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Hippo Boutique Hotel

4.0 star property

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Outdoor pool, pool loungers
Executive Apartment | Living room
Terrace/patio
Executive Apartment | Private kitchen | Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle
Executive Apartment | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Parking available
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pool
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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5-9 Park Road, Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8001
  • Long Street
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Castle of Good Hope
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Table Mountain
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Cape Town (CPT-Cape Town Intl.)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Standard Room

  • City view
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room With Balcony | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Standard Room With Balcony

  • City view
  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Executive Apartment | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Executive Apartment

  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room (BF) | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Deluxe Room (BF)

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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About this property

Hippo Boutique Hotel

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, a quick walk to South African Museum and Planetarium
An outdoor pool, coffee/tea in a common area and a business centre are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include self parking, a meeting room and concierge services.
Hippo Boutique Hotel offers 25 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and a safe. Accommodation at this 4-star hotel has kitchenettes with coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include a shower, slippers and complimentary toiletries.

Satellite televisions are provided. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones; local and international calls are complimentary (restrictions may apply). In-room massages and hairdryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

During your stay at Hippo Boutique Hotel, you're just a quick walk from Long Street. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas, plus an outdoor pool and a business centre.
  • Free Wi-Fi in some public areas
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Self-parking available for a fee
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and tour or ticket assistance
  • Within a 15-minute walk of South African Museum and Planetarium and Greenmarket Square
  • Airport and local-area shuttle service available for a fee
A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces. A business centre and a meeting room are available. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle are available for a fee. An outdoor pool, tour/ticket assistance, and coffee/tea in common area are also featured at the business-friendly Hippo Boutique Hotel. For a fee, parking is available. You'll have access to the health club at a partner property.

This 4-star Cape Town hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a cooked-to-order breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to noon.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Afrikaans, English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Secured parking on site (ZAR 60 per day)

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:30 AM to noon for a fee: ZAR 140 for adults and ZAR 140 for children
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room kitchenette
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers

Spa

  • In-room massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • No lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Kitchenette
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters
  • Free international calls
  • Free local calls
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: midnight

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

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
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

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

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: from approximately ZAR 140 for adults and from ZAR 140 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 650 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 3)
  • Secured self-parking fee: ZAR 60 per day

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 credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Long-term renters welcome
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
Hippo Boutique Hotel 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. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

National rating

Quality graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organisation.

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Hippo Boutique Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 215 out of 383 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 141 out of 383 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 23 out of 383 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 383 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 383 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sakhiwo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was perfect for what we needed
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ideal location. Quiet yet close to many restaurants and clubs. Would stay again/
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

jordan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super central, easy to walk to many bars, restaurants, cafes and links for easy transport. Rooms were massive with lots of space, great kitchenette offering was very helpful.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Piero

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked my large room that had an unexpectedly beautiful view of Table Mountain. I adored, Sharon, at the front desk. She helped me enormously.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

J Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place, but some false descriptions
Nice place in a great location. A couple of caveats - the hotel's description states that standard rooms have a balcony. Okay, but it's only about 9 inches wide. Perhaps enough for a smoker standing sideways, but not what one a expects for a balcony. Also, the description on Hotels.com states that they have 3 restaurants and 5 bars. Not so, although there are restaurants on each side of the property.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great staff, super informative and helpful. Lovely hotel with clean and stylish rooms. Located in a fun area which meant it was quite noisy at night. The light switches need a rethink. Even the guy working there had trouble figuring them out. Would certainly stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in a good location
The reception staff are extremely friendly and helpful. The hotel is in a nice location, near a small shopping centre and restaurants. We appreciated the large bathroom and kitchenette with a microwave.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Asiphile

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

10/10 Excellent

Boris, Toronto

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location on Kloof Street with variety of dining options. Walking distance to downtown, Long Street, museums and Company's Garden. Waterfront and Table Mountain Cable car is short Uber drive away. Fat Cactus bar (below hotel) is great place for a evening drink upon coming back from the tours. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff is what always makes my experience. Just really great people!!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 15 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Jorge

Liked: Cleanliness
Limited services
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Vanita, London

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hellen

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Helpful and reliable staff
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rachanobol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay in Cape Town
Nice little hotel just off Kloof Street. The front desk staff were exceptional and very helpful. They made the difference in turning our vacation week into a wonderful and enjoyable adventure.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Chris

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lyndee

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Great place
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Tamin-Lee

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Just average
The room smelt like cigarettes and was not that clean. The bath was massive and took forever to get to a depth to bath and there is water restrictions on Cape Town so was not great.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Grant

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Business trip
Great rooms, no in site food
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Badie-ah

Stayed 3 nights in May 2021

8/10 Good

Damien

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jakim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
that shower
best shower i have ever had excellent value for money lots to do
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021