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Victoria & Alfred Hotel vs Villa Viva Cape Town

Both properties are highly recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, Victoria & Alfred Hotel ranks significantly higher than The Backpack. Victoria & Alfred Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 83 with endorsements from 9 publications such as Oyster, Condé Nast Traveler and Jetsetter.

Victoria & Alfred Hotel
Victoria & Alfred Hotel
8 / 10
The Waterfront Pierhead, Cape Town Central 8001, South Africa
From $74 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
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Frommer's Frommer's
"This was the Waterfront's first hotel, and it remains the most centrally located choice." Full review
Jetsetter Jetsetter
"Converted warehouse turned stately hotel with a waterfront setting and Table Mountain backdrop." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"The chic loft rooms, with whitewashed brick and the exposed girders of the old warehouse, are the ones to opt for here." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Steeped in the pioneering spirit of colonial Cape Town, this distinguished hotel is set on the city’s thriving harbor." Full review
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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 DK Eyewitness
"The Victoria & Alfred is the original waterfront hotel, offering spacious rooms with expansive panoramas of the mountain or the basin."
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Villa Viva Cape Town
Villa Viva Cape Town
7 / 10
74 New Church Street, Cape Town Central 8001, South Africa
From $17 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Free Breakfast
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
  • Restaurant
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Rough Guide Rough Guide
"An excellent lodge in four interconnected houses, on the cusp of the City Bowl suburbs and the city centre, and easily walkable to both, in a much quieter location than Long St."
Time Out Time Out
"Its status as a five-star backpackers' is ensured by its stylish interior, clean and neat rooms,." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"This Fair Trade in Tourism–accredited operation offers affordable style, a buzzy vibe and fantastic staff." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
6.0
"An upmarket budget backpacker hostel, with a pool, on the edge of Cape Town." Full review