A rare find on the Atlantic Seaboard

Capitec Bank has launched its #LiveBetter campaign, which encourages people to explore new and unexpected places in their cities, a hidden gem in Cape Town, the Glen Boutique Hotel, offers a truly unique experience to visitors to the city. Capitec clients can also enjoy a 10% discount on their stay when booking directly with The Glen Boutique Hotel and paying with their Capitec cards.

Set just a short distance back from the bustle of Sea Point’s main road, and a couple of hundred metres from the beach and the promenade, The Glen Boutique hotel is a genteel oasis of calm in a busy and vibrant part of the city. 

Sea Point is one of the city’s most diverse and interesting communities, and this is reflected in the busy shops and restaurants that line the main road. The Sea Point promenade is a popular and well looked-after public space popular with families, recreational cyclists and joggers throughout the year.

Set around a pretty Georgian property with period floors and features, the hotel itself has the kind of personable charm usually missing from modern chain hotels. Fixtures and décor are bright, airy and functional. The reception area merges effortlessly into courtyard shaded by large trees, and up onto the pool area. On the other side of the pool, a raised champagne bar surveys the scene. 

The rooms and suites at the Glen Boutique vary in size and expense, but the sheer grandeur of the Penthouse Suite is worth aiming for if your budget allows. Accessed directly from the lift with a special key, visitors walk directly into a drawing room with French doors onto a balcony that overlooks the city and the sea. Next door, a large en-suite bedroom has a wraparound stoep with views over the sea and, at the rear, over the glamorous properties that perch on the lower slopes of Signal Hill and Lion’s Head.

The hotel has a noted restaurant – the G Kitchen – which focusses on local sourcing and fresh produce. It’s accompanied by an excellent wine collection, and the managers have worked extremely hard to instil an unobtrusive culture of service in the staff, who are always on hand to help where required. Breakfast at the Glenn is an almost festive affair, which can be taken on the sun terrace or the pool deck.

The Glen Boutique Hotel is a homey and relaxing base from which to enjoy your Cape Town break.