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Located at the Sea Point Promenade facing the Atlantic coastline, The Winchester Hotel features a pool and an Italian-style courtyard surrounded by palm trees and fountains. With original Cape Dutch decor, all air-conditioned rooms and suites at The Winchester Hotel come with satellite TV and tea/coffee facilities. A bathrobe is available in each modern bathroom. Most rooms feature sea or mountain view and some face the Italian piazza style Courtyard. Full English breakfast is served at Shoreditch Restaurant. It also serves South-African cuisine with a European twist, indoors or on the terrace. High Tea is available every Saturday and on Sundays, there are jazz brunches with live music. Guests can undergo holistic treatments in the Sanctuary Spa or enjoy paragliding on the beaches. Meanwhile, the 24-hour reception staff can arrange a shuttle service to Cape Town International Airport, 16 mi away. Limited, private, on-site parking and on street parking is available. The V&A Waterfront and Cape Town’s center are a 10-minute drive from The Winchester Hotel.
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Reviews
Beautiful hotel with garden gorgeous courtyard (that I is unfortunately closed off in the winter), ideal location 200 Rand one way to popular waterfront area by taxi.
Very friendly welcoming staff.
My issue was no counter space at the bathroom sink and absolutely minimal shelf space in the spacious shower (A little table or corner shelf would have been greatly appreciated). Also hotel doesn't provide hair conditioner....these 2 important things make it a 3.5 star rather than a 4.5 star for me.
This is such a beautiful hotel with excellent staff and a superior location. It faces the Atlantic Ocean and has a pickup and drop-off for the city tours bus right across the street. Behind the hotel is a gorgeous view of table mountain. The rooms are beautiful. The staff is friendly. And the breakfast is excellent.
Couldn't fault our stay at the Winchester!
The hotel is very well maintained and offers very comfortable rooms.
There's a lovely breakfast Court yard area.
And we couldn't fault the breakfast included in our stay.
Theres two different restaurants/bars areas facing the promenade which offers good food and drinks.
It a brilliant location and very popular with tourists.
Staff here are amazing! There polite, professional and friendly.
Nice but small pool with a drink service available.
Only complaint is the gym is extremely small.
I first visited the Winchester Hotel around February 2026 with a friend. We’re both from Johannesburg, and unfortunately we had missed breakfast that day—yet we were craving all things croissanty and eggy 😭🤍
What stood out most, though, was how incredibly kind the staff were.
The ladies at reception were so warm and lovely that I told myself I’d definitely return because of the hospitality alone. They even recommended that we try the buffet next time.
Well… long story short, I came back today and I finally had the buffet 👏🏽 Everything was absolutely on point from start to finish.
Thank you for the warmth, gentleness, and exceptional hospitality.
The service felt truly premium.
Highly recommend 🙏🏽🤍
I have been a patron of this hotel for many years and previously enjoyed the casual vibes feel at the hotel. This visit was completely different. Not sure what has happened to service. The staff all seem to have no care attitudes. Not helping with bags not caring about service. Actually the only good service experience was at the pool. Reception offering a bottle of wine and a welcome letter from management while telling me I cannot drop my bags off if there is no parking for me but rather should manage my bags from wherever I find parking in the street. No help whatsoever when leaving with bags just staff stating on as we battle in our own. Four star hotel with 5 star prices and 2 star service.
