Anchored into the vanilla sands of Glen Beach in Camps Bay, Nalu Villa demurely declares its lavish beach house spaces, reflecting the tones of Cape Town’s coastal landscape.
For all of the reasons that make us select Camps Bay as a Cape Town destination, Nalu Villa stirs up a different dialogue when it comes to beach hideaways. Yes, it’s perfectly positioned along the shoreline of Glen Beach. Flanked by boulders and palm trees, with the peaks of Lion’s Head and the mountain’s apostles in the distance. The surf puts on a relentless display of amusement. As it carries the tide closer to the deck and terrace, then trickles back with the tide. Depositing its treasures for your early morning shell-picking escapades. It’s layered in all of the essential luxuries one seeks – and expects – from its collection. It has the views, the sun spots, the gathering and retreating spaces, and the proximity to all of the Mother City’s sights. More than this, though, what Nalu Villa generously delivers to each discerning guest, is a vestige of the old ways of travel.
A handwritten note, if you will, from the soul of Africa. Inscribed by the sunlight, that beams through the tall glass doors and windows, and lands across the soft, neutral-toned surfaces of the villa. A sentimental image of you and your clan of 10, on an urban adventure. Where the food scene, the art and the culture, the vineyards and the nature trails, furnish your itinerary with the stories we yearn to relive. Over and over again.
Nalu Villa clings to the sand and the boulders with theatrical poise. Retreating in reverence to the landscape. Its five ensuite bedrooms scatter themselves over the three levels of the hideaway. Some with mountain views, others with the ocean. Her soundtrack peacefully playing around the clock. An open-plan living, dining and cooking space merge with the terrace and the deck. A heated swimming pool and succulent garden blend in with the nature. A cosy TV and games room, an outdoor shower and a walkway down to the beach. An indoor fireplace, a large scullery, secluded balconies, and lazy reading nooks add to the extravagance of the home.
Gliding with the African flow
Whatever your motive for a tour of the Cape, you’ll pivot from this place of sublime comfort and explore all that the Atlantic Seaboard has to offer. As well as all the coastal hamlets along the peninsula, the Constantia wine region, and the city itself. The property’s butler-driver will be more than happy to escort you along the routes so that you’re at liberty to enjoy the views, and the tastings at the vineyards. If you don’t feel like dining out again, Nalu’s wonderful chef will work her magic – like she did at breakfast – pandering to your palates and their unique requirements. You can rest, read, and reconnect with the ocean. Watching the birds bobbing through the succulent gardens. Absorbing the sounds of the waves that carry a salty fragrance with them. Wafting through the serene, open spaces. Reminding of you why you chose this view, this travelling clan, at this time of year. To pacify the yearning you’d had for these moments. Transforming the good old days into something shiny and new.
Written by Colleen Ogilvie