Now our pool area - that's definitely a public space. The wall between the restaurant and pool is made of glass and is, therefore ... you guessed it ... see-through. We're not sure who is going to get the most entertainment out of the pool, the swimmers ... or the diners, but entertainment there will be. With fantastic underwater lighting and music, the ambiance of both the pool deck and the restaurant will be enhanced, whether there are swimmers or not.

Another fab outside area is A Cup (yeah, we know what you're thinking, but that's not it). We believe in telling it like it is and this structure really looked like a cup, so that's what we called it. A Cup is another "not so public" public space. This area consists of sunken seating surrounded by the round walls of the tea cup, where you can hide from the world and share some poolside drinks with friends or people you'd like to make your friends.

To get you climbing the walls, we don't have to anger you in any way. We just give you some rope and other equipment and send you around to the outside of our building, where you'll find our 5-storey climbing wall, which is sure to provide hours of fun to climbers and spectators alike. This needs to be booked in advance.

And then, of course, we have to get to the standard items you'd actually EXPECT to find at a hotel, the Restaurant, Lounge and Bar areas. Now although you expect to HAVE them there, you're not really expecting what you're going to find, so expect the unexpected when it comes to our wining and dining areas. All you need to know is that these areas are social and relaxed and you can forget about the china tea cups, we're way past that.

If you're an extreme sports enthusiast, we're not going to list all the fantastic and sometimes downright frightening activities you can partake in, but you can get the full list from the In-Room Directory.

Just to give you an idea of the activities you can take part in in the Mother City, let's start with the fact that we have an ocean on our doorstep, so that provides for: Surfing, Swimming, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing (don't forget we also have fabulously strong winds), Wakeboarding, Jet Skiing, Scuba Diving, Shark Cage Diving. (For the less adventurous, having an ocean also means having a beach, so sun-tanning is always a fabulous activity in Cape Town).

Moving along, we also have a mountain (a fabulously large one), which brings the following activities to you: Mountain Climbing, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Abseiling, Paragliding, Hang-gliding and, of course, Sight-seeing.

Then, as do most major cities, we have roads on which to run or cycle. The thing that makes us different from most major cities is the fact that the scenery we can offer during your run or cycle is hard to beat. Make a trip over the hill towards Bantry Bay and you'll see what we're talking about.

Of course, not all activities in the area cater only to the extremely energetic. Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens provides an awesome backdrop to a picnic lunch, whilst Township Tours will bring you closer to learning about the South African and Capetonian cultures.