Simon’s Town Guest House

Simon's Town Guest House is run by Steve and Amanda Conradie in Cairnside, on the approach to Simon's Town rather than in the town centre itself — about 4 km out, on the quieter side of Glencairn. Steve brings a naval and tourism background from the area, while Amanda, originally from Australia, previously ran volunteer projects in local townships; together they run the place personally rather than through outside staff.

Five en-suite rooms, each with its own private sitting area and several with False Bay views, are named after African wildlife — from the ground-floor Kambaku Room to the honeymoon-suite Shawu Room with its floor-to-ceiling ocean-view windows. Breakfast, with both a cooked and a continental option, is served in the guest dining room or on the sea-facing patio.

Glencairn Beach is a five-minute walk away, and the guest house sits within reach of the Cape Peninsula's best-known draws: the African penguin colony at Boulders Beach, whale watching in False Bay from May to November, shark cage diving between February and September, and deep-sea fishing charters out of Simon's Town Harbour.