We stayed in the camps bay resort for 6 nights, the first 4 in apt 8 in Brighton Court, the last 2 in apt 12. We arrived in Camps Bay on a Friday evening, had difficulty getting accommodation and were lucky that we came across this complex, were even luckier to have apartments facing the sea. Patrick who was on reception on Friday was most helpful & looked after us at all times during our stay. He showed the apartment on Friday evening and advised me that he could provide No 8 for 4 nights, that there was a booking for that specific apartment but he would put us into another apartment for the remaining 2 nights which would also be facing the sea.
The apartments are directly across the road from the beach, beside restaurants & supermarkets & are only 200m from the local police station. They are about 5 minutes drive from Table Mountain and 10/15 minutes drive from V & A Waterfront. We found it best to drive along the sea front to the V & A rather than going across the hill top. The apartments are in a very safe location, in fact my daughter and I walked from here to seapoint most evenings (8.8K return trip) and met many others out walking also. There is a foot path all along the route and you have fabulous views across the sea.
My husband & I loved apt. No 8, it was a 2 bed apt on the ground floor, decent sitting room and fine kitchen cum dining area. There was a washing machine, dishwasher, micro wave, fridge, cooker, kettle as well as all modern delph & cutlery. DSTV was also included. It was very well maintained, in fact a new microwave was installed during our stay. It also has air con/heater, an ensuite in the main bedroom with bath cum shower as well as the main bathroom.
Patrick brought me to view No 12 which was on the first floor the day before we moved. It was a much larger apartment than No 8 but the decor was not to my liking as I found the colours dark (black/maroon tiles, goldish paint on the ceilings). On sensing my reservations about the apartment Patrick offered to show me other premises, depsite my reservations about the decor I decided to stay in it because of the sea views & the space. My daughter who is the creative type absolutely adored No 12.
Like No 8 it was spotlessly clean, had washing machine, dryer, cooker, fridge etc but It only has one bathroom. A big plus for this apartment is that you could open the windows and enjoy the weather and the view at the same time which was not possible in No 8.
The staff are very friendly and helpful. To give you an example, on the day we moved apartments it was lashing rain and the lady who was cleaning No 12 when we were bringing across our luggage came down to No 8 and offered to bring bags across for us, excellent customer service.
There was keypad access to the apartment block from the main road, parking was available at an additional cost. There appeared to be safe parking on the main roads as they were monitored constantly by car attendants.
The complex has a swimming pool with sun lounges, but as it was spring we did not get to use them. We did get the opportunity to spend time on the lovely beach. There is a surf school on this beach and it was great to watch everyone trying out their skills.
During our stay the electricity went and we presumed that it was off throughout all properties, it turned out that we had too many appliances on at the same time and had blown the fuses. Maintenance will address these issues quickly.
We will be returning to South Africa for a week in the summer and will definitely stay at these apartments and would have no hesitation in recommending Camps Bay resort.
One word of warning about Apt No 12 we all felt that the main bed area was unsafe as there is a gap between the wall & floor area that even a slim adult could slip through. We wondered if the upper bedroom area had been built in at a later stage. We would not recommend this apartment for families with small children
