Mini “STAYcation” in Cape Town
I live in Somerset West, which is a 40-minute drive into the city. With a little baby boy and our daily routines, we rarely get to go into the city, so this was a real treat!
The hotel is located on the harbour and is about a 5-minute drive to the Waterfront. It was easy to find and the parking available to guests is securely tucked away in the basement. Immediately, on arrival we were greeted by friendly staff who helped us check in. (On arrival we were upgraded from a luxury room to a suite! Imagine my excitement!)
The suite was spacious and offered an open plan layout with a lounge and kitchen area fully equipped with an oven, microwave, fridge and kettle. The room was separate with a beautiful ensuite bathroom. As we are experiencing a terrible drought in the Western Cape, almost all hotels have removed bath plugs to prevent people from wasting water. The hotel staff were quick to notice the almost 2-year-old travelling with us, and had already had a plug in the room so that I could bath him (with the 10l allocated to his bath time) in the evenings. I was really impressed with the hotels initiative in saving water, they offered a bucket in the bathroom for us to reuse the bath water to flush the toilets with.
The Suites are on the fourth floor, so the view of the harbour river is incredible. Each suite has a little balcony which is child proof. There is a television and aircon in both the lounge area and bedroom which is also very convenient. We were extremely happy with the high-speed internet and the size of our bundle included in our stay.
The breakfast offered in the mornings is a spread of cereals, fruit, yogurt as well as a variety of hot dishes which includes bacon, eggs, hash browns, mushrooms, baby tomatoes and much more. It’s a feast! The staff at the restaurant are so friendly and were quick to help me with Caleb when he got busy. Nothing was too much of an effort for them. The food on the hotel room service menu was wonderful! It provided a great variety. I had the Gnocchi starter and my husband had the Chicken and mushroom pasta and it was delicious!
As the location of the hotel is on the harbour river you have easy access to the hop-on-hop-off cruise offered daily. It is only R50 an adult, which can be booked and paid for at reception. It makes for a lovely afternoon outing and an alternative mode of transport to the waterfront. The boat picks you up at the hotel and takes you up to the One&Only Hotel where you can get off and walk to the Waterfront, or you can just cruise back to the hotel. Caleb loved it!
I would recommend this hotel to business clients as well as leisure clients as the location is ideal! The hotel is clean, it has everything you need and the staff are amazing! Thank you for a lovely experience and for making my family and I feel so welcome!