HomeAway’s gratitude diary 2017

​HomeAway has enjoyed a really great year of support from our diverse customers from all walks of life – ranging from contractors working in the area to wedding guests and tourists (both local and international) as well as overflow from locals.  The Comfort Zone is proving particularly popular with families coming out to relax and enjoy the delights of the Valley together. 
We consider ourselves blessed to have been able to institute several improvements as a result:

• Air conditioning has been installed in most of the bedrooms.  The few that do not have it are equipped with efficient ceiling fans and/or eco-coolers which blow a cool mist. 
• Off-road parking has been extended to accommodate all our guests’ vehicles.
• A lapa has been constructed for the pool at No 73, allowing guests staying in Cottages 1 – 4 more privacy when using the pool area for braaing or simply chilling. 
• In addition to our efficient housekeeping staff, we have now appointed a full-time groundsman to maintain the pools, exteriors and garden as well as attend to small maintenance issues.
• A large laundry cum staff room has also been created for our employees, providing dedicated amenities to relax at tea break and lunchtimes.
• We’ve gone completely zen and eco-friendly in the gardens, with grey water supplying our water-wise plants.  The big washing machine alone is responsible for keeping most of our gardens alive!
• We ask guests to assist us with recycling wherever possible – each unit has a receptacle for this purpose – and we sort on site. A dedicated facility with colour coded bins will be up and running in the New Year.
• Most exciting of all, our new street-fronting office/reception will open early in the New Year, giving guests a central and convenient check in point.  Improved exterior lighting and signage will follow.

Many thanks once again to our all our guests whose patronage has made these strides forward possible!