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Victoria & Alfred Hotel vs POD Camps Bay Boutique Hotel
Both properties are recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Victoria & Alfred Hotel ranks marginally better than POD Camps Bay. Victoria & Alfred Hotel is ranked #13 in Cape Town with praise from 9 publications including Star Service, Travel + Leisure and Lonely Planet.
Victoria & Alfred Hotel
Frommer's
Jetsetter
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
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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."
POD Camps Bay Boutique Hotel
Lonely Planet
Frommer's
Oyster
The Telegraph
Jetsetter
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3 Argyle Road, Camps Bay 8005, South Africa
From $174 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Offering clean, contemporary design, POD is perfectly angled to catch the Camps Bay action from its bar and spacious pool and deck area. The cheapest rooms have mountain rather than sea views; luxury."
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Frommer's
"Entering POD is like stepping into the pages of a slick design magazine... and the marvelously svelte model-and-gym-rat set crowding the nearby bars and beaches."
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Oyster
Luxury
"Rooms have a natural aesthetic and views of the beach or mountains; most have balconies, and some have private pools...breakfast is free and includes daily specials,."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"Pod is an uber-hip 17-room boutique hotel near Camps Bay’s beachfront, staffed with a small, intelligent team."
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Jetsetter
"Sleek, modern boutique that makes service a priority, just one block from the beach in chichi Camps Bay."
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