At Jabulani Guest House you will be treated to the most delicious home-cooked meals. Breakfasts are served at the time of your convenience between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m.
We choose to serve the kind of breakfast you prefer, and this may vary from a quick healthy breakfast with lots of fresh fruit, yoghurt and honey, home-made muesli, warm croissants or freshly-baked muffins for the busy executive, to a leisurely affair with eggs, bacon and the whole hog with multiple pots of freshly brewed coffee or tea. We love to spoil the kids (and their dads) with fresh crumpets and maple syrup or French toast. Our home-made marmalades and jams are always a treat, as are the lovely cheeses from local cheese-makers.
COFFEE & TEA
While coffee- and tea-making facilities are available in the rooms, we will gladly supply you with filter coffee or tea from the kitchen - please ask any of the staff.
COLD DRINKS
A hospitality fridge, run on an honesty system, is available in the dining room. Please feel free to help yourself to the water, beer, soft drinks, or wine from the fridge. Please write your name and items taken in the book available, and you will be charged for these items at the prices as given in the front of the book, at the end of your stay.
DINING
Dining with us at Jabulani can be laid-back or a grand affair depending on your preferences, but will always be enjoyable. We go out of our way to satisfy even the most discerning palate .
We enjoy the lovely fresh fish caught in the cold waters of the Agulhas gulf stream passing the Cape Peninsula, the variety of seasonal fresh fruit and vegetables available to us from the local fruit markets (or from the garden, of course), venison or succulent lamb from the Karoo, the creativeness of local cheese makers, pots of lovely home-bottled olives, and of course the lovely wines from the Durbanville Wine Area.
With this abundance available to us, we would love to introduce you to the new creativeness of South African cuisine. Join us for whatever takes your fancy, from a Venison pie to a delightful buffet of seafood, served in the beautifully furnished dining room with its richness of old Cape wooden furniture.
Plan your stay so that you can choose the memories: Will it be a garden buffet under the Southern skies or will it be the chill of an African winter kept at bay by the fine local red wine and a crackling hearth in the dining room? There are deserts for every season - resist if you can! An occasional surprise event finds the guests in the kitchen, cooking up a storm. Thus Emilio's Italian dinners have become a regular event to which his local colleagues have become accustomed, and Sheelagh's curries have challenged Helena to further investigate traditional Indian cooking.
Do remember that dinners at Jabulani are optional and need to be prearranged. Of course there are a number of excellent restaurants in near proximity if an evening out on the town is on the cards. Speak to Helena for genuine references, from fine cuisine to true South African or African. We will gladly make reservations for you. For special occasions it is advisable to book ahead.
GARDEN & SWIMMING POOL
The garden and swimming pool is available for the use of all our guests. Should you wish to make use of the pool and are not provided with a swimming towel, please contact us immediately. Please note that we do not take responsibility for you or your children at the pool. We ask that you are very careful with your children and take full responsibility for their safety and behaviour.
HELP! I FORGOT TO PACK SOMETHING
We have a small supply of basic necessities such as toothpaste and brushes, combs, shaving equipment, sanitary supplies as well as hair driers and adaptor plugs on hand - maybe we can help?
HOME MEALS AND SPECIAL DIETARY REQUIREMENTS
Upon pre-arrangement, we will provide you with dinners and light meals. If you have specific dietary requests, please inform us beforehand and we will gladly oblige.
INTERNATIONAL GUESTS
Please supply us with your flight information so as to confirm your return flights three days before departure if necessary.
INTERNET & TELEPHONE
Internet connections can be made directly from the telephone socket in your room, provided that you include the 0 to get an outside line, followed by a pause, into your dialling procedure. This is done by putting a prefix of ,0, on your dial code, and connect as usual.
LAUNDRY & VALET SERVICE
We will gladly do your laundry. Please leave items to be washed on your bed in the morning, and it will be returned to you within 24 hours. Items are charged at R 1-50 per ironed item. Items for valet service are sent out to a reliable service provider, and items will usually be returned within 24 hours. Please note: We are unable to do ironing before 10 in the morning, so no ironing will be undertaken during breakfast times.
PAYMENTS
All bills must be settled in full before departure, unless prearranged with a company. We accept most major credit cards.
POSTCARDS AND STAMPS
We have a limited selection of postcards on the postcard stand at the prices as shown, and can also supply you with the necessary stamps for mailing.
MEDICAL SERVICES
We have a small supply of basic medicines.
However, if you need medical care, the Durbanville Private Hospital has an excellent outpatient facility. They can be contacted at tel. 980 2100.
For pharmaceutical products, we recommend Arcadium Pharmacy near Pick&Pay in Durbanville, at tel. 976 8008 and speak to Mr. De Beer.
RESTAURANTS
A number of good restaurants, ranging from pizza and pasta to steak houses to haute cuisine, are available in the area. Please speak to Helena for an informed choice, and we will gladly make the reservations for you.
ROOM SERVICE
All bedrooms are serviced on a daily basis. Our staff are well trained and you should find everything to your satisfaction. Please contact the management if you have a problem or for special requests, and we will arrange this for you.
SAFES FOR VALUABLES
We have one central safe in the office and idividual safes in all suites. Please keep any valuable personal effects, large amounts of money or passports in your safe - speak to Helena for instructions for operating.
SECURITY
All rooms are provided with a key and a remote control unit for access to the property. We request that you at all times collaborate with us to keep access to the property secure, by always closing the gate after entering or exiting. We suggest that you keep your room and vehicle locked and please report any suspicious behaviour inside or outside the premises. Please return the keys before departure.
SMOKING
On the 1st January 2001, the Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act took effect, banning smoking in all public places. This makes us a No Smoking Area. Thus we request you to not smoke in your rooms or any of the central indoor facilities of this Guest House. Upon request, we will gladly provide you with ashtrays at the tables outside. Please do not dispose of cigarette butts in the toilets or garden.
TELEPHONE SERVICES
Telephone calls from some of the rooms are available at R 1-00 per unit.
To make a call, please dial 0 to get an outside line, and then dial the number requested.
The time, number and cost of all calls are registered, and we will provide you with a printout of the cost on request. Should you want to contact me during the day, please dial 9, and in case of an emergency during the night, please dial 119.
