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The Portswood Hotel

4.0 star property

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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Studio King with Shower and Bath | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe
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Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Gym
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pool
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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Portswood Road, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8002
  • Place, Two Oceans Aquarium
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Cape Town Stadium
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Long Street
    ‪20 min walk‬
  • Airport, Cape Town (CPT-Cape Town Intl.)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Twin Room | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Standard Twin Room

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

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Suite | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Suite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Standard Twin with Shower Only | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Standard Twin with Shower Only

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Standard Queen with Shower Only | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Standard Queen with Shower Only

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Queen with Shower and Bath | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Deluxe Queen with Shower and Bath

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Studio King with Shower and Bath | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Studio King with Shower and Bath

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

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About this property

The Portswood Hotel

Hotel with free valet parking, near Long Street
An outdoor pool, a restaurant and a fitness centre are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free valet parking are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a poolside bar and a conference centre are on-site. Change of towels is available on request
The Portswood Hotel offers 101 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and a safe. Beds feature premium bedding. Televisions come with premium satellite channels. Bathrooms include designer toiletries and hairdryers.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottles of water and coffee/tea makers. An iron/ironing board, change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered on a daily basis.

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

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

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at The Portswood Hotel. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from The Watershed. Free WiFi in public areas, free valet parking and an outdoor pool are available.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free valet parking and self-parking
  • Enjoy garden views while dining at Quarter Kitchen
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and tour or ticket assistance
  • On-site recreation includes a gym
  • Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the location
  • Just a 2-minute drive from Long Street and a few minutes from Cape Town International Convention Centre
  • Airport shuttle service available for a fee
The Portswood Hotel offers its guests an outdoor pool and a fitness centre. There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi.

A business centre, a meeting room, and limo/town car service are available. A terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden are also featured at the business-friendly The Portswood Hotel. You'll have access to the health club at a partner property. An airport shuttle during limited hours is available for a fee. Self parking and valet parking are free.

This 4-star Cape Town hotel is smoke free.

Quarter Kitchen – This poolside restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered.
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 transport

  • Return 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
  • 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 centre
  • Conference centre
  • 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.
  • Hand-held showerhead
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • Lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • 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
  • Smoke-free property

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 premium cable/satellite 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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at The Portswood Hotel

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

National rating

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

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

Reviews

The Portswood Hotel Reviews

8.6

Excellent

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 267 out of 579 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 213 out of 579 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 65 out of 579 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 579 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 579 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jacobus

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthys

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
winderful hotel very near the waterfront
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Kristina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

JJ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Mark

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay

Fantastic staff. Very helpful. Excellent breakfast. Five minutes to the heart of the V&A Harbor.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Warren

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Joseph

Liked: Staff & service
A very nice property: I thought more a 3star than a 4 star. & elevator was not functioning and won’t be for weeks/ months
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Jannie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very nice

Very good. Will book there anytime again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location Excellent room Some renovations going on outside
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie, carbonear

Liked: Amenities
Great place, great staff, highly recommend
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay. Staff amazing. Food good.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
very nice
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

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

10/10 Excellent

MICHAEL

Travelled with partner
Smaller than sister hotel next door and arguably nicer for being more bijou. Staff were the absolute best and always helpful. Really good spot to start a visit to Cape area. Would certainly stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A very welcoming hotel close to all the attractions of the V and A Waterfront. All staff very helpful and friendly. Restaurant buffet breakfast delicious and dinner menu varied,high quality and reasonably priced. An enjoyable 5 night stay .This boutique hotel offers all the requirements for the most discerning traveller.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Mbulelo

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice. All was good., Staff Property ,Food .
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Great location

Hotel location excellent. Friendly staff. Great service.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lesley

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pauleen, South Wootton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is in a great location for access to the waterfront. Lots of parking and excellent breakfast. Staff were helpful and cheerful. Clean well equipped room. Pool area quiet and clean, lovely sunbeams and lots of shade. Pool service for drinks and snacks was easy. Highly recommend this hotel if you want something close to waterfront with parking and easy access onto main routes.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Aging charm

Portswood is an older property which has charm but is now looking tired in places. The staff are friendly and attentive, the rooms are smallish but clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Ronald

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gino

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025