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Mariner Guesthouse

Simons Town Cape Town - South Africa

Email Mariner Guesthouse Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com

Mariner Guesthouse Accommodation

Mariner Guesthouse offers 8 spacious and beautifully decorated en-suite bedrooms, all with exceptional views. Get cosy in front of our fireplace in the lounge or have breakfast on our open veranda, enjoying the fresh air.
Liesel and her team look forward to making your stay an unforgettable one!

Superior Room
(42m²) With a beautiful four poster bed and luxurious linen, this room has a full bathroom with extra large bath, shower and double basin.
Relax with a glass of wine or enjoy the sunset from your private balcony. This room is ideal for romantic getaways / honeymoon couples and has the option of requesting "breakfast-in-bed"!

Self-catering Luxury Room
(36m²) This room has a full bathroom and mini self-catering facilities. It is ideal for longer stays with a queen sized bed and space for an additional single bed if required. Your large private covered balcony has direct access to our barbeque area if you feel like having "braai".

Sail Rooms / Family Unit
(25m² each) These rooms can serve as individual rooms or as one unit. They are ideal for a family where the children and parents each have their own bedrooms.
An interconnecting door gives direct and private access between the bedrooms. Each bedroom has its own en-suite shower bathroom.

Executive Rooms
(34m²) These large bedrooms all have the option of twin beds or one king sized bed, two with en-suite shower and the other two with shower baths. Each also has its own privately covered balcony overlooking False Bay.
Breathtaking views of Simon´s Town from every room.

Mariner Guesthouse is architecturally designed with space, comfort and luxury in mind for its guests.
The decor is a combination between classic and modern, with a light maritime touch.
The building extends over three levels with a double volume lounge with leather couches, Oriental carpets and fire place.
The dining area has large windows and extends onto a protected verandah where guests can enjoy a breakfast that will keep them satisfied all day!

Mariner Guesthouse Facilities

All spacious en-suite bedrooms offer the following:
- Internet connection
- Air-conditioning /ceiling fans /heating
- Mini bar fridge
- Access to a microwave oven
- Hair dryer
- Satellite TV with DSTV
- Heated towel rails
- Tea & Coffee facilities
- Secure electronic safe
- Rooms serviced daily

With access through our garden gate and steps down to the center of town, you can take a leisurely walk to the shops, beaches or to one of the town´s excellent restaurants, all within 1km radius of guesthouse.

Enjoy your Cape Town experience while we take care of the rest.
- On-site manager
- Secure off-street parking (garages and parking bays)
- Large and spacious bedrooms
- Rooms serviced daily
- Sea and mountain views from every room
- Laundry service
- Computer with internet connection
- E-mail, photocopy and fax facility (from our office)
- Connected to Cape Medical Response
- Tranquil indigenous garden
- Breakfast with a choice of Continental, Full English or our Mariner Special
- Dinner / Snack Platter on request, or we can make a restaurant booking for you
- Picnic baskets can be ordered for lunch or sunset outings
- Airport and other transfers can be arranged
- The Rikki taxis and train from Simon´s Town to Cape Town, are reliable options as well.
Conference Facilities:
Our semi-enclosed covered Lapa offers a relaxed environment for strategy planning and brain storming. It is a large area (75sq m) with a braai on the one side.
The house offers different break-away rooms if necessary and in the case of bad weather, our dining area can also be used for conferences.

Standard equipment include flip charts, whiteboards and TV/DVD machine. A Digital Projector and Overhead Projector can be arranged at extra charge.
Different packages can be put together according to your needs: including meals, tea/coffee, boat trips or other outings, restaurant bookings for the evenings. Every endeavour shall be made to accommodate any special requirements.
Honeymoon Packages:
Breathtaking Sea Views – walk to Shops and Beaches
Enjoy a relaxing and romantic holiday at Mariner Guesthouse in Simon´s Town.
Our HONEYMOON SUITE (42sq m) is decorated with beautiful chandeliers, four poster bed and luxurious linen. It has a full bathroom with extra large bath, shower and double basin. Relax with a glass of wine while enjoying the sunset from your private balcony.

Other Facilities:
- Air-conditioner
- Internet connection point
- Satellite TV with DSTV
- Bar fridge with tea and coffee making facilities
- Dinner- or Snack platters / Picnic baskets on request

Attractions:
Whether it is adventure or relaxation you seek, Simon´s Town offers it all. Within easy driving distance of the Cape Winelands and the unspoilt West Coast, Simon´s Town is one of South Africa´s most favourite holiday destinations.
Stroll down cobbled streets to explore our Victorian village boasting beautiful historical buildings, antique shops and museums.

Relax with a glass of wine in one of the restaurants at our waterfront, whilst enjoying authentic African music. Mariner Guesthouse is within 1km walking distance of Seaforth and Boulders beaches where swimming or sun bathing is fabulous, and a boardwalk runs through the African Penguin nesting area.

- Visit the African Penguin Colony at Boulders Beach
- Visit the Jean Doyle's sculpture of the Great Dane, Able Seaman Just Nuisance, who befriended and assisted naval sailors during World War 11
- Beautiful mountain hikes and cycling trips
- Beach or mountain horse rides
- Abseil off Chapman’s Peak
- Visit museums (Including The Warrior Toy Museum and The Heritage Museum)
- Play golf on any of the 5 golf courses within 15 minutes drive
- Visit a variety of African sculpture and artifact shops.
- Solole Game Reserve (African Buffalo and various indigenous antelope)
- Cape Point Ostrich Farm along scenic coastal drive
- Scratch Patch & Mineral World
- Bird watching
- Walk with the baboons amongst the fynbos covered mountains - one of the world’s six floral kingdoms!
- Visit Noordhoek Farm Village and Imhoff Farm to experience their organic and locally produced foods, local art studios, animal farmyards and farm shops
- Visit any of the attractions closer to Cape Town (only 30 – 45 minutes drive). These include Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, The Castle of Good Hope, a boat trip to Robben Island, shopping at the V&A Waterfront and a cable car trip up Table Mountain
- Go to a soccer, cricket or rugby match with all major sport stadiums within easy driving distance (30 – 45 minutes) from Mariner Guesthouse
- Deep-sea fishing, kayaking, snorkeling, guided scuba diving expeditions
- Surfing, wind-surfing and kite-surfing
- Boat trips in and around the harbour, or to Seal Island where you can see the famous breaching Great White Shark.
- Bird watching, as well as coastal angling
- Whale watching from your balcony , or take a boat trip to get close
- Robben Island boat trip
- Diving in the Two Ocean Aquarium
- Visit the Save Our Seas Shark Center
- Great White shark cage dives
- Exploration of shipwrecks and lighthouses at Cape Point
- Visit a traditional African Village and go on a walking township tour
- Go on a Sunpath Sacred Site Tour and visit burial caves, rock art and the mysterious Sun & Moon shrines of the ancient Cape people
- Tours to the Mother City, including a visit to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, The Castle of Good Hope, a boat trip to Robben Island, shopping at the V&A Waterfront and a cable car trip up Table Mountain
- See the Big Five at Aquila Private Game Reserve
- Wine tasting tours (visit wine farms by car, horseback, quad-bike or hot-air balloon)
- Go on any of the different Adventure, Eco, Family or Heritage Route day trips which we can arrange for you

Directions to Mariner Guest House, Simon´s Town
GPS Coordinates:
34°11´44.88” South,
18°26´24.00” East

Fastest route from Cape Town International Airport
· After leaving the parking area at the airport, take the N2 (Cape Town) turn-off
· Continue heading towards Table Mountain, getting into the left lane as you almost reach the mountain
· Take the M3 (Muizenberg) turn-off LEFT just before the road starts turning right towards the City
· Stay on this road with the mountain on your right for about 20km’s heading South
· You will come to a T-junction traffic light against another mountain. Turn RIGHT towards Ou Kaapse Weg
· Drive over one set of traffic lights and turn LEFT just before you reach the next set of traffic lights: Simon’s Town / Ou Kaapse Weg
· Drive over the mountain via Ou Kaapse Weg
· Drive over 2 sets of traffic lights, and over a hill
· Coming down the hill towards the sea, turn RIGHT towards Simon’s Town
· Drive along this beach road, over several traffic lights, past Simon’s Town Train Station and through the center of Simon’s Town
· Once you have passed the Police Station on your left, and after the end of the stone wall, start slowing down as you reach a lane of trees on your left
· Turn RIGHT into Runciman Drive
· Drive up the hill and follow the road as it makes a right turn
· Turn LEFT up the second road into Harbour Heights Drive
· Follow the steep road and immediately turn LEFT: Harbour Heights Close
· Mariner Guesthouse is Nr 12 on your left

The scenic route along the coast
· After leaving the parking area at the airport, take the N2 (Cape Town) turn-off LEFT
· Continue heading towards Table Mountain, getting into the left lane as you almost reach the mountain
· Take the M3 (Muizenberg) turn-off LEFT just before the road starts turning right towards the City
· Stay on this road with the mountain on your right for about 20km’s heading South
· You will come to a T-junction traffic light against another mountain. Turn LEFT towards Muizenberg
· At the next set of traffic lights, turn RIGHT onto the M4: Main Road towards Muizenberg
· Continue on this road through the small towns of Muizenberg, St. James, Kalk Bay and Fish Hoek
· Once through Fish Hoek, continue LEFT along the beach road until you reach Simon’s Town
· Drive past Simon’s Town Train Station and through the center of Simon’s Town
· Once you have passed the Police Station on your left, and after the end of the stone wall, start slowing down as you reach a lane of trees on your left through which you can see the beach
· Turn RIGHT into Runciman Drive
· Drive up the hill and follow the road as it makes a right turn
· Turn LEFT up the second road into Harbour Heights Drive
· Follow the steep road and immediately turn LEFT: Harbour Heights Close
· Mariner Guesthouse is Nr 12 on your left

From Cape Town City Center / Waterfront
Get onto the highway taking you to the N2 (Airport), but stay in the right lane with Table Mountain on your right the whole time. Do not take the road to your left going to the airport, but continue on the M3 (South). Follow directions from Step 4 above.

Email Mariner Guesthouse Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com