I stayed in the the North wharf for 8 nights at Christmas. We were three adults and a baby and the one bed was spacious.. We had a master bedroom, narrow kitchen with dishwasher, washing machine etc, dining table and living area / 2 sofa beds.

I really liked the property although preferred the more central waterfront locations (we stayed at the breakwater before, prefer the location but not the hotel and especially not the family rooms in the old prison part!)

I quite easily spent 7 nights but we had an 8 week old so I reckon we were on about 50% capacity! We went up Table Mountain, out to Robben Island, day trip on the Cape of Good Hope, another to Muizenberg, Chapmans Peak and Boulders Beach (go to the beach part as well as the boardwalk side, entry covers both), afternoon tea at the Mount Nelson, Street art in Woodstock and Old Biscuit Mill Market, Sunset at signal Hill, hiking including Lion's Head for sunset...it depends on your pace and what you want to see but we had quite short days working around our newborn.

For shark diving, I'd stay in Gansbaii as it would be a long day from Cape Town but anything we priced included the transport from Cape Town so it's definitely doable. I also preferred to stay in the wine lands (there are Marriott options but I didn't stay in them) but there are day trip options also.

We've had a rental any time we've visited Cape Town and it's easy to get around and find parking. It can get a bit chaotic occasionally (like the tiny road to Signal Hill at sunset!) but I like having my own transport.

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