Newlands Accommodation, Abbadale, Cape Town Metro

Tel: 021 689 1800

Fax: 021 689 1800

Mobile: 082 046 5555

This gracious house built in 1904 has five airy rooms upstairs, two with double beds and three with twin beds, all having tea and coffee making facilities and TV with MNET. Linen and toiletries are provided and swimming towels are available. Serviced daily, rooms are en suite with showers, some also with baths: one twin-bedded room has a large private bathroom. Downstairs is a double-bedded room with its own entrance, bathroom and small kitchenette containing a bar fridge and microwave oven. Upstairs is an intimate sitting room with fridge and microwave next to a spacious Meeting Room where guests are welcome to relax, work or see colleagues or friends, or enjoy takeaway meals delivered from a variety of restaurants in the area.

The magnificent view of Table Mountain and Devil's Peak can be seen from the west-facing rooms while other rooms overlook the large garden with old oak trees in which squirrels play. The huge pool is fenced for safety and privacy. There is plenty of secure parking on the tarmac area behind the iron security gates. In keeping with modern trends, Abbadale is a non-smoking establishment.

Abbadale is at the centre of South Africa's most popular tourist web. Excellent transport links radiate out to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens (10 minutes), City Bowl and Artscape Theatre (12 minutes), the V&A Waterfront, Robben Island Gateway or the Table Mountain Cable Car (15 minutes), the False Bay coast and Simon's Town with its penguin colony (35 minutes). The direct road to the Cape Wine lands takes thirty-five minutes.

Personal advice is readily available, and easy arrangements can be made to meet individual needs or general necessities such as transport to and from the airport, taxis, car hire and tourist directions.

Abbadale promises to be a home from home in elegant surroundings with service on hand to make the traveller's stay as comfortable as possible.