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Reviews of The Good Host

7 Worcester Street , 7806 Hout Bay, South Africa

#25 of 26 B&Bs and inns in Hout Bay

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 59 hotel reviews

8.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.9

  • Comfort

    8.6

  • Location

    8.7

  • Facilities

    8.3

  • Staff

    8.8

  • Value for money

    8.6

  • Free Wifi

    10.0

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  • Reviewed: March 2, 2025

    9.0
    Great experience and rest, certainly good for a total rejuvenation
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There weren't any dish rags to clean if you messed. The Dstv did not work, but it gave me time to enjoy other things

    Breakfast not included. The view, quietness and overall first observation of the place

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: January 5, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Perfect location, accessible to everything. Quiet.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: December 29, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    when I booked I was given a double and a single room as there were 3 of us. I entered a request saying I would like to change the single room for the double and pay the difference. This request was ignored. The house was very hot and stuffy when we arrived, The air-conditioning should have been put on earlier.

    n/a

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: August 4, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    One AC unit runs very noisily - must have a fault. Some form of towel rails or hooks in the bathrooms would be useful. Curtains are very thin, room is quite bright to sleep in.

    Nice styling of rooms, very comfortable beds. Flexibilty for late check in and last monute bookings.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: October 11, 2023

    9.0
    Overall good experience. Relaxed and quiet surroundings. Enjoyed our stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Would recommend the kitchen cupboards to be cleaned inside, especially the corner cupboard. To replace broken cutlery.

    Comfortable, neat and tidy. Relaxed atmosphere. Friendly staff.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: September 27, 2023

    7.0
    Good location, very comfortable. But not exactly what was advertised.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The pictures on the internet were of a different room. Not that we needed anything more, but one do feel a bit taken aback. Especially since the other room also had a guest, who got the priviledge of the only secure parking. We had to park in the street, while the booking specifically mentioned behind-a-gate parking. We had some trouble announcing ourselves when we arrived. No bell at the gate, no answer when we called the number on our booking.. not a good start.

    The room has a beautiful bathroom, with new, fresh and clean towels. The bed was comfortable and snug. Free wifi. Kettle, coffee, bottled water, etc.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: February 23, 2025

    4.0
    Lack of staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 13 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The curtain rail broke , uncleared marking on air con. Pressed it but was an alarm, it went off but no one came, good job it wasn't an emergency!! Only saw Fanny, the host, when we checked in we had to wait over an hour for her to arrive. Other than that we never saw her again although she said she would be there from 9am to 3pm.

    The comfortable bed and safe location

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: January 2, 2025

    6.0
    6/10, it was Ohk. Love the Caretaker lady ❤️
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything It's not what I expected, it doesn't look anything close to the pictures.

    Only the size of the bed.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: December 31, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: December 29, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Neat!

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: December 29, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Neat!

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: November 20, 2024

    10
    It was just as I needed.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    No complaints.

    Much cheaper that the nearby Camps Bay. Once you have a car (and it is always a neccessity in Cape Town) the longer distance from the CT centre does not make much difference.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: October 15, 2024

    10
    Value for money
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Rooms are clean. The help (Santra), she is the best. Very quite neighborhood and easy to run errands. Shops close by. Easy for Llandudno, Camps bay, Cape Town etc. Beautiful view.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: March 15, 2024

    10
    we had a great stay and room was perfect and thank you to Fannie for being a good host
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    its only one thing we didn't like and that was the shower not having any stand to put the soap in when taking a shower otherwise everything else was just beyond expectations.

    The place was perfect and the room is surprisingly bigger than i expected, we enjoyed our stay and appreciate the warm welcome we received from Fannie.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: January 9, 2024

    10
    VERY NICE AND QUITE AREA
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 5 nights

    ALL WAS WELL

    NO BREAKFAST

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: December 30, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Single Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I love the aesthetics & the views are impeccable 😍

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: November 3, 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Aircon in the room not working.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: October 28, 2023

    1.0
    Very Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We were checked into the wrong room and when we reported this to the property we could not be moved as another couple was checked into the room we booked. Once we checked in, the person checking us in asked us to give them a lift home, which was odd. Please note that the room set up is like a hotel and you only have a TV, bar fridge, kettle, two cups and two teaspoons in the room. All other amenities are shared and you will need to leave your room (outside) to make use of a shared kitchen and lounge. We had booked the trip for our anniversary and because of the less-than-ideal experience, we had to cut our celebrations short, which left a bad taste in our mouths. This property is more suitable for guests who do not mind having to engage and share spaces with other guests or backpackers since the rooms themselves have very little amenities. There were also a few lights that didn't work and the bath had a leak.

    The property is clean. Met some really nice people who were also staying there.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: February 18, 2023

    6.0
    extremely poor service from staff. my friend checked in before me. the member of staff was in such a hurry to leave that
    • Business trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    bright light outside bedroom window that can’t be switched off alarm pad in bedroom that goes off as soon as Power goes in after loadshedding and I was given no code to turn it off 1 teabag only in my room, rooibos, which I don’t drink. lots of coffee and sugar, which I don’t drink either. the tea was not topped up or replaced on the 2nd day the bathroom needs towel rails to hang wet towels the shower could do with somewhere to put soap and shampoo

    the room was beautiful and bed comfortable

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: February 6, 2023

    6.0
    Not my best stay although the bed and shower was good and clean.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    I expected at least a table to work at.The alarm kept beeping the whole night . I was on a course at the Yacht Club so I needed to work. The noise from the informal settlement was the whole Friday night . Not the host fault but the room door was facing that and I slept with the door open because the airconditioner was set right over the bed. In order to charge cellphone I had to pull a heavy bed away . They could have made that easier. The gate took me 10 minutes to open

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: December 15, 2022

    1.0
    Es kümmert sich niemand um das Haus.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    There was no one there at the advertised time and the phone number provided was incorrect. Almost nothing was explained. The alarm went off at 4am after a power outage and I didn't have a code to turn it off. There wasn't even a glass in the room, and there wasn't even a chair. The photos do not match the room. I was supposed to leave the door unlocked when I was away as there was no second key. (In South Africa with valuables in the room :)))) Directly in front of the window (at the house) a lamp burned all night, which one could not put out, so that it was bright in the room. There was no breakfast.

    Nichts

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: December 4, 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Very clean. Smells heavenly.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: July 24, 2022

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The welcome and the orientation on arrival was underwhelming. There was no contact person in case of emergency. Value for money is low. The accommodation has damp on the walls, shower pressure low and hot water not great.

    The linen was clean and the bed relatively comfortable.

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: November 25, 2023

    8.0
    Good hospitality and cleanliness at an affordable rate. I will recommend and book again in the future
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Street parking

    Cleanliness and comfortable, soft bed.

    Stayed in November 2023

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