Reviews of Victoria & Alfred Hotel
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25 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Victoria & Alfred Hotel and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
"Victoria & Alfred Hotel review"
We had a mountain view room which looks out over the harbour and Table Mountain. The room is a very good size and has a sitting area with sofa and chairs so feels like a suite.
Breakfast is an extensive cold buffet with tasty hot options. We also ate in the restaurant one evening and were not disappointed.
The staff are friendly and helpful." See all these reviews: 5n in Zimbabwe; 4n in South Africa
"Victoria & Alfred Hotel review"
The hotel manager was very understanding and moved us to a sister hotel nearby which was fine and the staff there was very accommodating.
I cannot comment about the hotel beyond this." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana; 7n in South Africa
"Victoria & Alfred Hotel review"
The staff was very friendly and helpful!" See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana; 3n in South Africa; 2n in Zambia
"Victoria & Alfred Hotel review"
Staff (especially reception and initial contact when first arrived) quite offhand. Perhaps it's a bit complacent on account of its undeniably great location.
Very few facilities at the hotel - most (pool, spa etc) are at the sister hotel, though that wasn't initially clear. Directions to these were pretty useless.
In fairness, the room was great, with fabulous views. So maybe Poor is a bit unkind as an overall rating.
But having stayed previously at the Radisson waterfront, the Radisson would win hands down for us." See all these reviews: 8n in South Africa
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A highlight of the stay was a privately organised trip to Groote Schuur Estate which has been the home of many South African leaders since Cecil Rhodes. This trip was guided by a very knowledgeable guide called Najwaa Francke. I am this sure this visit would interest other Expert Africa clients interested in the history of Southern Africa." See all these reviews: 21n in South Africa
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Breakfast was excellent however the cleaning staff were a little bit noisy when outside the rooms. Kept waking us up pretty early." See all these reviews: 13n in South Africa
"Victoria & Alfred Hotel review"
That said the hotel itself is rather gloomy with a rampant interior designer determined to reflect the warehouse heritage in the décor. Raw concrete effect walls in our room and carpet designed to look like bare red brick. Compared with other guest houses and hotels in South Africa we found it depressingly 'modern smart hotel' with very little feel of genuine welcome. We felt that provided one did not look outside, it could have been anywhere.
We ate royally over the road in the restaurant of the small sister hotel The Victoria. Dash is reputed to be one of the 5 best restaurants in Cape Town. On our night, once we had found the front door (get detailed instructions!), the service, wine list and standard of food were excellent.
We used the secure concierge storage for our luggage as there was no late check out available. This worked well and we were able to explore the waterfront and take a boat trip. On balance a good stay." See all these reviews: 11n in South Africa
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