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Reviews of Sweet Lemon Boutique Bed & Breakfast

3 out of 5
Sweet Lemon Boutique Bed & Breakfast
12 Bertram Road, Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 19 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Dimakatjo Eva

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely unfortunately there was no breakfast served although one could prepare herself something
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Megan Jacobs on Aug 26, 2019
Dear Dimakatjo, Thank you for your review. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay at our property. The reservation booked on Expedia was excluding breakfast, therefore no breakfast was served. We look forward to hosting you again in the near future. Have a great day. Best Wishes Megan

10/10 Excellent

Sifa

Nice, safe, secure
Such a cute place with very friendly people. Really nice and safe and secure. Close to my favorite spots around the city. I would however improve on the breakfast quality but otherwise all good. I will be back.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

kris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Welcome cosy stay
I was just there for one night. Easily reached by bus (one stopover) from the airport. The location is in walking distance from several restaurants and the beach. Atmosphere in the house was very cosy. There was some early noise because of the proximity of the kitchen. Breackfast was nice.

10/10 Excellent

Brianna, Raleigh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay somewhere with character!
Loved this little b&b. It had great African themed decor and trinkets and beautifully colored and styled rooms. It felt like staying in your hip, collector friend's house. The pool was small but perfect for the small home-like place. The service was wonderful and breakfast was lovely! Drinks are available at anytime for enjoying by the pool ect. My only complaint would be no AC. In mid summer, that can make sleeping quite uncomfortable. They provided a small fan, but it did not really help.

6/10 Okay

Paul, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great little B&B - excellent value for money
I arrived late (after 10.30pm) and left very early, but the service was impeccable and the room was clean, spacious and comfortable with a great en suite bathroom. The feel of the place is 100% South African colonial, with lots of timber and African touches. Overall, great value for money. I'll be back!

6/10 Okay

Ligia, Cape Town

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recommendation to rent at Sweet Lemon
I had a nice stay at this hotel. Service was good. It is a beautiful and quiet place. Rooms are spacious and clean with nice decoration. Affordable price.

6/10 Okay

Jose, Angola

Liked: Cleanliness
First time there, but most definitel not the last.
My stay at sweet lemon was very good as I was looking for an affordable place to stay which had a touch of home feeling to it. The only negative remark I have, is with regards to my online payment confirmation that only arrived at Hotel's email more than 24 hours later. This was done through Hotels.com, and the event put me in a difficult spot as the initial contact with the hotel led to their refusal of accommodating me as proof of booking and payment had not arrived. Upon my insistence at the hotel, I was subsequently attended by the manager called Themba who was absolutely brilliant all the way through in attending and confirm that my booking had indeed been made and paid for. Sweet Lemon is a great guest house to stay at if one is looking for absolute quiet, rest, and comfort without having to spend large amounts of money while at same time enjoying a good level of service.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nice but noisy
The hotel was a very nicely done up quaint hotel.Our room was closest to the entrance so everyone who arrived or left had to walk past it (on wooden floors). We could hear people who were in the street. The breakfast was not great at all. The room was lovely, but I would not stay there again.
Response from Maggie on May 17, 2014
We appreciate your review as well your personal comments, which are valuable to us and we would like to take the opportunity to bring some light into the points you raised. The Sweet Lemon Boutique Bed & Breakfast is a Heritage Protected Building as it is already over 100 years old. We are proud to say, that the original wooden doors and floors are still existing and restored as build in those days. It is true that 2 rooms are closely located to the breakfast area and we do face noise difficulties in winter as we serve breakfast in the quite courtyard at the back of the house during summer. We feel sorry for the inconvenience you experience during your stay, we would have loved to accommodate you and regret you did not approached us. We thank you for your time to place your review and enriched it with our comments.

8/10 Good

AK, Pretoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfy, friendly staff
Very friendly staff, waiting up for me although I arrived quite late. Room very comfortable, location good, on the slope above Sea Point main road, walking distance to restaurants and shops.
Response from Maggie on May 17, 2014
Dear AK, We thank you for spending your time to place this review and we appreciate it. Every review is very valuable to us. For scheduled late arrivals we do schedule our staff to be present at the guesthouse to welcome our guest's and make them feel comfortable. Our staff hopes to accommodate you again during your next visit to Cape Town. Kind regards, Maggie and the entire team of Sweetest Guesthouses

10/10 Excellent

Fredric, Sweden

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic service
Great little hotel in nice location. Friendly and welcoming staff!
Response from Maggie on May 17, 2014
Dear Frederic, Our team is grateful to hear that you had a fantastic stay and we thank you for your review. We wish you all the best! Kind regards, Maggie & Stefan

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
this hotel has sound proofing issues
rooms need soundproofing so if you want to sleep in beyond 7am dont choose this hotel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

4/10 Poor

Stephen, Pretoria, South Africa

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Sweet Lemon B&B
We had to wait for over 10 minutes for somebody to come and let us into the B&B. The cramped room didn't have an armchair to sit in. Shelf space was at a minimum. The room was most disappointing: we had to walk past the open bathroom into the sleeping area, and only a see-through glass partition separated the bedroom from the bathroom/toilet. The room was right next to the dining area and close to the kitchen, so was rather noisy, exacerbated by the people talking loudly in the room across the way.
Response from Maggie on May 17, 2014
Dear Stephen, We appreciate your review and your comment about the room. All our rooms have a different layout, due to the property and we tried to get most out of each room. Pool room was a bit of a challenge and we decided to create an open bathroom, which we separate to the bedroom with a glass wall to keep the feeling of space. As we are aware of the noise issue, our housekeepers are instructed to work accordingly and we apologies if this was not the case, Thank you, for your time to place this review it is valueable to us. Kind regards, Maggie for Sweetest Guesthouses

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
sweet lemon boutique cape town
very pleasant place to stay, close to all shops and bars , lovely and clean

10/10 Excellent

Therry, Switzerland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would love to go back
Perfect Breakfast in the morning. Lovely individual and spaces rooms. It is a very charming Guesthouse

10/10 Excellent

Evelina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay
I had a wonderful stay! Friendly staff, great location and nice breakfast! I will decently stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
prisvärt hotell för alla
trevligt ställe. det var.prisvärt Hur mycket tid tror ni att man vill lägga ner på att skriva om ett hotell där man bodde 1 natt?

10/10 Excellent

Joachim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Individuelle Übernachtung in Seapoint
sehr angenehm, schöne Atmosphäre, gute Lage in Seapoint, nette Gäste, einziger Nachteil.... die Zimmer sind sehr hellhörig
Response from Maggie on May 17, 2014
Wir danken Joachim für die aufgebrachte Zeit diese Bewertung auf Expedia zu platzieren. Da unser Haus bereits über stolze 100 Jahre "jung" ist unterlegen wir dem Denkmalschutz. Die originalen Holzböden & Türen konnten wir während der Umbauphase erfolgreich restaurieren, daher dringen einige Laute durch. Doch das unterstreicht auch den Charme des Hauses. Wir entschuldigen uns für die Unannehmlichkeiten die dadurch entstanden sind und hoffen sie beim nächsten Besuch in Kapstadt wieder Begrüßen zu dürfen. Mit freundlichem Gruss, das Team der Sweetest Guesthouses

10/10 Excellent

Sergio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Es un hotel confortable, con la
Es un hotel confortable, con la caracteristica de un alojamiento distinto, con un toque de arreglo moderno, cofortable, localizado en una zona que para concurrir a ver los partidos de la copa del mundo estaba ideal. Lo ideal seria que incluyera el desayuno.