Zest Boutique HotelvsVictoria & Alfred Hotel
Villa Zest Boutique Hotel and Victoria & Alfred Hotel are both rated very highly by expert reviewers. On balance, Victoria & Alfred Hotel ranks significantly better than Villa Zest Boutique Hotel. Victoria & Alfred Hotel comes in at #13 in Cape Town with recommendations from 9 publications such as Travel + Leisure, DK Eyewitness and Jetsetter.
Zest Boutique Hotel
2 Braemar Road, Green Point, Cape Town, 8001, Green Point, Cape Town Central 8001, South Africa
From $123/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"Small, swanky, and highly personal, this...addition to Green Point's evolving accommodation scene occupies a large...Bauhaus-style building with sleek, minimalist interiors and a zen garden." Full review
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They're not terribly spacious, so make sure you secure Studio 54 if you need room enough to disco.
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This Bauhaus-style villa has been converted into a quirkily decorated boutique hotel that wittily avoids the clichés of the genre." Full review
Victoria & Alfred Hotel
The Waterfront Pierhead, Cape Town Central 8001, South Africa
From $74/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Frommer's
"This was the Waterfront's first hotel, and it remains the most centrally located choice." Full review
Jetsetter
"Converted warehouse turned stately hotel with a waterfront setting and Table Mountain backdrop." Full review
Lonely Planet
"The chic loft rooms, with whitewashed brick and the exposed girders of the old warehouse, are the ones to opt for here." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Steeped in the pioneering spirit of colonial Cape Town, this distinguished hotel is set on the city’s thriving harbor." Full review
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Don’t miss a dockside dinner at the hotel’s open-air restaurant, OYO, for smoked trout, crayfish, and steamed mussels served with a view of Table Mountain.
DK Eyewitness
"The Victoria & Alfred is the original waterfront hotel, offering spacious rooms with expansive panoramas of the mountain or the basin."
Star Service
"It is an ideal choice for individual travelers or those who want to stroll the area without safety concerns. The majority of guests are tourists who want a mix of shopping, dining and nightlife." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"In a "magnificent location" on the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, this "meticulously run landmark" overlooks the harbor and fronts Table Mountain." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"Its bustling quayside location is a pleasant setting... modern rooms have either water views or look out at the iconic outline of Table Mountain." Full review
Fodor's
"This upscale hotel in a converted warehouse is smack in the middle of the Waterfront and surrounded by shops, bars, and restaurants." Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"This good-value four-star was the first hotel to open in the V&A Waterfront." Full review