Name: Capetonian Hotel
Address: Roggelbaai Square, Foreshore, Cape Town, 8001, ZA

Capetonian Hotel

W. Cape-Cape Town-Garden Route · South Africa

Roggelbaai Square, ForeshoreView location

75 reviews shown

8/10

Excellent

24 Mar 2026

Francis

Check in to this Hotel was fine, I arrived early, and they stored my bags till later that day, to check in which happened earlier which was good. The week I arrived there was a heatwave in Cape town, so finding my room`s AC unit was not working as it should I complained, for two days it remained the same, with different excuses about it. I decided to then speak to the Manager which brought about instant results, I was moved eventually to a nice room where everything was fine. Housekeeping was very good, two bottles of water are left each day. fresh towels, and coffee,tea etc replenished. The showers are ok but not much power, also they need some sort of anti slip mat, as they are very slippery. I tried room service a couple of times which was good, the food in the restaurant is good, it is also Halal, as this is a Halal hotel, something I did not realise when booking, so the restaurant does not serve any alcohol, not a problem for me, as I live without it. The restaurant is very busy, and noisy at mealtimes, eating outside you are eating with smokers. There is a Burger king right next to the Hotel entrance, and small shops for water pop crisps are close by, the V& A waterfront is about a 15 min walk. Open top bus stops very close. The only thing that would make me stay again would be the price, which is very cheap for Cape Town. The staff are very helpful, and friendly, Transport can be booked from the Hotel to the airport 450 rand is the price one way. Overall I would say ok

Self

6/10

Pleasant

01 Feb 2026

Sandra

Was okay, food was average . Price okay for a couple nights

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2026

Douglas

Yes it was spotless

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Nov 2025

Brian

One of the best breakfasts. Comfy bed. Great view. No balcony though. It was a fun experience!

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2025

Simone

Great location !

Excellence ! Great for families and business trips

Business

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2025

luqmaan

Some visitors and staff were rowdy

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2024

John

Nice hotel in the city centre. Friendly staff.

8/10

Excellent

30 Jul 2024

Lilian

The rooms were very spacious and clean

8/10

Excellent

10 Jul 2024

Shauna

Great location - very close to CTICC for conferences and the Waterfront for dining, entertainment and shopping options. Their restaurant also had a variety of delicious meal options. Staff were mostly pleasant and helpful. They did have a little roach infestation issue though - not severe- but they should really look into that before it gets out of hand. Despite that, I'd stay again.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2024

Jacquelene

We enjoy every minute... rooms were clean and spacious...

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2024

Ana Maria

Very big Family Room

The family room was very big with 2 separate bedrooms- one bathroom por both room ( which needs a renovation asap). Except for the bathroom, we really enjoyed our stay!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2024

Cindy

It was excellent

8/10

Excellent

06 Apr 2024

harry

Hotel was nice like colonial style but needs a refurbishment.
Staff were friendly an helpful.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

02 Apr 2024

Henry

I had to deal with a cockroach which was awful . Guest Relations Msnager was defensive when I brought it to his attention saying that it was not unusual for this with rooms that have a balcony. He also side that other hotels had same problem. I told him to take on board my complaint and to address the problem

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2024

Barbara

Excellent Cape Town hotel with wonderful service a

Wonderful service in a perfect location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2024

Barbara

Excellently located Cape Town Hotel

Excellent location and service. Very reasonable price and wonderful hot variety breakfast included. Excellent service by all especially by Imraan at Reception.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2024

Barbara

Excellent Cape Town Hotel

Excellent attentive service in a reasonably priced well located hotel.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Mar 2024

Darren

Everything you need for a quick stay

Right off the main N2 highway so very convenient but at the same time you'll have to drive out into a busy street. Free parking right outside the back entrance of the hotel with security around. Check in was fuss free and the rooms were spacious. Everything was clean and I enjoyed my stay. Only thing was, I thought the hotel safe could be larger as my 15inch laptop couldn't fit.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2024

Barbara

Excellent Cape Town hotel at good rate &location

Very pleased with this well located hotel within easy walking to the cruise terminals and the Victoria and Albert complex. Lots of restaurants in the area and easy to book a variety of tours.

Partner

4/10

Poor

08 Jan 2024

Cushions on bed to hard.
Floors need a good sweep
Could not connect tv onto netflix, youtube or any other services
Loved the water that was placed in the rooms every day
Room service took nearly two hours... For toasted sandwiches
Saturday morning breakfast was stale.
Toilet in reception area smells like smoke, bad odour and was broken

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Dec 2023

Ashref

What a great hotel

What an amazing experience from check in until check out. We stayed there for 10nights. Shaukat is very polite and resolves issues with ease. The chef (Anwar) was extremely accommodating and spoilt my family with his lovely/delicious breakfasts. Maleka thanks for the great hospitality shown. Our security was the best you can find. What a great hotel with great and friendly staff. Will definitely stay there again.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Dec 2023

SABELLE

The manager Teagan was exceptionally lovely and helpful.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

08 Dec 2023

Verified traveler

It was okay. Served a purpose. Tv in the room was broken and they couldn't fix it so i was moved. Had to repack and move rooms. A bit painful. The shower was a bit slippery for me, so be careful! Food was excellent when I ate dinner the one night at the hotel. A bit pricey, but okay.

Also I like to put bills on my room and they wouldn't;t let me do that.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2023

Loretta

Great proximity to the CTICC properties and also to the waterfront market (V&A)

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2023

Truelove

The property is safe and well maintained. It is strategically located and a walkable distance to my event location.

Business_and_leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

08 Jun 2023

Kumar

Hotel condition is poor, toilet doors no lock, phone to reception not working, staff not professional, too easy going. Should not be 4star rather 3star is more appropriate.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2023

Verified traveler

Good stay

Overall very good.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2023

Azra

Ideal location. Staff are very polite and accommodating and always greet you with warmth and kindness. Convenient. Halaal dining options. Prayer rooms and qibla directions available. Ample places to eat in walking distance and very close to other places such as waterfront. Convenient parking and I felt very safe there.

Business_and_leisure Family

2/10

Poor

20 May 2023

Thomas

My recent stay with you did not meet my expectations at all, I was surprised and disappointed to find out upon arrival that the hotel is HALAL!! As a guest I should have been informed about this prior booking.

Additional the room was dirty, phone did not work and the bathroom was absolutely horrendous. Very poorly weathered.

Breakfast buffe was very slobby and variety was poor.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2023

Andrew

Convenient location in the downtown area

Business Self

4/10

Poor

23 Mar 2023

Stacey

Not a 4 star hotel!! Avoid!

Take time before booking this hotel to decide whether it really is for you for not. As a traveller from the UK this is not a 4 star hotel it is a 2 at best.

I booked for 3 nights and left early to book somewhere else as I wanted to get out.

The rooms smelt of smoke, there was no sheet on the bed, only 1 hard pillow was provided.
The hotel overall was tired and outdated, If you were a solo traveller I wouldn’t feel comfortable staying there alone.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2023

Andrzej

Zarówno pokój jak i śniadania spełniły nasze oczekiwania. Pobyt godny polecenia.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2023

Eric

Walkable to V&A Waterfront and cruise terminal. We felt safe in the property. Staff were friendly and willing to help.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2023

Fauzia

On my initial booking I read that the hotel provides free shuttles to the shopping malls unfortunately this wasn’t the case .. hotel staff said that the facilities got canceled during covid .. this wasn’t updated on internet

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2023

Herman

Great business stay

Lovely large room, laptop safe, plenty of cupboard space for business stay. Lots of hot water but very narrow shower (looks like a bath conversion) which was awkward. No mattress protector which was odd. Breakfast was ample and varied. Staff were friendly and professional. Hotel is well appointed and brilliantly positioned across the road from the CTICC.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2023

Maya

The staff at check in were great and very helpful.

8/10

Excellent

02 Dec 2022

Hemantha

Awesome stay!!

Service was excellent.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

23 Nov 2022

Bilal

Improvement

The shower head was so low it was knocking my head in the shower
The fridge was making a noise at 2 am in tje morning

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Nov 2022

OK to stay, but don't expect to much

While clean, with friendly staff, the comfort was not optimum: The pillows were hard, and the aircon blew across the bed, and froze one ear.
Avoid eating in for dinner - the food was cold, unimaginative and expensive. There's many restaurants within 10 minutes walk with good food and cheaper.
The daily rates make this an OK stay. I might do it again, with the caveats above. (Bring your own pillow, don't eat in.)

Business

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2022

Leena

The capetonian hotel

Overall a very pleasant stay. Its near the V and A waterfront and bus routes. However, I would recommend that they replace carpets with tiles and replace the tub with a corner shower.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2022

Verified traveler

Convenient, cost-effective business stay

This hotel is certainly convenient for functions in and around the CTICC which was perfect. The hotel could do with an upgrade as there are some minor repairs needed that become apparent when staying more than one evening. But, overall, I would stay here again.

Business

8/10

Excellent

31 Jan 2022

Verified traveler

Needs some extras

The hotel is great however not having a pool is not ideal.
The shuttle to the V&A no longer operates and is very disappointing. No spa on the property either.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

19 Jan 2022

Badie-ah

I was very disappointed. The lack of attention to detail was evident in this hotel. We were booked into a room on the 10th floor. It had a beautiful view of the mountain, but the windows couldn't open as they were welded closed and there was glue residue around the edges. It spoilt the beautiful view the room had to offer. The grout in the shower was moldy and I was not sure I wanted to get into that shower. We asked to be moved to a room with a balcony or where the windows were open. We were moved to a 2nd-floor room which was better, but we found a few cockroaches in our bathroom and I saw a large one at the lifts.
Breakfast was very mediocre.
Despite all this, the staff were very friendly and accommodating.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2022

zainap

Halaal friendly stay

Perfect couple stay and was halaal friendly

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2021

Gustav

Liked: Very Central.
Did not like: Carpet in the room is full of marks, crockery in breakfast area cracked.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Capetonian stay

The is really experience was great. However the windows didn’t open so there was no ventilation in the room. The aircon unit buttons were missing so was not usable at all. The bathroom door didn’t close at all and I found a cockroach in the room. Although the service was good and breakfast was amazing.

Self

8/10

Excellent

04 Mar 2020

Melissa

The buffet was great! Staff was extremely friendly and helpful. Room was not the cleanest, but they cleaned right after I complained.

Business_and_leisure Self

4/10

Poor

15 Feb 2020

Nersen

Bad Stay

Check in was long and frustrating. The bathroom was a disaster. Shower leaked. The bathroom was a mess. Asked for a towel, it never arrived. Never again. A nasty experience on the whole!!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2020

David

Good value hotel

Room needs updating air con not working and problem with terrace door.
But staff excellent and lovely breakfast,although service could be a little better.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 Feb 2020

Megan

In need of an upgrade (which is happening)

I selected this hotel as it was well priced and close to my work. I realise that it is undergoing a renovation, but I was in one of the still-to-be-renovated rooms. I had a great view and the breakfast was good. The room itself though was like a flashback to the 80s. Dated bathroom, small bed with lumpy pillows, and strange room layout which meant one could only watch TV from the chair by the desk would make me think long and hard before selecting this hotel again.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

10 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Like: Location, spaceous rooms
Didnt like: old, smell, keycard stopped functioning, too many beggars in vicinity

Business Self

4/10

Poor

31 Jan 2020

The rooms are old with old furniture. They definitely require a refurbishment.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2020

Leon

Capetonian Magic

The staff was very friendly and helpful. The food is great.
I have stayed in the old room and it was good. I think the refurbished rooms are better but the comfort and cleanliness is as good in the old room

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Very friendly staff. Amazing food and service. Central and quiet.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2020

Maryna

Home away from home

We arrived a little early and was asked to wait a moment for them to check on our room. About 10 min later we were told our room was ready. Checked in under 5min and was escorted to our room as well.
The room was very spacious and we loved the fact that we got 2 bedrooms in our room as we were a couple and a 3rd adult.

We also had our own bathroom on suite which was great and gave us some privacy as well.

The hotel is currently busy with reservations although it did not cause any inconvenience to us.

Breakfast was amazing and a wide variety of food and lots of it freshly made while you wait for the chefs.

The beds were very comfortable and great water pressure in showers.

Complementary bottle water in the room as well. Nice touch guys.

We will definitely stay here again when we’re in Cape Town.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

13 Jan 2020

Mark

Lights in the bathroom didn’t work, aircon was super noisy and genera condition was quite poor. Not for me

Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2020

Mohammed

Great stay. Will do it again

Great stay. Location perfect. Close to everything and free shuttle to V&A Waterfront.
Unfortunately only buffet for supper.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

No leisure facility, no easy access to bar, breakfasts good, location of property good

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

16 Dec 2019

Jude Dain

TERRIBLE HOTEL

Will not book this place again.... This place does not deserve a 4 star rating should be a 1 star... This hotel is old everything is old and not well maintained carpets are stained bathroom are old and cramped.... House keeping doesnt even do their job properly.I had to keep on calling for towels and toilet paper after they so call cleaned the room an for a 4 star and not even give proper toilet paper they give cheap 5rand toilet paper.. Breakfast staff look like they don't want to work there... Don't let this hotel fool you only the receptionit area looks nice to fool you

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2019

Jonas

Excellent hotel

Exellent place with everything. The only disturbing factor was big cockroach in the room. Otherwise the hotel is exellent in everything.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

It was quite easy to get about Cape Town from where it was but quiet enough to enjoy the day there

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

28 Nov 2019

Aditya

Amazing hotel, very spacious room and offers a delicious breakfast buffewt.
Very close to V&A seafront and Cape Town city centre.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Good but aging

Needs modernisation

Business

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2019

Elaine

ok hotel for one night

Check in was fast however was allocated a room that was not even ready. The cleaners hadn’t even been in to clean it. Concierge rang reception and they allocated me a different room. No apology. Location is fine and the hotel is ok for one night. Hallways and lifts are very run down and need a refurb.

Self

2/10

Poor

18 Nov 2019

Thandeka

They only cater for indians

It’s not clean their food is disgusting I will never sleep there

Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2019

Juarez

Like: staff very helpful and friendly. Quick che on and check out, breakfast
Didn't like: staff would not supply towels, toiletries and coffee everyday so we had to go to front desk to ask.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

27 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

The music in the corridors was disturbing late night and early morning and I had to phone to have it turned off.
The breakfast was really not 4 star quality either. Food not cooked and ready and dishes standing empty without it being refilled

Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Aug 2019

Dale

Very Disappointed

Whilst the staff were friendly and wanted to help and it seems they are doing maintenance and some upgrades, we found the hotel to be tired looking and not very clean. Our bedroom floor was very dirty and even after advising Housekeeping nothing was done about it. The shower drain was blocked, the hot water takes about 15 minutes to arrive in the shower and the balcony door was broken and very difficult to open. We tried having dinner in the restaurant but the menu is extremely limited and ended up eating out each night. Breakfast is reasonable but nothing exciting. We put laundry in on one day and lost a shirt, this was reported to management but nothing was done about it and we were still charged over R400.00 for the laundry and the privilege of them loosing our shirt. Their only reaction was to come to our room and give us a letter telling us not to leave valuables in our room. We are not sure how this relates to them loosing our shirt in their laundry.......

There is parking in front of the hotel but it is on street parking public parking with no security so it is not very secure. We were accosted on two occasions by homeless people begging for money as we were locking up our car.

WiFi is very poor.

We eventually booked out one night early as it was not pleasant being there. We were not offered a discount or rebate for that night even though we had paid upfront for the stay but we were just happy to leave. I would certainly not recommend the hotel to anyone.

Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

It was good. Quite decent. However, tv signal and lights need attention. Some staff werent too welcoming to us but were more welcoming to white people.

Business_and_leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

10 Dec 2016

Neeraj

Big room and great staff

The rooms were huge and the customer service of the staff are what made this older hotel a great choice. The staff were so friendly and helpful and ensured that I had a great trip, helping me plan my day trips and making reservations for me. Had a really great stay even though the hotel is a bit older.

2/10

Poor

03 Jan 2016

Need to be updated

Location was good and I know it's not 5atars hotel ..but they can do better than that !!

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2015

Aysha

HOME FAR AWAY FROM HOME

fOOD EXCELLENT ROOM SERVICE POOR.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jan 2015

Stanley

Sleepless in Capetonian

We stayed for one night and spent most of our time outdoors. The hotel is a bit tired, the carpets are old and being a sinus suffering person, I hardly slept.

The hotel offers shuttles to the waterfront and it is also conveniently located for all the places of interest in CPT.

Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2015

Marc

Go to The Capetonian!

A very confortable stay, friendly staff, excellent breakfast and a lovely clean room.

4/10

Poor

04 Jan 2015

liz

This hotel is close to nothing much.

On arrival they could not find our booking, finaly found it then showed us a realy bad room with double bed, we had booked twin beds, second floor, looking at the car park. Down at the front desk the reception staff could not look at me or talk to me. They discussed the problem only among themselves, or on the phone. After 3 hours waiting (after a 12 hour flight) we were given a twin room on a higher floor also car park view. The room was not well cleaned. The carpet was badly stained and had crumbs on it.
The mini balcony was home to a nesting pigeon and covered with, you know what.
As it was a holliday time we were paying premium prices, i feel we got very poor value.