A sophisticated hideaway in De Waterkant
Calm, elegant and elusively stylish, Pepper Tree offers you perfect city living, with instant access to Cape Town’s lively beat and amazing Table Mountain views.
It’s tempting to re-define Pepper Tree House beyond the confines of a private holiday home to rent. A bit like many of the women you pass in the streets of Milan or Paris who project that almost impossible to copy street-chic. So let’s rename Pepper Tree House a multi-level urban ‘sky-villa’ then.
You could describe the interiors as neutral with accents of aged wood, glass and steel but that would seem too cool, too remote.
It’s much, much more fun staying at this family friendly hideaway. Firstly, it’s in the heart of De Waterkant and surrounded by apartments and houses on narrow cobbled streets. You will photograph, paint or sketch them – if that’s your talent. It demands that kind of visual souvenir.
From Pepper Tree’s rooftop, up a few steps from an outdoor dining area, there’s a plunge pool on a deck with the most amazing views of Table Mountain’s flat top.
By day, armed with a glass of crisp white Sauvignon Blanc take a dip, sit cross-legged and watch the city live. Reads its signs. The Aerial Cableway will be ferrying visitors up Table Mountain – but not if that famous cloud ‘cloth’ boils over like vapour from dry ice. Locals will be hanging out in coffee shops sipping their first double espresso of the day. Note: join them.
An endlessly entertaining perfect hideaway
In the harbour, over the heads of distant cranes, you may time the gradual docking of a luxury ocean liner. Ah but they’re only here for 48 hours. By night your view changes to an undulating matrix of lights that define the contours of the bay.
The bright busy-ness of De Waterkant’s clubs, restaurants, coffee shops and fashion outlets are minutes from your front door.
Looking for a unique holiday home in winter? Pepper tree House is a cosy, romantic getaway. There’s a fireplace and one particularly tempting leather armchair that suggests you might take a warm throw, curl up and shut out the world for a while.
Or plan a weekend getaway and make use of the well-equipped kitchen in your self-catering accommodation to hold a dinner party with gourmet dishes and fresh ingredients sourced from the famous delis around you.
What we love!
- The incredible views from the roof top entrainment area. Your eyes can trace the outline of one of the most iconic views in the world – Table Mountain’s flat top.
- The surreal experience of swimming in the city and cooling down in the plunge pool in the midday heat.
- Being in the heart of the world’s best food city. Cape Town was voted best city for food by Conde Nast in 2024, beating culinary hotspots like Tokyo, Rome, and Porto. Cape Town offers you the world on one plate. Fancy Italian, Greek, French or Cape Malay food? From a relaxed brasserie to a tapas bar or a fine dining establishment, your choice of restaurants is a short walk away, or a few minutes by taxi.
- Apart from booking a walking tour, try cooking classes if you’d like to return home with Cape Malay cuisine in your food repertoire.
What you need to know…
- It is shopping heaven in De Waterkant. There are several unusual fashion, decor, antique and design outlets here and arguably some of the best coffee shops in Cape Town, including Origin Roasting which imports coffee form the world’s finest coffee farms, as well as running a barista academy.
- Adjacent to De Waterkant, the colourful Bo-Kaap, has many buildings dating back to the 1800s and makes for a fascinating meander. With its winding cobbled streets, photogenic homes and rich Cape Malay cultural heritage, Bo Kaap is one of Cape Town’s most popular tourist destinations. Join a free walking tour to explore this fascinating area.
- The waterfront is just a ten-minute walk away. There you can find the Zeitz MOCAA museum of contemporary art which houses the largest, most significant collection of contemporary African art in the world and is an essential visit for any art lover.
- If Pepper Tree House is unavailable to book for your dates, browse our other perfect hideaways in De Waterkant, our perfect hideaways in Cape Town’s city bowl, or our perfect hideaways in Cape Town.
Edited by Dawn Kennedy
In the press
- Pepper Tree House was featured in Living magazine, highlighting its stylish urban design, vibrant interiors, and tranquil courtyard setting in De Waterkant.