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The Winchester HotelvsCape Heritage Hotel

Winchester Mansions and Cape Heritage Hotel are both rated highly by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Cape Heritage Hotel is preferred by most professionals compared to Winchester Mansions. Cape Heritage Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 85 with endorsements from 9 sources including The Telegraph, Afar Magazine and Star Service.

The Winchester Hotel
8/10
221 Beach Road, Sea Point, Cape Town Central 8005, South Africa
From $120/night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
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Frommer's Frommer's
"Still family owned, the hotel is distinguished by its friendly service." Full review
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The best "classic" rooms marry modern design with old-fashioned charm (a few antiques, floral artworks) -- ask for no. 306.
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top choice
"The Winchester offers a seaside location... old-fashioned style and some corridors lined with putting greens for a spot of golf practice." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"A renowned, privately owned four-star hotel on Sea Point’s coastal boulevard. Tailor-made tours to the Winelands or to Cape Point can be arranged through consultation with the management."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"A self-consciously colonial-style 1920s hotel, in a prime spot across the road from the seashore, with an atmosphere straight from the pages of Agatha Christie."
Time Out Time Out
"This charming property combines old world details with a thoroughly modern understanding of what one wants from a hotel stay." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"The grande dame of the Atlantic Seaboard, a three-storey gabled hotel enjoying an ideal location on the ocean-hugging Sea Point pedestrian promenade and offering the best-value sea views in the city." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Situated on the Sea Point Promenade, this Cape Dutch—style hotel faces the Atlantic on one side and Table Mountain on the other." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"This seafront hotel scores high with travelers for good value for money." Full review
Cape Heritage Hotel
8/10
90 Bree St, Cape Town Central 8001, South Africa
From $84/night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Each room at this elegant boutique hotel, part of the Heritage Sq redevelopment of 18th-century buildings, has its own character." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Contemporary design meets colonial charm at this four-star luxury boutique hotel in a historic 18th-century building."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"An exceptionally stylish, elegant and tastefully restored boutique hotel, dating back to 1771, located in Cape Heritage Square just below the Bo-Kaap."
Star Service Star Service
"The busy streets of Cape Town offer little refuge for the weary traveler, but downtown's Heritage Square is keeping a secret." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"With only 17 rooms, the historic CapeHeritage Hotel offers an atmosphere that's both relaxed and luxurious." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"The word “heritage” need not evoke a stuffy yesteryears vibe." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"Quirky, characterful rooms bedecked with Persian rugs and Oriental treasures in an 18th-century building in the historic heart of Cape Town." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Old meets new at this quaint boutique hotel in an 18th-century building in the heart of the central business district's vibey Bree Street." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"Built as a private home in 1771, this centrally located boutique hotel has teak-beamed ceilings, foot-wide yellow-wood floorboards, and numerous other details that recall its gracious past." Full review
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Parking is across the street in a section of a public lot with good security, and friendly staff make sure everything runs smoothly.

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