Cape Grace
Cape Town · South Africa
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Character and identity
Cape Grace occupies a private quay on the V&A Waterfront, with Table Mountain rising behind a working harbour of bobbing yachts. After an eight-month closure, the 112-room property has reopened under Fairmont management with interiors rooted in contemporary South African art and design: dark wood floors, marble-topped tables, plush patterned rugs, and locally curated libraries and minibars in place of the previous colonial-leaning chintz. Heirloom, helmed by Gregory Czarnecki, anchors the dining with tasting menus built around dishes like lobster Dugléré; the Library returns refreshed, and Bascule's 420-plus whisky collection reopens alongside a new first-floor spa. Service remains the signature, much of the long-tenured staff stayed through the refit.
Who's it for
Best for:
First-time visitors to Cape Town who want a soft landing, families, and safari-bound groups using the city as a hinge. The waterfront setting suits travellers short on time who want museums, the Zeitz, the Robben Island ferry, the Time Out Market, and design shopping all within a few minutes of the room, with attentive service throughout.
Should look elsewhere:
Repeat visitors chasing Atlantic Seaboard sunsets or the café and boutique energy of Gardens and Sea Point will find the Waterfront too contained. Longtime loyalists attached to the old colonial-style interiors may find the contemporary redesign jarring, and the full spa only comes fully online from June.
Bottom line
The defining shift here is the renovation: a storied address with its original service culture intact, now wrapped in a genuinely contemporary South African design language. Book it if you're new to Cape Town and want central, well-staffed convenience over neighbourhood character. Splurge on the two-bedroom Cape Grace suite for the panoramic mountain-and-harbour view, and time arrivals from June onwards when the spa and Bascule are fully operational.
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What this place offers
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi in public areas
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Table service
- Room service
- Breakfast
- Breakfast buffet
- Smoke-free property
- Credit cards
