Boundary Road 37, 7150
Mountainside Estate
Gordons Bay Guest House, 37, Boundary Road, Mountainside Estate, Cape Town Ward 100, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, 7150, South Africa
Scores
This address is safe during the day, calls for extra care at night, and is fairly walkable. Public transport is almost nonexistent, the area is quiet, and there is hardly any nightlife; it has a relaxed coastal pace.
Safety by day 6.8/10, at night 4.9/10.
About Mountainside Estate
A steep residential hillside overlooking False Bay and Gordons Bay harbor. The neighborhood features freestanding houses, multi-story villas, and perimeter walls clinging to the mountain slopes. Streets are peaceful and vehicle-oriented, with little foot traffic apart from dog walkers and maintenance workers, offering wide ocean panoramas and a quiet, relaxed coastal pace.
Good for
- retirees
- nature lovers
- drivers
- quiet seekers
Less suited to
- public transport users
- nightlife seekers
- budget travelers
- people with limited mobility
Watch out for
- Residential break-ins, trespassing, and opportunistic thefts occur in hillside homes, making functional perimeter alarms, beams, and gated security necessary.
- Steep, winding streets lack sidewalks and have minimal street lighting after dark, making nighttime walking hazardous due to limited visibility and isolation.
- Isolated trail access points leading onto the Hottentots Holland slopes carry risks of opportunistic muggings if hiking alone.
Sources
What's nearby
Groceries
- Woolworths Food 510 m
- Spar 560 m
- Cattle & Kraal 600 m
- Mariners Superette 640 m
- Miss Dimples Boutique Bakery 780 m
Restaurants
- KFC 510 m
- Fabulous Fish 540 m
- Zealicious Sushi & Asian Restaurant 600 m
- Amigos Taverna 600 m
- Mia Bella Wood Fired Pizza 600 m
Cafés
- Mysa Coffee & Eatery 590 m
- On the Go Coffee Shop 770 m
Health
- Gordon's Bay Community Day Centre 610 m
Parks
- Ryger Greenbelt 290 m
- Aurora Greenbelt 300 m
- Drommedaris Greenbelt 300 m
- Goedehoop Greenbelt 350 m
- Pollock Park 400 m