Protea Hotel Cape Town Mowbray

South Africa , W. Cape-Cape Town-Garden Route
Cape Town, Liesbeek Ave Off Liebeek Parkway
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50 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2026

Michele

This is a beautiful traditional Cape style furnished facility. A welcoming staff and servers are constantly attentive. Breakfast is plentiful, fresh and delicious and beautifully presented. The room is clean and comfortable, the amenities replenished daily.
Well situated away from the noise of touristy places but easily accessible by car and a safe location.
Highly recommend this wonderful hotel

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2026

colin

A most beautiful main building, Cape Dutch at its historical best. My room was luxurious.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2025

Paul

Lovely friendly staff , good breakfast choice nice relaxing place

Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2025

Leigh

Such a beautiful property with a very rich history, I thoroughly enjoyed staying here.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2025

Alison

It's always lovely to stay at this hotel. I look forward to it every time and I hope to return soon.

Business_and_leisure

6/10

Pleasant

12 Mar 2025

David

Solo Travel

Quiet neighborhood

Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2024

Jennifer

The hotel was beautiful and full of historic charm. The on-site Wild Fern restaurant had delicious food and a cozy atmosphere. My only \"negative\" was that both Apple Maps and Google maps struggled to map directions to the property--they both routed us through the hospital drive which is closed to through traffic. Not the hotel's fault, just a heads up to other travelers.

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2023

Sanjeev

lovely stay

great country atmosphere

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2023

BOAHEN

good

Business

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2023

Hermi

Short stay with Protea Hotel

My son and I visited CT for 4 days and according to them I booked for 2 adults. No one phoned before we arrived to confirm our booking. They couldn't help me with an explanation on how it happened; booking app's fault or theirs? Breakfast service was excellent. Our fire alarm went off twice. The reception had no idea about the fire alarm that went off at weird times - early mornings and even at night really late.
Feedback would be appreciated.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2023

BOAHEN

excellent

my staying was so exciting and anytime I pay visit to SA will be lodge there.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2023

John

Fantastic accommodation

Self

2/10

Poor

30 Jan 2023

Kevin

I showed up and they didn't have my reservation. The staff said they weren't familiar with Expedia. Weeks later and Expedia still won't refund me. Don't stay here!

Business

8/10

Excellent

15 Jan 2023

Bryan

Staff were friendly. Did not like that walk ins were not welcome at breakfast. It wasn’t like that before. At 10 pm
We asked for drinks at bar and front service said it was toooo late.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2022

Michele

a little haven ....you want to stay here

hotel is easy to get to ...quite central because of easy access to all the highways. Beautiful, quiet and nice surroundings. Rooms are spacious, mattress is really good. On site breakfast is excellent. Staff are great.
Could not wish for anything better.
this was my fourth stay here...I will be back

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2021

Thomas

Beautiful grounds, spacious, very clean room. Will definitely be back.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2021

Lindsey

Unbelievably good value for money

Charming main building makes you feel like your in the winelands yet you are minutes
from city, spacious comfortable rooms, excellent on site restaurant. Absolutely best value for money. Only drawback and reason for amazing price is the highway noise in the background. Doesn’t bother you when in your room and you can’t see it but you can hear it by pool and in public areas.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

Great access to the Cape Town airport with a wonderful restaurant - great for Cape Town trips especially for early morning flights (after long evenings in the Wild Fig Restaurant)

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

17 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Look for other options - very poor value!

This hotel is not only in a very difficult to find and odd location, but it felt old and run down.
As a solo female traveler I felt unsafe opening my door in the dark and would not have walked to my car. My room itself was ok but outside my door the view of a 10 foot trash pile in a parking lot.
There was no in room thermostat and I opened my balcony door at 3an to get some air as I was roasting and a man ( hopefully guest) was standing in the middle of the courtyard and spooked me. Perhaps smoking or perhaps other. Regardless I shut and locked the balcony door.
The staff was friendly but the atmosphere and Furniture in common areas looked Like grandmas house - not in a kitschy antique way but in a run down old way.
I absolutely would not recommend this hotel. Especially for a solo female traveler.

I booked it by mistake but thought maybe it would be ok as it’s near UCT
This may have been my most uncomfortable hotel stay of my adult life and I’m 50!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2019

Oscar Vernon

Protea Mowbray, the place to be!!!!!!

Amazing, amazing,amazing..place was neat and clean, staff very helpful and friendly. Breakfast was awesome. Special thanks to Zahra at front desk you were very helpful, friendly and kind.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Pleasant Retreat

Improvement could be made on the grounds. A pleasant sitting place could be created for the back garden of the ground suites.

Self

4/10

Poor

25 Dec 2019

Gaynor

Rooms were terribly noisy all night.
Slamming doors
Other guests shouting and kids screaming up and down corridors.

On a positive note - very central location

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2019

MAM

loved that it was not in the hub of the city but still accessible to all the attractions. Loved the peace and quiet and the feeling that we were in a little place of heaven, far from the madding crowd.
Loved the staff and that they ALL made us feel that we were the most important guests. Everyone from the check-in to the people who cleaned the floors, would stop and smile and ask how the day was going.
Breakfast included too...and a full buffet, hot and cold and all presented with a smile.
Can't beat this place. We'll be back

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2019

Bozidar

Room next door was in process of being renovated. Chipping noise until 6pm on 28/6.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2019

Josephine

Good location

Good hotel.....in the process of being updated. Nice friendly staff and a good breakfast buffet. Good location just off the N2, just 10 minutes from the V&A area by car.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Great location, wonderful breakfast, handy restaurant next door

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2019

Sally

Another good stay.

Really enjoyed another good stay, having been there multiple times. Although a little isolated specifically, it is located well suburb-wise for the people we want to visit.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Our suite was really comfortable with a cupboard kitchen, separate lounge area and a most comfortable, wide bed. Just have ear plugs ready as you may get noise through the night from highway traffic. But do not let this put you off. Great value for money, a straight forward drive from the airport and riverside, parkland grounds.

Friends_and_family Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Nov 2018

Dumi

The property is good, the kitchen staff is amazing. The However it would be great if the property had a gym. One thing I wasn’t happy about is that the bed linen wasn’t changed until I asked for it, even then it was partly changed.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2018

Derek

great stay

very good on all counts. Staff were pleasant and highly efficient

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

Charming hotel, very clean and comfortable, exceptionally friendly and helpful staff. Restaurant (the Wild Fig) is equally good.

8/10

Excellent

30 Oct 2018

Daniel

Great hotel, and adjoining restaurant. On check-in, the receptionist tried to charge me again (having pre-paid). And on check-out tried to charge more tourist levy. Just be aware of what you’ve already paid! However, they were happy to accept my side of the story, and I would stay again.

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Pleasant stay

Pleasant hotel with spacious and comfortable room and excellent breakfast. Only draw back is noise from highway which is loud outside of the room when in the hotel grounds but not an issue inside the room.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2018

Alida

Perfect for family

Lovely stay. Family room is like an apartment. Worked well for family of 4

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2018

Robert

Highly Recommend!

Our stay was nothing short of amazing. Every need and want was cared for with kindness and professionalism.

Family

8/10

Excellent

21 May 2018

Verified traveler

Nice staff, less than ideal location

Area isn't great. Could not safely walk to restaurants or places to work. The working conditions were a bit hard as their lounge did not have any tables to set a computer on and the dining spaces didn't have WiFi. Staff was friendly. Room was a nice size, but the bathroom had a lot of mold and mildew in it.

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2018

athans

An oasis in the midst of a city.

Very little to say. Staff were efficient courteous and helpful. Shame about the drought conditions.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2018

Deborah

Excellent stay, great staff and lovely breakfast

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2018

Francesco

Very relaxing location and excellent service

Hotel location is very nice, close to the center and to the airport but outside in a peaceful place.
Very nice and big room.
Excellent breakfast in term of food quality and variety. Also laundry service is perfect.
Very suggested!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2017

Pieter

Convenient and comfortable

Excellent service in a historical building tucked away in a lovely setting. Really convenient for both city and airport. Serves as a good base to go exploring.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

Arrived in the early hours of the morning after a long international flight. Was greeted by pleasant reception staff and porter who came to help us with our bags. We had a two room suite which was wonderfully spacious and comfortable and more than we needed for a single nights stay but much appreciated. Breakfast next morning was extensive, however did feel that all the cooked items could have been done freshly to order rather than kept warm (and somewhat steamed). One lady cooking eggs could have done with some help as she tried to juggle requests for omelettes and fried eggs whilst awaiting refills on omelette ingredients from kitchen staff. All in all, very positive experience.

8/10

Excellent

03 Dec 2017

Glen

Comfortable Hotel

Easy trip from airport but away from main attractions. Will need own transport as no public transport close by.
Was disappointed that room was not cleaned both days I stayed there even after requesting the room be cleaned. Quite an aggressive response when I confronted them again at checkout. Soured what could have been a good experience

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2017

Family type siutes

Excellent staff and management who go out of their way to assist guests and are always on hand . The breakfast is very good and the double room suites are well presented and the setting of the hotel and its historical background with many mementoes of the region and the hotel makes it a unique accommodation .

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2017

Alan

An amazing place

This is an old 1880s Cape Dutch manor house that has been converted into a hotel. They've kept a lot of the old historical items around, and the lounge is one of the highlights. For the price, it was easily the nicest hotel I've ever stayed at.

8/10

Excellent

27 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

The staff were excellent!

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

spacious resort

extra spacious, unfortunately a bit too close to major traffic routes

2/10

Poor

12 Feb 2017

Leslie

Firstly the rating on the internet states 4 star but at the hotel the display is 3 stay. This is misleading your clientele. Secondly the room service is shocking. Service at the Fig Restaurant is unacceptable.

2/10

Poor

08 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Don't book here

Hotel left me stranded at the airport for multiple hours after midnight. Shuttle never showed after 4 calls.

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jan 2017

darshna

clean and good breakfast

The room was clean and nice however much smaller than advertised. The breakfast was great. There was no crockery and utensils in the kitchen, so had to constantly ask reception for these. After using the laundry service, one of the items was lost and another incorrectly priced.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2016

Alice

Convenient and clean hotel

Great service and wonderfully clean and organized facilities!