I booked and paid for my 18 year old daughter to stay at Bella Ev Guest House, Cape Town, South Africa, for 3 nights in March. Her Aunt gave her a lift to the Guest House and when they looked at the room they found they were unable to lock it. When they queried this with the Proprietor she became very rude and aggressive and she verbally abused the Aunt.
Surely anyone, let alone an 18 year old girl, would want to be able to lock their room at night? I do not feel this request deserved the response it received.
After some heated discussion, she did not end up staying at Bella Ev at all.
With regard to, firstly, the unsafe sleeping conditions and, secondly, the obnoxious behaviour of the Proprietor, I would never recommend this as a place to stay.