A visit to Cape Town is always appealing, with a throng of leisure experiences. These range from exceptional food and wine pairing to setting off towards the call of nature with views of the ocean or drives up the rolling hills of the Western Cape.
Cape Town, the most visited destination in South Africa, is where the Queen Victoria Hotel & Manor House and Dock House Boutique Hotel are located, across the road from the renowned landmark - the V&A Waterfront. Many visit Cape Town simply to appreciate the beauty of nature at every turn.
The Queen Victoria Hotel welcomes guests to reside in classic elegance within contemporary design. Its prime location in a quiet, historic precinct near to the V&A Waterfront allows for a serene city escape and convenient access to amenities.
Offering a swimming pool and panoramic views over Table Mountain and Cape Town Harbour, this venue was opened in 2011 in a Victorian-style building. Signal Hill is a little over a mile from the accommodation, while Cape Town International Airport is about 12 miles away. A 15-minute walk will take guests to Prestwich Memorial Garden.
History and modern luxury merge to create ageless beauty at the Queen Victoria Hotel. The hotel has merged history and modern luxury to create an ageless beauty. You can feel the ambience of colonial Cape Town as you step into the foyer, since the past of shipwrecks and storms that colour every corner, then relax in the elegant contemporary bedrooms and savour the atmosphere of the world’s most famous working harbour.
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It’s boutique, it’s cosy - and bears all the trimmings that make for a serene staycation in the heart of Cape Town’s most pulsating district - the V&A Waterfront. We all know that life has a knack for driving you in many different directions, but who needs to go far when a resident of the Mother City, and why not venture to Africa’s prolific, southernmost destination if in fact you are looking for an opportunity to blend the thrill of cosmopolitan living in South Africa, and the wonderment of nature’s secret processes, which over time, have formed the backdrop of such a captivating city.
Welcomes are warm, with wide smiles from the delightful staff that have plenty tales to tell of Cape Town and the history that lives within the walls and cobblestones of the quiet precinct on which the property sits.
Manicured gardens form the backdrop of most hotels whether boutique or larger in size. Breakfast in the utterly charming Dock House breakfast room - a kin to a 19th century cottage or manor, with the same exceptional luxury and warmth - is in fact the near perfect way to start the day. Lunch is quite literally served from a plethora canal side restaurants should you be keen to venture out and explore the neighbourhood.
A short walk will take you to the heart of V&A Waterfront, where the mall stands replete with much to choose from by way of retail therapy and dining options. For a little pampering while checked in at the hotel, the Sanctuary Spa is but a few steps away, located in the same square as the hotels and hidden enough to still feel like a private escape or retreat someplace else. After a long day exploring the city, relax in the fire-lit bar and lounge area of Queen Victoria Hotel, settling down for your favourite cocktail over soothing lounge music or a performance from the Baby Grand piano should you opt out of a night out on the town.
Attention to detail, its elegance and an outstanding reputation have set this hotel apart as one of Cape Town’s finest establishments. A luxurious stay awaits at each of the 94 well-appointed, contemporary rooms, with views of the Alfred Basin, Table Mountain or the piazza. Warm personal service will make you feel at home instantly.
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The hotel’s regal ambience is felt throughout the property, from its triple-volume foyer with a dramatic spiral staircase and crystal chandeliers and marble finishes, to its spacious rooms and breathtaking suites. This grandeur, along with fine touches expected of five-star properties, have earned the Queen Victoria-also referred to as the QV- recognition as one of the top 25 luxury hotels in South Africa. As its name suggest, this hotel truly is fit for royalty.
You can have a buffet breakfast before going out to explore the area. You can also dine at the outdoor Dash restaurant, which offers French/South African cuisine. Guests can relax and have a snack in the cocktail bar. The coffee shop offers space where you can enjoy a meal of contemporary cuisine a few steps from the property.
The Queen Victoria Hotel Cape Town is at a short distance from Woodstock Railway train station. Facials and massage treatments are available on site. A gym and fitness center is available to guests.
In a colonial building overlooking Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront, this 35-room boutique hotel was inspired by the romance of Queen Victoria’s passionate early years with Prince Albert. The style is anything but 19th-century, though, with spacious rooms, marble bathrooms and a soaring lobby decked out in whites and creams and warmed up with royal purples and opulent fabrics.
A smartly attired bellhop - stylish blue suit, white shirt, no tie - whisks your luggage away so you can concentrate on the lobby’s seductive centerpiece: a curvaceous, Gehry-esque white staircase.
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The white theme continues in the guest rooms, but here it’s given a jewel-box makeover. The bed has a dusky lilac headboard with a shimmering gold satin throw; the mirrors could be from Dita Von Teese’s boudoir. And a woodcut profile of a young Queen Victoria surrounded by delicate flowers and foliage adorns the wall. But it’s the view that steals the scene. Outside the huge windows are the twinkling lights of the waterfront, with its yachts, 19th-century clock tower and the crashing waves of the Atlantic. The rooms on the other side of the hotel look out at iconic Table Mountain.
Downstairs, in the hotel’s dark purple cocktail bar, stylish locals sip cocktails and premium wines from nearby Stellenbosch before dinner at Dash. Cape Town isn’t short on gourmet eateries, and this is among the best, serving excellent cuisine in an elegant, mirrored dining room.
Take a five-minute walk to Bascule Bar for an alfresco bottle of Steph Weiss beer with the yachties whose boats are docked in the harbor out front. For a memorable massage, make an appointment at the hotel’s own small spa, which it shares with its sister hotel next door.
The hotel is named in honour of the Queen of England and her son. Prince Alfred visited the Cape in 1870 and officially opened the Breakwater basin, today’s Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. The existing building was an office block with a very deep and inefficient floor plate. It also sits within the very special and historic Portswood Precinct - its neighbours being other hotels as well as the client’s office headquarters.
In order to get more light and drama into the space, we demolished the middle part of the roof as well as the two floor slabs below to create a light-filled atrium topped off with a glass skylight. All the rooms were then able to surround this atrium and be accessed off the circular corridor. The atrium is the reception area and provides the first impressions to guests.
To make this space special, finishes were chosen to create a feeling of opulence, such as volokas marble, thick pile carpets, and dark timber floors and cladding. Other features in the atrium that added to the drama was a glass lift shaft placed next to a solid white spiral stair.
The other element which helped to achieve the plush quality was the acoustic treatment. The balustrades which surround the atrium walkways are made up of layers of sound-absorbing materials. This ensured that any echo generated in the atrium did not reach the bedrooms.
Aerial view of the V&A Waterfront
Room Options
A luxurious stay awaits at each of the 94 well-appointed, contemporary rooms, with views of the Alfred Basin, Table Mountain or the piazza. Warm personal service will make you feel at home instantly.
Loft Rooms
The 26 Loft Rooms are roomy, averaging 387 square-feet each. The decor is as vibrant as the surrounding V&A Waterfront’s atmosphere, with bold color blocking, quirky artwork and modern finishes.
Mountain Facing Rooms
The 34 Mountain Facing Rooms boast beautiful views over the Alfred Basin and Table Mountain, giving you a feel of Cape Town's surrounds from your room. These rooms are comfortably spacious, measuring 409 to 474 square-feet.
Piazza Facing Rooms
The 34 Piazza Facing Rooms offer views of the energetic piazza. Glimpses of the Waterfront culture, that includes traditional music and performers, can be enjoyed from these rooms.
The V&A Waterfront
The V&A Waterfront (Victoria and Alfred Waterfront) is named after Prince Alfred and Queen Victoria, members of the Royal Family of Britain when Cape Town was part of the Cape Colony.
The V&A Waterfront is a central part of the very beginning of the settlement of the city of Cape Town. In 1654, two years after his arrival in this relatively safe bay at the foot of Table Mountain, Jan van Riebeeck built a small jetty as part of his task to establish a refreshment station at the Cape. Fresh water and fresh produce were provided to the ships of the Dutch East India Company on their arduous and lengthy journey to their outposts in Java and Batavia.
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In June 1858, serious winter storms, which were a common occurrence, wrecked over 30 vessels. In 1984, Sol Kreiner, Mayor of Cape Town, advanced what would become the V&A Waterfront by forming a steering committee to consider a waterfront scheme: "As Johannesburg has gold, we have a beautiful city as a tourist attraction and we must all work together for a better Cape Town.
In 1938 work was started to reclaim land between the city centre and the harbour, most notably the new Duncan Dock. The Foreshore (230 hectares) made city expansion possible. Today it is a mixed-use development that spans 23 hectares, with 24 million visitors a year.
The V&A Waterfront has seen development in the Silo district, which currently houses the headquarters of Allan Gray Investment Management at Silo 1 and apartments at Silo 2.
The V&A Waterfront, often referred to as The Waterfront and The V&A, is a mixed-use suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, featuring upmarket residential apartments, a major shopping mall, a marina, and multiple large hotels. The Waterfront sits on the site of the oldest working harbor in the Southern Hemisphere. With Table Mountain as its backdrop, the 123-hectare neighbourhood sees millions of people visiting each year.
The mall is one of Cape Town's largest, and the Waterfront features numerous other retail spaces, including the Watershed, and Alfred Mall.
Map of the V&A Waterfront
Within the Waterfront are offices for Investec, Deloitte, Radisson Hotels, EY, Allan Gray, Pam Golding Property Group, Duracell, British American Tobacco, Red Bull, BP, and Ninety One.
Table: Room Types at Queen Victoria Hotel
| Room Type | Square Footage | View |
|---|---|---|
| Loft Rooms | 387 sq ft | V&A Waterfront atmosphere |
| Mountain Facing Rooms | 409-474 sq ft | Alfred Basin and Table Mountain |
| Piazza Facing Rooms | N/A | Energetic piazza |
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