Melkbosch Guest House

The Melkbosch Guesthouse is situated in the coastal village of Melkbosstrand, a beautiful seaside village on the north-western fringe of the Cape Town Metropolis. It is well known for its tranquility, wide white beach, water sports and West Coast hospitality. It is an easy getaway.

Situated within sight and sound of the ocean (just one street from the beach!), approximately 20 minutes from the Cape Town city centre and 35 minutes from Cape Town International Airport, Melkbosch Guesthouse is for those who like to get out of the city but not too far from their business.

Our upstairs rooms offer a fully stocked mini bar, coffee and tea-making facilities, remote controlled TV with DStv (Digital Satellite TV) and a writing bureau. All the rooms have a private entrance and most lead onto the balcony by means of a sliding door overlooking the private enclosed garden and barbeque area. Free Wi-Fi internet access is available throughout the building.

Self-catering Units are found on the ground floor. Available in each unit is a fully stocked mini bar, kitchenette, remote controlled TV with DStv and a writing bureau.These units have separate entrances leading into the enclosed tropical garden and barbeque area which is open for guests use.

From the airport:
Take the N2 towards Cape Town. Take Exit 14 - Goodwood /Epping/ N7 Malmesbury (Second Exit from the Airport) and at the top of the bridge turn right onto Vanguard Drive. Go straight for approx. 26kms until you reach a sign on your left reading Exit 31 M19 Melkbosstrand. Turn left and follow this road for 8.7km to a set of traffic lights. Go straight over the R27 into Melkbosstrand. Turn to your right at the first stop street 800 meters into Melkbosstrand (the sign says Duynefontein). Take the first Street to your left (Atalanta). Go over the first stop Street at Commaile Street. Turn right at the second stop street into Mostert Street. Continue with Mostert Street, cross two STOP streets and find us on the left at 89 Mostert Street.

From Cape Town City Centre:
Take the N1 highway leading out of the city centre towards Paarl - The sign will read N1 Paarl. Follow the road and stay in the left lane. You will see a sign on your left hand side just after you have gone under a bridge - Take the R27 Tableview / Milnerton/West Coast sign, Exit 4. Follow the R27 through Paarden Eiland, Milnerton & Table View (approx 25kms) and turn left into Melkbosstrand at the traffic lights. Carry on for 800 meters and turn to your right at the first stop street, the sign says Duynefontein. Turn left at the first Street (Atalanta). Go over the first stop at Commaile, turn right again at the second street "Mostert Street" (this is a T-junction). Continue with Mostert Street, cross two STOP streets, and find us on the left at 89 Mostert Street.

AREA INFO:
Regarded as the start of the ever-growing-in-popularity Cape West Coast, Melkbosstrand is something of a village, although many regard it as a suburb of Cape Town given that it is a mere 35 kilometers outside of the city centre.

Melkbosstrand is a favourite with locals and offers hours of beach strolling, surfing, sunsets to put most sunsets to shame, and the much photographed view over Table Mountain and Robben Island. 'Melkbos' literally translates as 'milk bush' and refers to the Euphorbiaceae bushes that grow on sand dunes here, called 'melkbos' by all those familiar with the milky latex substance the plant gives off.

The village is closely tied to the romantic impression of white beaches, great seafood sold at local restaurants, and one of the most popular beaches for kite surfing, it owes its existence to a thoroughly unromantic development - the Koeberg nuclear power station - built with the help of the British and the French 6 kilometers north of Melkbosstrand, which needed housing for foreign contractors.

Melkbosstrand is nonetheless an ideal and extremely pretty base from which to explore both Cape Town and the West Coast, particularly as the Durbanville winelands are close by and the Boland Mountains, offering number of wonderful day trips through valleys hung with vines, blue skies for most of the year and mountains looming in the background.

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