Situated in the hub of Cape Town, Hippo is an exclusive, twenty roomed Boutique Hotel that offers you the convenience of a central location, combined with the seamless service of superior accommodation.
Your room has everything you may need to remain luxuriously self-contained, from kitchen units equipped with microwaves and complimentary tea and filter coffee, to state-of-the-art internet technology built into your own computer and home entertainment centre.
Get Comfortable
Only unstinting quality and attention to detail can shift a place from being merely convenient to seriously comfortable.
Details like fine cotton linen, king size beds, leather couches, cherry wood floors and interior design that lets you breathe a little deeper.
• 20 air conditioned en suite rooms. All bathrooms have underfloor heating.
• Home entertainment centre in each room: DSTV, DVD player, music system.
• Fully equipped kitchen units with complimentary tea and filter coffee.
• Electronic safes accommodate laptop computers.
• Fully stocked mini-bars.
• Daily cleaning and laundry services.
Get Connected
Just because you’re staying in a hotel needn’t mean you have to switch off. Your room comes equipped to keep you in contact and connected – 24 hours a day. And if you’d prefer to disconnect from the mundane and complicated task of organising tours and transfers, we’ll happily take care of those for you.
• Multimedia personal computers in all rooms with Microsoft Office Software.
• 24 hour complimentary ADSL broadband internet access.
• Wireless internet connection in lounge.
• 24 hour reception.
• Secure parking.
• Private tours arranged.
• Airport transfers arranged.
• Meeting facilities for groups of up to 10.
Stay in and relax at the plunge pool or in our lounge/meeting room. Step out of our doors and you'll find yourself in the middle of Cape Town's famed café culture. Or venture a little further to explore the Cape's world famous landmarks such as Table Mountain, the V&A Waterfront and Clifton and Camps Bay beaches.
Be Centered
• 5 minutes walk to the heart of the business district.
• Minutes from the two main motorways that traverse the Western Cape.
• Cape Town International Airport is a 15-20 minute drive from the hotel.
There’s no need to venture far for world-class cuisine - breakfast, lunch and dinner. Downstairs from Hippo, you’ll find 3 exceptional offerings... Greens specialises in fresh modern food. Have a glass of wine or coffee and pastries at Figaro delicabar, or indulge your cravings for authentic Thai food at Simply Asia.
• Minutes away from the Table Mountain cableway, The V&A Waterfront and the heart of the city. From here take a 20 minute ferry ride to Robben Island, Nelson Mandela’s old island jail.
• 5 minutes drive to the world-renowned bikini beaches, Clifton and Camps Bay.
• 15 minutes drive to local winelands and about 30 minutes to Stellenbosch and Franschoek.
• 10 minutes to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
Rates & Availability
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