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Reviews of Cape Finest Guesthouse

4 out of 5
Cape Finest Guesthouse
17 Loader Street, De Waterkant, Cape Town, Western Cape

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 49 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Best of Cape Town
Exceptionale stay! Nicely styled, great bed, comfortable bedding. Really nice location with good restaurants and bars. The service was impeccable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Gillian on 15 Feb 2024
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear that you had an exceptional stay with us. It's fantastic to know that you enjoyed our stylish accommodations, comfortable bedding, and prime location surrounded by great restaurants and bars. We take pride in delivering impeccable service, and we're delighted that it left a positive impression on you. We look forward to welcoming you back for another outstanding experience in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Gillian on 15 Feb 2024
Thank you for the great review.

10/10 Excellent

Mélaine

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Gillian on 10 Mar 2023
Thank you so much for the amazing review. We are delighted we could make your experience memorable. Thank you for taking the time to write the review and provide feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Hans JB

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Gillian on 10 Mar 2023
Thank you for taking the time to write a splendid review. We value the feedback and are delighted you had an amazing stay. We hope to welcome you back soon.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay in great location
Our stay was nice - the facilities were updated and clean and the staff was friendly. The location was great and walking distance to a lot of things and felt fairly safe. The roof deck was nice and had a great view. Overall it was a nice stay and would recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023
Response from The Reservations Team on 17 Jan 2023
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We value the feedback. We are happy you had a good stay and felt safe. We hope to welcome you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very very friendly staff, nice small Guesthouse, would like to come back
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Gillian on 26 Feb 2020
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review. We are so happy you enjoyed your stay and we look forward to welcoming you back.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location for bars and restaurants. The only thing is the bedroom is a weird setup. Has a toilet in the bedroom with no door. Not sure what culture that is normal lol
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kritsana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay in Cape Town
Very good apartment. They provide nice and clean room with all necessary facilities. Reception girl is kind and polite.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Waterkant Welcome
This guest house was first class, exceptionally clean and so much better than a large and impersonal hotel. It was in an ideal location within Cape Town (de Waterkant area) which is regularly patrolled by security guards. The room was accessed off the street but security to it was excellent. The staff very competent, friendly, helpful and professional at all times. Their service could not have been bettered: breakfasts superbly hand crafted and the extras (availability of drinks etc) very welcomed. The guest house has a roof area (partly shaded) with a small pool and plenty of comfortable seating. The views were extensive over the city, False Bay and Table Mountain. One criticism of our room (Jules Verne Room) was the lack of clothes wall hanging/storage space and suitcase stands. We had hoped to fully unpack the cases during our five day stay but couldn't ever really achieve that.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay in Cape Town
Really excellent staff that were friendly, welcoming and helpful with everything. We got one of the flats 2 block from main Guesthouse. Excellent condition, comfortable and fully equipped. Location was great for restaurants, bars, cafes and grocery.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

James, San Francisco, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff was welcoming and incredibly helpful. The room was clean and modern and the rooftop was amazing. I can't recommend this place enough!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

rob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Finest info every way
Willy was a great host. Made us feel welcomed and was full of great information. Breakfast was wonderful, the rooftop is amazing, and the afternoon drinks were a great way to start the evening.

10/10 Excellent

Ed

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Stellar!!
Peter and Willy have an absolutely wonderful venue, located in a very scenic and secure area of Cape Town, and are terrific hosts. We stayed in a "cottage", which is a 4-level 2 BR apartment (kitchenette in the basement, LR, BR1, BR2). The staff at Cape Finest are incredibly personable and look after any needs you might have (special shout out to Chantal who was such an angel); the breakfast in the main house is outstanding. I experienced some serious baggage misfortune with my airline and Willy went above and beyond to help me out with trying to resolve the issue. The venue has lots of shops and restaurants nearby and is an easy 10-15" walk to the conference centre. The SkyView is very nearby and an excellent location to view the city/mountain at sundown; very short cab ride up to Lion's head/Table mountain. The cost was very reasonable (we were there in off-season - May) - can't imagine better accommodations for our time in Cape Town. Only comment I'd have is the steps up to the BRs in the cottage are a bit tricky and have a low ceiling, so use cautiously especially if you're older (like me).

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

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Fine Guesthouse indeed!
Cape Finest Guesthouse is not the cheapest place, but it fully met expectations. Modern interiour, great service, very nice roof terrace and convenient location. The room was more on the small side but had a good layout. Happy to stay there again.

10/10 Excellent

Lisa, Johannesburg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved my stay here! Would recommend it to anyone and Willy was an amazing host!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Had a great stay at Cape finest guesthouse. The staff were all very friendly and helpfyl and the rooftop terrace was beautiful. Only had issues with the room being on street level which made it a bit noisy and gave a "basement" feeling and the floor didn't look clean, and the bathroom wasn't very private... But otherwise very comfortable and would recommend anyone to stay there, but to maybe ask for a room on a higher floor :)

10/10 Excellent

Rachel, San Diego, CA

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Great stay
Secure area, Willy and Pamela were very helpful, fabulous breakfast

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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10/10 Excellent

Tariq, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Fantastic Hotel
Fab Hotel, very friendly staff, amazing room. Couldn't fault it at all.

8/10 Good

Carol, Kent, U.K.

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Lovely Cape Town base.
Lovely friendly guest house with excellent breakfast. Great roof terrace with amazing views over Table mountain. Nice safe area with good security in place. The staff were all helpful and friendly. The only downside is lack of furniture in the room. We stayed six nights and only a few small shelves for clothes etc. No wardrobe or drawers although there is room for them. It's minimalist and trendy design is lovely but not practical for longer stays.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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10/10 Excellent

Desigan, Cape town

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Great stay
Great host! Great location. Great stay.

10/10 Excellent

Francois, George

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WoW Experience in every way!!! :-)
Myself and two friends stayed at Cape Finest Guest House. The warmth arrival experience was fantastic and the Awesome service was carried through till right at the end. The interior and rooms was out of this world and loved the stylish decor. It had a very homely feel to it and especially loved the roof deck with its magnificent views of Table Mountain. Very centrally located and easy access to all Cape Town has to offer. Perfect for either business or leisure. The Breakfast offered was divine and the complimentary drinks fridge, was something I have never been offered at previous establishments, thumbs up! I would highly recommend Cape Finest Guest House and it outlives it name by far! Thank you so much for making our weekend more than Awesome :-) Will definitely see you soon!

10/10 Excellent

Caroliene

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Modern bedrijf moderne inrichting Service was heel persoonlijk en zeer goed verzorgd. Zwembad op het dak is geweldig Aanrader om terug te komen Ontbijt prima
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022
Response from Gillian on 8 May 2022
Thank you so much for such a great review. We look forward to welcoming you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Das Guesthouse hat eine sehr zentrale Lage im Bo Kaap-Viertel, aber gleichzeitig sehr ruhig. Die Dachterrasse ist sehr schön mit einem grandiosen Blick auf den Tafelberg. Die beiden Manager Willi und Janga sind sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Es waren für mich ein paar besondere Tage, weil ich mich eher zu Hause statt in einem Guesthouse fühlte.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
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Gave locatie tegenover Tafelberg .. dakterras helrmaal super
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Gillian on 26 Feb 2020
Thank you so much for the lovely feedback and taking the time to write a review. We are so happy you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to welcoming you back.

10/10 Excellent

Elena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The Cape finest guesthouse is perfectly situated in a quite area near the city center. The house and rooms are well and nicely furnished with many lovely details. Last but not least, the staff is very friendly and do a great job! We stayed for 4 nigths and would recommend it to everyone!
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nette, familiäre Unterkunft, freundliches Personal mit vielen guten Tips für Ausflüge, tolle Dachterasse
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great B&B, excellent friendly staff, best view of Capetown from the pool, parking lot available
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Anders

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic place with very tasteful design.
Fantastic staff. Nice breakfast. Nice and quiet area with good restaurants, cafe's and shopping in 3 min walk.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Benjamín

Alojamiento correcto en un barrio agradable. Nuestra habitación, la Jules Verne era un tanto extraña ya que se accedía directamente desde la calle. En la web especifica que es un ground floor pero pensaba que sería en un jardín o patio interior y no a pie de calle. El servicio correcto aunque un tanto disperso según el encargado que haya ese día. El desayuno de buena calidad aunque tras 4 días días resulta un poco repetitivo.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ronny

Sehr stylisches & modernes Guesthouse in De Wanterkant, sehr freundliches Personal und ein hervorragendes Frühstück!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charmantes Hotel mit herzlichem Personal
Schön eingerichtet Unterkunft, in der wir sehr herzlich empfangen wurden. Das Personal super nett und aufmerksam, insbesondere Willy hat uns sehr viele Tipps bzgl. Restaurants, worauf etwas achten und was in Kapstadt zu unternehmen usw. gegeben. Zimmer sauber und schön eingerichtet und groß genug. Besonders erwähnenswert auch die kleine Dachterrasse mit Pool sowie das gute Frühstück. Die Lage hat uns ebenfalls sehr gut gefallen, denn von dort sind viele Ausflugsziele in Kapstadt zu Fuß in 15-20 min erreichbar, und das Auto kann in einem abgesperrten Innenhof geparkt werden. Wir würden jederzeit wieder dort übernachten.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Rundumservice in familiärer Atmosphäre
Nach 19h Anreise einfach ein Traum in dieser ruhigen Oase anzukommen, wo schon kostenlose Getränke (Wasser und täglich Longdrinks zum selbst mixen sind inkl) und eine Dachterasse mit Traumblick warten. Persönliche Begrüßungstafeln an den Zimmertüren und jeden Abend ein Schokoriegel am Bett. Das Personal gibt ausführlichst Infos zu allem und organisiert einem den perfekten Aufenthalt. Auch gute Kontakte zu Top-Restaurants sind vorhanden und man bekommt leichter Zugang zu einem Tisch als auf eigene Faust. Tolles Frühstück und Kaffee den ganzen Tag. Parkplätze sind durch ein Tor gesichert. Wir wollten kaum wieder weg und falls wir wieder in Kapstadt sind, definitiv wieder hierher!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Safe area
Friendly staff. Delicious breakfast, safe location.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

tom, schweiz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Traumhafte Terrasse
Sehr freundliches Team, guten Service. Parken kann etwas schwierig werden, je nach Tag und Zeit. Leider war mein Zimmer direkt an der Strasse und deswegen etwas laut am Wochenende.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Rivaldo Moreira

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Kindest staff ever!
The staff is incredibly kind and helpful. It was our very first hotel of our trip and we couldn’t be happier for our choice.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sehr schönes Guest House mit sehr geschmackvoll eingerichteten Zimmern. Das Personal war sehr freundlich und immer hilfsbereit. Das Guest House liegt ziemlich zentral und hat einige Restaurants und Bars in Laufnähe. Wir hatten hier einen sehr schönen und angenehmen Aufenthalt.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

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Chambre donnant sur la rue beaucoup trop bruyante 3 nuits blanches
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Thomas, München

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Wunderschönes Boutique Guesthouse in toller Lage!
Wir waren fünf Nächte im Cape Finest und waren absolut zufrieden. Wir hatten den Raum Nachtwacht, das Bad ist offen gestaltet, was vielleicht nur bedingt für jedermann geeignet ist. Das Zimmer ist modern gestaltet und war ausreichend groß. Das Frühstück war vielfältig und gut. Ein Highlight ist die schöne Dachterrasse mit kleinem Pool und direktem Blick auf den Tafelberg. Das Guesthouse liegt ruhig in einer Seitenstraße, Ausgehmöglichkeiten von Waterkant sind aber direkt ums Eck. In den anderen Stadtteilen Kapstadts ist man auch rasch. Das Hotelteam ist super hilfsbereit und hat uns in allen möglichen Dingen unterstützt (Tischreservierungen, Ausflugstipps etc). Alles in allem ein rundum gelungener Aufenthalt.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Hervorragende Lage und wertvolle Tipps
Die Lage des Hotels ist ausgezeichnet. Innerhalb weniger Minuten gelangt man an nahezu alle wichtigen Punkte in der Stadt. Die Betreiber sind sehr netten und helfen mit äußerst wertvollen Tipps.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Tolle zentrale Lage an der Waterkant
Das Guesthouse liegt in einer sehr sicheren und ruhigen Lage direkt an der Waterkant. Das Frühstück ist einwandfrei.

10/10 Excellent

Marjorie

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Super séjour
Excellent séjour dans ce petit hôtel qui a tout d'un grand. La chambre était moderne et spacieuse. Le rooftop offre une magnifique vue sur la ville et Table Mountain ainsi qu'un tout (petit) bassin. Le petit-déjeuner offert avec la chambre était agréable ainsi que le minibar en commun. Le personnel était très sympathique et plein de conseils pour les restaurants et excursions. Possibilité de se garer sans difficulté à proximité et gratuitement. Quartier très sûr avec de nombreuses options de restauration. Que du positif pour ce séjour à Cape Town.

10/10 Excellent

Pedro, Brasília

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Atendimento incrível!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

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Disliked: Room comfort
En sovplats.
Tyst gata och ok frukost är på pluskonto. Ingen dörr till toaletten, allt i rummet har öppen planlösning. Ser rakt in i duschen. Inga sängbord, trångt. Skeva tunna trädörrar till rummet. Stentrappor/stengolv och helt utan ljusisolering. Alla hör när någon i huset går på toa eller nyser. Wi-fi fungerar bara i frukostrummet/lobbyn. Plus för trevlig personal. Ett rum om du bara vill ha någonstans att sova några timmar.

10/10 Excellent

Markus

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