Ravensteyn is a 3-bedroom villa in Camps Bay, sleeping up to 6. It has a private pool, sea views and views up to the Twelve Apostles. Practical bits: air conditioning, WiFi, off-street parking and a braai area. This property does not accept pets. The address is 11 Ravensteyn Road, Camps Bay, 8005 Cape Town. That is a short drive down to the beach, and about twenty minutes into the city bowl.
Three bedrooms, one very good pool terrace, and none of the walking about that a bigger house demands.
Ravensteyn is a compact flat-roofed villa in cream render, and its whole front folds open. Concertina doors and a retractable awning turn the living room and the terrace into a single space. The pool is rectangular with a tiled surround and a glass balustrade, and there are grey mesh loungers, a white aluminium table for six, and both a gas braai and a kettle braai standing ready. The Twelve Apostles rise straight up behind the house; Lion's Head and the sea sit out in front.
The lounge is built around a pale timber slatted wall carrying a television above a linear fireplace, with grey and white sofas, a timber coffee table and framed coastal prints. A cove-lit ceiling keeps the light soft in the evenings. The dining table is glass over timber and seats eight on woven-seat chairs.
White gloss handleless cabinetry, a dark stone island doubling as breakfast seating, a gas hob, wall ovens and a microwave. It stands open to the dining area, so cooking never becomes a separate activity.
The main bedroom has white linen with striped bolsters, a television, timber floors and folding glass doors onto its own balcony above the sea. Upstairs there is a further small terrace with a glass bistro table, good for a quiet coffee with Lion's Head in front of you. The house is air-conditioned and there is off-street parking at the gate.
11 Ravensteyn Road, Camps Bay, 8005 Cape Town, South Africa