Somerset View Guest House is the product of a vision that there are some places that create simply magical and truly homey experiences. Our goal is to not only provide accommodation; it is to provide an experience that truly makes our guests feel like they are home away from home. A wine-producing area in the Western Cape of South Africa. Originally known as the “Hotentots-Holland” area, it was renamed “Helderberg” by the City of Cape Town. The Helderberg consists of Somerset West, Strand, Gordon’s Bay and a few other towns. The district takes its name from the imposing Helderberg Mountain, which is Afrikaans for “Clear Mountain”, and culminates at a height of 1137m at The Dome. A town encircled by exquisite mountains and hills covered in vineyards, with views of the nearby ocean and sandy beaches. It is a veritable paradise for all who appreciate scenic beauty, wine and fruit, decadent cuisine, hospitality, good taste and sense of history. Somerset West was named after the British Governor, Lord Charles Somerset, in 1819. In 1817, four farmers who owned different parts of Vergelegen (meaning roughly “remote”) in Somerset West asked the governor’s permission to build a church around which a village would be established. Permission was granted and the Somerset village was born. It later became Somerset West (1850), to prevent confusion with another town South African town Somerset East.