We stayed at Villa Surprise, Camps Bay as part of our honeymoon. It's a pleasant enough place and our room was enormous, leading on to a balcony with views. The rooms are styled in a quirky 'boho chic' way. We were in the 'King' suite and there were crown motifs everywhere and plastic crowns in the bathroom, plus a psuedo... more

Just got back from our second visit to Villa Surprise and are glad to say that it is still a great place to stay! We had a split stay with 8 nights in the Africa Room over Christmas and then another 2 nights (after a 4 night mini tour down the coast) in the Morocco (cum new Africa) Room for... more

My boyfriend and I have just got back from two weeks in Cape town and the western cape. We spent the first 10 days at Villa Surprise in Camps Bay as I'd read good reviews about this as a base. Villa surprise was easy enough to find from the airport - we took the scenic route as we came off... more

We stayed 4 nights in the King Suite. Booked directly with owners (www.villasurprise.co.za) and was very efficiently handled. The place looks even better than the web site suggests. Arrived in the afternoon and was promptly shown to our suite which was gigantic (separate lounge / bedroom areas). The view from the balcony was fantastic and the decor was quirky (but... more

My girlfriend and I stayed in the Villa Surprise Africa room in 2005. While there are more salubrious guest houses in Camps Bay, there are none so well located (less then 5 minutes walk from the beach) The staff (especially Rolf and Marco) were extremely helpful, breakfast was nice, and if I were to go back to Camps Bay I... more