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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