The best properties in the Cape book up very early in the year. Even with the water restrictions we’re seeing those in the know, our return guests, booking up December 2018 fast. We have some fantastic Cape Town options available with their own water sources and in areas less affected.

If you haven’t begun your own travel plans, it’s time to get started. Not convinced that the early bird catches the worm? Here are some very good reasons that getting in there a few months early will go a long way in scoring that fabulous villa overlooking the beach…

Planning the details around your trip are essential when finding your perfect holiday villa in Cape Town. If you’re feeling tired just thinking about all of that, I don’t blame you – it should be fun though – so have a look at these reasons to plan ahead this year…

1. All the best villas get taken early: Some visitors book their accommodation a full year in advance. Others begin to book now in the few months that lead up to the busy time of year. From December to February, the majority of establishments are booked up, leaving the most expensive along with the least lovely of options for the ‘late comers’.
2. You may have to stay in a different area. Camps Bay to Kommetjie are the most popular areas for accommodation, followed closely by Kalk Bay and the False Bay coastline. While it’s not such a bad thing to try another area (all of Cape Town has much to offer after all), booking earlier gives you dibs on the hottest suburbs of them all for your holiday.
3. Your stress levels will go into overdrive. You know what it’s like when last-minute plans arise and you need to find a suitable Plan B at short notice. This happens at work, home, in social lives and in many other instances too. Having this happen with your much-anticipated holiday however is not very good from a stress point of view though – unless you really can’t avoid leaving things late of course.
4. You can get on with the fun things. Once the final plans have been sorted, all you really need to do is the packing, saving and daydreaming. Have a look to see what sort of tours, adventures, activities and sights can be seen in Cape Town and surrounds, and you will begin to get even more excited for your trip ahead.
5. You can start your New Year’s resolutions early. Remember last year when you made that resolution about making this an organised year? This year, don’t wait for resolution time – get organised right now, and you will be way ahead of your fellow resolution-makers for a change.

Sometimes in life, things happen that we don’t expect. Even the best laid plans go awry, as the saying goes. If worse comes to worst, we are here to help you find your ideal Cape Town holiday villa whenever you book!