In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Although rooms 2 and 3 are the largest and most honeymoon-friendly, we got very excited about room 1, with its clever colour palette of pastel blue, accented with orange and umber. It also has a fabulous little sun deck – complete with comical plastic dog sculpture. Room 4 is the smallest, but, thanks to its corner window, has the biggest view: the mountains to one side, the Waterfront to the other.
- Packing tips
- Walking boots or decent trainers are always useful for traipsing Cape Town and exploring the environs – especially if you take advantage of owners Allan and Dominic’s personal trainer friend, who can take you on fitness-building mountain hikes.
- Also
- 22 can arrange temporary membership at a nearby gym, or spa treatments at a hotel in the vicinity. Allan and Dominic live on site and are generally on hand to help make your stay as pleasant as possible.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- Cable car tickets to the top of Table mountain
22
Cape Town, South Africa[view map]
- Style
- Colourful, cordial guesthouse
- Setting
- Mountain-view Oranjezicht
‘Bold use of colour’ is usually synonymous ‘ with ‘eye-sickening clashes’, but not at 22. Each of this boutique bed and breakfast’s four rooms have been uniquely styled with a colour palette that could be dangerous in the wrong hands, but here works a harmonious modern magic.
Need to know
- Rooms
- Four.
- Rates
- Low season, R1,250; high season, R1,750, including breakfast.
- Check-out
- Midday, although both early check-in and late check-out can be arranged, subject to availability.
- Facilities
- Free WiFi throughout; visiting masseuse. In rooms: TV, DVD player, iPod – compatible Tivoli Audio sound system, La Companie de Provence Marseille toiletries.
- Poolside
- Like 22 itself, the pool is small (14 metres) but stylishly formed, with cosy loungers set up on the lawns beside it, and sofas and coffee tables at one end – perfect for card games, leafing through the papers or just dozing in the sunshine.
- Hotel closed
- Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
- Also
- There’s no smoking throughout, although three rooms have balconies or terraces you can smoke on. Pets are not allowed – Monty the cat gets jealous.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- No restaurant; breakfast is usually served in the beautiful gardens, weather permitting.
- Dress code
- Whatever you like, from starched and stylish to fun and floaty.
- Room service
- 24-hour staff can bring you tea and coffee, etc, whenever and wherever you want.
- Hotel bar
- There’s an honesty bar and fridge in the extra-comfortable lounge area, where you can grab wine, beer or spirits, and sup or sip to your heart’s (or liver’s) content. The hotel’s even got it’s own 22-branded mineral water.
Other facilities
- Children
- This hotel is better suited to couples - leave the children at home!
Smith card offer
Cable car tickets to the top of Table mountain
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22
22 Montrose Avenue
Oranjezicht 8001
Cape Town
South Africa