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4 out of 5
Parker Cottage
3 Carstens Street, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town, Western Cape

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 85 out of 92 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 92 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 92 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 92 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 92 reviews" "

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

James

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent service and all the little touches were there. I appreciated the effort to conserve water by simply collecting a bucket of water while showering for use in the beautiful gardens.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Pamela on Apr 8, 2022
Dear James thank you for your very kind review, yes we are trying to be sustainable, fantastic that you have enjoyed your stay here :-) Kind regards Pamela

10/10 Excellent

Carol, Sandwich

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice place. Great location. Friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Pamela on Apr 8, 2022
Thank you so much dear Carol :-) Kind regards Pamela

10/10 Excellent

Alan, London, UK

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved staying in this beautiful peaceful house, looked after by friendly, helpful and warm host and staff. It was a lovely haven to come ‘home’ to each day. The breakfasts are delicious, bed comfortable, and the service excellent. It combines the warmth of a home with high quality service (but without the wastefulness or anonymity of a big hotel). Will definitely stay there again someday!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Pamela on Mar 16, 2020
Dear Alan, thank you so much for your kind words and great review and we are very happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us! We enjoyed having you as guests and look forward to possibly welcoming you back someday! Warm regards, Pamela and the Parker Cottage Team

10/10 Excellent

Jasvinder Kaur

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Lovely oasis in the middle of Cape Town City
Very lovely and comfortable stay in Cape Town City. Very convenient location. Friendly and welcoming staff- always willing to help. Tasty breakfast every morning which set us up well for the day! Very grateful to Pamela and her wonderful team for helping to make our stay in Cape Town so memorable. We will definitely return here and highly recommend to all!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Pamela on Nov 13, 2019
Thank you !!!! warm regards Pamela

10/10 Excellent

Shlomi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Pamela on Aug 9, 2019
Thank you !!!! warm regards Pamela & team

10/10 Excellent

Robert

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Great Breakfast, very friendly staff that took care of all our needs.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from Pamela on Aug 9, 2019
Thank you so much for your kind review, this is just making us happy to hear that our guests had a great stay ! Kindest regards Pamela & team

10/10 Excellent

Danny

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Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Amazing stay
Attentive staff, clean and comfortable rooms, delicious breakfast and great location. I highly recommend Parker Cottage!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Pamela on Mar 13, 2019
Thank you so much for this most wonderful review which we highly appreciate! It means a lot to us if we hear that our guests were happy Be back! Warm regards Pamela&team

10/10 Excellent

James

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Tamboerskloof jewel
Fantastic! Pamela,Tomas and staff were fabulous hosts. House beautifully furnished, greatest bed in the world! Breakfasts fabulous. Wished we had more days to chill out at the house. Highly recommend Parker house.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Pamela on Feb 26, 2019
Thank you sooooo much for your super review, just made our day! Come back soon to beautiful Cape Town Warm regards Pamela&team

10/10 Excellent

Naomi

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Excellent few days
We had never been to Cape Town before so really welcomed the help we had from the staff in planning our few days. The breakfasts were fantastic and they had lots of recommendations for good restaurants within walking distance. Would highly recommend as a base for exploring Cape Town
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Pamela on Feb 6, 2019
Dear Naomi Thanks so much for the wonderful review, highly appreciate it ! Please visit again sunny regards Pamela & team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
So comfortable, amazing breakfasts.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Pamela on Feb 6, 2019
Dear both thanks so much for the kind note, great that you have enjoyed your stay.....until next time..... sunny regards Pamela & team

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Pamela on Dec 20, 2018
Anonymous is always difficult to answer - so my guess.....doesn't surprise me a lot, we expect that sometimes from some clients Gladly most of guests give us 5 out of 5 :-)

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful place to stay! I have already recommended it to friends and family visiting South Africa next year. Delicious breakfast, really friendly staff and great location. A oasis in a bustling city!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Pamela on Dec 5, 2018
Thanks so much Kate - we highly appreciate your comments kind regards Pamela & team

10/10 Excellent

Manfred

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Boutique hotel in quiet, central locale was a hit!
Parker Cottage is in a peaceful street in the centre of town. There are some lovely older homes in the neighbourhood - of which this is one. After a warm welcome with a drink and informative chat, we were shown to our beautiful room overlooking a koi pond. The house is furnished in cool greys and antiques, with lots of interesting art, objets and books. The bathrooms are stocked with Rain toiletries, a local brand which is delicious Breakfast is served by on a sun--filled patio, with a choice of cooked or various continental options - all top notch. The team create a happy, peaceful space from which to go out and explore this vibrant city. Can you tell we loved everything about it? We were only there for 3 nights but would definitely return and will be recommending to friends.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Pamela on Oct 31, 2018
Dear both thanks for this absolute beautiful review on Parker Cottage & our team. We really appreciate it highly that you took time to write it. And more important to us still...is that you loved it here and enjoyed your stay with us Yes! please come again - kindest regards Pamela & team

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

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Outstanding Friendly Service
What makes Parker Cottage an excellent B&B/Guest house is the staff, they were always very helpful and responded very quickly to our enquires before arrival. The breakfasts are one of the best I have sampled. In all this B&B is very good value for you money.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Parker's on Sep 26, 2018
Dear Steve and Elaine, Thank you so much for your glowing review, which is much appreciated and we are so happy that you enjoyed your stay with us! It was lovely to meet you and we wish you all the best for the future! Warm regards, Pamela and the Parker Cottage Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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The Parker Cottage is a beautiful Guest House and the staff are wonderful. Their service and breakfast were amazing! Thank you.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Parker's on Aug 15, 2018
Dear Guests, thank you for your lovely review and taking the time to write it. We hope to welcome you back to Parker Cottage in the future. Warm regards, The Parker Cottage Team

10/10 Excellent

Marsha

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Best place to stay in Cape Town!
It was amazing! This is the second time I have stayed here and there is no other place I would stay except at Parker Cottage! Pamela and her entire staff were above and beyond! Chris drove us on tours and was very exceptional!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great place to stay.
Excellent service all round from the pick up at the airport to checking in and out. Breakfast is amazing with wonderful friendly staff. Will stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Pamela on Feb 10, 2018
and we hope to see you again thanks for the lovely feedback kind regards Pamela & team

10/10 Excellent

Sll, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff in agood environment
The staff at Parker cottage could not be more accommodating. Anything you want to arrange they can do it! They have a pair of drivers, Ron and Chris, who are extremely good tour guides at your disposal. We had some plans cancelled due to the winds and Ron and Chris took us wherever we desired. Also the food at Parker is very good. Breakfast is home cooking at its finest. One thing I really like was that they offered all kinds of drinks all day and night. They used the honor system, so if you wanted a glass of wine at 10pm at night all you did was write it down. Parker Cottage is in a good location within walking distance to many restaurants or take Uber to others.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Pamela on Jan 6, 2018
Thanks for the wonderful review, we are so happy that you enjoyed your stay with us come back! kind regards Pamela & team

10/10 Excellent

alan, Runcorn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice environment with very helpful staff
The people go out of their way to make your holiday their top priority
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

candace , vancouver

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Great safe and relaxing guesthouse
We really enjoyed this place. It was really close to Kloof steet where there were great retaurants, cafes and shops. The kind of place that gives you a idea of what it would be like to be a local and not just a tourist. Uber was inexpensive and quick and took us to the touristy spots. $2 cdn to table mountain for a 1.5 hour hike and less than $10 to the waterfront and to watch the sunset at camps bay. Coming "home" after our days of exploring was great as we good grab a few drinks from the "honesty" bar in the kitchen and have a sit on the veranda. The beds were very comfortable with nice bedding. However might be a bit hot in summer - no air con in our room. Tip: Must bring slippers as the floors were very slick. Staff is amazing and Thomas and Pamela go out of their way to make you feel welcome and give great touring advice which is great if you have limited time and want to maximize your vacay. Breakfast was also very delish and served outdoors. I usually lean towards hotels when I travel but I REALLY liked this place a lot and now can see why they get such good reviews.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Truly a gem!
Phil was a terrific host providing information about Cape Town and other local sites. The amenities at Parker Cottage are superb and the breakfast was outstanding!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing bed and breakfast
I don't even like bed and breakfasts, but they lived up to their reviews. Amazing breakfast. They go above and beyond with the little things to stand out - learn your names and everything, co-owner personally serves breakfast, wifi very fast, very clean, very friendly. Very personable service. They have earned their number one rating. No cons.

8/10 Good

Lionel , England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An excellent B&B.
We stayed 4 nights this month and we could not have made a better choice. All the staff were really helpful, and the breakfasts just delicious, served in the attractive garden. Location was good quite near the Mount Nelson Hotel, and a R70 taxi ride from the Waterfront that was a great place to eat - lots of choice.

10/10 Excellent

Susan, Massachusetts

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding service
Loved our stay at Parker Cottage. Very comfortable, convenient location, great breakfasts, and service was outstanding in every way.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Great B&B
Excellent B&B with amazing staff, beautiful décor, large rooms and private bath. Phil, Tomas and Penny were amazing!! Chris, their driver, became our friend.

10/10 Excellent

Peter, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exceptional Oasis
Very friendly. Lovely ambiance. Exceptional breakfast and great tours available. Could not ask for more.

10/10 Excellent

carol, Holden Beach, NC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
everything about it was perfect,including delicious,full breakfasts. The staff,especially Penny and Thomas were extremely helpful.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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It was a great stay. Convenient location. Beautiful and interesting décor. Staff were caring and made us feel special. Be prepared for street parking

10/10 Excellent

Itay

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What an amazing place!
Parker Cottage is one of those places you visualize when you think of the perfect guest house. The staff are extremely friendly and offer whatever information you want as well as great recommendations and the occasional wine night at the cottage. The place itself is designed with an eclecticlly skilled hands and makes you feel you just want to stay longer. Highly recommended.

10/10 Excellent

Katsuei, Qatar

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Had an excellent stay!
When we arrived, Phil, owner made 3-day stay plan for us, which gave us very efficient tour in Cape Town. Rather than just sightseeing, suggested to understand the place by meeting people there. All staffs are very friendly, provided a family- like atmosphere. Had excellent breakfast with daily special menu. Highly recommended.

10/10 Excellent

Dave, daytona beach

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Perfect skip the hotel
I never write a review. The staff, Thomas and Penny and the owner Phil took care of us like family and the room and breakfast were perfect. You cannot be disappointed with Parker Cottage. Mandatory wine is Wednesday evening.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Great location to shops and restaurants
Very comfortable guest house in great part of Cape Town.

10/10 Excellent

Ken, Brooklyn, NY

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Perfect getaway spot in a delightful neighborhood
The unexpected pleasure of walking in after a 30-hour flight and finding your name and a welcome on a tiny slate-blue chalkboard set the stage for the loveliest 2-day stay. The premises are immaculate. Since I was traveling alone, I took their smallest "cosy" room and it could not have been more pleasant. The breakfasts -- a de rigeuer S. African tradition -- were delicious and offered numerous choices, all lovingly hand-prepared. Penny & Diana, who happened to be on duty for my weekend, were great company. You cannot beat the neighborhood for accessing all of Cape town and the quiet street and the greenery of the property (plus a blooming lemon tree) all made it a welcoming place to come home. I peeked in the larger rooms and they seem beautiful and spacious. Rest assured, I will be back.

10/10 Excellent

Erica, alameda, ca

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Warm, welcoming and personalized.
This is a lovely house that has been restored and is in beautiful condition. There is no detail missing. They welcome you by name. and the man who owns the place is a wonderful warm person as is Penny, the hostess. I highly recommend this place. Might not be ideal for somebody seeking to "hide out" and not have to interact much in their hotel experience.

10/10 Excellent

Johan, Alberton

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plesant stay in Cape Town
Will definitely recommend this place to everyone that wants quiet stay with lots of personal attention.

10/10 Excellent

Shane, Canada

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Fantastic stay!
My partner and I had a fantastic stay at Parker Cottage. The house itself is beautiful and features a great garden area where guests eat breakfast. All of the staff we dealt with were extremely friendly and helpful. We had an issue with our rental car while in Cape Town and the owner (Phil) went above and beyond in helping us get it sorted (Phil, if you see this, it all worked out, and thank you again!). The breakfast each day was excellent. Also, the guest house is conveniently located and the area is safe to walk in, even late at night. On top of all this, it was great value for money, especially given the quality of the breakfast. I travel a lot and tend to be a critical person, so it's unusual write a review that is so positive. I'd highly recommend staying here if you have the opportunity.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Amazing Stay
My favorite stay in SA. The staff and accommodations were beyond extraordinary! We will come back sooner than later. Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Annette, Surrey

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Great place to stay
Excellent. Very attentive service. Wonderful breakfast. Nothing is too much trouble and they have regular repeat bookings which is not surprising. I would stay there again if in Cape Town.

10/10 Excellent

Reid, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada

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Days in Capetown at Parker Cottage
We had a great stay at Parker, the staff were fantastic, the breakfast was always great, the entire experience was top notch.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Perfect start to holiday!
Couldn't have made our arrival after 24 hours of travel easier! Such a great welcome and very helpful throughout our stay. Loved our time there. Smallest room is perfect for a short stay!

10/10 Excellent

Sarah, Virginia, USA

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Incredible stay!
Parker Cottage really does meet your expectations! And trust me, I had high expectations after reading all of the fantastic reviews. The staff and warm, welcoming and knowledgeable. They are also incredibly helpful with everything! The breakfast is amazing and actually so good that it kind of ruins your stay anywhere else because your expectations are so high after eating at Parker Cottage. The location is fabulous and we felt very safe walking to local cafés and restaurants. They can organize everything for you and give you suggestions for anything from hiking to dining to spas. I would most definitely tell my friends to stay here and if we are able to come to Cape Town again, we will definitely book our stay at Parker Cottage!

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My wife and I were superbly looked after from the minute we arrived until the moment we left. Phil, Penny, Tomas and all the staff took great care of making what we would like to do actually happen - even spur of the moment last minute activities. The breakfasts were delicious. The overall atmosphere within the guest house was a mixture of great and genuine friendliness and high professionality. Thanks for providing the perfect kick-start to what was a great holiday.

10/10 Excellent

Leon, Johannesburg

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Great Service, Great Location
Can't say anything bad about this place. Service and hospitality top notch. Great for couples.

10/10 Excellent

webber

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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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10/10 Excellent

Krista, Canada

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Exceptional service!
Most Amazing service I've ever had at a bed and breakfast - everything from helping with activity ideas, to booking cars, itineraries for nearby attractions, etc. the breakfast is delicious and will leave you full until supper. Lexi, Paul and Diane are great!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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The best of the best
The owners of the B&B have the talent to give you the best in every way, comfort, style, food and knowledge. Each person is an individual and extras, such as wine night are thrown in. The most outstanding feature is their knowledge of all areas of the Cape and cater to your needs as an individual. They even have drivers, such as Chris, an outstanding young man that made the trip tailored to my interests. Thank you to a wonderful group of people!

10/10 Excellent

karen, UK

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Fantastic B&B local to everything
A beautiful house, welcoming staff and a great location . We were made to feel at home on our arrival. The team are there for you as soon as you make your booking wanting to make your stay in Cape Town as enjoyable as possible. Will definitely go back