I have been traveling to Cape Town for the past seven years and have found the best hidden gem yet! Sonnekus in St. James is the perfect B&B. The hosts go completely out of their way to make you feel like family and assure that all of your needs are met. The breakfast is amazing...full continental plus eggs, sausage. ham,... More

This B&B was recommended to us by friends and I have no hesitation recommending it to anyone. This is a large house with about 9 guest rooms. Ours (Cowrie I think) was on the top floor with views overlooking False Bay and the St. James mountains (windows onto three beautiful & different aspects). It's a spacious, light room with a... More

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Sonnekus. Unforunately, we only stayed for one night before heading out to the Garden Route, but we had a fantastic stay! Pat upgraded us to a bigger room which we were very thankful for. We had a beautiful room with a partial ocean view. Even though the guest house is on the main road,... More

I stayed in Sonnekus already many times with my friends Isolde, Inge, Ingetraud, Christina, Bernhard and Thomas and we enjoyed the hospitality of Pat, Mike and Nick, the family running this excellent guest house. It is definitely our favorite place in the Cape Town area. The beautiful and well maintained house offers spacious, nicely decorated modern and clean rooms, some... More

Pat, Mike and Nick were warm and welcoming hosts in their harming Guest House. We were part of quite a demanding group of enthusiastic golfers, yet our hosts were helpful and cheerful throughout, and couldn't do enough for us during our 2 week stay. We enjoyed our stay so much that my wife and I are already planning to return... More

We stayed with a group of German golffriends in Sonnekus Guesthouse. The location is perfect to reach a lot of very good golfcourses. Pat, the owner, is very friendly and helped all the time. She serves a perfect breakfast (English and Continental). The rooms are large, nice furnished and very clean, the roomservice is perfect. The prices are moderate. The... More

I visited with my husband, my adult daughter and her boyfriend. It is in an excellent position close to Kalk Bay and Muizenberg; we could walk along the seafront in either direction. it was a family-run guest house with large generous, well-decorated rooms, beautifully kept and very clean. We had two huge rooms each with wonderful views out across the... More