Salt Boutique Guesthouse by Curiocity

A really great place

I've been experiencing SALT & their "warm team" since shortly after they opened and it's truly wonderful to be a repeat visitor that can confirm, years down the line... They are consistent in their facilities and offering. It ALWAYS feels like "home" even though it's a slice of heaven to experience. Truly a get-away worth experiencing no matter which room you stay in. Certainly a PLUS to be a walk away from the beach too.

Our room was clean and neat. The staff was welcoming and the breakfast was everything I asked for. I would def come back again for a stay . its convenient, just 30mins from the airport and bus station. Easy to find. The staff is there to help when you need something

Where to begin. This boutique guest house amazing looking when you first arrive and take in the splendour of the decor. This soon fades once it becomes apparent it adjoins a backpackers lodge of the name Salticrax! No where does the guest house mention this before booking nor on their website. We often found unsavoury characters in the boutique guest house areas which didn’t instil confidence in privacy or security. We saw and smelt people smoking pot quite a few times with one time at the pool where it’s clearly sign posted ‘no smoking’. Another time someone tried to light a fire in the communal area.. In our first room we were told previous occupants had tried to take the tv and steal the ipad there. Again not instilling much faith in security. Our air con unit was broken. Chris and the management were however mostly accommodating to our needs though hence the 2 stars but the list of negatives goes on.. Terrible breakfasts for most of our stay except the last day. Some days there was no milk other days no English breakfast which we were told was because of loadshedding although we were also told they weren’t affected by it. Also most of the foods didn’t taste fresh nor did the coffee touch sides. Laundry was often dirty and sometimes with holes in the towels. One day there was no hot water. The beds were very comfy though. Lights were always off at the entrance of the property which made it unwelcoming and feeling unsafe at night. The decor is lovely but the ‘boutique’ service is lacking and they really need to completely section off the backpackers Accomodation with their own reception area.

We originally booked our stay at salt guesthouse in March 2022. Due to unforseen circumstances when our internal flight time was changed we had to cancel our reservation that we had booked and paid a 50%deposit via nightsbridge. We cancelled in October 2022 and since then we gave tried to obtain our deposit vack . Despite numerous WhatsApp messages and calls we have still never received our deposit back!!!!!