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 arrived early but they were fully geared up for storing our luggage and transport was ready to take us to the England v South Africa cricket match where Jane confused everybody in her Proteas shirt while singing God Save The Queen!
The room was excellent with views over the harbour towards Table Mountain – highly entertaining watching the boats pootling to and forth. We only ate breakfast in the hotel but this was excellent with a large variety from which to choose.
We never used our car during our stay, instead buying two-day passes on the sightseeing bus which not only took us everywhere we wanted to go but also included free harbour cruises and a discount on the Cape Wheel. We went on this twice, once during the day and once at night and highly recommend it. The open-top bus is brilliant; there are several routes taking you anywhere from Table Mountain to Camps Bay to wineries to a tour of the harbour where you can see seals on wheels! It’s incredibly good value and a great way to get around the city.
We can’t get into the V&A on our next trip but look forward to trying its little sister Dock House." See all these reviews: 17n in South Africa
"Upgrade to Queen Vic"
"luxury in the heart of Cape Town"
Paying extra for the mountain view was absolutely worth it. The 'piazza view' side also has rooms overlooking the car park and the main road." See all these reviews: 11n in Zimbabwe; 6n in South Africa
"The best location for a short stay"
We are so glad we booked the V&A as it's in a perfect location. It's right on the V&A waterfront and all the bars and restaurants there. It's also an easy stroll to the Hop On - Hop Off tourist bus and the access point for the Robbin Island Tour. The hotel was helpful in that they suggested we book all our tours the moment we arrived and so in the 2 nights we spent there we went up Table Mountain, took all the tour bus routes as well as getting off to visit Kirchenbosch Botanic Garden and some other stops and visited Robbin Island all of which we would thoroughly recommend.
We discovered the Watershed between the V&A Hotel and the tourist bus stop. This is a converted warehouse with beautiful local craft work for sale and we just wished we had more luggage space so we could take some home. The imagination and ingenuity which the African craft workers show in recycling redundant materials to create beautiful objects is quite stunning.
We would love to go back to South Africa and we would definitely stay in the V&A again." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 7n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia; 2n in South Africa
"Grand old hotel in superb location"
We had a room with beautiful views of Table Mountain.
Staff was very attentive & helpful." See all these reviews: 8n in Zambia; 5n in South Africa
"Convenient Hotel In V&A Waterfront"
We asked them to make dinner reservations for us one night and the front desk said she would let us know when they were confirmed which she never did (but we ended up going for dinner anyway and it all worked out).
The location was very convenient and the room was nice. Appreciated the complementary water." See all these reviews: 7n in Zimbabwe; 3n in South Africa
"Excellent location and service at the V & A"
We were allowed to stay beyond normal check out time and could leave the car in their secure parking area until due to head off for our flight later in the day." See all these reviews: 34n in South Africa
"Victoria & Alfred Hotel review"
Hire car not required for Cape Town as hop on/hop off bus very good for most visits and taxis also cheap. Four nights wasn't long enough as loads to do .A great city." See all these reviews: 13n in South Africa
"Victoria & Alfred Hotel review"
Breakfasts are excellent, bountiful and leisurely - on the pavement by the waterfront watching the world go by. We had dinner in the hotel one night which was also very good.
Last time we stayed we were in room 220 and we were hoping for a similar room this time, however we were next door in room 218 and instead of the comfy chairs we had a dining room table and four dining room chairs, nowhere comfortable to sit at all. Very odd. We don't spend a lot of time in hotel bedrooms even less time holding dinner parties in them, but we would expect somewhere to sit and relax. We do think that hotel designers ought to try staying in some of their creations." See all these reviews: 10n in South Africa; 4n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
"Excellent location & service at the V & A"
Excellent all round service by very helpful and welcoming staff.
Very good restaurants nearby.
We would definitely use this hotel again." See all these reviews: 34n in South Africa
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