Ocean View House has remained true to its origins and is still run as a family business, welcoming each and every guest as the newest member of the Ocean View House family. Our founder’s love affair with the Cape began, as many great relationships do, from afar. He sailed around the most beautiful coast in the world in 1974 and although he never set foot on land, he knew he had to return. Which he did, twenty years later, when South Africa was on the brink of a new future, he returned and built Ocean View House. In 2005, his daughter Katrin came aboard and continued the family tradition. Since then, Ocean View has expanded to 30 rooms and continues to offer guests a unique and personal holiday experience.. Having first visited in 1997 as a young student from Germany, Katrin found herself studying Hotel Management at Cape Technikon. After qualifying she gained experience in the hospitality industry before returning to Ocean View House and taking over as the General Manager. Ocean View House continues to be a family business with Katrin’s husband Lambert, who is renowned as the “Master of the Braai”, overseeing all building and renovations at Ocean View House.

Members of the staff are dedicated to making your stay special. The quiet friendly caring service of this guest house complements its ambiance of luxurious tranquillity in one of the most beautiful places in gorgeous Cape Town.

Ocean View House is located on the Bakoven side of Camps Bay opposite Bakoven's beautiful rocky beaches, ideal for travelers looking for peace and quiet. The property is 1km from the Camps Bay restaurant strip, Theatre on the Bay and Camps Bay Beach, and is conveniently located 3km from Table Mountain and Lion's Head, 8km from the V&A Waterfront, and at the start of the scenic Cape Peninsula route to the Cape of Good Hope.