Zest Boutique Hotel by The Living Journey Collection
A 10-metre garden pool beside a sunken Bedouin lounge
About this hotel
Zest sets a 10-metre pool inside a Bedouin-styled garden, with a sunken lounge area and an outdoor fireplace built into the same space, so the pool reads as one part of a wider outdoor room rather than a separate deck. A rooftop terrace adds a second vantage point above the garden. The Green Point location puts Cape Town Stadium and the V&A Waterfront within walking distance, and Camps Bay and Clifton's beaches are a short drive beyond that. Rooms lean Bauhaus in design, paired with retro furnishings, flat-screen TVs and iPod docking stations, a deliberate contrast to the garden's warmer, textured feel. Contemporary art runs through the public spaces, and every stay opens with a complimentary drink on arrival, a small ritual that sets the tone before the first dip in the 10-metre pool.
- 10-metre garden pool
- Sunken lounge with fireplace
- Rooftop terrace
- Green Point location
Our take
Zest works for travellers who want a design-forward stay with a pool that functions as an evening lounge as much as a daytime swim, thanks to the fireplace and sunken seating around it. The 10-metre length is enough for a proper lap but modest next to the estate pools further out of the centre. Families wanting large open pool decks may find the Bedouin garden's intimate scale limiting.
- ✓Book the fireplace-side loungers for evenings, the garden turns into its best space after sunset
- ✓Walk to Cape Town Stadium and the V&A Waterfront rather than driving, both are close from Green Point
- ✓Use the rooftop terrace for a different view once the ground-floor garden gets busy
Why we love it
- 10-metre pool in a Bedouin-style garden
- Sunken lounge and outdoor fireplace
- Rooftop terrace above the garden
- Walk to the stadium and Waterfront
Why guests love itWhat stays with guests at Zest is the garden around the pool as much as the water itself: a sunken lounge and an outdoor fireplace turn the 10-metre pool into an evening space, not just somewhere to swim before breakfast. It is compact rather than sprawling, in keeping with the boutique scale of the property, and Green Point's walk to the stadium and the Waterfront makes the location as much a draw as the pool.