Inn Details
Parker Cottage is in fact two grand Victorian cottages (Nos. 1 and 3 Carstens Street) designed by renowned Cape Town architect John Parker in 1895, now joined into one grand house. Our aim at Parker Cottage is to combine luxurious hospitality and accommodation with an active concern for the society and the environment.
We’re less than 5 minutes by car from the V&A Waterfront and less than 5 minutes on foot from trendy Kloof Street with its cafés, bars and boutiques.
At Parker, we are striving to show that luxurious accommodation does not have to cost the resources of the earth: by 2015, Parker aims to be ‘off-grid’ for water heating, electricity, water and sewage and recycling 90% of our waste. See Parker and the Earth on our website for more details.
Location
- Location is best described as:
- Nearest major city: Cape Town (1 miles)
- Directions to property:
Coming from the N2 (Airport, Garden Route, Winelands)
Easy way (adds five minutes)
Drive all the way to the end of the N2, following signs for the CTICC (Convention Centre.) You’ll drive past the Centre on your left and arrive in town. The turning to the V and A Waterfront will be on your right and Table Mountain will be straight ahead.
Go through eight sets of lights on the road you are on, which is called Buitengracht.
At the eighth set of lights, get into the right hand lane.
At the ninth set of lights, you will see that the road turns into a single road. Rafiki’s Bar is the first floor on your left. Stay in the right hand lane, go through the lights and go back on your self back down towards the waterfront.
The second road on your left is Carstens Street. Turn in to the road.
The second building on your left is Parker Cottage. - Nearest major airport: Cape Town, South Africa (CPT) - D F Malan 5 miles
- Directions from airport:
Coming from the N1 (the North, Namibia, the West Coast)
Drive all the way to the end of the N1, following signs for the CTICC (Convention Centre.) You’ll drive past the Centre on your left and arrive in town. The turning to the V and A Waterfront will be on your right and Table Mountain will be straight ahead.
Go through eight sets of lights on the road you are on, which is called Buitengracht.
At the eighth set of lights, get into the right hand lane.
At the ninth set of lights, you will see that the road turns into a single road. Rafiki’s Bar is the first floor on your left. Stay in the right hand lane, go through the lights and go back on your self back down towards the waterfront.
The second road on your left is Carstens Street. Turn in to the road.
The second building on your left is Parker Cottage. - Meeting places:
Room Rates (ZAR South African Rand) All occupancy rates are subject to change - Accommodations: Rooms
- There are 8 guest accommodations
- Single occupancy rate is between ZAR 780.00 and ZAR 1450.00
- Double occupancy rate is between ZAR 780.00 and ZAR 1450.00
- The rate for each additional person is ZAR .00
- Other Accommodations: Suites
Our FAMILY SUITE is tucked away in Number 1 Carstens in the old servants’ quarters of the house. There are two separate bedrooms, the main one being light and airy with either a King or twin single beds. The main room has French windows opening onto a private courtyard with garden furniture where you can catch the sun most of the day. The second has again twin singles or a King sized bed and delightful period features as well as a small lounge. The suite has its own private corridor for access and you can close the whole suite off from the rest of the house. The suite has one shower room between both bedrooms and is decorated in an Afro-Chic style with some kitsch elements to a three star standard. The larger room has two double wardrobes so there’s no shortage of space and also cable TV with a wide range of international channels.
Amenities | In Room | | | Bath robes | Computer | | Data port | Fireplace | | Hairdryer | Internet Service | | Satellite/Cable TV | TV | | Telephone | |  | | On Site | | | Air conditioning | Alarm clock | | CD player | Ceiling fans | | Fax Machine | Library | | Piano | Secretarial services | | Washer/dryer | Wedding Facilities | | Wi-Fi | |
Meals - A Full breakfast is included with room rate
- Breakfast is served from: 0800
- Breakfast is served in the Garden, Terrace, Breakfast Room, Breakfast/dining area, Dining Room, In room
- Additional food services included in room rate: Afternoon tea
- Special meals available: on request, Low Fat, Vegetarian
Policies - No minimum stay required
- Smoking is allowed outside only
- We cannot accommodate guest pets
- Limitations on children staying
- Childcare is provided
- Consumption of alcohol is permitted (Bar fridge in kitchen)
- Deposit amount required (20%)
- Check in time is 1400 and Check out time is 1100
- Cancellations:
CANCELLATION POLICY: As we are a small establishment, it is sometimes not possible to resell a room at short notice. For this reason, we charge 50% of the total accommodation cost for cancellation within 14 days of arrival. A further 50% for cancellation less than 7 nights prior to arrival is charged or in the event of a no-show. A PRO-RATA charge or refund will be made for any night which we are able to reallocate to a new guest. All cancellations must be done in writing. We do recommend that you purchase travel insurance which will protect you from unnecessary costs resulting from cancellations.
Discounts available:| | 20% | Monthly | Minimum stay: 31 days | | | 10% | Weekly | Minimum stay: 7 days |
Innkeepers - Innkeeper(s): Phil Rendel and Liz Sayigh
We’re Liz and Phil and are academics by profession: Liz works in the sociology of education and is writing her Phd at the moment and Phil has a consultancy, English for Africa, that develops language solutions. - The innkeepers speak: Afrikaans, Arabic, Russian, Xhosa, English, French, Italian
- There is one cat on the property
Cape Town Nearby Cities
Noted below are the approximate distances from Cape Town, South Africa.
Contact Information
 
Parker Cottage3 Carstens Street Cape Town 8001 South Africa
Innkeeper(s)
Phil Rendel and Liz Sayigh
Rates:
ZAR 780 - ZAR 1450
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