Name: Ashby Manor
Address: High Level Road, Fresnaye, 242, Cape Town, 8005, ZA

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2026

pat

Clean, very cheerful, helpful and kind staff,

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2025

Paul

Friendly staff, easy off street parking, large comfortable room.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2025

Adriana

I booked Ashby Manor House in early March for a short trip to attend a wedding with my partner. Liesl reached out when I made our reservation, offering a ride from the airport and suggestions for tourist excursions. We arranged a car through her to and from the airport, and I strongly recommend it. Our stay in Cape Town was brief, but whenever I needed anything, help came immediately. The room was also very clean and comfortable. The location is safe and close to dining options, some of which are right on the beach. Getting downtown is easy through Uber or a driver, with arrangements with Liesl. The staff was kind and went out of their way to accommodate us. For instance, we arrived early, and they rushed to prepare our room. As we departed, we were allowed to store our items safely after checking out that morning and shower before heading to the airport. We had a 20 hour journey, so I can overstate how grateful we were for the opportunity to shower and rest upon arrival and before our departure. If I return to Cape Town, I will book Ashby again.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Mar 2025

Edwena

I liked that the staff was friendly and helpful.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2025

Doreen

The Manor, staff the cleanliness is very high rating. The room was a bit dark, but this is insignificant with the access to the garden, lovely helpful staff and environment of the whole place. I give 4.75 rating.
Thank you Leisl and Ruth
Doreen

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2025

Elijah

Had a lovely stay! The room had a beautiful view of the ocean, and was nice and clean and comfortable.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2024

David

Had a excellent stay very friendly staff would stay there again

Self

2/10

Poor

07 Dec 2024

Eric M K

I could not check in after I got there and waited and called all their numbers and messaged them so had to go somewhere else. They then charged my card the following day and when I asked them to refund it, it has still not happens - very unprofessional of them to charge my card when they did not check me in. PLEASE HAVE THEM REFUND ME

6/10

Pleasant

16 May 2024

Jacqueline

My room was a very noisy room with the noise from a TV above and very loud traffic outside.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2023

jane

I had a lovely stay at Ashby manor. My room had a balcony overlooking the sea. The staff were very warm and welcoming and I felt safe as a lone female traveller. its a great location for the beaches...a quiet peaceful area. I would highly recommend Ashby manor. Wonderful views and Liesel is a super host.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2023

Ravanique

The staff was great allowed me to check in early with no extra cost.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Nov 2022

Heather

LOVELY ONE NIGHT STAY

We only stayed for one night but it was a very pleasant stay and our host was so adorable and made sure we comfortable for the night. The room was neat and clean and I just loved the decor of lion/cheetah/leopard.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2022

MASILO

Hospitality awesome

Self

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2022

Christopher

The property was in a convenient part of town and was affordable. However, no staff person was present either for my checkin (5pm) and checkout (8am) so a long-term resident had to help me check in and I just left the key in the room for the check out. Additionally the bedding was stained and not very clean.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

27 Jan 2022

Verified traveler

Location is Key

We booked and stayed for 1 night and it was worth the price...Old and Eclectic style, a bit much in some areas.
Pleasant staff, a fan provided as no air-con and a lovely view of the ocean.
The shower was a bit dodgy and leaked after use...towels and bedding had some stains (all white so easy to spot)...bar-fridge was placed precariously on a stool under the TV
Due to Covid, no breakfast was served but overall experience was fine.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2022

Sandile

Wonderfull experience and friendly staff. I enjoyed my stay

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2021

Emily

Peaceful Accommodation

We had a very pleasant stay. Extremely relaxing seeing as both the neighborhood and Manor is very peaceful and quiet.

A little disappointed that the website indicates breakfast included, unfortunately upon arrival it was made clear there is no breakfast.

Other than that, excellent stay. Highly recommended.

Partner

4/10

Poor

19 Feb 2020

Claire

Please remove this property!

Was a terrible experience and there was renovations taking place, stuff lying around and doors not closing and locking properly. Worst experience and we have been booking a lot of hotels on your site

Business

8/10

Excellent

29 Nov 2019

Roith

Fresnaye stay

Ongie and her colleagues take good care of you. My room was clean and neat.

Business

8/10

Excellent

21 Oct 2019

Stevelien

Very well kept Manor and friendly staff

Friends

8/10

Excellent

29 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Back in Cape Town

Amazing place to stay, has a lot of character. Friendly and quick check in. I stayed in room 8 on the top floor with amazing views. Winter is cold and wet, so bring along a hot water bottle for bed. Will definitely stay here again

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2019

Kirill

Nice cozy place in a heart of Cape Town

This is a great place stay. Just be careful in choosing your rooms as some of them lack privacy in terms of toilets and baths. Otherwise, it is a great b&b

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Beautiful place and room. Excellent staff. Plentiful breakfast included.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Beautiful old house, beautiful view of the sea on a summer day

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2019

christine

Home away from home

Great location near shops and local transportation. Excellent hot and cold breakfast served. Secure parking. The building is full of charm with lots of beautiful artwork! This was our third stay and will be back again for another night before we leave South Africa! Highly recommend this Ashby Manor

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Jan 2019

Daniel

Old Gem - bit noisy

The room was very nice. The traffic on this road is very bussy and if you are a light sleeper it may be a disturbance.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Back in Cape Town

I stayed in the huge family room (room 4). It has access to a shared balcony with 2 other rooms. The only down thing is is that other guests smoke on the balcony, which can be annoying to a non-smoker. Lovely breakfast. Welcoming check in. I will definitely stay here again.

6/10

Pleasant

10 Feb 2018

nicola

Nice property, good location

The guest house was good but I didn’t realise I wasn’t going to be in the main house, my door was on the road-side of the property. This was rather disconcerting especially when returning in the evening. The room itself was lovely. A comfortable bed, with a well equipped kitchen area & good sized ensuite shower room. The only problem was that there was NO HOT WATER. I was told to run the water for 5 minutes. This was rather worrying as Cape Town was encountering its worse drought in 100 years!
Breakfast was good and there was plenty to choose from.
They kindly let me leave my bags during the day & arranged a taxi to me next property, which was very helpful.
It’s in a good location, near bus stops. Shops and restaurants are a short walk downhill. Seapoint beach and additional bus stops are a little further away.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2017

Yamil

Best place and great staff!!

This a great place to stay!! Good food, good rooms! Emanuel is very professional!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2017

Verified traveler

3rd stay at Ashby Manor

My 3rd stay at Ashby Manor. It is winter in Cape Town so fab deals on fab rooms. Stayed in the luxury double room (number 7) with en suite bathroom: a spacious loft room with private balcony and amazing view! Friendly staff as always and yummy homey breakfast. Also espresso maker in the room. One suggestion: Please leave a fluffy blanket also as the duvet is not warm enough. If you are a light sleeper bring ear plugs as this grand dame of a manor house has wooden floors.

8/10

Excellent

29 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

Nice hotel to stay for a few days.
Air conditioning was bad, but the rest of the stay was very good.
Expect to wait a bit for breakfast.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jun 2015

Verified traveler

Creaky old house, quaint, but not for connisseurs.

The locality was great for our purpose. Parking was an issue, and we landed up parking on the street a few times, which was not ideal, as it is a busy road.
The breakfasts need to be vastly improved. They took a very long time to arrive, and everything was cold when it did arrive. Eggs were not made to order, as per the board. They had been precooked, and were as hard as rock - this was the fried eggs. One morning we had a plate of cut lemons on the table as a fruit option! It was either that or an apple.
Staff cornered us as we arrived from our long trip and wanted all the paperwork completed before we'd even had a chance to refresh. Everything still needs fine tuning.

Family

4/10

Poor

25 Mar 2015

Verified traveler

disappointing rip off

They charged us more than double, on expedia we booked the hotel for 35 usd but they charged our credit card in the holtel 55 usd. They promised the breakfast but than they totally forgot it. Some rooms havent got bathroom and the staircase is very noisy

8/10

Excellent

24 Jan 2015

Mel

A quaint B&B with friendly staff. Good breakfasts

My room was in the attic. While I had to watch my head to not knock the rafters, the views were lovely, including the view from the bath tub. My room had a semi-private balcony with easy chairs for relaxing in.

8/10

Excellent

22 Nov 2025

Martin

Ystävällinen henkilö kunta

Self

8/10

Excellent

21 Nov 2025

Martin

Henkilökunta

Self

6/10

Pleasant

06 Mar 2025

Verified traveler

Disappointed by this guesthouse. Localization is pretty good by house old, noisy and service was not really. I asked for restaurant advices around, answer was go to the main street, there is plenty. Back to the reception 10 minutes after i arrived, no one, closed and I haven't seen anyone anymore (it was 6 PM).
Matress no confortable and room really tiny

Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Dec 2024

Michaela

The staff is GREAT!!!! The furnishing is so interesting and we like when people like to keep and refurbish older furniture. Looking around inside was like a museum, not too packen but discovering always something new. We felt save and secure.
We enjoyed our stay and again the staff is super friendly, helpfull and caring. Our room was top clean. Thank you for the wonderfull stay.
See you again.
Stephan & Michaela Meurer

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2024

VEronique

Excellent stay in Sea Point area

Very nice and confortable room.
Historic feel for this victorian house, with wooden floor and all these old style furniture and decoration.
Nice view from the roof on Lion's head.
Very friendly staff.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2024

Cleny

Fomos muito bem recepcionadas e apesar da nossa reserva não aparecer para a acomodação, o problema foi plenamente resolvido em questão de minutos.
Quero agradecer em especial a Ruth por resolver tudo brevemente e nos deixar voltar pro mesmo quarto onde pudemos contemplar um lindo por de sol, a Tereza que nos recebeu com um sorriso contagiante e ainda nos agraciou com um café delicioso e a Liesl que nos deu muitas dicas e facilitou muito o fechamento dos passeios. Obrigada a toda equipe do Ashby Manor Guest House.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2024

Cleny

A equipe é muito atenciosa e prestativa . Minha reserva não constava na planilha deles e imediatamente a funcionária Tereza entrou em contato com a gerente Ruth e ela resolveu brevemente.
O Adam, outro funcionário também muito prestativo, me ajudou com a informação de como chegar em um supermercado que tem próximo.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2024

Thomas

Bra boende

Trevlig personal bra läge rent och snyggt överallt,mycket prisvärt.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2023

irina

comfortable quiet

comfortable quiet safe area, close to everything you need. very comfortable bed, very friendly hosts who take care of your needs and wishes

Self

6/10

Pleasant

08 Apr 2022

Agathe

Tres moyen, mérite un rafraîchissement

La chambre est très mal isolée donc on entend toutes les chambres des voisins … la salle de bain mériterait d’être rénovée, la puissance de la douche est catastrophique. Les tasses de cafés dans la chambre étaient salles. Le lit est confortable et il y a une jolie vue.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2019

Ingrid

Jolie guesthouse

Belle Guesthouse, joliment décorée avec des tableaux partout. Le personnel est charmant et le petit déjeuner délicieux.
Il fait par contre un peu froid dans l’établissement la nuit et le matin. (Surprenant pour des français habitués aux maisons chauffées) Ici, pas de chauffage et les fenêtres souvent ouvertes (on a pu constaté depuis que c’est un peu partout comme ça, malgré des températures descendant sous 10 degrés la nuit)
Prévoir un pyjama bien chaud et votre séjour sera parfait !

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2019

Verified traveler

gerne wieder

freundliches Personal, tolles Frühstück, ruhige Lage, Einkaufsmöglichkeiten in der Nähe

8/10

Excellent

09 Sep 2018

elton

maravilhoso

tudo otimo,muito aconchegante,confortavel,seguro,staff otimo sempre gentil e cafe da manha tambem otimo local agradavel,tudo muito bom

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Der Gast wird hier groß geschrieben

Preis und Lage sind hervorragend - das Personal ist super. Man bekommt bei allen Dingen Hilfe.

8/10

Excellent

06 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Buono, posizione tranquilla ma necessaria l'auto!

La Guesthouse è in un quartiere calmo e carino, non c'è molto rumore e sembra residenziale. E' in buona posizione vicino praticamente a tutto, ma bisogna comunque avere un auto per spostarsi perché a piedi non c'è praticamente niente prima di qualche km. La colazione è buona e il personale gentile, unica pecca la nostra camera era veramente piccola quasi non riuscivamo a passare tra il letto e il bagno...... ho visto altre camere più grandi però!

8/10

Excellent

21 Nov 2016

Verified traveler

Hôtel très accueillant, classe et très bien décoré

Hôtel très accueillant, classe et très bien décoré