A Recommendation: Delphinus Health Spa and Accommodation

I don’t get these expensive hotels that equip their beds with goose down pillows.

Have you ever tried them? They go flat as soon as you lay your head on them, and you land up fighting them all night… Note to product owners: ‘sleep in every room in your establishment at least once.’ And if you think your hotel’s too big for this – have you even slept in any of your rooms at all?

So you see, this is why I like B&Bs and Lodges: they’re usually designed with the guest in mind.

Delphinus Health Spa and Accommodation  – www.healthandwellness.co.za – is one such – I stayed there on Wednesday night and had my best night’s sleep during almost a week in Cape Town. Firm, king-sized bed, pillows that supported my head (and didn’t try to wrap themselves around my ears), a sublime view of Simonstown, and warm – but not pushy – hospitality.

I’m sorry I didn’t have time to sample the spa (3 treatment rooms, Jacuzzi, hair salon…). Perhaps you’ll be so kind as to do so for me?

Contact Helena Sullivan at www.healthandwellness.co.za or 0027(0)21  782 8222