Fresnaye

Fresnaye exists in a windless corner of the Cape, surrounded by the Cape Peninsula National Park and below the noon gun at Signal Hill. The sweeping views of Fresnaye enable residents to step out of their room and into paradise. Most Fresnaye homes, guesthouses and hotels offer balconies to make use of the views of the Atlantic Seaboard, Table Bay, and Robben Island.

Business people with an eye for beauty, romantic couples looking for a private and secluded spot, and locals who can afford the tranquillity and opulence of the suburb all frequent Fresnaye. Although the area itself does not hold much in the way of nightlife, a minute’s walk down the steep roads will bring you to the main drag of Sea Point which is absolutely teeming with nightlife. Fresnaye is a sheltered spot of Cape Town, making it the ideal year-round Cape Town suburb. In summer, the sun sits high in the sky until at least eight in the evening, while winter makes the days short and dark but cosy. Summer lasts from November until April, while winter is at its peak in July. Temperatures here do not regularly drop below 5 degrees Celsius, but in summer the mercury can peak as high as 38.
Fresnaye sits on the edge of Sea Point, overlooking the V&A Waterfront, showing the route to and from the popular mall and working harbour.
The impossibly blue Atlantic Ocean offers much in the way of entertainment –spot whales from your Fresnaye balcony, take a wind-surfing lesson around the corner at Camps Bay or further along at Bloubergstrand, build a sand castle and laugh at the penguins at Boulder’s Beach, or simply relax in the sun on one of the Cape Peninsula’s many pristine beaches.