Shelley Point

Driftwood House

From R10,000/ night

5 Beds·6 Baths·14 Guests·2 nights min

The Villa

Driftwood House sits on the last dune before the rocks. The architects gave it one rule: keep the wind out, let everything else in. The result is a house that hums on a still morning and goes quiet at six.

There is a long table that has seen four hundred dinners. There is a fireplace that takes a full arm of wood. The bedrooms face east. The bath in the main room faces nothing — only a window the height of the wall, and the sea beyond it.

"Salt on the railing at six-thirty. The rest of the day arrives slowly."

"There is a long table. It has seen four hundred dinners. It is ready for yours."

The Setting

Where you'll be.

Shelley Point is a quiet residential estate twenty minutes from St Helena Bay. Low walls, slow roads, the kind of street where the gardener waves first.

The beach is a four-minute walk from the front door. Most mornings you'll have it to yourself before nine. There is a tidal pool at the south end and a coffee cart that opens when it feels like it.

Cape Town is two hours back down the R27. Most guests do the drive once and then stay put.

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The Experience