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Whale View Manor Guesthouse

4.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
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Balcony
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Pool
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Exterior

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Parking included
    Parking included

Explore the area

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402 Main Road, Murdoch Valley, Simon's Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7995
  • Fisherman's Beach
    4 min walk
  • Simon's Town Country Club
    9 min walk
  • Table Mountain National Park
    9 min walk
  • Cape Town (CPT-Cape Town Intl.)
    67 min drive

Room options

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Double Room, Sea View

Double Room, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Queen Bed

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Double Room, Mountain View

Double Room, Mountain View

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Cape Town

With a stay at Whale View Manor Guesthouse in Cape Town (Simon's Town), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Boulders Beach and Fisherman's Beach. .This beach guesthouse is 13.8 mi (22.2 km) from Cape of Good Hope and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Simon's Town Country Club.
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What's nearby

  • Fisherman's Beach - 4 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Simon's Town Country Club - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Boulders Beach - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Boulders Penguin Colony - 2 min drive - 1.7 km
  • Fish Hoek Beach - 28 min drive - 10.6 km

Getting around

  • Simonstown Station - 4 min drive
  • Cape Town Intl. Airport (CPT) - 67 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Seaforth Restaurant - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Cafe Penguino - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Harbour View Restaurant - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Blue Door Coffee Roasters - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Saveur Restaurant - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Whale View Manor Guesthouse

Beach guesthouse near Boulders Beach
Whale View Manor Guesthouse offers 10 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Pillowtop beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Cribs/infant beds (surcharge) and rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) are also available.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Guests can pamper themselves with a trip to the onsite spa, which has 1 treatment room. Services include facials, body wraps, body scrubs, and body treatments.
Stay in one of 10 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include safes and desks, and you can also request cribs/infant beds (surcharge).
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. Additional amenities at this guesthouse include complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and wedding services.
Take advantage of the guesthouse's room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary English breakfast is served daily.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge at scheduled times, and free self parking is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary English breakfast each morning.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

German

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle at scheduled times

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast available daily
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Full-service spa

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Cots/infant beds (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • No housekeeping
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Body wraps
  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massages
  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • Treatment room

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Cots/infant beds (surcharge)
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Heating
  • Pillow menu
  • Pillow-top mattress
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM
Contactless check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for ZAR 800.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for ZAR 400.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Crib (infant bed) fee: ZAR 400.0 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: ZAR 800.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation

National rating

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

Property is also known as

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Whale View Manor Guesthouse Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 48 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 71 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ross

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A Beautiful property , very stylist and comfotable , great views from the rooms , easy parking . good breakfast .highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Rebecca

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Rude horrible management
This was probably the worst guesthouse experience I have ever had. Absolute lack of service and lack of respect. There was an issue with the TV in our room and Elsa was not at all useful when i asked for assistance. She refused for me to change rooms although we where the only guests there. Instead she sent a message to my husband saying to let me know that there is more to life than watching TV! Insane behavior. When i asked for later check out so we could have a little more time she told me not to interfere with her business and accused me of throwing stones because I complained. She was rude and disrespectful she made my 10 year old daughter and i feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. Safe to say i did not check out early, I packed and left with my daughter as soon as possible. I would not recommend this guesthouse to any one and it is a real pity as the location and rooms are beautiful but Elsa made my brief stay a horrible experience and this needs to be addressed.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Sue

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very welcoming
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We searched online after a Lufthansa flight got vcancelled to strikes by the airline So we foubd this gen next to the ocean It was stunning in so many aspects👍🙏😂
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and caring staff. Venue is in a most beautiful area.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

RIKI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Wenchao

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Corinna

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great views; average hotel
Overall a pleasant place to stay on the main road just outside of Simonstown central district with glorious views and a little beach across the street. We could walk to Boulders Beach to see penguins. A nice breakfast served on the terrace in the morning. Helpful owner on site in the morning. There is no generator - so we were two hours in darkness during load shedding (with one battery charged light). We could not get an Uber at night to take us into town and no food near hotel itself. Steep steps up to front entrance and room with no one to help with bags upon our arrival. Some stains on the bedsheets. A basic room. We would qualify this as a two star hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place was exceptionally beautiful and the staff very welcoming and personable.

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing location, beautiful views and really great staff!

10/10 Excellent

Karl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Host Elsa is amazing and she squared away with a misunderstanding of reservation gracefully. The environment where the house is situated is spectacular. We enjoy our stay greatly.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Good location with ok facilities
We stayed at Whale View Manor to mainly go to the boulders beach to view the penguins. Our family enjoyed our time there but the hotel is pretty basic and rooms are a bit small.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great sea views. Secure parking. Rooms good size and large lounge.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely guesthouse
This hotel was great. The only thing missing for us was a bit more hospitality. Everyone was very kind, but we often wondered if anyone else was actually around or in the house. Additionally, the WiFi is very spotty- only an issue if you need to do any work or hop on the internet for some reason. Overall a very nice, clean, well-located guest house.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, beautiful view, very nice owners who were extremely helpful with all aspects of the property and the location.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very professional staff. Hotel is immaculately presented with wonderful breakfast. Rooms extremely comfortable - some with amazing views of the sea. Ours was mountain facing and still a nice outlook over the garden and mountain. Sea view veranda for guests use and guest lounge with honesty bar. WiFi available throughout. Off street parking. Would recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice Hotel, but Remote with Difficult Access
Nice and stylish hotel, but the location is removed from anything but the beach requiring a drive to get to Simon’s Town. Access to the hotel is somewhat difficult since the only access is via the very steep driveway (i.e. no pedestrian path). Parking is limited and tight. The hotel has a fantastic view of the ocean/beach from the front veranda. The staff are very nice and accommodating. The WiFi is absolutely the worst. It is weak and keeps logging out. The beds are nice, but the pillows are very firm. I assume that they could have been switched out, but I only realized this late at night and didn’t want to wander around looking for staff to address the issue. The breakfast was fantastic.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Whale View Manor Guesthouse
We stayed for 2 nights at Whale View Manor Guesthouse and the service and breakfast were very good. We watched two whales float past when sitting on our bedroom balcony. The hightlight of the whole holiday.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Whale View Manor Guesthouse
Stayed at the Whale View Manor Guesthouse which was very relaxing. The service and breakfast was was great sitting outside in the morning sun. We watched 2 whales go past the hotel while we sat on the balcony.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel itself was beautiful, staff was also extremely helpful and welcoming. We even saw whales one morning while eating breakfast. I only really have two complaints- noise travels very easily so once any guest is up you hear them. Made it kind of tough after long travels. The other thing, they serve breakfast but that's it(this may have been our error as well) but it's difficult to get a ride around that area and there's not really anything to do except boulders beach. After that, unless you have your own transport- you're just kind of stuck at the hotel- hungry. But again, if we would of had our own car this would have been different.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

katie, chester

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice hotel close to beach
Overnight stay was very pleasant. Hotel is a little way out of town and we had difficulty getting a taxi to bring us back after dinner. However a lovely walk into town in the morning to see penguins. We had a sea view room which was lovely. Heard the waves washing th shore overnight and sunrise was spectacular.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exceeded all expectations
Very clean, comfortable rooms. Attentive and accommodating staff. Exceeded my expectations. I will definitely stay here again if my travels take me back to Simon's Town.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
sheer bliss
It really was amazing and so relaxing , soothing and friendly. Secure on site parking but steep steps to front door . All good but would be even better with a heated mirror in the bathroom .

10/10 Excellent

latonya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing Stay
I look forward to staying here on my next visit. A great place to stay if your exploring Cape of Good Hope. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The breakfast was delicious and exquisitely presented. They have thought if everything....as I didn't bring a beach towel. An umbrella and beach towel are provided for guest. I could go and on with compliments about Whale Manor and the staff. Lastly, the spa presentation, services and staff are absolutely superb. I received a facial and massage...a treat to a perfect stay.