THE CAPSULE aka: the world's sweetest hotel room

Sunday, July 1st three LCMS missionaries check into the world's sweetest hotel room in Cape Town, South Africa.

Protea hotel, breakwater lodge

"Just a minute away from restaurants, theatres and shops, the Breakwater Lodge, one of the finest hotels operated by Protea Hotels, is perfectly positioned in the heart of the famous V & A Waterfront.

Neighbouring the city, this hotel lies within easy reach of the best beaches, tourist hotspots and Cape Town International Airport."

Emily, Marva and I opened our door to find a tiny entry, about one yard wide.  To the left was a frosty glass door, behind door number one was this shower - without a door to the shower and a sink.  And Yes it was impossible to bathe without water splashing EVERYWHERE.

And yes if you really looked you could see the person inside though the frosty door.

To the right, in this little biddy space was the frosty door #2 with a toilet and sink.

"Considered to be one of the premier Cape Town hotels, Protea Hotel Breakwater Lodge, Waterfront boasts 191 bedrooms ranging from business to family suites." 

We were the last room on the floor, next to the Muslin prayer room and this door which I thought funny.

Strictly private, what other kind of private is there?

"Once a 19th Century prison, the hotel today provides comfortable and affordable accommodation in Cape Town, a spectacular setting that looks out over the harbour and Table Mountain."

So, right in front of us were two closed doors.  We had rented the the family suite and what we got was  two bedrooms.  The one to the right had a queen bed and Marva immediately jumped into it and locked the door and we barely saw her again.  We did hear her TV and her talking on the phone to her children in America, so we knew she was alive.

The door on the left held two twin beds.  Emily dubbed our room 'the capsule.'  This was the worlds smallest room.  The space from the foot of the bed to the wall was only as wide as my hips.  The space between our beds was tiny too.

We did have a nice closet and a desk.  The hidden refrigerator was helpful when we had leftover pizza.  Pizza a wonderful breakfast.

We lived in the capsule for four nights.  Had the most marvelous holiday in the lovely city of Cape Town.