Hi Elaine , despite the renovations ongoing around us we had a fantastic time , it was my 70 th Birthday and my two daughters arranged a trip to the Cape for my wife and myself . The arrival at the hotel was first class , the Reception desk handled all our queries with ease and competance and we were... More

Heard about the refurbishment from previous Trip Advisor reviews, but what a transformation and well worth the wait! The hotel’s management has magnificently found the right balance between preserving the old and important history of this hotel, which I understand originally opened in 1802 and the needs of the 21st century traveller. My wife and I stayed in one of... More

The rooms are really well appointed and clean. Although an historic building, the fittings are new and appropriate. Many restaurants are within walking distance, and the varsity res are all close by. Breakfasts are great too. More

Hi Elanie and Team, Firstly thank you SO much for our wonderful experience at your beautiful property, It was truly fantastic! We arrived at the hotel at about 16:00, after having been cheese tasting at Fairview and chocolate tasting at the farm next door to them, we were met by a very friendly man who offered to help with our... More

We were booked here for 2 nights during a 12-day trip to South Africa. Our travel agent had reserved us an apartment due to the fact that we have a 7-month old baby. Within 10 minutes of being in the room we decided that it was not going to work for us due to (a) the loud noise from the... More

We have stayed at the d'Ouwe Werf 5 times in 6 years, we didn't stay last year because of the construction work commented on in a number of reviews. It has always been great value, and it is important to compare prices when being fair with comparisons. We have always loved this hotel, with very friendly staff and a unique... More

We were booked here by our travel agent because the location was ideal in the centre of town as we didn't have a car. After reading the earlier reviews we were a little concerned and made sure we were booked into one of the renovated "Superior Rooms" which are in a separate building overlooking the pool.This was very comfortable although... More

A historic property but needs attention and it will be great More

Arrived in November to be offered a room in such a poor state that it should not even be used. Badly cracked basin, mouldy tiles in the shower, carpet old and covered in years of marks, nearly all the furniture handles missing, net curtain yellow and torn, the whole room needing decoration. Never seen a room so bad. An utter... More