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Reviews of 3 On Camps Bay

4 out of 5
3 On Camps Bay
27 1st Crescent, Camps Bay, Cape Town, Western Cape

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 84 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 102 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our stay. Ten minute walk to beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
When we walked in the room we had a WOW moment, it was spectacular with its own private balcony overlooking the sea and the sunset were amazing! Super breakfast’s fresh and plenty of variety!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This immaculate property is perfect for a relaxing vacation. The Staff really take seriously their job to make your stay happy. Special thanks to Freddy whom did nothing but the best to contribute to my wonderful vacation time. Highly recommended!
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

ben

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Mixed experience
Decent enough guest house. My room was disappointing as it was right by the breakfast room and this disturbed from around 630am each day (I also didn’t get the sense that the place was full so was unclear why a better room wasn’t allocated). Finally, the booking conditions advertised on this website did not match up with those management tried to impose. Specifically, the hotels.com advert advertised a 50 percent charge for any changes made after a particular date and prior to check in. Despite this clearly advertise condition, the hotel have consistently tried to impose a full charge for a change made a week prior to check which is frankly disgraceful.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

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Breathtaking views
Location and views are breathtaking. Staff very helpful and friendly and services and facilities are first rate. Close to beach and restaurants. We stayed as hotel guests which included breakfast, but they also offer self-catering options. Highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Phenomenal Stay
From check in to check out service and attention was impeccable... Breakfast was especially outstanding! The honesty bar was also a nice touch. Thanks to the entire staff for a super enjoyable 3 days!!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Tamara - Manager on Nov 6, 2019
Thank you for the Phenomenal Stay review! Our Staff do aim to please on all service levels. Kind Regards 3 On Camps Bay Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location with views of the mountains and the sea
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Tamara - Manager on Nov 6, 2019
Thank you for the review! The mountain and sea are always beautiful from 3 On Camps Bay. We hope to have you visit us again. Kind regards 3 On Camps Bay Team

10/10 Excellent

Odwa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Tamara - Manager on Nov 6, 2019
Hi Odwa, thank you for the review! We hope to have you stay with us again. Till then keep well. Kind regards 3 On Camps Bay Team

10/10 Excellent

John

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Great shout
Cracking hotel, staff, location, and security
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Tamara - Manager on Nov 6, 2019
Great shout out review, thank you John! Please do come visit us again. Kind regards The 3 On Camps Bay Team

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Marcell, the manager, was very welcoming and friendly. The breakfast staff were also great and all very nice. Breakfast itself was good, selection of continental options as well as a hot breakfast. The property is in a great location and the communal living areas very comfortable. Having stayed at the property now, I would perhaps have chosen a different room type however at £200 per night our room was already fairly pricey (room 6). The room needed updating slightly. Our room was big enough however being on the ground floor we had to keep our curtains shut a lot so that people sunbathing outside could not see in, so it was a little dark. Our stay was part of a trip for my partner’s 30th birthday so we were provided with a bottle of champagne upon our arrival which was lovely. However upon checking out, we discovered that we had been charged for this which we were a little surprised about (but paid anyway). Overall we had a nice stay and the location was great but perhaps the room could have been updated slightly and the “complimentary” bottle of champagne actually complimentary
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Marcell - General Manager. on Mar 25, 2019
Dear Anonymous I would like to apologize that you were charged for your bottle of Champagne upon check out and i can only attribute this to a lack of communication between my duty managers. We have big plans for room 6 to make the patio area more private and this will be addressed this winter with our annual maintenance. Would you please be so kind to email me directly in order for me to arrange for the refund of your bottle of Champagne. Once again. My sincerest apologies.

8/10 Good

SJD

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to the beach. Friendly and helpful staff. Great breakfast with a view to match
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Maurice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful stay, hotel faultless.
A fabulous stay at a superb small guest house in Camps Bay. The owner and staff were extremely friendly and helpful with restaurant bookings etc. Had a lovely room and a really nice communal lounge. The honesty bar was also a welcome and very nice touch.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Guy, San Francisco CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property was clean with stunning views and large rooms. They have beautiful common areas as well. The staff were very kind and attentive. The breakfasts were very good!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Keith, Edmonton Alberta Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Boutique Hotel in Cape Town
Secure hotel on safe area of town. Close to waterfront area. Approximately 30 drive from airport. Friendit staff. Great breakfast to start your day. Views of the ocean from poolside or Table Mountain view.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Joe, Edmonton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff. Great location. So much value for the price you pay. Views are great from the breakfast belcony.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Tom, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb views over Camps Bay
We enjoyed 4 superb nights at this exquisite hotel. All the hotel staff were incredibly friendly and helpful; indeed nothing was too much trouble. Marcell was an outstanding host and we were made to feel very welcome throughout our stay. The rooms are delightful and very clean. The hotel has a couple of areas to relax, downstairs in the breakfast area and outside by the pool and the upstairs main room which has incredible sunset views looking down on Camps Bay. We enjoyed being away from the hustle and bustle of the main strip in Camps Bay and the short stroll up the hill back to the hotel was only 10 minutes. All in all a very well run establishment run by a dedicated and passionate team. Thank you...we will be back!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

andrea, seattle, wa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful hotel close to the beavh
We initially booked a room for 3 nights and ended up staying a week. We found it to be the perfect location. Close to the beach and restaurants and the hop on and hop off bus gave us many options for going places without a car. Hotel served a wonderful breakfast, had really great wi fi everywhere and awesome views of Table mountain and the beach. Perfect place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Shelley, Escondido, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful hotel close to the beach
This hotel is in a great location. It was walking distance to the beach and restaurants. It was very clean and all the staff were extremely helpful and awesome. The breakfast was very good and had a nice selection of cold foods/fruits, and also made hot breakfasts. It has a wonderful view of the ocean. I would definitely stay here again and recommend it highly.

10/10 Excellent

Sheila, Uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very nice boutique hotel.
Lovely place run with great efficiency. Staff very friendly. Well positioned, only ten minutes walk from beach and restaurants. If I stayed again I would choose a room with sea view. Garden area very small and a bit dark.

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good setting
Great setting, good public areas, ten minute walk to beach and restaurants. Our room was comfortable, quiet and had everything we needed BUT it was tucked away with no sea views and in sharp contrast to all the images offered for this boutique hotel! Breakfasts, whilst complimentary, were disappointing in quality, portion size and heat. As a consequence, we had only three in our seven night stay.

8/10 Good

Stewart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient for camps bay with excellent staff
Nice hotel but wish I had more money to upgrade to superior room.

8/10 Good

Sophie, Milton Keynes

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely little place.
Nice time! Lovely small boutique hotel with great service and made to order breakfast.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Just Do It
An outstanding place in a stunning location.

10/10 Excellent

refiloe, Johannesburg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Deserves 5 star rating
Great service, friendly staff, good food, bedrooms very comfortable and refreshing bedding. Definitely staying there again for my next visit

10/10 Excellent

Nicolette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

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10/10 Excellent

Leverne, Zambia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
3on Camps Bay -awesome stay
The manager and staff are very friendly and helpful would recommend this hotel to anyone:)

10/10 Excellent

Jamie, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent find
Excellent service is great location. Thank you

8/10 Good

kevin, Mottram Hyde cheshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant short stay.
Difficult to find on sat nav helpful man guided us after no problem.good breakfast well served.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

HELEN, Cotswolds

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous quiet location
We arrived early and received a very warm welcome from both owner George and manager Freddie. They ensured our room was ready for immediate occupancy. Throughout our two night stay all staff were both friendly and helpful. Our room was spacious, spotlessly clean, well equipped and with a very comfortable bed. The room we stayed in had a fabulous table mountain view, with a balcony overlooking a manicured private garden. The air conditioning unit was very effective and had a quiet mode. A useful small fridge in a cupboard. There is a panoramic lounge on the top floor and a another lounge by the dining area below, where you can relax either in or outside enjoying the sea views. There is a small pool and sunbathing area. An honesty bar with great variety of drinks/snacks and cutlery/crockery/beverages/homemade muffins in abundant supply. The area is very secure, safe and has on site parking which can be a problem with some accommodation in Camps Bay. Being slightly elevated from Camps Bay beach lends the location to a superior view and lower noise pollution giving a more relaxed stay. Several very good restaurants are within walking distance. We met our other charming host Maria on check out and she confirmed during their closure times they continue maintenance updates to maintain these very high standards. We would definitely stay here again and highly recommend it to others.

10/10 Excellent

Dean, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short break gem of hotel
Best morning views over breakfast plus just 3 minute walk to main beach

8/10 Good

Joanne, Cheshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous stay
We had a lovely staff at 3 on Camps Bay, the staff were incredibly helpful with Marcel advising and booking several trips for us. The location was fantastic a short walk from bustling, cosmopolitan Camps Bay with its lovely beach, bars and restaurants. Breakfasts were plentiful and delicious. The rooms were spotless and well equipped, the only downside being our room at the back of the house was a bit small and dark, though as we were only sleeping there this dude didn't detract from a wonderful stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Great Location, the staff were extremely helpful, nice and knowledgeable. The rooms are private, yet the hotel has a nice family-friendly feel. Would definitely recommend it

10/10 Excellent

Denis, Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay in a great location
This is a very well-run guest-house within a short walk from the beaches, bars and restaurants in Camps Bay near Cape Town. The walk back is 10 minutes up a small hill but is quite fine for most people - not if you have walking difficulties. There is a very high level of comfort and cleanliness in the rooms, bathrooms and all the common areas, and the staff are very friendly and helpful. We had a very enjoyable time at 3 on Camp's Bay and would have no hesitation in staying there again.

10/10 Excellent

Navneet, India

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just the right place on Camps Bay
A great boutique hotel with some breath taking view of the Table mountain and the Atlantic ocean.

10/10 Excellent

Shafiq

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

marlene, Boksburg

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Best Hotel
It was the best experience we have had in the booking in process. Everything was explained by the Manager in detail and we were made to feel special.

10/10 Excellent

Charlene, Colorado

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely, small hotel close to the beach
The rooms are comfortable, the staff was excellent and very eager to help us arrange our tours and other reservations.

10/10 Excellent

Kevin, Essex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Excellent hotel, good safe location, friendly staff and good value

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth , UK

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Gorgeous hotel, stunning view
Fantastic hotel, with friendly staff. We had a garden room which was big and roomy. Each night there was a little treat to come home too on your bed! Breakfast was delicious with lots of options. It was a 15 minute walk down to town (probably 20 minutes back up hill!) where there is the beach and great bars and restaurants. It's very easy to stay at the hotel though and enjoy the sun terrace and plunge pool. It surpassed our expectations.

10/10 Excellent

roy, market drayton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Holiday
Recommend this hotelgrwat breakfast. Friendly staff

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Great hotel in a great location!!
My husband and I had the pleasure of spending 6 days at 3 on Camps Bay on a recent trip to Cape Town. It is a wonderful property with exceptional service and a fantastic breakfast to start your day. The staff went out of their way to make our stay a pleasant one and they certainly succeeded. The views to the sea from the common areas are stunning. We were in a room at the back of the property which had a small balcony facing Table Mountain and the Twelve Apostles. While we would have preferred a sea view and a slightly larger room, it did not diminish our pleasure at staying in this lovely, well cared for property.

10/10 Excellent

Ian, Guildford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Camps Bay Retreat
Stayed 2 nights to start our holiday. Great position in Camps Bay. Staff were all very friendly and helpful. Would recommend and stay again.

10/10 Excellent

Pascale, Walton on thames

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding
We had a wonderful 4 nights in camps bay - can't wait to go back!

10/10 Excellent

Gill, Pinner, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A bit of luxury
We loved staying at this hotel. The manager called it a house and it certainly felt like you were staying in a place that felt like home. Every detail was catered for. You could go and sit on the terrace and help yourself to a beer or bottle of wine from the fridge, (this is called the Honesty Bar, as you have to log what you have and then they charge you the bill but it is minimal) dip in the plunge pool or just relax and enjoy the view or watch the sunset. The setting and the scenery around the hotel is to die for. Breakfast was abundant and very fresh. I can honestly say that I have never had fruit on a holiday abroad that included strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and mango. The room we stayed in was very comfortable but we saw some other rooms that were very luxurious and large and some had private access to the terrace or had private kitchen and catering facilities. There was a penthouse suite too that we were able to use if not privately booked. An amazing experience staying at this hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Linda, Royal Tunbridge Wells

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Must be best hotel in Camps Bay ..... Stay here.
Where to start is a challenge. I have travelled for years as have the privilege of working in the travel industry. 3 on Camps Bay, with its intimate and exceptional team make this very special place one to never forget and one to return to. The house is extraordinarily beautiful. High quality spec and feels like home .... you are certainly treated like family and every member of the team were very special people people. Marcell is one of life's amazing humans who is not only exceptional at his job (GM) but has heaps of EQ and makes everyone feel incredibly comfortable. He is a consumate professional, top of his game with a very impressive professional profile which makes 3 on Camps Bay very lucky to have him. His respect of his gorgeous team and the lovely house owners is tangible and makes the whole experience feel very 'boutique' which this house most definately is. The views are breathtaking with direct view of the Atlantic Seaboard, Table Mountain and the 12 Apostles. It's like being slap bang in the middle of a postcard! Breakfast ..... amazing. Especially menu 4. Honesty bar ..... incredible. Bottle of Porcupine SB same price as bottle of water here. Seriously. Lillian is one of the the most lovely ladies I have met but all the team were. Camps Bay is like Monaco, St. Clair, Nice ( but friendlier, less faf and much much cheaper) .... it is safe, beautiful and clean and very cosmopolitan. Go to Camps Bay and do not stay anywhere else.

10/10 Excellent

Jacob, ct.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great place to stay
Great neighborhood for exploring cape town. Best sunset view in the city. Breakfast is delicious and varried. Hope to return again!