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.
Parker is a little different to the usual hotel or guest house experience in Cape Town. We’re trying to create a very much ‘unplugged’ environment, so although we offer free WiFi and a public PC, we don’t have televisions in our rooms (unless by request), we don`t do minibars or piped music or even reception desks. This guest house is very much your home whilst you stay with us: the kitchen is the heart of the house and where you can find us (if you want to) and get a proper cup of coffee or tea with real milk.
Parker is a social guest house but only as much as you want to be sociable. There are two guest lounges and a wonderful sunny veranda for breakfasts and our wine evenings – which occur twice a week and are totally free. Breakfast starts at eight and goes on until whenever: we like people to spend hours over breakfast.
And there`s more: at Parker, we are striving to combine luxurious hospitality and accommodation with an active concern for the society and the environment, a first for Cape Town. We want to show that luxurious accommodation does not have to cost the resources of the earth or its people: by 2015, Parker aims to be ‘off-grid’ for water heating, electricity, water and sewage and recycling 90% of our waste. We are passionate about the people of this country and Cape Town and are involved in several social upliftment projects we personally manage or sponsor.
We’re less than 8 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.
Services we offer:
- Laundry and ironing service in the guest house itself
- Transfers to and from Cape Town International
- Tours of Cape Town, the winelands and the peninsula
Also have a look at our special offer for the winter months. |
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