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The Winchester HotelvsPOD Camps Bay Boutique Hotel
Both properties are rated highly by those who travel for a living. On balance, POD Camps Bay is the choice of most reviewers compared to Winchester Mansions. POD Camps Bay scores 83 with endorsements from 6 publications like Frommer's, Fodor's and Oyster.
The Winchester Hotel
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Time Out
The Telegraph
Travel + Leisure
Fodor's
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
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 PlanetTop 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 "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 "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 "This charming property combines old world details with a thoroughly modern understanding of what one wants from a hotel stay." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"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 "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 "This seafront hotel scores high with travelers for good value for money." Full review
POD Camps Bay Boutique Hotel Lonely Planet Frommer's
Oyster The Telegraph
Jetsetter Fodor's
Afar Magazine
Condé Nast Traveler Frommer's
3 Argyle Road, Camps Bay 8005, South Africa
From $174/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Lonely Planet "Offering clean, contemporary design, POD is perfectly angled to catch the Camps Bay action from its bar and spacious pool and deck area. The cheapest rooms have mountain rather than sea views; luxury." Full review
Frommer's "Entering POD is like stepping into the pages of a slick design magazine... and the marvelously svelte model-and-gym-rat set crowding the nearby bars and beaches." Full review
OysterLuxury
"Rooms have a natural aesthetic and views of the beach or mountains; most have balconies, and some have private pools...breakfast is free and includes daily specials,." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"Pod is an uber-hip 17-room boutique hotel near Camps Bay’s beachfront, staffed with a small, intelligent team." Full review
Jetsetter "Sleek, modern boutique that makes service a priority, just one block from the beach in chichi Camps Bay." Full review
Fodor's "This sexy designer boutique hotel enjoys a great location on a quiet corner just a block from Camps Bay's main drag." Full review
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For good value for the money, choose a luxury room with a view (rather than with a private pool), as the hotel's infinity pool on the deck with great ocean views is a preferable splash anyway.
Afar Magazine "The POD boutique hotel is one of these special properties...unique landscape of this suburb and location of the hotel provides guests the privacy and quiet they are looking for during their stay. " Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "A conveniently located bolthole, set back from the busy Camps Bay beachfront without missing out on the cool vibe and ocean views, especially if you don’t want to hire a car." Full review
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Choose a movie and get complimentary room-service delivery of popcorn and other snacks.
Frommer's "Entering POD is like stepping into the pages of a slick design magazine, complete with ingeniously shaped spaces, decadent furnishings, and the marvelously svelte model-and-gym-rat set crowding the nearby bars and beaches" Full review
