Name: ONOMO Hotel Cape Town – Inn On The Square
Address: Greenmarket Square, Cape Town, South Africa, Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA
Price range: US$74–US$173 per night
Rating: 8.05

What guests think

At ONOMO Hotel Cape Town – Inn On The Square, guests praise the central location and friendly staff, plus good breakfasts, but also report dated rooms with small bathrooms, maintenance issues, frequent air-conditioning problems, and early-morning noise from the market.

Several reviews caution that the immediate area feels unsafe at night, so many used taxis or rideshares after dark. Other recurring niggles include patchy in-room Wi-Fi, key cards that deactivate, and a small rooftop pool that can be poorly maintained. Overall, it suits travellers prioritising location and value over modern finishes and absolute quiet.

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Facilities

Facilities are basic: a small rooftop pool with views but mixed upkeep, a simple gym with limited equipment, and an on-site bar; several guests appreciated available parking.

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Devendra

10 Mar 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

Friendly and helpful staff. Doorman made sure I stayed safe when standing outside waiting for cabs or uber. Front desk was always helpful. Enjoyed that they had a sauna as well as a pool with a great view of the mountain!

10

Sharon

15 Feb 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

The ONOMO hotel, located in a good, central location, has 8 floors. We were lucky to be on the 8th floor overlooking the square. I imagine the lower floors might be noisier due to vendors setting up and dismantling their booths. The breakfast (which we weren't told was included when we checked in) was incredible - one of the nicest buffets I've experienced in a hotel. The pool, while small, was refreshing. Laundry is available but very expensive.

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Hugh

25 Feb 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Room was ok. No bar fridge. Had a functional safe. Clean bathroom although small (can't close the door and be in it at the same time). Some mould in the shower base. Breakfast was good. There is a bar attached but I didn't go. Small swimming pool and an exercise room with two bikes and some weights. Area is not super safe. Didn't walk around at night but felt ok in the day if careful.

10

Daniel

3 Mar 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Roof deck with pool and view of Table Mountain, lovely breakfast buffet, pleasant bar

8

Maria

20 Jan 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Storleken på rummet bra. Heltäckningsmattan på golvet ofräsch AC - apparaten kylde bra men för ett jäkla oväsen samt är placerad under fönstret Badrummet helt ok.. Poolområdet på taket behöver verkligen uppdateras... Bilderna stämmer inte alls med verkligheten...

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keysuke

26 Mar 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Hotel bem localizado, limpo e com bom café da manhã. Recbe ônibus de turismo e portanto em alguns horários fica congestionado. O Fitness center não é bem equipado (falta esteira de caminhada). Café da manhã inicia as 6:30 AM mas nessa hora ainda faltam itens básicos. Reposição de xícaras e copos deixa a desejar. ! torradeira de pão é insuficiente para atender horário de pico.

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Nigel

1 Apr 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Staff were very helpful and friendly. On site Restaurant and bar was useful. Breakfast was tasty and starts early which is useful to get to Robben Island and Table Mountain which i recommend as early as possible. Taxis are very cheap to travel to other places especially after dark. The room was super clean, just the air conditioning needs an upgrade in future luckily end of March was not too hot, so had window open. On site parking was handy too.

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Millicent

19 Dec 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Great property and great service. The only issue is that the pool was being misused by other guests. The hotel should ensure strict measures for the pool and it wasn’t heated.

10

Diana

24 May 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Loved the hotel and the breakfast was simply gorgeous and bountiful. The African market out front was the frosting on the cake. The swimming pool was an added bonus for my husband who does laps; it was small but adequate.

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Prashant

29 Oct 2025

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Stayed 9 nights

Nice location. Close to shops, laundry, food options. Excellent staff - helpful, polite and on to it. The hotel is not new but has its own personality. Unfortunately the swimming pool was not clean at all - I’m guessing it may be better for summer. The room we were in had very poor internet. The bar was nice. The best part was the in-house tour company called Azoul Tours - very honest, on time and trustworthy drivers. The manager Yousef is mainly onsite.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is mixed: many found rooms clean, but multiple reviews note stained carpets, occasional mould, unpleasant odours, and housekeeping lapses such as missing towels or slow replenishment.

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Thandiwe

2 Sept 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

The staff is awesome 💯💯💯😎 very demure, very mindful, polite, helpful more especially Ntando who advised us on places to visit in Cape Town. Breakfast was also very nice and the whole place is kept so clean

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Jessica

11 Feb 2025

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Stayed 9 nights

The hallway smelled of something rotten, there was a dead roach that stayed in hallway for at least two days, asked front desk for luggage trolley never sent one went to get and front desk didn’t even apologize or care. Free breakfast was always cold no matter what time I went. Room super small and no fridge.

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William

13 Feb 2026

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Stayed 7 nights

Clean room if a bit dated. Staff were excellent. Some issues with lifts and electrics but all sorted. Only had breakfast once but it was good quality.

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Paul

21 Jan 2026

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Stayed 6 nights

Room was incredibly small, carpets dirty, woodwork damaged, bathroom beading in shower black and mouldy, sink blocked and wooden trim under sink laminate all splitting very very disappointing quality. Most important problem was door did not lock and you had to pull it tight every day, despite asking twice it was never fixed. Positive though the staff very friendly and good location if you want to be central capetown.

8

Evelyne

29 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Well maintained and secure hotel located in the city centre. Good sized clean room with kettle, tea and coffee, quality sheets, and pillows, shower accessories. No view from my room, overlooking rear of run down building. Staff very helpful and willing to assist. Good assortment of breakfast with healthy options and omelette cook on standby.

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Dane

16 Jan 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

I didn't like this property. It was old. It needs upgrading and to remove the carpet. My room smelled bad.

4

Siu Tak Allan

18 May 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Washing toilets sink clogged but nobody fix for few days.

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Maryam

12 Dec 2025

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Stayed 14 nights

Det var väldigt rent. Trevlig personal och god frukost. Hotellet låg så bra till och centralt

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Liana

11 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Walking into the room the first thing you see is the dirty carpets. The aircon is extremely load and sounds like a tractor

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Celso

25 Nov 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

La habitación estaba limpia y era bastante decente, el desayuno era excelente.La zona es bastante céntrica, hay un mercado justo a la puerta. Muy chulo. El barrio puede ser peligroso de noche.

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Rooms

Rooms vary from small to spacious, with dated decor in places. Common complaints include very small bathrooms, loud or ineffective air-conditioning, street or market noise, and patchy in-room Wi-Fi; some higher floors are quieter and offer better views.

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Peder

26 Jan 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Room var smal but no problem as singel room for one night.

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Paul

12 Mar 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Check in took a long time and when i got to my roo. It wasn't ready so had to go back to Reception for new room. Room was a bit tired and dated , shower lacked power and not very warm . Nice view from 8th floor and close to small pool . Surprisingly noisy when the Daytime market startred to set up every morning. Most of the Staff were lovely and a decent breakfast

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Norbert

23 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

City center location, noisy but was manageable

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Bonita

9 Jan 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Hotel needs to fix its air con. Our room was so hot the first night. It was awful. Someone came to try and fix it and while it was better it did not work properly. We had to leave our window open but the street was so noisy so wasn’t good sleep again. Until they fix their air con would def recommend to look elsewhere.

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Björn

20 Mar 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

im Großen und ganzen war es OK. Die Unterkunft war etwas schlechter als erwartet. Die Bilder Stimmen nicht ganz mit der Realität überein. Die Zimmer sind sehr klein. Das Frühstücksbuffet ist sehr überlaufen gewesen, so das wir uns entschlossen haben, in einem der vielen nahegelegenen Kaffees frühstücken zu gehen.

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Juan Manuel

21 Mar 2025

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Stayed 8 nights

Hotel is in general very good, except for a couple of issues. WiFi was basically non-existent in our room and the door access broke twice and no cards worked at all having to have an employee use a master card to let us in. Apart from that, the staff is very good and attentive. Location is quite alright as well

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ABHISHEK

31 Mar 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Avg rooms, no provision to open window for fresh air. Bit noisy since market is in front o

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Paul

21 Jan 2026

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Stayed 6 nights

Room was incredibly small, carpets dirty, woodwork damaged, bathroom beading in shower black and mouldy, sink blocked and wooden trim under sink laminate all splitting very very disappointing quality. Most important problem was door did not lock and you had to pull it tight every day, despite asking twice it was never fixed. Positive though the staff very friendly and good location if you want to be central capetown.

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Liana

11 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Walking into the room the first thing you see is the dirty carpets. The aircon is extremely load and sounds like a tractor

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Prashant

29 Oct 2025

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Stayed 9 nights

Nice location. Close to shops, laundry, food options. Excellent staff - helpful, polite and on to it. The hotel is not new but has its own personality. Unfortunately the swimming pool was not clean at all - I’m guessing it may be better for summer. The room we were in had very poor internet. The bar was nice. The best part was the in-house tour company called Azoul Tours - very honest, on time and trustworthy drivers. The manager Yousef is mainly onsite.

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Service

Service is widely praised as friendly and helpful across reception and restaurant teams, with several noting smooth early check-ins. Some report slow check-in, recurring key-card problems, and occasional poor follow-up on maintenance.

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Paul

12 Mar 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Check in took a long time and when i got to my roo. It wasn't ready so had to go back to Reception for new room. Room was a bit tired and dated , shower lacked power and not very warm . Nice view from 8th floor and close to small pool . Surprisingly noisy when the Daytime market startred to set up every morning. Most of the Staff were lovely and a decent breakfast

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Patricia Anne

18 Jun 2025

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Stayed 9 nights

I stayed at ONOMO for 10 days and I had a lovely time . The room was spacious and the bed very comfy so were the pillows . I am very grateful for the way the staff treated me especially Patrick who was lovely he made sure that all my requirements were met . George the driver was lovely too ,not to mention the girls at reception who were ever so kind to me . I can safely say that this hotel can be recommended to anyone travelling to Cape Town, Thanks to all at ONOMO Hotel xx

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William

13 Feb 2026

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Stayed 7 nights

Clean room if a bit dated. Staff were excellent. Some issues with lifts and electrics but all sorted. Only had breakfast once but it was good quality.

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Paul

21 Jan 2026

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Stayed 6 nights

Room was incredibly small, carpets dirty, woodwork damaged, bathroom beading in shower black and mouldy, sink blocked and wooden trim under sink laminate all splitting very very disappointing quality. Most important problem was door did not lock and you had to pull it tight every day, despite asking twice it was never fixed. Positive though the staff very friendly and good location if you want to be central capetown.

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Marleen

7 Apr 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

3 star quality. Awesome bartenders. Housekeeping was adequate but not stellar. Used dishes left in room, fresh water not refilled etc. Excellent breakfast buffet. Room cards never worked, got inactivated daily.

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Mark W

29 Dec 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Pros: Very nice staff, great location, reasonably priced. Cons: desperately needs refresh/remodel. A/C doesn’t work (and I changed rooms because A/C wasn’t cooling but was VERY LOUD. Unfortunately the new room’s A/C unit did the same thing). No hot water for showers in the morning.

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Jennifer

20 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

After arriving at midnight after a long haul flight, we were warmly greeted & checked in very quickly. Room as fine. Breakfast was plentiful the next morning. Hotel in good location. Would recommend a stay here.

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Joni Rae

23 Sept 2025

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Stayed 9 nights

The staff at this property are amazing!!!

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Nigel

1 Apr 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Staff were very helpful and friendly. On site Restaurant and bar was useful. Breakfast was tasty and starts early which is useful to get to Robben Island and Table Mountain which i recommend as early as possible. Taxis are very cheap to travel to other places especially after dark. The room was super clean, just the air conditioning needs an upgrade in future luckily end of March was not too hot, so had window open. On site parking was handy too.

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Ana

23 Sept 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Great location for exploring cape town. Very friendly staff. Great buffet breakfast. Dinner was yummy too. We enjoyed ourselves.

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Location

Location is very central on Greenmarket Square, handy for shops, restaurants, and hop-on hop-off tours. Several reviews caution that the area feels unsafe at night and can be noisy when the market sets up early.

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Richard

29 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The Onomo was a good hotel for our needs. It is centrally located in the Cape Town CBD which is great for proximity and convenience but it was loud both inside and outside the hotel. Outside the hotel at night can feel a little dodgy so be aware of thatbif traveling with a family.

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Keith

7 Dec 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location in Center City. Easy walk to V&A Waterfront. And the Market Square is right out the front door. Reasonable rates, very good breakfast, extremely pleasant staff….

8

Shane

3 Feb 2026

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Stayed 4 nights

Great location

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Gloria

1 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Located in the heart of Cape Town

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Henrique

23 Dec 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel was comfortable and they were very kind to allow us to make an early check in. Breakfast was great and the location is fine. But after dinner, I recommend to come with a Uber. The only point that it was not good is some noise at night from some nearby bars and early in the morning of people coming to work in the street market.

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Katherine

22 Mar 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

Great place walking to 81 long city sightseeing busses. Right by the craft market great area

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JW

2 Nov 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Very busy, not the best location for safety, especially at night

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Emeka

21 Nov 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

Good location in town for business and conventions.

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Michel

3 Jan 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Location near hop-on-hop-off ticket office

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Captain

20 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

So unsafe and area not so cool

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Dining

Breakfast is frequently praised for quality and variety, though a few note crowding or slow replenishment. Dinner and other meals receive mixed feedback, while the bar is generally appreciated.

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Ellie

18 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Only stayed here for one night, we didn’t have time to check out the pool or other facilities. The beds were comfy and the room was nice. Breakfast was included which was a buffet with a good selection.

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Tobias

24 Jan 2025

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Stayed 10 nights

Bra hotell väldigt centralt, perfekt utgångspunkt vad man än önskar göra i staden. Utmärkt rejäl frukostbuffé

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Gino

5 Jan 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Hotel was very central, the market was right next door, view from room. Bathroom very small, but hotel was good overall. A fridge would have been nice.. Breakfast excellent but DON'T have dinner in the hotel restaurant. Very little choice and what we had was awful. Tasteless and cold. The chef could not have cared less when we complained.The staff were helpful and friendly and parking outside, taken care of.

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Dwight

10 Aug 2024

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Stayed 12 nights

The breakfast needs more variety although it is delicious. The market in front of hotel is very close to the hotel and too many people are haggling you for money. The hotel needs updating the tv stations so there is also greater variety on the tv entertainment. The bar needs to be open beyond 10pm; it is an hotel after all! Overall I will rate it an 8 because I would revisit this hotel.

10

Ron

20 Feb 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Wonderful experience at Onomo on the Green. Had great dinner in house with local fish and game. Multicultural, very convenient area.

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April Louise

28 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent location and very good breakfast buffet

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keysuke

26 Mar 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Hotel bem localizado, limpo e com bom café da manhã. Recbe ônibus de turismo e portanto em alguns horários fica congestionado. O Fitness center não é bem equipado (falta esteira de caminhada). Café da manhã inicia as 6:30 AM mas nessa hora ainda faltam itens básicos. Reposição de xícaras e copos deixa a desejar. ! torradeira de pão é insuficiente para atender horário de pico.

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Kalvinder

2 Feb 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Stay was average , check in was slow though Patrick was great who moved our check in well & even helped with our luggage to the rooms. Bar service was good the big barman was competent & friendly.... breakfasts were poor, quality, choices were not great, service was slow, uncaring & dirty crockery & cutlery slow to be cleared. Rooms were ok, however water flow was not great ( even though i understood the environmental angle)... all in all 5/10 ... we as a family do 3 holidays a year so understand alot of hotel standards.

10

Ana

23 Sept 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Great location for exploring cape town. Very friendly staff. Great buffet breakfast. Dinner was yummy too. We enjoyed ourselves.

8

Prashant

29 Oct 2025

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Stayed 9 nights

Nice location. Close to shops, laundry, food options. Excellent staff - helpful, polite and on to it. The hotel is not new but has its own personality. Unfortunately the swimming pool was not clean at all - I’m guessing it may be better for summer. The room we were in had very poor internet. The bar was nice. The best part was the in-house tour company called Azoul Tours - very honest, on time and trustworthy drivers. The manager Yousef is mainly onsite.

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Month	Average price
January	US$83
February	US$128
March	US$81
April	US$80
May	US$80
June	US$65
July	US$65
August	US$66
September	US$72
October	US$91
November	US$95
December	US$97

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4 $74	5 $76
6 $75	7 $75	8 $75	9 $75	10 $75	11 $75	12 $75
13 $75	14 $75	15 $75	16 $75	17 $75	18 $75	19 $75
20 $77	21 $87	22 $77	23 $75	24 $82	25 $82	26 $82
27 $81	28 $78	29 $79	30 $75

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $86	2 $91	3 $98
4 $86	5 $100	6 $84	7 $89	8 $97	9 $107	10 $96
11 $100	12 $107	13 $105	14 $110	15 $118	16 $120	17 $113
18 $113	19 $121	20 $98	21 $93	22 $91	23 $104	24 $123
25 $129	26 $173	27 $154	28	29 $98	30	31 $98

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