Vineyard Hotel
Indoor and outdoor pools on a Table Mountain estate
About this hotel
Vineyard Hotel runs two separate pools, indoor and outdoor, across grounds set into the eastern slopes of Table Mountain in Newlands, giving guests a swim option whatever the Cape weather is doing. The Angsana Spa sits on the same estate for treatments either side of a pool session, and a fully equipped gym covers exercise beyond swimming. Artworks by South African artists run through the property, and rooms carry mountain or garden views with a mini-bar and coffee-making facilities. Cavendish Square is 500m away, Newlands Cricket Ground 1.1km and Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens 2.6km. The Square Restaurant's glass roof gives the dining room a bright, open feel for award-winning cuisine, and the on-site Angsana Spa runs health and beauty treatments to pair with either pool.
- Indoor and outdoor pools
- Angsana Spa
- Table Mountain estate setting
- Near Kirstenbosch Gardens
Our take
Having both an indoor and an outdoor pool makes this a rare pick in Cape Town for year-round swimming regardless of weather, useful outside the summer months when open-air pools elsewhere close. The estate setting and gardens suit travellers who want a country-house feel within reach of Newlands and Kirstenbosch rather than the city bowl. Anyone wanting to walk to the centre should note this location is a drive, not a stroll, from the CBD.
- ✓Use the indoor pool on cooler or rainy days, it's the reason to book here over an outdoor-only property
- ✓Walk to Cavendish Square for shopping, it's only 500m from the hotel grounds
- ✓Book Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens for the same day as a pool morning, it's a short 2.6km trip
Why we love it
- Both an indoor and an outdoor swimming pool
- Angsana Spa located on the same estate grounds
- Fully equipped gym available on site
- Five hundred metres from Cavendish Square
Why guests love itWhat makes Vineyard Hotel worth booking for the pool alone is having both an indoor and an outdoor option on the same estate, so a rainy Cape Town morning doesn't cancel the swim, it just moves it inside. The gardens setting at the foot of Table Mountain's eastern slopes keeps both pools quiet, and Kirstenbosch being only 2.6km away makes it easy to pair a pool morning with a garden afternoon.