South Africa im Yasni Exposé von Simon Heitmann

----- South Africa --- Cape Town ---Gordons Bay------ Sunset Manor Guest House Serviced Apartments Are you looking for accommodation ? What do you expect from your place to stay?   A stunning location surrounded by a magnificent scenery? A home away from home, centrally situated? A tranquil place to relax, away from the maddening crowd?     A lot of people came to our house, and we are proud that they loved what we are working for. Share some of their experiences.     ?Where to go in South Africa with no idea of the place? Sunset Manor seemed to be as good as any other place. But it was much better than you could expect of a 5 star place. Gorgeous view,  perfect staff and Lyn and Simon where great. ? Jette, Maarten, Susanne  and Andreas (Germany)   ?Just wanted to relax a week.... The view is indescribable, you guys are like best friends to your guests. We fell in love with Sunset Manor, We fell in love with South Africa. ?Where the hell is Gordons Bay ...now we know and shall never forget.? Martine and Walter ( Netherlands)   ?Many people step into your life but just a few leave footprints on your heart? Eve (Great Britain)   ?One of our accommodation highlights: people, rooms, views ... everything the best!  AMAZING!?  Sabine and Christian (Germany)   ?Had a absolute ball of a time will definitely return. Keep it up - Brilliant hospitality.? Beyers and Liezel (South Africa)   More guest reviews and info about sunset manor :   http://www.sunset-manor.com/en/gaestebuch.h tm   Sunset Manor combines the comfort of a Guesthouse, with the comfort of fully serviced apartments including a self catering option.  Each apartment offers you full sea view and a breathtaking panorama of the mountains. This central hide-away, will provide you with an incomparable piece of paradise and is ideally situated for a relaxing seaside holiday. Bordering the Cape Wine Lands, but on the coast, Sunset Manor is the perfect base to explore the   numerous  attractions  of the Cape Region. Within a short drive to the bright lights of Cape Town and twenty five minutes to the main airport.   Looking forward to hearing from you.   Lyn & Simon                

  5 years Sunset Manor September 2003. Arrival in South Africa ...no idea what to expect. We are supposed to renovate an old farm house and convert it into a Guest House. Schedule three month but things are different here? Who to trust?  ?..maybe we should just paint the house for now.                                                           We finally find a builder. After the ceilings are down we find we should take the whole roof off and do the whole thing... one time. Months of heavy construction start. After ruining the house, breaking down walls, changing windows  around, lifting floors, we put it back together throwing concrete, bricking up walls, installations, plastering ,tiling?. ... every week somebody else on site finishing somebody else?s job.  Around  the house there  is  15000 sqm of bush to be cleaned, dead trees to be removed, hips of building rubble.We need a parking bay and a gate that works and why does the guy paint the tree in front of the house? ...I  do not know anymore if it would not have been better to just paint the house. I meet Lyn ...oh, South Africa is beautiful! The winter is starting . Who will ever swim in this pool...... and yes the water is going downhill! ?Simon do not stress. God gave the South Africans the time and the Germans the watch?  5 years later , still in South Africa, I am looking back. Just coming out of the kitchen where Joyce is busy packing away the breakfast, walking through the main lounge pass the open fire place, looking up into this beautiful roof construction. I am still convinced that it looks like wings of an eagle flying through the valley towards the ocean? ? but maybe that?s just me. This became the centre of Sunset Manor, the meeting room where guests socialize, where we had conferences, Teambuilding , Birthday Parties, Dinner and braai evenings. I am opening the door to the wrap-around veranda that is connecting the Lounge with the apartments. The boomerang shape of the house is perfectly angled, opening towards the pool and the garden, allowing each apartment this amazing view over False Bay. While having a smoke I am looking through the big windows into the lounge of an apartment with its couch , kitchen and dining area . It was good to keep it plain, it was good to keep it earthy ?. just gives this stunning scenery the priority, which makes the television, probably the less used asset of Sunset Manor.  ?and those windows?... need to be cleaned again, all those little hands all over, only up to 1 metre though , ?well?does not spoil the view out of the couches.. and I cannot exactly handcuff our child. Luka Fitz is now 2 years old, starting to talk, hard to understand though ?cause he is learning four languages at a time?hey, and another one on the way. It all has been a great experience. Over 1500 guests came to our house, from all over the world, showing us that it was worth  doing the whole thing ...one time. Showing us that they love what we are working for. Thanks a million to everybody for being our guests and sharing a part of your journey with us. Lyn, Luka and Simon