Meet Vicki
Open minded, Adventurous, Helpful
I am a language teacher and would love to help you with English here!
On a typical day...
I’m mostly at home/work from home.
When I host guests...
I’m helpful and hands on. I can show them where to go and help them get there.
Family Hobbies
Tennis, Running, Swimming, Skiing, Mountain biking
Hosting guests since
2019
Response Rate
100%
Response Time
Within two hours
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
This is our family home, a colourful and quiet Victorian townhouse, in historic, leafy, safe, central Upper Woodstock. We live a few minutes’ walk from restaurants and cafes, and are only a 10 minute drive from Cape Town city centre. Our 'home away from home' has a shared well-equipped kitchen, and the sun-lit living area downstairs opens onto a private garden, perfect for an evening braai or drink.
- 10 minute drive from Cape Town CBD
- 5 minute drive from the Old Biscuit Mill district
- 15 minute drive from the Airport
The private room is upstairs with its own private bathroom and a balcony with spectacular views over the city, the sea and the mountains. There is also an office space with free WIFI upstairs for remote work or study.
We are friendly, well-travelled guests who like to host students, families, and travellers from all over world. We can provide you with free advice about where to go and what to eat in Cape Town, and will make sure you feel at home! You are welcome to use our kitchen and washing machine, and read our books!
At an extra cost we can also help you with:
- a healthy, local breakfast
- language classes (English)
- hiking / trail running guiding
- tips for travel in Cape Town with kids
House Facilities
- Garden
- Laundry
- Internet Access
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Woodstock is a beautiful residential neighbourhood close to the city centre (10 minutes). It's also right by the motorway exit so the airport is only 15 minutes away. You can reach the Table Mountain, the Waterfront or Sea Point beach within 20 minutes. It's a safe neighbourhood, near a my citi bus stop, and has a local coffee shop, grocery store, pizza restaurant and the best curry in Woodstock, all within 5 minutes walk!
Local Area Facilities
- Beach
- Bus Stop
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
Available on request at an extra cost
- Full Breakfast
Diet Type available on request
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Coeliac
- Kosher
- Diabetic
- Lactose Intolerant
- Nut Allergies
- Halal
House Rules
This is our family home in a peaceful neighbourhood, so it is important that guests respect quiet time between 8pm-8am. We also do not allow other people to stay, unless organised previously.
Drinkings allowed (we leave wine glasses and a bottle from a local vineyard), but we ask for no smoking please, inside or outside the house.
Please speak to us in advance about any pets.
We are friendly people who love to chat and share, but we respect privacy.
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is not allowed.
How do I book?
Contact the host to check their availability and ask them any questions you have about staying with them. Once the host confirms they’re available for your dates, you can complete your booking.
When do I pay?
Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.
When can I share my contact details?
Host and Guest email address, phone number and home address will be exchanged in a confirmation email sent to both immediately after a booking is completed. It's against our policy for Guests and Hosts to exchange direct contact details via our messaging system.