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Reviews of Fairways on the Bay

2.5 out of 5
Fairways on the Bay
Corner of Fairway and Victoria Roads, Cape Town, Western Cape

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 36 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 71 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lynne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
WE had a great stay at Fairways on the Bay very comfortable great location . Very friendly service .Bed very comfortable nice linen . Need a shelf in the shower for soap shampoo body wash
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Pieter

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Value for money stay.
Enjoyable; minor issues with the room such as hand basin outflow blocked, window secure handle broken and room door bolt lock inoperable.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Alechia on 14 Nov 2022
Good day Pieter,Thank you for taking the time to submit a review.We value all feedback.Thank you for the feedback on the maintenance issues, we are planning on a huge refurb and repair from February 2023.Be sure with your next the rooms will be like new.

10/10 Excellent

JOLIE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff and the location make Fairways on the Bay an excellent choice! Everyone was incredibly friendly and helpful at every turn. And the hotel is literally right across the street from an outstanding beach and right beside a string of excellent restaurants. A great stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Alechia on 14 Nov 2022
Dear Jolie,Thank you for taking the time to submit a review it is highly valued.We hope to welcome you back soon.

6/10 Okay

Letlamoreng

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Alechia on 14 Nov 2022
Dear Letlamoreng,Thank you for taking the time to submit a review.Please do let us know what went wrong so that we can be sure to make your next stay better.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely
Great location. Staff was excellent. Had a wonderful overall experience at this hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Ideal location, walking distance to Camps Bay restaurants and bars. A beautiful old building with character and mountain and sea views from our room on the top floor.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Kumlesen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our stay was comfortable .. the accommodation was good in that room had a great view of the beach and mountain ..but there was no lifts to the rooms and the pool was at another place .. the overall experience was still good
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022
Response from Florence on 9 Jan 2022
Thank you for staying with us and taking time to review your stay. Much appreciated.

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021
Response from Florence on 9 Jan 2022
Thank you.

8/10 Good

Marianne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021
Response from Florence on 10 Nov 2021
Thank you for staying with us.

8/10 Good

LG, Vancouver, BC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was awesome, breakfast voucher you could use anytime that day! We had 3 rooms all together felt like staying in a house, but older and bathroom floor slippy. Staff very nice. Felt very safe.
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

DanT, London, UK

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and helpful staff. The location can't be beat!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location and very friendly staff who were really helpful. Bedroom big and very comfy bed. Bathrooms very tired though and in need of refurbishment. Our toilet flush broke a couple of times. Overall a very pleasant stay.
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 16 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
room (lions Head) needs net curtains for privacy as its overlooked by apartments across the road. Apart from that we enjoyed it. Staff were helpful and friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

StephanieP, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was extremely kind, helpful, and always cheerful. They made the stay a wonderful experience. The hotel itself was a beautiful historical house, with a modern, tasteful and luxurious decor. I would stay there again! The location was ideal as well, steps away from the beach and strip.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Florence on 3 Dec 2019
Thank you for staying with us, giving us a perfect rating and for recommending our hotel to other travelers. I’m sure our entire hotel staff enjoyed catering to your needs as much as you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

J.M., Ohio

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, friendly management, clean rooms. The hop on hop off bus stop was 1 block down. I took that everywhere. The nearby restaurants were great
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Megan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing location in Camps Bay - AWESOME cafe!
I had an extra night in Cape Town and wanted an inexpensive room somewhere in Camps Bay. The value of my stay blew me away. The woman working at the front desk was so lovely and helpful. Upon checking in, she gave me a handful of vouchers for the cafe next door called Mynt where i went and had the best burger in my life (for free). The bedroom was huge, the shower was small but i honestly wasn't looking for anything more in that dept. The property was right across the street from the ocean and couldn't have been better located. I wish i had more time in Cape Town just so i could stay here again. 100% would recommend to a friend.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good experience for our stay
We stayed 2 nights at this hotel. It is well located in front of Camps Bay beach and has many restaurants nearby. Our rooms was on the second floor and there were no lift service. Fortunately, the hotel staff was very helpful and help us to bring our luggage to our rooms. We felt safe to park our car within the gated compound. Parking could be a test of your driving skill when it is nearly full. We were given a meal voucher of 250 Rand for breakfast at Mynt Cafe next door. But it only open at 9am during winter time, So, on the suggestion of hotel staff, we took our breakfast at another cafe one block away. 40 Rand for a set of Sandwitch and coffee. The voucher was used to offset our dinner at the Mynt Cafe instead. The hotel manager was friendly and accommodating, she was kind enough to extend our check out hour by 1-2 hours. Overall, a very good experience for our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very welcoming and extremely helpful
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super location!
If you want to be in the Camps Bay area, this is the hotel for you! Located right on the main street, with a beautiful outdoor pool, just steps away from the beach. Lovely large rooms, some with balconies and secure parking. A big outdated, but clean.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Zoraydah on 23 Apr 2019
Good day Craig Thank you so much for your feedback, it is highly appreciated. Looking forward to welcome you soon in the new future.

8/10 Good

mims, england

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good position overlooking beach
Helpful staff, clean room and nice breakfast at cafe next door
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Florence on 24 Oct 2018
Thank you for your review and for choosing our hotel. I’m happy that you enjoyed your stay and I’m looking forward to having you again as a guest in our hotel.

8/10 Good

Claire, Los Angeles

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
This best thing about the property is the location. You cannot beat it in Camps Bay! The hotel itself is fine-nothing special, but we didn't spend much time in the room. I would definitely recommend based on the location and value of the room.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Marion on 26 Sept 2018
Dear Claire. Thank you for your review and for choosing our hotel. We appreciate your feedback. We're happy that you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to having you again as a guest in our hotel.

8/10 Good

C-Line

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location near beach
I stayed here for 2 nights. The room (my colleague was in another room so I had the chance to see it too) were very comfortable and nice. The bathrooms, however, were not great. As Cape Town is in a drought, I wanted to be as conservative as possible with water use. However, when taking a shower, there were only two options--scalding hot water or ice cold water without any option in between. Wifi is very good. There is also a nice lounge space to use. The location is really fantastic. For the price, I thought I was going to be a couple of blocks from the beach, but you are right there across from the beach.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018
Response from Florence on 9 May 2018
Dear C-line Thank you for staying with us and for the review. We appreciate that you've brought the shower issue to our attention, which we were not aware of, we will get our maintenance team to check the showers as this should not be the case. We hope to welcome you again to our hotel in the near future. Kind regards Florence

6/10 Okay

Pietro

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Fab position but shabby rooms
We booked a room with balcony, fridge and tea and coffee facilities. We received none of this! According to the hotel hotels.com only reserved a basic room!! The hotel however brought in a stand alone fridge and a tea tray (the best they could do as the hotel was fully booked). Hotel position is amazing right on the front however it is very shabby inside. Our room didn’t have a wardrobe, had a a punch hole in the wall. A shower so small a larger person wouldn’t fit in and various other shabby things. Hotel staff did their best for us and were lovely.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Chantelle, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, comfortable
The room was very spacious and the bed comfortable. The bathroom was large and clean, though the finishings were a bit rough. The location was excellent - close walk to all the amenities of Camps Bay. Parking was very much appreciated as was the breakfast. The pool was small but well situated with views over the beach so you could feel you were there without the sand!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place in a nice area for a good value price.
The room is large and stylish and the water pressure in the shower is great. Breakfast is at a cafe next door which is nice and a good choice of food-but it is an ‘allowance’ system so if you both want a meal, juice and a coffee you will need to pay extra as the allowance won’t cover it. The WiFi was faulty but we just asked for it to be reset and it was ok again. The pool is small but you are bang next to the beach. Overall and very good choice.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great beach hotel
Excellent location, comfortable and clean room, helpful staff, decent pool area. Definitely recommend staying here.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

daniel, finland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel with friendly and helpful staff.
It was a good choice in every sense. Good restaurants and easy to reach with many buses.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Ornaith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
10/10 will definitely return!
Couldn't really rwcommend this place enough! It was fantastic in every way. Staff were very efficient, friendly and professional. Room very clean and spacious. Breakfast at mynt cafe was delicious. Location is absolutely perfect, right beside the beach. Yey held our luggage on last day and allowed us to shower before we left for the airport in the evening. We will certainly be back! Thanks again. Ornaith & Michael (Ireland)
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Raeesah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good
Very good stay. Very happy with it.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

EA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Charles M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice stay. Large rooms in older building were well maintained and clean.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel in very convenient spot.
Pleasant and very helpful staff. Great location with parking. Perfect for a visit to SA

10/10 Excellent

Don, Media

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A SMALL GEM
Very helpful staff, great location - a block from beautiful beach, around corner from restaurants but off the busy Victoria Ave. Room spacious, nicely decorated.

8/10 Good

Leon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fairways Hotel
Decent hotel at reasonable price in Camps Bay, a little difficult to find the entrance, but once worked this out was all ok

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
We were promised Wi-Fi but was there only one of the 3 days that we were there. Otherwise it was ok.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Facilities is not enough, room still ok
Room is big enough and clean, location is good. But there is no elevator for the back building, need carry the heavy laggage cases up and down the stairs, which is totally unexpected. No spare power plug and desk in the room, not very convenient if need use laptop to work on sth.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Friendly hotel in a great location for Camp's Bay
Fairways on the Bay is in the same 'complex' as Place on the Bay. The latter has obviously had more invested in it and has rooms overlooking the beach. As such, Fairways on the Bay feels a little bit tired but not enough to detract from the great location and friendly staff. My room #top floor# was extremely spacious and comfortable - it was just a small shame to not have a balcony or clear sea view. The restaurant was closed so, as a single traveller, I chose to buy food in from the supermarket. It was a bonus to find a fridge in the room. Felt very secure.

6/10 Okay

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Joao

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Excelente localização mas sem pequeno almoço e sem infraestruturas de apoio São concedidos vouchers para tomar o pequeno almoço nos bares de fora e envolventes ao espaço Pessoal atencioso
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Lennart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotell in Cape Town
Fantastiskt läge i Camps Bay Cape Town. Nära stranden och dess promenad. Frukost på intilliggande restauranger ( med voucher Men de om inte igång förrän 0930. Lite sent. Många trappor. Inget att rekommendera för handikappade. Men helt OK för priset!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Karin Helena

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location
We had a great stay at the Fairway on the Bay. The place is a nice, old building with only bedrooms. Very comfortable ones. The check in is at another place. The very small pool is also at the place next door and the breakfast is served at a third place, towards a voucher that you get at the check-in. Unfortunately the value of the voucher is not enough to pay for a breakfast with a glass of juice and a coffe. For that you have to pay some extra rands. The place has a fantastic location, you can actually not ask for a better location - that one is unbeatable!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Ursula

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
View from Lions Head room
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021
Response from Florence on 16 Nov 2021
Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Miroslaw

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Great stay! Service was very help-full and competent. I was very happy of all there. Localization is superb - I recommend it strongly!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Ulrika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Camps Bay
Great stay at Camps Bay, we were upgraded so the room was very nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Zoraydah on 23 Apr 2019
Dear Ultika, Thank you for your feedback. We are very pleased that you enjoyed you time with us. Looking forward to accommodate you in the near future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent stay. very helpful and friendly staff. Excellent location.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Zoraydah on 23 Apr 2019
Thank you for your feedback. Happy to hear that the staff is helpful and friendly. Looking forward in welcoming you in the near future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Giuseppe

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Holiday in Camps Bay
The hotel has an excellent position, on the first line to go to the beach; Camps Bay is amazing, the beach is great and has plently of bars, restaurants where you can go eating; as mentioned, the position of the hotel is amazing, the only limits i see are: breakfast is outside the hotel, you get some vouchers to be spent in a bar that is just attached to the hotel; what i find a little concerning is the behaviour of the waiters of the bar where you have breakfast, that constantly expect to get a 10% tip; other thing to improve are the windows, to be honest they should be changed..we had some windy days (35 km/h) and basically was impossible to sleep, we were even fearing the windows could break; another thing is the TV, would be great to have more channels and in general a little of maintenance to the room equiplent should be done, for example the wardrobe had the nails outside in some points: on the other side, the staff is extremely nice and as i mentioned the position is super
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2019