Abbey Manor Luxury Guest House

The 2 Grand Rooms at the Abbey Manor Luxury Guest House truly live up to their name. Spacious, bright bedrooms which offer guests stunning vistas over the city of Cape Town and the surrounding mountains, and finished with an ensuite bathroom with double sink vanity and shower. The rooms are individually decorated and furnished with one leaning into sleek, modern decor with a monochrome tiled bathroom; and the other featuring a warmer antique palette, filled with red accents and dark wood furnishings. The Grand Rooms sleep 2 guests, but an extra bed can be added for a child or third guest.

The 7 Luxury Rooms at the Abbey Manor Luxury Guest House are all individually decorated in a variety of styles; this cultivates the tailor-made and individual experience of the guest house, the large windows give guests a view of either the city of Cape Town below or the surrounding mountains. All of the Luxury Rooms utilise a combination of the original architectural features of the room and modern touches to create a sense of opulent but functional luxury. Each of the luxury rooms sleeps up to 2 guests and has a full ensuite bathroom with a separate shower.

The Abbey Manor Luxury Guest House offers a variety of breakfast options, including a buffet-style continental breakfast or a Full English for a heartier option. Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options are available, and all of the ingredients are locally sourced and professionally prepared.

A fully stocked honesty bar is available in the lounge, and guests are invited to take drinks to the pool loungers or up to the roof terrace to watch the sunset.

For lunch and dinner options, Cape Town’s ‘restaurant mile’ is within easy walking distance of the guest house and staff are happy to make recommendations!

The thriving, bustling heart of Cape Towns’ independent scene, Kloof Street boasts an immense diversity of businesses, from eateries and bars to hair salons, wellness centres and galleries with something for everyone. For an unforgettable dining experience and night like no other, head to The Bombay Bicycle Club, the neighbourhood’s favourite hangout. Headed by the Madame Zingara group, the menu is carefully curated and the eclectic decor is only surpassed by the eclectic clientele.

A coffee shop by day and beer garden by night, Yours Truly has become an institution in Cape Town. The Kloof Street venue is where it all began, and visitors can watch the world go by from under the Jacaranda trees or wait until the evening when local DJs and musicians take to the stage.

Experience the beauty of the national park with panoramic views from the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, or hike one of the trails to the top if you’re feeling more adventurous! The Table Mountain National Park is expansive, stretching from the tip of Cape Peninsula all the way to the city of Cape Town, it offers an abundance of activities and stunning experiences for travellers. Visit the Boulder penguin colony, or hike through Tokai Park and experience over 440 different plant species, 110 of which are threatened by extinction or have become extinct in the wider ecosystem.

Whilst the prison at Robben Island is most infamous due to the high-profile prisoners it once held, including former South African Presidents, including Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma. the island has a much older and equally dark history. The island has been home to a leper colony, a mental institution and army and naval bases. Robben Island can trace its turbulent history all the way back to the 1300s.

These days the prison is a museum, with the tour allowing visitors access to both the warden’s house and the limestone quarry, which in some ways are as much a part of the prison as the tiny cells. Prisoners were forced to work the limestone quarry, even after the rock was no longer needed on the mainland, part of their punishment being to chisel at the unforgiving rock in the oppressive elements.