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Gordons Guesthouse

3.5 star property

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Exterior
Double Bed Room | Terrace/patio
Deluxe Twin Room OR King Bed Room | Terrace/patio
Double Bedroom, Optional Self-Catering | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, down duvets, Tempur-Pedic beds
Exterior

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Pet-friendly
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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25 Highfield Street, De Waterkant, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8005
  • Cape Town Stadium
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Cape Town International Convention Centre
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Cape Town Cruise Terminal
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Cape Town (CPT-Cape Town Intl.)
    ‪21 min drive‬

Room options

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Double Bed Room | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, down duvets, Tempur-Pedic beds

Double Bed Room

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Twin Room OR King Bed Room | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, down duvets, Tempur-Pedic beds

Deluxe Twin Room OR King Bed Room

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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Double Bedroom, Optional Self-Catering | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, down duvets, Tempur-Pedic beds

Double Bedroom, Optional Self-Catering

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

Gordons Guesthouse

Guesthouse with free parking, near Long Street
This guesthouse features a restaurant, a coffee shop/cafe and coffee/tea in a common area. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, laundry facilities, tour/ticket assistance and a garden are on-site. Housekeeping is available once per stay.
Gordons Guesthouse offers 3 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and coffee/tea makers. Rooms open to balconies. Tempur-Pedic beds feature down duvets and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. 48-inch Smart televisions come with premium digital channels and Netflix.

Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hairdryers. This Cape Town guest house provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access, with a Wi-Fi speed of 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices). Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested. Housekeeping is provided once per stay.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
During your stay at Gordons Guesthouse, you're just a quick walk from Cape Quarter Lifestyle Village. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus a restaurant.
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices))
  • Free self-parking
  • Dining options include a coffee shop and a restaurant
  • Amenities include laundry facilities, a terrace and coffee/tea in a common area
  • On-site recreation includes bicycles to rent
  • 14 minutes by foot from Long Street and a 2-minute drive from Cape Town International Convention Centre
  • Airport shuttle service available for a fee
  • Cats and dogs welcome for a fee
Along with a restaurant, there's a coffee shop/cafe on site. Public spaces have free WiFi. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is available for a fee. A terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden are also featured at Gordons Guesthouse. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3.5-star Cape Town guest house.

Gordons Guesthouse has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Afrikaans, English, Xhosa

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • In-room WiFi speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Down comforter
  • Pillow menu
  • Premium bedding
  • Tempur-Pedic mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 48-inch smart TV with premium digital channels
  • Netflix
  • Streaming services

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests can choose to either self-clean the property prior to checkout, or pay an additional cleaning fee of ZAR 250 (exact amount varies) at checkout

Pets

  • Pets: ZAR 85 per pet, per day, plus a deposit of ZAR 2000 per day
  • Only dogs and cats are allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children 15 and younger are not allowed at this property. All guests older than 15 are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Aeroplane and shuttle transfer per adult: ZAR 270 (one-way)

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 270 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 4)
  • Pet deposit: ZAR 2000 per day
  • Pet fee: ZAR 85 per pet, per day
  • Cleaning/housekeeping/linen are available for an additional fee
  • Towels fee: ZAR 25 per person, per stay (or guests may bring their own)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts mobile payments and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system and outdoor lighting
Gordons Guesthouse offers transfers from the airport (fees may apply). Please contact the property on the number on the booking confirmation with your arrival details prior to travel. Guests can choose to either self-clean the property prior to checkout, or pay an additional cleaning fee of ZAR 250 (exact amount varies) at checkout.

We should mention

  • Children 15 years old and younger aren't allowed at this property.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

Gordons Guesthouse Hotel De Waterkant
Gordons Guesthouse De Waterkant
Gordons Guesthouse House Cape Town
Gordons Guesthouse Cape Town
Gordons Cape Town
Gordons Guesthouse Cape Town
Gordons Guesthouse Guesthouse
Gordons Guesthouse Guesthouse Cape Town

Gordons Guesthouse Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 39 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 39 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 39 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 39 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 39 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Leonard

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Well located but very poor accommodation

On entry to the room it was clear that the owner lived in an open plan area adjoining the room and seems to share the bathroom. There was dirty bed linen soaking in the bath. The room was dirty and musty. We turned the aircon on to provide fresh air. We could not leave the door open because another room looks into the room we were allocated. Hotel.com should not have this on their books until the ensure the owner has passed and electrical inspection. The electrics tripped out overnight and there were no lights in the morning and no hot water. We checked out immediately and found another venue for the Cape Town Mining Indaba.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Eugene

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
No address given, no phone number to contact, just not again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

johan

Business traveller
On check in , my bathroom hadn’t been serviced at all. Brake marks in the toilet, hair in the wash basin, no shampoo or body lotion in the bathroom, virtually no toilet paper. Most disappointing and the worst possible welcome any guest can receive.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Phillip

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lumka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Host very hospitable, clean and comfortable. beautiful artefacts, especially liked the stamp collection!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Colette

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great Find

Fast Friendly shuttle service from the airport. Gordon was Very Accommodating and Helpful. Great place to be in walking distance to shops, restaurants and the Harbor.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cape Town Guesthouse

Good location for walking to either the V&A Waterfront or downtown. Convenient to city bus routes. Breakfast is at a cafe about 2 blocks away. Nice start to the day. Gordon, the host, is very nice and accommodating.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

JEROME

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Kudo to Mr Gordon

MrGordon is an elder gentleman but went out if his way to see that we were comfortable. His location is very convenient to all the downtown hot spots Cape Town has to offer
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

IRENE

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Gordons Guesthouse De Waterkant

Small compact comfortable unit, within easy walking access to Waterfront. Very friendly and amenable host, who went out of his way to fetch us from the airport as car hire was booked out solid throughout Cape Town. Ideal for the short business trip.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Morten

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Hans-Jürgen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly and helpfully.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Andree

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
GORDON was super helpful when our flight was delayed.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and quiet and convenient for wanting to be near the waterfront. The walk back was uphill.

10/10 Excellent

naeem

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Place away from home

Warm hospitality and fantastic location!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nothing special at all... Especially at that price... It's basically some guy's house and u rent a room in his house. Would not consider this a guest house. At your own risk... I was not satisfied at all

6/10 Okay

Pius

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Zuerst hat uns Gordon die ersten 3 Nächte in ein Hotel geschickt. Überbucht. Das Deluxe Zimmer hat 9 m2 plus 2 m2 Dusche WC. Die Einrichtung ist in die Jahre gekommen. Vor allem die Bettwäsche. Am Schluss wollte er noch zusätzlich Fr. 75 für die drei Nächte im Hotel. Preis Leistung absolut nicht ok.
Stayed 12 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Jon

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Gordon var väldigt hjälpsam. Han gav bra tips och råd i området och skjutsade oss gärna så fort vi behövde.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Amir

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Alles ok. Parkmöglichkeit tagsüber nicht vorhanden und muss tickets gekauft werden. Sonst alles ok.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Andriy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was fine
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Antoine

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

ERIEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
otimo quarto, propietario super solicito, nos ajudou bastante.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

6/10 Okay

Gert

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022