Chas Booth

A 5-bedroom, 5-bathroom villa high on the Camps Bay slope in Cape Town, with a 360-degree ocean, mountain and city outlook, a pool and separate jacuzzi, a...

Location: Camps Bay, South Africa

5 bedrooms, sleeps 10.

Price: From $4,074 per night

A five-bedroom villa set high on the Camps Bay slope with a 360-degree outlook: ocean one way, the Twelve Apostles the other. At night the city bowl fills in the third side. All five bedrooms are en-suite, so a group of ten divides without anyone sharing a bathroom, and the wellness side of the house runs to a gym and a sauna alongside the pool and a separate jacuzzi. Two separate gardens shift with the light through the day, which gives a group of ten somewhere else to sit without going indoors. A house manager and a housekeeper run the place day to day, so the stay looks after itself. The one thing to plan for is the height: Camps Bay beach and the restaurant strip are about five minutes down by car rather than a walk, and Clifton, Table Mountain and the Waterfront all sit inside a short drive. | Location: Camps Bay, South Africa | Bedrooms: 5 | Guests: 10 | Price: From $4,074 per night | Top Amenities: Swimming pool, Jacuzzi, 360-degree views | Best For: Groups of up to 10, Managed, staffed villa stays, Travelers prioritizing the 360-degree outlook

Chas Booth sits high on the Camps Bay slope, at the height where the view stops being a window and becomes the whole room. The Atlantic runs out to one side, the Twelve Apostles stand over the other, and after dark the city bowl lights up behind. Five bedrooms, every one en-suite, a pool and a separate jacuzzi on the terrace, a gym and a sauna inside, and two separate gardens that shift with the light. A house manager and a housekeeper work the house through the stay, so ten people can arrive and stop thinking about logistics.

High on the Slope

The position is the whole argument for this house. It sits high on the Camps Bay slope rather than down on the strip, which is what lets the outlook run a full circle: Atlantic on one side, the Twelve Apostles on the other, the city bowl behind. The trade is honest. Camps Bay beach and the restaurant strip are 1.5 km below, about five minutes down by car rather than a walk, so the evening plan involves a car either way. From there the rest of the Atlantic Seaboard opens up: Clifton eight minutes, the Table Mountain cableway sixteen, the V and A Waterfront eighteen, and the airport half an hour. Camps Bay beach and promenade, 1.5 km, about 5 minutes by car. Camps Bay restaurant strip, the same 5 minute drive. Clifton beaches, 3 km, about 8 minutes. Table Mountain cableway, 7 km, about 16 minutes. V and A Waterfront, 9 km, about 18 minutes. Cape Town International Airport, 26 km, about 30 minutes

Five En-Suite Bedrooms

All five bedrooms carry their own bathroom, which is the practical reason a group of ten works here: nobody queues and nobody negotiates. Bed configuration in each room is set per stay rather than fixed, so a family layout and a four-couple layout are both possible if the request goes in early. The living spaces are oriented to the openings on both sides of the house, ocean one way and mountain the other, and the house carries its own gym and sauna, so the wellness end of a day is covered without leaving the property. 5 bedrooms, all en-suite, 5 bathrooms in total. Bed configuration confirmed per stay, not fixed. Gym inside the house. Sauna. Living spaces open to both the ocean and the mountain side. High-speed wi-fi and air conditioning throughout

Pool, Jacuzzi, Two Gardens

The terrace carries a swimming pool and a separate jacuzzi, which is a useful pair rather than a duplicate: one for the middle of the day, one for after dark. There are two separate gardens, and they shift with the light through the day, so a group can split between them instead of everyone sitting in the same place from breakfast to sundown. Outdoor dining is set up properly rather than squeezed onto a balcony, and the 360-degree outlook is the constant: water, mountain, then city lights as the evening turns. Swimming pool. Separate jacuzzi. Two separate gardens that shift with the light. Outdoor dining and lounge areas. 360-degree ocean, mountain and city outlook. Sunset over the Atlantic from the terrace

Days from the House

Most groups build the day around the height: breakfast on the terrace, a run down to Camps Bay or Clifton for the beach, back up for the sunset, then dinner either on the strip or at the house. The cableway up Table Mountain is sixteen minutes away, and Clifton is eight if the group wants a different beach. The Waterfront handles a wet afternoon. Our concierge team books restaurants, arranges a private chef at the house, and sets up transfers and day trips to the winelands or down the Cape Peninsula. Beach days at Camps Bay or Clifton, both a short drive. Table Mountain cableway, about 16 minutes away. V and A Waterfront for a wet afternoon. Winelands and Cape Peninsula day trips arranged on request. Private chef and restaurant bookings through our concierge team. Gym and sauna sessions without leaving the house

House Manager and Housekeeper

A house manager and a housekeeper are included with the stay and they are the difference between a rental and a managed house. The manager handles the running of the property and the day to day requests; housekeeping keeps the rooms and the living spaces in order through the week rather than only at changeover. Anything beyond that comes through our concierge team, who arrange a private chef, transfers, excursions and restaurant tables before arrival or during the stay. Support runs 24/7 on WhatsApp and phone if something needs solving at an odd hour. House manager included with the stay. Housekeeper included with the stay. Private chef on request through our concierge team. Airport and city transfers on request. Winelands and peninsula excursions on request. 24/7 support by WhatsApp and phone

Best For

Groups of up to 10 who all want their own bathroom. Travelers who want a managed house with staff on site. View-led stays where the outlook is the reason for the booking. Wellness-minded groups using the gym, sauna and jacuzzi. Sunset dinners at the house rather than out every night