South Africa
The Tarragon, Hout Bay, Cape Town
Images: All images taken by me unless otherwise stated.
In October 2011, the family spent 9 brilliant days in Cape Town - rediscovering the city of my youth. We had emigrated (my parents and sisters) to Australia back in the 80s so it had been a LONG time.
After much research on the internet and elsewhere, we decided to base ourselves and The Tarragon in Hout Bay. The Tarragon comprises of several different self-catering cottages set in beautiful, secure and peaceful gardens. I knew this was the perfect place as soon as we arrived.
The boys headed straight off to investigate the grounds - they found a huge swimming pool, a large hammock (that they disappeared to daily), a hidden playground in the forest and countless insects and birds in the bushes.
We felt immediately comfortable that the boys raucous laughter and excited talking wouldn't be bothering other guests - in fact the whole time we were there, we barely saw anyone else due to the clever design of the cottages and their outlooks.
We stayed in the Angelica cottage - which was way larger than we needed, but had everything we could possibly want. There was a laundry available for use and you could, for a small price, ask housekeeping to do your laundry - it is a holiday after all! The cottage was cleaned daily and always when we were out - regardless of our timetable.
Mark, the manager had suggested a fabulous restaurant for our first night and the cottage was stocked with plenty of information about local places to visit and eat. Whilst Mark was actually away during our stay, his constant emails and texts ensured we felt looked after - if you read about the Tarragon elsewhere on the internet, you will see that his personal recommendations and advice have been invaluable to other travellers.
I have no hesitation in recommending The Tarragon for a family stay in Cape Town. Although the property is in Hout Bay and not in the city, I think this adds to the holiday appeal and we felt we were right in the middle of all the attractions we wanted to visit.
Website:The Tarragon
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