PETRAVA
ST. JAMES, SOUTHERN PENINSULA, CAPE TOWN
Tranquil hideaway!
Overlooking the huge arc of False Bay to the south of the Cape Peninsula, Petrava House was built early in the last century for an Edwardian admiral who wanted to spend his retirement gazing down at his beloved former base at Simonstown with its conflict-free harbor and the expanse of ocean beyond. In the 1920’s and 30’s the house had its share of flapper parties and hedonistic scandals as locals and foreigners holidayed at the Cape Riviera; then faded a little as did the coastline’s appeal in post-World War 2 years. Today it’s the summer home of the Davies family, based in Hong Kong and London, who fell in love with its worn-out demeanour and went on to revive its glamorous pre-war elegance redolent of a life of leisure and entertainment, of balmy evenings and steamy soirees.
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