Owls View Holiday Cottage

03/04/2020

We made it! Thank you to all our wonderful guests over the past years for all the support #airbnbsuperhost #airbnb #airbnbtravel #airbnbsuperhostcapetown #airbnbsuperhostfishhoek #fishhoek #fishhoekbeach #southafricantourism

05/12/2019

Owls View Holiday Cottage is available from the 10 December to the 30 December .

30/11/2019

Preparing for guests arriving #keepingitfresh @coverstudio1 made 2 new bed cushions #stlegerandviney #fabric @owlsviewholidaycottage #christmasbookings #deepsouth #holidayseason contact direct 0833083149

08/11/2019

Mountain Passes South Africa

South Africa you beauty!
Cape Point in peaceful mood.
(Photo repost Shannon Rogotzki / Instagram)

www.MountainPassesSouthAfrica.co.za
Your go to travel planning site.

25/09/2019

Leaving Owls View by foot, an hour-and-a-half walk up the easy and accessible Elsies Peak rewards any walker with gorgeous views spanning False Bay. Look back and you can cast your eye across the valley and see the Atlantic Ocean.

On your way back, you can either pop down to the beach for a swim, or make your way home to continue your relaxing getaway.

24/09/2019

Franklin’s feeding on my wall. There not so many of them anymore since the Guinea fowls have taken over.

24/09/2019

Owls View Holiday Cottage's cover photo

24/09/2019

Owls |View Holiday Cottage

24/09/2019

Owls View Holiday Cottage's cover photo

24/09/2019

Spring has sprung and Owls View Holiday Cottage is open for bookings. 🦉0833093149 [email protected]

13/08/2019

Baboon Matters

So last night, in the small hours of the morning (when sleep eludes me so well) I was thinking about the last four Scarborough girls, thinking what it must be like to lose family, lose children and sisters, to be away from the troop family. I worry about Skye who should have troop juveniles to play with (and to be disciplined by) - what an unusual existence for these girls.

Then I remembered Jane; many of the "long time" Scarborough and Kommetjie residents will remember Janey baboon with so much love.

Jane used to leave her troop and spend months alone in Scarborough or Kommetjie; typically she would give birth in one of the villages and spend many months with her baby going between the villages, taking a banana or two for her and the baby from the local cafe, no-one minded then.....

Stories about Jane abound, everyone has a favourite Jane story (a few are in the book Beast or Blessing), but one of my favourite stories was told to me by a very busy Scarborough working mom.
She described how she coming home, rushing in late, on a deadline, loads to do....she threw her bag down and immediately sat at her computer to get going on her work.
After a short few minutes she became aware of a strange noise, she looked around, couldn't see anything so carried on typing away. The noise continued, then another strange sound - so she got up to investigate and discovered Jane fast asleep under a table, with her new baby cuddled to her chest. There strange noise had been Jane gently snoring...

I suppose it was a different time, those years ago, but what wonderful memories we have of the baboons.

Stay safe Angelina, you and your girls are well loved!

23/07/2019

Cape Town Etc

Welcome to our Cape of Storms

Cape Town is having some seriously stormy weather with another cold front arriving today right behind the last. Prepare for icy temperatures, Mother City.

03/06/2019

A great peninsual bike ride with Chris Coetzee from Wild Almond day Trips and Charters. Make sure to contact him if you would like to experience it too!

Contact Chris Coetzee from Wild Almond Day Trips and Charters for a tailored bike ride around Cape Point.

21/05/2019

The Cape Robyn

CINEMA/ART HOUSE & NEW RELEASES, CAPE TOWN: Labia Theatre

Happy 70th to the Labia #Labia70

Wonderful to be at The Labia, last night (May 19, 2019), at the awesome birthday party, celebrating the Labia’s 70th birthday. Fabulous spread, music and people.

The Labia Cinema is regarded as the oldest independent art-repertory cinema in South Africa. It did not start as a cinema. The building was opened in May 1949 by the Italian Embassy, by Countess Labia as a ballroom/theatre for the staging live performance. (The countess, Ida Robinson was a South African woman - daughter of mining magnate, Sir JB Robinson. She married Count Natale Labia. He was an Italian who joined the Italian Foreign Service in 1906 and was transferred to Johannesburg, in 1918 as Italian consul and then he met Ida.)

In 1989, Ludi and Ann Kraus came on board and the Labia Cinema began. Ludi's father ran the Alhambra Cinema in Windhoek from 1961 for about 30 years, so he was immersed in the industry from a young age.

Ludi and Ann have built up a vibrant cinema which feels like a theatre. Cannot recall the last time, we went to cinema in a mall. It is interesting to see how the audience mix has changed over the years. It used to be students but it is all ages now.

Years ago, The Labia was largely Art House and now we get the new releases as they come out. Last night, at the 70th, the surprise film of the night was Rocketman – the biopic musical inspired by Elton John’s life. Rocketman premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16. Here we are – May 19 and we have the film on our screens in Africa at our beloved Labia.

Rocketman tracks Elton John’s early life (disconnected father, awful mother, fabulous grandmother), his development as a music maker, lifelong collaboration with wordsmith Bernie Taupin, battle with substance abuse, identity/sexuality, love, relationships. It’s a sweet, tender film – evoking old style film musicals where protagonists break out into song. A bit long but lovely insights into his life. I knew about Elton’s classical music training (Royal Academy of Music) but had no idea that he was a major success at the age of 23. It is directed by Dexter Fletcher and written by Lee Hall.

Back to the #Labia70. There are four screens. It is a heritage building, filled with charm. The seats in Screen 1 are comfy but some seats in other screens are not great, so take a cushion. Terrace with urban garden, eats. Popcorn, vodka slushies, Gluehwein. At the opening, a short film #labia70 by @yazeedkamaldien was screened and special mention was made to the Gluehwein – that German/Swiss fans from Europe say it is better than at home.


Salute to Ludi and Ann Kraus, Michael Berkel and Rose Nhlapo and team Labia for making this our film home. Booking essential for new releases.

Address: 68 Orange Street
Cape Town, Western Cape 8001
Info: 021 424 5927
www.thelabia.co.za
Hours: 11am-10.30pm
Bookings: Webtickets or at door.

Tickets: currently R50 at Webtickets. Student and concessions at box office only. Members of Fanatics (Exclusive Books loyalty club), pay R40 at box office. Movie/food deals available. Enquire at box office or see website.

14/05/2019

Waking up in ‘A room with a view’ at Owls View House

12/05/2019

Fans of Michael Myekwa

To all the Moms from Michael

07/05/2019

The Bookworm

We are open on Election Day (Wednesday, 8 May). "Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader" - Margaret Fuller

07/05/2019

Citizen Science South Africa

6200 endemic plant species, the CFR has been receiving much support from various CitSci projects over the past 2 decades especially...

05/05/2019

Fish Hoek Beach

Sunset from Clovelly Country Club 🌅
Sunday 5 May 2019

29/04/2019

The Sunrise Swimmers

The Sunrise Swimmers

A short film documenting the daily ritual of the "Sunrise Swimmers", a group of pensioners who, in a age-defying act, spend the first light of every morning…

29/04/2019

Dusk settling in at Owls View.

21/04/2019

Take Back Our Mountains

Coastal hike

08/04/2019

When visiting the Deep South The Scone Shack just past Cape Point is a must.

Family portraits are hard work

30/03/2019

Gary's Surf School

New addition to our shop in Muizenberg is - GARY’S MOBILE SURF SCHOOL.
Check the link below for exciting packages we have an offer
https://www.garysurf.com/tailor-made-surf-trips-south-africa/

Our mobile surf school can fetch you & take you surfing at the best beaches in Cape Town. We also offer guided day surf trips around Cape Town & more.
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28/03/2019

Big City Life

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21/03/2019

Birds Eye View

19/03/2019

Shark Warrior

What a morning of African Penguins and Cape Fur seals. Great morning paddling with the Ilios Travel team and we look forward to working with you in the near future. If you are new to watersports, come and give it a try on one of our guided 2 hr experiences. For more visit our website at www.sharkwarrior.com

17/03/2019

Beautiful News South Africa

Beautiful News South Africa

He’s big. He’s bumbling. And he knows how to chill.

13/03/2019

Fish Hoek Beach

☀️ Sunshine with a few clouds, cold water, a few empty benches, sand sculptures made by Michael Myekwa & lots of birds on the sea
Wednesday 13 March 2019

06/03/2019

Wild Almond Day Trips and Charters

Life is Good at Boulders.

28/02/2019

Fish Hoek Beach

The place we call home 💙💜💛💚 let's see how many locals we can tag in this brilliant photo☺ by Neil Meyer

26/02/2019

A Tale of a Seal and a Village

A Tale of a Seal and a Village

Once upon a time, at the edge of a bay in the far south of Africa, there lived a group of villagers. Their houses sprawled along the shore and crept haphazardly up the slopes of the mountains that …

25/02/2019

Cape Town voted greatest city on Earth

Cape Town voted greatest city on Earth

It comes as no surprise that Cape Town was voted as the greatest city on Earth in the Telegraph Travel Awards survey for 2018, making this the sixth year in a row that the Mother City has claimed the top spot.

25/01/2019

Ellerman House

Isn't she beautiful?