Activities & Services

Jooma Coffee Shop serves plated breakfasts from an à la carte menu between 07:00 and 11:30, then light meals, coffee and shakes until 20:00. Room service is available, and there's a kids' menu for younger guests.

Board games, puzzles and children's books are available for younger guests, and babysitting can be arranged at an additional charge. Kids under two eat breakfast free when parents are dining, and the indoor pool saves the day when the wind blows.

A 24-hour front desk, free Wi-Fi in rooms and public areas, room service, a wake-up service, ironing facilities and a shared lounge. Laundry, dry cleaning, car hire and airport transfers are available at an additional charge.

Key-card access, 24-hour security, CCTV in the common areas and around the building, and a safety deposit box, so you can head out for the day knowing your apartment is secure. The whole building is non-smoking.

La Vita Spa offers wellness massages, facials, manicures, pedicures and couples' treatments, with single and couples treatment rooms, a steam room and a relaxation area, open from 08:00 to 17:00.

A heated indoor swimming pool with sun loungers, so a swim is always on, whatever the Cape Town weather, even when the south-easter is blowing. Ground-floor pool-view hotel rooms look straight onto it.

Distance: 1 minute away (250 m)
Address: Lower Beach Road, Sea Point
Telephone: 021 814 1052

Cape Town's best-known public pool complex: an Olympic-size saltwater pool, a diving pool and children's splash pools right on the Promenade, with views of the ocean and Lion's Head. Unheated, refreshing and busy on summer weekends.

Distance: 7 minutes away (2,8 km)
Address: Victoria Road, Clifton
Telephone: No booking needed

Four sheltered coves below Victoria Road, separated by granite boulders and famous for white sand and clear water. Clifton Beach is one of reception's free favourites; expect steep stairs down and cold Atlantic water.

Distance: 11 minutes away (4,6 km)
Address: Victoria Road, Camps Bay
Telephone: No booking needed

A wide, palm-lined beach backed by the Twelve Apostles, with restaurants and cocktail bars across the road. Busy and buzzy in summer, and one of the best spots on the Atlantic Seaboard to watch the sun go down.

Distance: 4 minutes away (2,2 km)
Address: 1 Fritz Sonnenberg Road, Green Point
Telephone: 021 444 3903

A free, landscaped urban park beside the stadium, with a biodiversity garden, walking and running paths, play areas and an outdoor gym. Plenty of lawn for a picnic, and an easy outing for families with young children.

Distance: 13 minutes away (7,6 km)
Address: Signal Hill Road, Cape Town
Telephone: No booking needed

Drive almost to the top for sweeping views over Sea Point, the city, Table Bay and Robben Island. The classic spot for a free sunset, so bring a picnic and arrive early in summer, when parking fills up.

Distance: 14 minutes away (8,2 km)
Address: Signal Hill Road (trailhead parking), Cape Town
Telephone: No booking needed

Cape Town's favourite short hike: a path spiralling up to a 669 m summit with 360-degree views, with chains and ladders near the top. Allow two to three hours return, start early, carry water and check the weather.

Distance: 7 minutes away (3,8 km)
Address: Dock Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
Telephone: 021 408 7600

Shopping, restaurants, the Two Oceans Aquarium, craft markets and harbour cruises in a working harbour with Table Mountain behind it. Robben Island ferries leave from here too, so it's easy to combine the two in one day.

Distance: 10 minutes away (4,5 km) to the ferry terminal
Address: Nelson Mandela Gateway, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
Telephone: 021 409 5100

Ferry tours to the island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, with guides including former political prisoners. Ferries leave from the Nelson Mandela Gateway; book online well ahead, as tours sell out and depend on the weather.

Distance: 17 minutes away (9,1 km)
Address: Tafelberg Road, Gardens, Cape Town
Telephone: 021 424 8181

A rotating cable car to the top of Table Mountain, with walking paths, a café and views across the Cape Peninsula. Buy tickets online, check the weather status before you leave, and go early or late to beat the queues.

Distance: 9 minutes away (4,4 km)
Address: 71 Wale Street, Schotsche Kloof, Cape Town
Telephone: 021 481 3938

A small Iziko museum telling the story of Cape Town's Cape Malay community. Afterwards, walk the cobbled streets of brightly painted houses on the slopes of Signal Hill, remembering that these are people's homes.

Distance: 12 minutes away (4,5 km)
Address: Government Avenue, Cape Town City Centre
Telephone: No booking needed

Cape Town's oldest garden, laid out in the 1650s, with shady avenues, rose beds, cafés and the South African Museum and National Gallery alongside. Free to visit, and a natural pairing with a walking tour of the city centre.

Distance: 50 minutes away (45 km)
Address: Kleintuin Road, Simon's Town
Telephone: 021 786 2329

Walk the boardwalks beside the African penguin colony near Simon's Town, then swim between giant granite boulders. Part of Table Mountain National Park, so a conservation fee is payable at the gate. Plan it as a half-day trip.