Blue Flamingo B&B

Blue Flamingo Bed & Breakfast offers peaceful, comfortable accommodation in the quiet, safe northern coastal suburb of Table View, in Cape Town, the mother city of South Africa. It is conveniently situated 30 minutes from the Cape Town International Airport and 20 minutes from Cape Town's city centre. The new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) terminal is less than 1 kilometer away and the bus service runs to the city centre, airport and the V & A waterfront.

This establishment features a large lounge and dining area with fireplace; a breakfast area; 4 bedrooms; a covered patio with a built-in barbeque/braai unit and a solar-heated swimming pool. All rooms have air conditioning, heaters and color TVs. Towels & soap are also provided.

The Carmine Bee-eater Room - with en-suite shower & toilet - is fitted with a queen-size bed and is spacious enough to have an extra single bed added should the need arise. This room also has direct access to the patio and swimming pool.

The African Hoopoe Room has 2 single beds or 1 king bed & ensuite shower & toilet.

The Brown-hooded Kingfisher Room have a double bed & en-suite shower & toilet.

The Knysna Lourie Room has 2 single beds or 1 king bed and a private bath, shower & toilet.

Miscellaneous:

Although smoking is not permitted inside the building, there is a designated smoking area at the pool. Secure parking is available on the premises. A continental breakfast is included in the bedroom rates. Juice, coffee, tea, cereals, yoghurt, toasts, muffins, butter and jams are served. The host is fluent in both English and French.

Blue Flamingo B & B's convenient location offers quick and easy access to a variety of activities ranging from bird watching, walking, cycling, fishing, horse riding, golf, surfing, wind surfing, kite surfing, paddling/canoeing, tennis, scuba diving, motor racing or just lying on the beach.

The South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) - where ill, injured and oiled penguins and other coastal birds are being rehabilitated - is 2 kilometers away and the Rietvlei Wetland Reserve - whose eco-system supports a variety of migrant and resident birds - is one kilometer away.

Facilities such as shopping malls, cinemas, restaurants, take-aways, gym, laundry and medical care are all within a range of 2 kilometers.

Visitors have speedy access to the main routes to Cape Town CBD, the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Paarl, Franschoek and surrounding Wine Routes, the West Coast, Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens and Cape Point Nature Reserve from Blue Flamingo B & B.

Canal Walk shopping centre, one of South Africa's premier super-regional shopping centers and the theme park, Ratanga Junction, are only12 kilometers away, while the Grand West Casino is 15 kilometers away.

Facilities nearby:

Rietvlei Wetland Reserve - 1 km SANCCOB - 2 km Table View beach - 2.5 km Blouberg beach - 4.5 km Big Bay beach - 7 km Kite surfing - 3 km Bayside Shopping mall - 1 km Cinemas - 1 km Banks - 1 km Gym - 800 meters Tennis - 500 meters Restaurants - 1 to 2 km Medical facilities - 1 km Killarney Racing Track - 5 km Golf - 9 km Ostrich farm - 26 km Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) terminal - less than 1 kilometer