Victoria & Alfred Hotel

“Great one night stay. Marvellous Spa”

Lovely hotel. We only stayed one night, but had a good time. Our room on the 3rd floor only had velux windows, but we could see Table Mountain. Staff were delightful. Breakfast outstanding. My standout experience was a 60 minute massage at the Sanctuary Spa. My therapist, Destiny, was superb and me… more

Lovely hotel. We only stayed one night, but had a good time. Our room on the 3rd floor only had velux windows, but we could see Table Mountain. Staff were delightful. Breakfast outstanding. My standout experience was a 60 minute massage at the Sanctuary Spa. My therapist, Destiny, was superb and melted away the tension and knots from our long flight. The best massage I have ever had!

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“Excellent location and great staff”

We had a lovely stay here and the location of the hotel is excellent for exploring the waterfront area of Cape Town. We had a great view of the harbour and Table Mountain from our room. The staff were very polite, welcoming and attentive and did everything to make our stay comfortable. We particula… more

We had a lovely stay here and the location of the hotel is excellent for exploring the waterfront area of Cape Town. We had a great view of the harbour and Table Mountain from our room. The staff were very polite, welcoming and attentive and did everything to make our stay comfortable. We particularly enjoyed being able to have our delicious breakfasts and evening meals in the outside area overlooking the harbour. The buffet-style breakfasts were truly fantastic - such a lovely variety of fresh and tasty options! The only minor disappointment was the room itself which felt a bit 'tired' in terms of decor; cracked sink in bathroom, peeling paint, poor quality pillows, etc. Thanks to all staff for a wonderful stay!

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“Overnight ”

A brief stop at the V and A. Upgraded to a mountain view room on 2nd floor. Large bathroom with separate toilet. Lots of wardrobe space and power sockets. Breakfast is buffet style with the addition of ordering hot food. This can be taken outside. Good location for any first timers to Cape Town … more

A brief stop at the V and A. Upgraded to a mountain view room on 2nd floor. Large bathroom with separate toilet. Lots of wardrobe space and power sockets. Breakfast is buffet style with the addition of ordering hot food. This can be taken outside. Good location for any first timers to Cape Town as right in centre of the waterfront for shops, restaurants and bars. Rooms are quiet.

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“Perfect Location at the Waterfront.”

We arrived in mid-afternoon after a 90 minute journey from Hermanus. Took a few minutes to find the hotel as our driver was not familiar and satnav don't quite do it, but easily sorted. Great welcome at the door and very quick check in. Hotel looks great from the foyer, although is clearly a very… more

We arrived in mid-afternoon after a 90 minute journey from Hermanus. Took a few minutes to find the hotel as our driver was not familiar and satnav don't quite do it, but easily sorted. Great welcome at the door and very quick check in. Hotel looks great from the foyer, although is clearly a very popular and busy hotel. We headed to the 3rd floor for our loft room. Perfectly adequate as the cheapest rooms as we wouldn't be spending lots of time in there. Not worth the extra for views that you can get by stepping outside. Only down side was it was hard to see what the weather was like outside with just the velux windows and with changeable weather needed to pop downstairs to decide what to wear for the day. Housekeeping was great and always kept us topped up with water, although we do tip every day. Room could be a bit noisy in the late evening (probably till about 11:00) as it's so near the waterfront activities - was never a real problem. Breakfast was really good, although there was a tricky day when all those attending a conference at the hotel came down fro breakfast at the same time. We arrived after most had left and realised the impact - slower service (as staff had so much to clear away all at once), lack of plates, glasses, cups etc. Staff were wonderful but clearly overstretched. They explained what had happened and just said whatever you need that you haven't got tell us and we'll bring it directly to you - and they did! Really didn't spoil anything. Food was great - both the extensive buffet and the cooked to order. Eggs Benedict was excellent (tell them how you want your eggs). Made short work of all the fruit and preserves (just missing any honey), wonderful meats and cheese as well as Pastel de Nata to finish. Lady sorting trips, transfers etc. was very good (huge apologies, can't remember her name) and helped us out getting to the airport with a. range of options. Best thing about the hotel (apart from excellent staff all round) was the location. really could not have been better and meant we could easily access the entire V&A Waterfront, whether for a long stroll or just a quick visit to the Tapas Bar or shops attached. Very short walk to the Robben Island ferry, shopping mall, art museum, Time Out Market, The Watershed (artists, crafts and sellers), amazing aquarium and Hop on Hop off tourist bus/info. Perfect location!

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