Blackheath Lodge — Sea Point, Cape Town

An 1880s Victorian guest house below Signal Hill — boutique character and a poolside breakfast for a fraction of an Atlantic Seaboard hotel rate.

The short version

• An 1880s Victorian guest house below Signal Hill, in walkable Sea Point.
• Boutique character — high ceilings, wooden floors, an outdoor pool, and breakfast on the terrace.
• Atlantic-Seaboard charm at a fraction of the Camps Bay hotel rate.

What is it?

Blackheath Lodge (by The Oyster Collection) is a restored two-storey Victorian on a quiet Sea Point street: high ceilings, wooden floors, a warm African-inflected redo, an outdoor pool, and breakfast on the terrace. You’re a short walk from the Sea Point Promenade and a quick drive from the V&A Waterfront and the Atlantic beaches. Recent guests rate it 9.4.

Why stay here?

We checked in when we extended our trip and came back to Cape Town, and it was genuinely lovely — a warm, characterful base in a great, walkable neighbourhood, and exactly the kind of place that makes a longer stay easy on the budget. For the nightly rate, the flashier Camps Bay names can’t touch it.

Good to know

• Where: a quiet street in Sea Point, Cape Town (walk to the Promenade).
• Character: 1880s Victorian, outdoor pool, terrace breakfast.
• Good for: a longer, walkable Cape Town stay that keeps the trip affordable.
• Price: approachable boutique pricing — guesthouse rates, not Atlantic-Seaboard-hotel ones.