Trevoyan Guest House

Trevoyan Guest House

Selected by The Greenwood Guide to South Africa, 2nd edition

Text written by Simon Greenwood

Guests are free-range at this relaxed colonial-style guest house. You can wander into the kitchen, stroll on the wide verandah or have breakfast there, too, in full view of the mountain. There�s something cool and self-contained about Trevoyan that cossets you from the noise and heat of the surrounding city.

I particularly liked the happy-coloured morning room with its Oregon pine floor and the bright garden suites with their own sitting rooms. All the guest bedrooms are large with thick carpets (underfloor heating in winter), duvets and fluffed up pillows, TVs hidden in wooden cabinets and a basket of soaps and shampoos for the bathroom. There is a pool, of course, log fires in winter, flowers, African music... and the whole edifice is watched over by a venerable and highly cherished old oak tree. Finally parents are well catered for at Trevoyan, quite rare for Cape Town. There are convertible sofa beds (in the garden suites) for kids and even babysitting laid on, so you can actually go out in the evening. Imagine�!

Contact Details

Telephone: +27-(0)21 4244407
Facsimile: +27-(0)21 4230556

Email address:
trevoyan@iafrica.com