Salt Boutique Guesthouse by Curiocity

The hotel offers a delightful breakfast experience in a welcoming atmosphere. Guests appreciate the comfortable, clean rooms and the convenient location near the airport and bus station.

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.