'll make a plan. Here are the high points:

- Great views from almost every room
- Open plan entertainment and dinning area
- Large deck with stainless steel BBQ
- 10M Solar-heated swimming pool
- Separate BBQ / Pool Room
- Pizza oven / area (wood burning)
- Large lush green garden (fully automated irrigation)
- Detected cinema room
- 4 Spacious bedrooms (all en suite)
- Entire top floor dedicated to the main bedroom & private balcony
- Huge lounge with real fireplace
- High security and safety systems
- Internet and distributed media system
- Large double garage
- A two Gate driveway
- Secure parking for 4 cars
- 4 TVs
- Carport
- Tree house

The house is safe and secure, we have an electric fence, outside and inside beams and an alarm that is linked to a security company. We also have an intercom system along with cameras and motion detector + night lights. The house is also equipped with smoke alarms in each room and fire extinguishers.

We are also members of 'Cape Medical Response' (https://cmr-med.co.za). Guests of our home are entitled to make use of this service (for free) should you need any medical supervision.

We employ a full-time house cleaner (Mavis) who usually comes in and cleans the house mom-fri. She maybe available for you should you require house cleaning.

Access is gained to the property from either driving into the large double garage (auto door) or through one of the 2 electric gates (actually 1 gate is the IN and the other is the OUT). Inside the property there is enough parking for 4 cars. There is also enough space for 2 cars to be parked off-road outside the property.

The house has fast (25Mbps +/-) unlimited internet access (LTE technology) with WiFi throughout the property as well as wired access points.

We've a huge Blu-ray library as well as a media server with over 700 movies and 60 series. YouTube & Netflix is also available as well as DSTV (Sat TV) with over 60 channels.

The main house has 4 TVs all capable of viewing from Blu-ray, Media Server, Netflix, YouTube and DSTV.

We also have a state of the art dedicated Movie Room which boasts a 4K up-scaled signal from Blu-ray, Media Server, Netflix, YouTube and DSTV. The projector along with its anamorphic optical lens manages to project a 2:40.1 aspect ratio 4K picture onto the acoustic transparent screen. The end result is truly awesome. Better than going to the cinema.

Sean's Parents do live on the same property. They have their own fully self contained 2 bedroom apartment. It is situated on the ground floor (directly below the deck, entertainment area and lounge). Their access to the property is through the garage or gate and then down the side of the house (the courtyard) and past the pizza area. Due to the setup you usually have to go out of your way to bump into them. Having said that they are very friendly, social-able and could be helpful should you need babysitting, advise / help around the house and they would be only too happy to suggest and recommend restaurants, bars, sight-seeing trips etc.

Our pets (Lola, Harry and Blosson) flow between the main house and Sean's parent's apartment. Sean's parents will be looking after the animals (feeding and walking), though we're sure they'll make frequent and regular visits to you!

Type

House - 2 or more floors/ Main Residence


Amenities

  • Balcony / Deck
  • Cleaning service available
  • Dishwasher
  • Clothes Washer
  • Microwave Oven
  • Security / Doorman
  • Extensive Grounds
  • View
  • Fireplace
  • Privacy / Seclusion
  • Equipped for Children
  • Garden
  • Garage
  • Electronics Docking Station
  • Private parking
  • Private Pool
  • Terrace / Patio

Entertainment

  • Computer available
  • DVD
  • Internet access
  • Piano
  • TV
  • Wireless Internet (WiFi)
  • Family Room / Playroom

Extras

  • Babysitter available

Setting

  • Small Town or Village
  • Mountains
  • Seaside

Neighbourhood

Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area

Fish Hoek is a small coastal town, south of Cape Town CBD (30km away). A 30 mins coastal scenic drive gets you to Cape Point's Nature Reserve.

Fish Hoek is a coastal town and popular tourist suburb on the False Bay coast of Cape Town. This old world fishing village is well known for its white sandy beaches, warmer water of the False Bay region, and complex cave systems where prehistoric human fossils have been found.

Fish Hoek means “Fish Corner" and is characterised by rugged mountains, white sandy beaches, and a mild Mediterranean climate. Situated in a protected bay, Fish Hoek Beach is one of the safest swimming beaches in Cape Town, popular among surfers, body surfers, boogie boarders, wind surfers, and kayakers who prefer the warmer waters of the False Bay coastline to that of the Atlantic Seaboard. Fish Hoek Beach features a lovely restaurant, takeaway, and children’s playground beside the beach. Lifeguards are on duty in season. A pathway known as the “Jagers Walk" runs past rock pools on the southern side of Fish Hoek's bay, while the northern part of the bay is largely undeveloped and is used by dog walkers and Trek fishermen to launch their boats and clean nets. Southern Right Whales are spotted in season (June to November).

Fish Hoek seems to be a village frozen in time; one of the few in Cape Town that is little affected by the push of development that has altered most of the Cape’s coastline. A drive along Fish Hoek’s main road will take you past many takeaway places and shops with their own distinctive characters. Previously a dry area, Fish Hoek now offers an array of excellent restaurants and pubs that are well worth a visit.

The mountains above Fish Hoek are riddled with captivating sandstone caves. Most famous of these caves is Peers’ Cave, where 12,000 year old Palaeolithic skeletons have been discovered. You can hike up to the cave to explore the area where the skull of the skeleton known as the “Fish Hoek Man" was found. The Fish Hoek Museum provides information on the site, as well as a display of dated prehistoric items related to the Fish Hoek Man. The museum also arranges guided walks of the area, specifically to Peers’ Cave, and features a local history on the surrounding environment.

Every second week on a Sunday, the Atlantic Rail Steam Train makes its way from Cape Town to Simon’s Town and back again, via Fish Hoek. Many tourists gather to get their photographs taken with the train which stops, but does not collect passengers, at Fish Hoek Station. Other activities to be enjoyed in Fish Hoek include kloofing, fishing charters, abseiling, diving, visiting the Jackass Penguin colony at Boulders Beach, teeing off at Clovelly Golf Club, or hiking through Silvermine Nature Reserve.

Outdoor Activities

  • Beach
  • Biking
  • Cultural Events
  • Canoeing / Kayaking
  • Diving
  • Fishing
  • Golfing
  • Gym / Health Club
  • Tennis
  • Hiking
  • Horseback Riding
  • Lake
  • Sailing
  • Scuba Diving / Surfing
  • Windsurfing

Leisure

  • Park / Playground
  • Cafés
  • Gym / Health Club
  • Restaurants
  • Shopping

Cultural Activities

  • Concerts
  • Galleries
  • Opera
  • Popular Monuments
  • Theatre

Transport Nearby

  • Bus
  • Train Station
  • Car Necessary

Neighbourhood Services

  • Bakery
  • Corner Shop
  • Pharmacy
  • Supermarket

Our Preferences

Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules

Our house rules are not alot.

Conditions

  • Children Welcome
  • Pets Not Allowed
  • Smoking Not Allowed
  • Plant Care Not Needed

Use of Personal Car

  • Use of Personal Car is not possible

Home Exchange Type

  • Simultaneous Home Exchange
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