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The Portswood Hotel

Property class: 4

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A restaurant with a buffet setup, wooden ceiling beams, and a stone wall.
A round glass table with a brick wall base, surrounded by a wooden bench and a ship model.
A spacious lobby with a glass railing, a central chandelier, and a large map mural on the wall.
A gym with various exercise equipment, including dumbbells and exercise balls.
A hotel room with a large bed, a desk, a chair, and a mirror.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Gym
The current price is $292
$254 nightly
$292 total
Total with taxes and fees
Oct 30 - Oct 31

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Portswood Road, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8002
  • Place, The Watershed
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Two Oceans Aquarium
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Cape Town Stadium
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, Cape Town (CPT-Cape Town Intl.)
    ‪26 min drive‬

Room options

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A hotel room with a bed, bedside tables, a desk, and a chair.

Accessible Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A hotel room with a large bed, a desk with a chair, a mirror, and a TV mounted on the wall.

Captain Suite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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A hotel room with a large bed, a desk, a chair, a TV, and a window with curtains.

Standard Twin Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(14 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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A hotel room with a large bed, a desk with a chair, a television, and a window with curtains.

Standard Queen Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(13 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A modern hotel room with a large bed, a desk with a computer, a bathroom with a bathtub, and a flat-screen TV.

Deluxe Queen Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A hotel room with a large bed, a desk with a chair, a small table, and a TV.

Studio King Room

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Cape Town

With a stay at The Portswood Hotel in Cape Town (Victoria and Alfred Waterfront), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Cape Town Stadium and Long Street. .This hotel is 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from Cape Town International Convention Centre and 4.4 mi (7.1 km) from Clifton Bay Beach.

What's nearby

  • The Watershed - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Two Oceans Aquarium - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Nelson Mandela Gateway - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Cape Town Stadium - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles

Getting around

  • Woodstock Station - 5 min drive
  • Cape Town Station - 7 min drive
  • Cape Town Intl. Airport (CPT) - 22 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Ocean Basket - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Harbour House - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Ferrymans Tavern - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Cooked - ‬2 min walk

About this property

The Portswood Hotel

The Portswood Hotel offers 101 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Beds feature premium bedding. Televisions come with premium satellite channels. Bathrooms include designer toiletries and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Irons/ironing boards, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 101 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a television in a common area.
Grab a bite to eat at Quarter Kitchen, a poolside restaurant which features a bar/lounge and a garden view. You can also stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the poolside bar.
Featured amenities include a business center, limo/town car service, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and a meeting room. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge during limited hours, and free valet parking is available onsite.
Quarter Kitchen - This poolside restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.
Link Bar - This poolside cocktail bar serves lunch and light fare. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.
24-hour room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge) during limited hours
  • Limo/town car service
  • Free self parking on site
  • Free valet parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Link Bar
  • Quarter Kitchen

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Guidebooks
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • Business center
  • Conference center
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Hand-held showerhead
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchairs on site

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1994
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 37-inch TV with satellite premium channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

  • American Express
  • Diners Club
  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property

Property class

Quality Graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organization.

Property is also known as

Portswood V&A
Portswood V&A Hotel
Portswood V&A Hotel Waterfront
Portswood V&A Waterfront
Portswood V&A Waterfront Hotel Cape Town
Portswood V&A Waterfront Hotel
Portswood V&A Waterfront Cape Town
The Portswood Hotel Hotel
The Portswood V A Waterfront
The Portswood Hotel Cape Town
The Portswood Hotel Hotel Cape Town

The Portswood Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 333 out of 688 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 245 out of 688 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 69 out of 688 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 25 out of 688 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 688 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, less that to blocks from the harbor and many restaurants and pubs.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a fabulous stay at the Portswood, would definitely stay again. Staff so helpful and location excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location .. close to the Watetfront & tourist activities
Stayed 4 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was attentive and friendly. The food was delicious. I am so happy I stayed here. Super safe and location couldn’t be beat as it was within a 3 minute walk to the V&A waterfront!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lots of shopping nearby lots of great restaurant. But the bar and restaurant in the hotel itself were great so made sure to eat there more than a few times
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Value for money and location! Nothing special but staff were awesome
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was excellent
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I would select this hotel again in a heart beat. Nice property in great location at a reasonable price. Breakfast was excellent as well and included cooked to order options. Staff was way above and beyond in helping. Highly recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great location for easy walk to the waterfront keys areas. All staff were delightful and very helpful if we needed any help. Breakfast was a very nice selection and egg station. We had one evening meal in the restaurant which again was very good. Thanks for a great 2 night stay. Room was exactly what we needed and you would expect.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was amazing! Pool area so peaceful! staff amazing! Location amazing! Very Safe area!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location wonderful staff
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great staff
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel in a perfect location.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel and restaurant. Definitely would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff could not do enough for you and the whole place was spotless
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and available staff. Wonderful service! Great flexibility in terms of the guest-needs. A brilliant breakfast!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The PortsWood was the perfect location for a visit to Cape Town. From the minute we arrived the staff made us feel special. Upon entering our room, we were delighted with the cleanliness and amenities. The location was just perfect and we were able to see the waterfront area from our room. everything was just steps away. I highly recommend staying at the PortsWood
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel, staff , amenities and only a 5 minute walk to the V&A Waterfront .
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderfull staff, great service, excellent location.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Wonderful staff
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We were provided with a free early check in. The staff is professional, helpful and friendly. It has a great value and perfect location, only a few minutes walk to V&A.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff and location are unbeatable.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025