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Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge

3.0 star property

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Junior Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Corner | Living area | 22-inch LCD TV with satellite channels, TV
Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace
Lobby lounge

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Gym
  • Parking available
  • Spa
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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Portswood Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8001
  • Two Oceans Aquarium
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Cape Town Stadium
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Cape Town Cruise Terminal
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Cape Town (CPT-Cape Town Intl.)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Room, 2 Bedrooms

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Single Beds

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Room, 1 Single Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Junior Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Corner | Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Junior Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Corner

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Room, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge

Mountain hotel connected to a shopping centre in Cape Town with a fitness centre
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a fitness centre and a bar/lounge. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a 24-hour business centre, a conference centre and a coffee shop/cafe are on-site. Housekeeping is available on request.
Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge offers 193 air-conditioned accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and complimentary bottles of water. Beds feature premium bedding. 22-inch LCD televisions come with premium satellite channels. Fridges and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries, hairdryers and toothbrushes and toothpaste.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs and telephones. Additionally, rooms include an iron/ironing board and blackout curtains. In-room massages, hypo-allergenic bedding and change of bedsheets can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness centre.

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

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the on-site spa services. There are 2 treatment rooms. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, sports massages and Swedish massages.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge. During your stay, you'll be connected to a shopping centre and just a quick walk from Greenpoint Market. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant and a gym.
  • Free WiFi
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at Stonebreakers Restaurant, a buffet restaurant that serves local cuisine
  • Buffet breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Self-parking and Motorhome/coach/lorry parking available for a fee
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and tour or ticket assistance
  • On-site recreation includes a gym
  • Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the location
  • Just a 2-minute drive from Long Street and a few minutes from Cape Town International Convention Centre
  • Airport and local-area shuttle service available for a fee
Along with a restaurant, there's a coffee shop/cafe on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. A 24-hour business centre and meeting rooms are available.

A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces. A fitness centre, spa services, and a terrace are also featured at the business-friendly Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge. You'll have access to the health club at a partner property. An area shuttle within 25.00 km and an airport shuttle (available 24 hours) are available for a fee. For a fee, parking is available.

This 3-star Cape Town hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy buffet breakfast on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM and at the weekend from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM.
Stonebreakers Restaurant – This buffet restaurant specialises in local cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Afrikaans, English, Xhosa

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Area shuttle (surcharge) up to 25 km
  • Parking on site (ZAR 25 per day)
  • RV/bus/lorry parking (surcharge) on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends; ZAR 220 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Stonebreakers Restaurant

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Shopping centre

Family friendly

  • Free cot
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In the mountains
  • On the waterfront
  • Terrace
  • Vegetable garden

Spa

  • 2 treatment rooms
  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Facials
  • Hot stone massages
  • In-room massages
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Sports massages
  • Swedish 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
  • Assistive listening devices in meeting rooms
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • Lever door handles
  • Lift
  • Low-height door lock
  • Low-height electrical sockets in bathroom
  • Low-height view port in door
  • Transfer shower
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible spa

More

  • 2 floors
  • 3 buildings
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • Reception hall
  • Rooftop garden
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 22-inch LCD TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Electrical adapters
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

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 buffet breakfast: from approximately ZAR 220 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 650.00 per room (one-way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: ZAR 25.00
  • Self-parking fee: ZAR 25 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 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, debit cards and cash
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Marriott)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Reservations are needed for massage services and spa treatments. For reservations, contact the hotel before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
  • Children aged 12 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

National rating

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

Property is also known as

Breakwater Lodge
Breakwater Lodge Protea Hotel
Breakwater Protea Hotel
Protea Breakwater
Protea Breakwater Cape Town
Protea Hotel Breakwater
Protea Hotel Breakwater Lodge Cape Town
Breakwater Hotel Cape Town
Protea Hotel Breakwater Cape Town Central
Protea Hotel Breakwater Lodge Cape Town, South Africa

Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 288 out of 733 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 291 out of 733 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 101 out of 733 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 32 out of 733 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 21 out of 733 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service

Ageing hotel, not very clean

The hotel was OK. The can definitely put more effort into cleanliness. There were several strands of hair on the countertop from a pervious guest, the bathrooms are mouldy and the laminates/vinyl floors are old and worn and need to be retired. For the price of the hotel, it does not live up to the expectation.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location. Easy walk to the waterfront. Great service. Dated rooms need updating
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Douglas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The “family” room we had was 2 bedrooms sharing 1 bathroom. They were small but perfect for what we needed. The location near the V&A waterfront was perfect. Breakfast was included in our stay and was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Disappointing

We arrived at check in about 15 mins earlier than the time on our booking confirmation to be advised they the hotel had changed it's check in time to an hour later. We were told to wait and the receptionist would see if our room was available. She subsequently disappeared and after 45 mins I asked another receptionist what was happening and he knew nothing as the original person hadn't done anything. He managed to get us a room straight away but have no idea how long we could've waited. The location of the hotel is good but it is tired and needs some TLC. I cannot fault the porters who brought a trolley to our car to collect our luggage so we didn't have to carry it. Breakfast was in another building and very chaotic where we had to wait for food refills and when we asked for cutlery was brought one set when there were 2 at the table. Just felt that they weren't really interested. We had a problem with our aircon and were asked to wait in the room for an engineer even though we said we were going out. No one came.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Yves

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

June

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really convenient and safe area with great staff. Some rooms need upgrades
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

N

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

No gym even though advertised on hotels.com

We were disappointed with the checkin process. Protea emailed the day before we travelled to see if we needed anything, and we said would be great if room could be available early so we can freshen up after a long flight. When we checked in there were no rooms available which so not a problem as check-in was at 3pm. We went back at 3:30pm and still no room for us, which was disappointing. What was worse though was the hotel being advertised with a gym and there wasn’t!! I always book hotels with a gym so this was misleading. The option was to pay and use the Virgin Active club in the town.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

KAREN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, excellent access to Cape Town waterfront.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Timothy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Michele

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very disappointed by the property
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Very close to the V and A waterfront
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Andrew

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Terrible

Lifts didn’t work on arrival. Terrible room - clinical, sharp edges everywhere. Worst family room I have ever stayed in. Mould in bathroom…
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adele

Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel, Great location!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carlos

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Great location - easy walk to Victoria and Albert Waterfront area.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Kathleen, Kingston

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Needed help getting to the airport and said our only option was their very expensive van.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

debbie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janeth

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jon

Incredible location, lovely property with a fascinating history and current co-residence with the school of business. Breakfast are incredible. Staff are outstanding.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary

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

Luxury room for economy price near V&A Waterfront

The Protea is a terrific value, close to the Victoria and Albert Waterfront and the number 1 stop for the red hop on hop off buses, and right across from the acquarium. I was upgraded to a free corner suite with views of the bay and Table Mountain for being Marriott Bonvoy member. The only downside to this hotel is having to walk outside and through two different buildings to reach its restaurant, the only place to get bottled water on the premises. Big bonus: there is an onsite spa where you can get massages and facials for less than half what they would cost in the US. Desk staff are friendly and helpful. Concierge almost doubles the cost if outings, so skip them and talk with the red bus staff at the nearby station instead.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

AMBER, Norcross

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024