Well if this isn't a delayed post, I don't know what is.
A couple months ago, Alex was asked to attend a recruiting event for work in Cape Town. It was on a Thursday, so we decided that I should fly down Friday morning and we could have a weekend in Cape Town for the cost of one plane ticket! It was quite the last minute decision, but Alex managed to find a fabulous, cool, trendy, fun hotel for us to stay in.
Enter the Grand Daddy Hotel on Long Street in Cape Town. It is situated in the City Bowl area of CPT, so not near the beach, but it is still close to a couple fun areas and nice restaurants. The Grand Daddy is a renovated historic boutique hotel that to make it even more boutique-ier (not a word, I know) has an Airstream Trailer Park on their roof. No joke. There are a collection of Airstreams that were imported from the States, plopped on the top of this hotel, and then renovated and decorated by various South African artists.
Alex managed to snag a really good deal on staying in them, and we got to stay in two different ones! I didn't take photos of the first trailer we called home, AfroFunk, but I will tell you that it was strongly South African and awesome. It was done in warm browns and oranges with hints of aqua, and they had pillows and curtains constructed with Nelson Mandela fabric. And Alex and I looove Madiba, so we thought it was just the cat's pajamas.
photo from granddaddy.co.za I couldn't resist not showing you guys. :)
The exterior of Afrofrunkd, and the mailbox. All of the trailers had their own mailbox with the name stenciled on. So cute!
The second night I was in my Barbie, girlie heaven. And Alex was a great sport. :) The trailer for our second night was called For the Love of Lace, and it was the ultimate in bubblegum pink, princess-y decor. I will let the photos speak for themselves.
A couple months ago, Alex was asked to attend a recruiting event for work in Cape Town. It was on a Thursday, so we decided that I should fly down Friday morning and we could have a weekend in Cape Town for the cost of one plane ticket! It was quite the last minute decision, but Alex managed to find a fabulous, cool, trendy, fun hotel for us to stay in.
Enter the Grand Daddy Hotel on Long Street in Cape Town. It is situated in the City Bowl area of CPT, so not near the beach, but it is still close to a couple fun areas and nice restaurants. The Grand Daddy is a renovated historic boutique hotel that to make it even more boutique-ier (not a word, I know) has an Airstream Trailer Park on their roof. No joke. There are a collection of Airstreams that were imported from the States, plopped on the top of this hotel, and then renovated and decorated by various South African artists.
Alex managed to snag a really good deal on staying in them, and we got to stay in two different ones! I didn't take photos of the first trailer we called home, AfroFunk, but I will tell you that it was strongly South African and awesome. It was done in warm browns and oranges with hints of aqua, and they had pillows and curtains constructed with Nelson Mandela fabric. And Alex and I looove Madiba, so we thought it was just the cat's pajamas.
The exterior of Afrofrunkd, and the mailbox. All of the trailers had their own mailbox with the name stenciled on. So cute!
The second night I was in my Barbie, girlie heaven. And Alex was a great sport. :) The trailer for our second night was called For the Love of Lace, and it was the ultimate in bubblegum pink, princess-y decor. I will let the photos speak for themselves.
The nest, complete with chandelier above
TV and coffee area
and a closer up view of the nest
There isn't much else to say about the weekend we spent in Cape Town, except that we will have to go back. The weather was cloudy and cold, and Alex ended up sick and slept most of the trip. :( Buuut our hotel was so fun it made up for it!
