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Barry Hall consists of four spacious, luxury self-catering apartments and a garden cottage set in an historic manor house near Sea Point in Cape Town, just minutes from the beaches of Camps Bay and Clifton, the V&A Waterfront and the city centre.

This gracious, four star turn-of-the-century establishment lies just off the hustle and bustle of Sea Point's Main Road in one of the quiet suburban streets of Fresnaye, in Cape Town.

The large and lovingly restored home has carefully retained the feeling of the former house, built at the turn of the century, as well as a number of the features like corniced window frames

Despite the owner's scrupulous attention to the historic aspects of the house, Barry Hall is a contemporary and modern rendition of the period home.

The furnishings and decor have a distinctly retro/Scandinavian influence and there is a minimalist touch emphasised by the addition of several large windows to allow the maximum amount of light into the home.

Each of the four self-catering apartments and the garden cottage has:

• modern kitchens and bathrooms
• cable television
• pay-card telephones
• broadband access

The sunny front garden is an artful display of indigenous plants, herbs and roses that invite one to idle away the morning, whilst the intimate back garden provides a cosy setting for the charming garden cottage. It is also readily equipped for relaxation and barbecues with beautiful vines cleverly trained over a wooden pergola to provide shade for the patio.

Apartment no 4
Set on the first floor, this spacious 1-bedroom apartment is ideal for the business traveller or a couple on vacation.

The apartment includes:

• 1 bedroom - sleeping 2
• 1 fully equipped kitchen
• 1 bathroom
• sunny lounge
• dining for 8

Entrance hall
The spacious entrance hall, with its own large window, Persian rug and writing desk, is adjoined to the lounge.

Bedroom
This generous size bedroom includes a king size bed, extra length, with crisp, white linen bedding

Bathroom
A Victorian style bathroom - with the original bath - Overhead shower, lively modern colours with a round window adding interest to the view of Lions Head, it has underfloor heating and heated towel rails

Lounge/dining room
Originally two rooms, this large, sunny and beautifully decorated room is the hub of the apartment. Large windows allow natural light to cast rays onto the original wooden floors. There is dining space for 6 and an original ornamental fireplace

Kitchen
Fully equipped with fridge, hob and microwave convection oven

Other

• pay-card telephone
• broadband access
• DSTV/Satellite TV
• DVD
• SAFE

Garden cottage
Set at the back of the house, in the reaches of the intimate garden, the cosy, ivy-clad cottage is ideal for the lone business or leisure traveller or a couple.

The cottage includes

• 1 bedroom - comfortably sleeping 2 with a queen size bed and crisp, white cotton bedding.
• lounge/kitchen/dinette - open plan living, comfortably laid out with easy access to the
• kitchen with a microwave and hob and dining space for 2.
• Bathroom with a shower, toilet and hand basin.

Other

• Pay-card telephone
• Broadband access
• DSTV/Satellite TV
• DVD

Facilities

• Airport transfers by arrangement
• Off-street parking behind electronic gates for 4 cars
• Apartment service 5 days a week
• Laundry service on request
• Breakfast/coffee bar next door
• Continental breakfast basket by arrangement
• Barbecue and garden furniture in back garden
• Woolworths just 5 minutes’ away
• A number of local restaurants
• Broadband access
• DSTV/Satellite TV
• Pay-card telephone in each apartment
• Electronic access to property

Attractions
Close by

• Coffee bar just next door
• Restaurants and take aways on Sea Point's Main Road
• Olympic size swimming pools on Sea Point's beach front
• Sea Point's promenade - running the length of Sea Point's beach front from Bantry Bay to Mouille Point
• Woolworths for quality, pre-prepared food
• Checkers - large, local supermarket
• New York Bagel, the best delli in town
• Dry cleaners/Laundromat
• Hertz car hire
• Medical centre
• Pharmacy

10 minutes away

• City centre - bohemian Long Street, fashionable Kloof Street, St Georges Mall,
• Company's Gardens, the National Gallery
• V&A Waterfront
• Topless bus ride from V&A Waterfront
• Cape Spirit City Walk through the City Bowl
• Camps Bay & Clifton
• Bo Kaap, the historic Cape Malay quarter, and local cuisine
• Table Mountain cableway

Day trips

• Robben Island
• Boulders beach and the local penguin colony
• Historic Simonstown
• Constantia Wine Route
• Durbanville Wine Route
• Helderberg Wine Route
• Darling - wild flowers, Evita se Peron and the Darling Wine Route
• Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
• Cape Point Nature Reserve
• Silvermine Nature Reserve