Category Archives: Tips

CAPE TOWN TIPS – PENGUINS AND SECRET BEACHES

  CAPE TOWN TIPS – PENGUINS AND SECRET BEACHES My friend recently returned to Cape Town for a visit after having lived here for 16 years. She commented that 16 years was not enough to explore Cape Town and surrounds. Spot on, she is so right! Some people plan their holidays to South Africa with […]

SUSTAINABILITY ETHOS

Hout Bay Beach Cottage is changing its ways towards a more sustainability conscious, mindful approach. At the same time we aim to stay balanced by carefully considering practicalities and considering the needs of all our guests. 1. SINGLE USE PLASTIC  We already tried to avoid single use plastic products. But there is always room for […]

ELECTRICITY LOAD SHEDDING

ANNOUNCEMENT: HOUT BAY BEACH COTTAGE HAS A POWER BACK UP! During load shedding our lights stay on, WIFI stays on, TV’s are working, security systems operate, phone and laptops can be charged and more! WHAT IS LOAD SHEDDING? Load shedding is a measure of last resort aimed at preventing a total national blackout out of […]