Whale View Manor & Spa

Excellent welcome and hospitality. The breakfast is really good. Very calm and relaxing . Everything is ok except no wifi in the bedroom.

I have been fortunate to have stayed at Whale View Manor before and have never been disappointed with the variety of marine life, which can be seen from the sea-facing veranda and the rooms. In the peak of the whale season, I have seen several whales directly in front of the Manor. While on my most recent stay, I was fortunate to see several hundreds of dolphins close to shore. The rooms are amazing as they are very comfortable and face directly east and one can sip a cup of coffee in bed while watching the sunrise over False Bay. It is a great location for an early morning run or bike ride. Should cycling be your thing Whale View Manor is located on route with the Cape Cycle Routes, Cycle Tour 364. They provide a good breakfast, a perfect way to start of your days adventure. It's close to Cape Point National Park, Boulder Penguin Colony, and several other attractions, making it a perfect base for staging your day trips around the Cape Peninsula.

We had a lovely time here. This is a family run Hotel and is more of a laid-back beach hotel. The rooms are spacious and nice. Bathrooms are quite modern. The beach is right outside the hotel and baboons are frequent visitors. Staff, including the owners are very nice and friendly Negative: Rooms have an old unkept feeling. Bathrooms have no water pressure; the shower is just trickling out. Parking is inside the hotel grounds, however very tight, narrow and up a very steep incline. Was easier to just park outside in the street Very steep stairs to get even into the hotel. Breakfasts are limited selection, no buffet. Staff very friendly

It was probably at one time a great place but our experience was dreadful. Not clean, total lack of management and staff interest and we left early. It was ruining our time away but we found a fantastic place just a few minutes away and were so happy and relieved and had a great stay in Simonstown. Locals told us that owner/management is the problem as location is great!

We stayed at whale View Manor the 3 rd time and it was great again. Wonderful location very close to the small beach, beautiful and clean rooms and nice and helpful hosts. We loved it very much again and will return!

This review relates directly to the SPA at Whale View Manor. The experience for all four of us family members was most undesirable! We booked months in advance for a pre-wedding family Nail Spa treat for the bride of the family, we were looking forward to the experience. A special mention was made that the nails were for the wedding day! We contacted the Management with concerns about our booking after reading some concerning reviews about the Spa. We were assured by Management that all would be good and there was nothing to fear. The quality of the treatment was below all standards we have ever experienced. One of the family members cancelled her treatment as soon as a botched attempt to soak off gel left her in tears. The choice of sub-quality nail products was dismal. We left with dignity but saddened that the bride's spoil was "Spoilt" for her wedding day!