Victoria & Alfred Hotel vs Dock House Boutique Hotel
Both Victoria & Alfred Hotel and Dock House Boutique Hotel are recommended by professional travelers. On balance, Victoria & Alfred Hotel is the choice of most reviewers compared to Dock House Boutique Hotel. Victoria & Alfred Hotel comes in at 83 with accolades from 9 publications such as Frommer's, Star Service and Fodor's.
Victoria & Alfred Hotel
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The Waterfront Pierhead, Cape Town Central 8001, South Africa
From $74 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Frommer's
"This was the Waterfront's first hotel, and it remains the most centrally located choice."
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Jetsetter
"Converted warehouse turned stately hotel with a waterfront setting and Table Mountain backdrop."
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Lonely Planet
"The chic loft rooms, with whitewashed brick and the exposed girders of the old warehouse, are the ones to opt for here."
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Travel + Leisure
"Steeped in the pioneering spirit of colonial Cape Town, this distinguished hotel is set on the city’s thriving harbor."
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Don’t miss a dockside dinner at the hotel’s open-air restaurant, OYO, for smoked trout, crayfish, and steamed mussels served with a view of Table Mountain.
DK Eyewitness
"The Victoria & Alfred is the original waterfront hotel, offering spacious rooms with expansive panoramas of the mountain or the basin."
Dock House Boutique Hotel
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Portswood Close, Portswood Ridge, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town Central 8001, South Africa
From $151 /night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Frommer's
"Infinitely more stylish and exclusive than any other Waterfront options, it's so discreetly situated that hardly anyone knows of its existence."
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Avoid the ground-floor bedrooms, as they are noisy early in the morning.
Lonely Planet
"Butlers dressed in white kurta-style pyjamas greet you at this super-elegant, six-bedroom property crafted out of the former harbour master’s house."
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Condé Nast Traveler
99.6
"It’s location, location, location at this smart city inn overlooking the vibrant Victoria & Alfred Waterfront."
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Time Out
"It's a challenge to remember you're actually in the heart of the Waterfront when you're in this luxe private villa-hotel."
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Afar Magazine
"Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront is a fairly modern affair of shiny shopping mall, behemoth Ferris wheel, and massive harborside restaurants, to name a few highlights."
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