What was once the Harbor Master's private residence in the late 1800's, Dock House Hotel sits on a private bluff above the V&A Waterfront offering a stylish, affordable design hotel walking distance to much of the city's seaside attraction. "Understated grace meets contemporary-classical glamour," the lobby features a modern design palette accented in a grand architectural design that overlooks lush, petite gardens and swimming pool with bar area. Limited in space, a small kitchen offers daily breakfast served in the morning room or by the pool; by night a limited dinner menu is available through room service only. Given the large-scale resorts that define most of the V&A Waterfront, this meticulous design hotel offers big service and style despite its small size.  

The Room:

With just five rooms in the Dock House, four of the guest suites are located on the upper level of the property offering a contemporary, sophisticated palette of Louis sofas, crystal chandeliers that double as bedside lamps and minimalist tufted-headboards that spin a more modern feel to the space. Upper level rooms feature a wall of French doors that open to a step-out balcony overlooking the harbor and grassy lawn next to the pool. Bathrooms are generously sized with teak floors, fluffy white linens and step-up platforms where freestanding tubs are elevated from the remaining room. The ground floor offers the best room in the house, a singular suite with period fireplace and private garden where glimpses of Cape Town’s colonial past are recaptured in the details.