My partner and I were planning a trip to Cape Town in October(their Spring) and didnt really know where to start looking for accomodation. We wanted somewhere upscale and came across this new guest house in West Beach area called Casa Valencia. Having heard from a lot of people who have visited this city that the quality of the accomodation can be 'hit and miss', we were very pleasantly surprised to be upgraded on arrival to a beautiful two room suite with a massive balcony overlooking Table Bay/Table Mountain. The quality of the fixtures and fittings was excellent, the location great and so much space! We were told that the guest house had only recently opened when we made the booking, so I was a little sceptical but the managers and staff were very knowledgeable and friendly and we had the most amazing time there. Ask for the second floor, there are two suites I think there and they werent that much more than the regular rooms. Great pool and barbeque area and only 5 mins from the... more