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Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge

3.0 star property

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A rooftop terrace with outdoor seating, a palm tree, and a view of a cityscape and mountains.
A hotel room with a bed, a desk, a sofa, and a TV.
A modern hotel room with a large window, a sofa, a desk, a TV, and a bed.
Bar (on property)
A dining area with a table set for four, large windows offering a view of buildings and greenery.

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Gym

Explore the area

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Portswood Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8001
  • Place, Two Oceans Aquarium
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Cape Town Stadium
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Greenpoint Market
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Cape Town (CPT-Cape Town Intl.)
    ‪24 min drive‬

Room options

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A hotel room with a bed, a chair, a TV, and a window with curtains.

Room, 1 Double Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(19 reviews)
  • 19 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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A hotel room with two beds, a nightstand, a wall-mounted light, and a window with curtains.

Room, 2 Bedrooms

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(11 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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A modern hotel room with a city view, a sofa, a bed, a desk, and a TV.

Junior Suite, 1 King Bed, Corner

  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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A hotel room with a bed, a sofa, a wooden coffee table, and a nightstand.

Room, 1 Double Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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

Room, 1 Single Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, a TV, and a large window with curtains.

Room, 2 Single Beds

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 19 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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A hotel room with a bed, a desk, a chair, and a large window with curtains.

Room, 1 King Bed

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge

Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a fitness center and a bar/lounge. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a 24-hour business center, a conference center, and a coffee shop/cafe are onsite. 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 bottled water. Beds feature premium bedding. 22-inch LCD televisions come with premium satellite channels. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries, hair dryers, and toothbrushes and toothpaste.

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

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.

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

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. There are 2 treatment rooms. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, sports massages, and Swedish massages.
Our customers tell us 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 center, and just a quick walk from The Watershed. 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 RV/bus/truck parking available for a fee
  • Treat yourself to Swedish massages, facials, or body wraps at Relax Spa
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge, and tour or ticket assistance
  • Onsite recreation includes a gym
  • Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the location
  • Steps from Two Oceans Aquarium and 4 minutes by foot from The Watershed
  • 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 center and meeting rooms are available.

A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces. A fitness center, 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 on weekends from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM.
Stonebreakers Restaurant - This buffet restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

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
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • 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

  • In-room 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
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • Non-plastic coffee stirrers available
  • Reception hall
  • Rooftop garden
  • Smoking not allowed
  • 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 used
  • 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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

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 cribs (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: 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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
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.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

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 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.

Property class

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

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. 330 out of 818 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 312 out of 818 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 115 out of 818 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 38 out of 818 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 23 out of 818 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful stay. Lots to enjoy nearby.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This is a fantastic hotel close to the V & A Waterfront. Staff are helpful and you have everything you need. Bus and boat tours are very close and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it. Lots of food and shopping options nearby, also the Watershed market.
Stayed 10 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was super helpful. Could not have asked for more. Dinner at the restaurant was delicious with a view of table mountain
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff was professional and accommodating. The property is attached to a college campus so the rooms are like dormitories. It served us well for an overnight stay before our early morning flight
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Evelyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast menu buffet was good but frequent lack of bowls, cutlery was concerning.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Roxanne

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful staff and amenities -- and the location was perfect! Woke up to a stunning view of Table Mountain, two steps away from all the activities at the Waterfront.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was a nice stay
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Geraldine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean room, great location
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Lauren

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
staff were friendly and the rooms were clean and comfortable. Its a 10 min walk from the waterfront which is so very convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Waltraut

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We went down to Cape Town to participate in the 2026 Cape Cycle Tour and decided to stay closer to the start and finish lines. We stayed at the Protea Breakwater Lodge a few times before and found it to be perfect. We'll probable do the same in 2027.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Good option for a 2 night stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Makrao

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had the best time in Cape. Our accommodation - location absolutely awesome. Hotel - Was great, staff were friendly, helpful and accommodating. We love Marco, so friendly and great advise.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Janeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Second time at this hotel. Very convenient location. Walkable to V&A Waterfront.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Breakfast was amazing. Lots of options to choose from. service was exceptional. I loved the ambience of the hotel and the decor. It was exceptionally cozy and inviting.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Ridwaan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Staff were good, rooms were below par.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Carlo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything in the hotel was great. The location is perfect
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Hawa

The hotel is fine, but pretty ba
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Carlos

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

10/10 Excellent

Angel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and great staff.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Hilton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Marilyn

Liked: Cleanliness
Staff was fabulous. Layout interesting. Restaurants were a good hike away. I would have liked it better if eating and drinking were within the property.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Glenn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to V and A
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Laurel

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location! Clean and friendly staff. Nice room.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

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
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Susan

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