Kensington PlacevsLa Grenadine
Both properties are highly recommended by experts. On balance, Kensington Place is preferred by most professionals compared to La Grenadine. Kensington Place is ranked #7 in Cape Town with accolades from 9 reviewers such as Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet and Star Service.
Kensington Place Show All Reviews
38 Kensington Crescent, Cape Town Central 8001, South Africa
From $311/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"This award-winning boutique hotel has beautiful views of the city, harbor, and mountain, and you feel surrounded by greenery." Full review
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The best rooms on the second floor have balconies overlooking the city -- ask for nos. 1, 2, or 3.
Lonely Planet
"High up the mountain, this exclusive, chic property offers eight spacious and tastefully decorated rooms, all with balconies and beautifully tiled bathrooms." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Setting a high benchmark for intimate boutique hotels, Kensington focuses on sexy contemporary stylings with unobtrusive yet attentive service."
Time Out
"Frequently raved about in glam international mags, this urbane establishment puts its guests' comfort above all else - why else would breakfast be served all day?" Full review
Star Service
"This hotel battles for attention with Table Mountain, and hotel guests hardly know where to look once they arrive." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Classy yet comfortable womb-like rooms you’ll hardly ever want to leave; excellent service; small but sexy public spaces; and a great Higgovale location, overlooking the city and harbour." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Higgovale is a posh residential neighborhood unfurling down the slopes of Table Mountain, and the slick eight-suite Kensington Place is its best address." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"A stroll from the heart of Cape Town, Kensington Place hotel is the city’s original boutique retreat, located on the slopes of Table Mountain." Full review
Fodor's
"The staff is helpful and accommodating and will arrange everything from dinner reservations to daily excursions." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"In this Higgovale location with five-star service and designer interiors, you can’t go wrong." Full review
La Grenadine
Park Road 15 | Gardens, Cape Town Central 8001, South Africa
From $141/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Free Parking
- Kitchenette
- Air Conditioning
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Expat couple Maxime and Mélodie ladle on the Gallic charm at this imaginatively renovated former stables, where the ancient stone walls are a feature of the rooms." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"A renovated 19th-century farm building owned by French artistes, set in a pretty, tranquil garden with old pomegranate, guava, avocado and olive trees." Full review
Fodor's
"Built around a verdant courtyard shaded by pomegranate and avocado trees, this intimate and super well-located guesthouse is all Gallic charm meets South African vintage hipster style." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"Owned by a French couple, you could mistake La Grenadine for a hotel in the heart of Provence." Full review
Afar Magazine
"A French countryside escape a few feet away from one of the coolest blocks in Cape Town...the hotel has five guestrooms and a cottage that feels like a lived in family home in Provence. " Full review