The Trade Boutique Hotel

Hotels
8.8 (1319 reviews)
55 Shortmarket Street , Cape Town , ZA

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Paid
Children allowed

Facilities

WiFi available
Free WiFi
Parking
Non-smoking rooms
Air conditioning
Swimming pool
24-hour front desk
Restaurant
Lift / Elevator
Laundry
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Friendly staff
Great location
Spacious rooms
Cons:
Uncomfortable mattress
Limited breakfast options
Rooftop bar closed

Categories

Cleanliness
8.73
Clean and functional rooms noted, some minor concerns about noise.
Service
9.4
Staff were consistently described as friendly, attentive, and excellent.
Location
9.24
Central location with easy access to restaurants and attractions.
Room Quality
8.19
Room size was pleasant, but some complaints about mattress comfort.
Amenities
8.72
Good facilities, though some issues with rooftop access.
Value for Money
8.68
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Food and Beverage
8.43
Good quality food but limited breakfast options for some.
Overall Experience
9
Overall a great experience with some minor drawbacks.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2025-12-12 00:54

Property Description

Luxurious Accommodation: Enjoy air-conditioned rooms with modern amenities, including a fridge, oven, and flat-screen TV.

Convenient Location: Ideally situated in the heart of Cape Town, with popular attractions like the V&A Waterfront just a short distance away.

Top-notch Services: Benefit from a 24-hour front desk, concierge service, and on-site restaurant for a hassle-free stay.

Experience comfort and convenience at The Trade Boutique Hotel. Book now for an unforgettable stay!

Important information:

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
A deposit may be required at the property.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 10:00 AM

Location

Guest Reviews

8.8
Based on 1319 reviews
Cleanliness: 8.73
Service: 9.4
Location: 9.24
Room Quality: 8.19
Amenities: 8.72
Value for Money: 8.68
Food and Beverage: 8.43
Overall Experience: 9
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Sally • couple • gb
8
Great friendly, very helpful and professional staff
Pros:

Great friendly, very helpful and professional staff. Roof top bar and a restaurant and felt very comfortable and secure. There was very good quality and clean kitchen facilities in our room.

Cons:

More menu choices at the restaurant more snacks or light means at the bar would be good. Location was good depending what you want. Local markets great Mariana is about 2 kilometres, normally that’s OK but you are in Cape Town so not so good at certain times but Ubers are great and reliable.

2026-10-22 • via Nuitee
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Mingming • couple • cn
8
不错
Pros:

接待处的员工都非常好，乐于助人也很热情

2026-10-22 • via Nuitee
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Andre Foganholi • couple • br
9
Charmoso e bem localizado.
Pros:

Hotel charmoso, quase camp. Recomendo fortemente se você procura algo com conceito e beleza.

Cons:

Equipe errou nosso café 2x e tivemos problemas com alarme de incêndio.

2026-10-21 • via Nuitee
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Dimeji • solo_traveller • us
10
I will be back in short, is the short sentence
Pros:

The breakfast was interesting. Not many options but it worked.

Cons:

Liked everything really

2026-10-20 • via Nuitee
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Rachel • couple • gb
10
Would recommend!
Pros:

Wonderful staff who were happy to help with questions and a pleasure to chat to. Room was beautiful as pictured, well cleaned and spacious enough for a week stay. Having the roof bar space to pop up to after days out was great. Well located on a pedestrianized street next to good bars and coffee and restaurant spots. Really easy to get ubers from either end of the street. Would recommend!

2026-10-20 • via Nuitee
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Katharina • couple • ch
9
Gut für ein Stadthotel
Pros:

Grosses Zimmer mit Sofa. Lage mitten im Zentrum mit vielen guten Restaurants in unmittelbarer Nähe. Alles sehr sauber, hilfsbereites und freundliches Personal. Schöne Rooftop Bar.

Cons:

Das Frühstück ist sehr knapp bemessen. Von einer Liste lässt sich nur eine Möglichkeit auswählen, damit hat man aber nicht genug! Extras, auch ein zweiter Kaffee, müssen bezahlt werden.

2026-10-20 • via Nuitee
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Vagner • extended_group • br
10
2026-10-20 • via Nuitee
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Jan • solo_traveller • de
9
Pros:

Great service from the team at the reception

2026-10-19 • via Nuitee
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Eliane • solo_traveller • ch
9
2026-10-19 • via Nuitee
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Luca • couple • dk
9
2026-10-19 • via Nuitee
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Richard • solo_traveller • ch
7
2026-10-19 • via Nuitee
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Quentin • solo_traveller • au
8
2026-10-19 • via Nuitee
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Lomotey • extended_group • gh
9
Relaxing
Pros:

I love my stay there

Cons:

Cleanliness is top notch

2026-10-19 • via Nuitee
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Shona • couple • au
10
Wonderful just ashamed it was just one night on our final stay in S Africa
Pros:

the attention to detail and above and beyond service was a complete treat
The Grant Budapest hotel theme is so quirky and fun - down to the last detail
Even the beautiful orange velvet curtains

Cons:

nothing

2026-10-18 • via Nuitee
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Back • couple • za
9
Excellent. Great value.
Pros:

Super friendly and helpful staff. Great location. Great value for money.

2026-10-18 • via Nuitee
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Montserrat • extended_group • us
10
Great
Pros:

The apartment was very pretty and clean. The staff at the front desk were very friendly and helpful

2026-10-18 • via Nuitee
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Rebecca • couple • gb
9
Pros:

We had a lovely stay at the Trade Boutique Hotel and it was a great base for exploring Cape Town. The staff were incredible, especially Jerome and Heino. Nothing was too much trouble for them and they were super friendly. The immediate neighbourhood has lots of nice bars and restaurants and felt safe and the stop for the red open top bus tour is literally the next street away. Beds were comfortable and there were great views from the rooftop bar. We had a room which overlooked the bars below so there was a bit of noise (mainly the bass from the music) on Friday and Saturday nights but it wasn't too much of an issue for us. We were told if it was too much then the hotel would accommodate us elsewhere. An overall great stay!

2026-10-18 • via Nuitee
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Verena • solo_traveller • de
10
Schönes Hotel mit tollen Mitarbeitern
Pros:

Wir hatten wunderbare 4 Nächte im Trade Boutique Hotel! Unser Zimmer war mit allem ausgestattet, was man benötigt (sogar einer Küchenzeile, die wir aber nicht genutzt haben). Sehr sauber, tolles Design! Die Lage ist sicher und drum herum gibt es einige Restaurants und Cafés. Wir sind entweder zu Fuß gelaufen oder haben Uber genutzt, alles kein Problem!
Das allerbeste waren aber die Mitarbeiter!! Besonders Heino und Xolani waren unglaublich freundlich und hilfsbereit und immer für ein Schwätzchen zu haben. Das hat uns wirklich sehr wohlfühlen lassen und wir würden hier jederzeit wieder übernachten!

Cons:

Frühstück bekommt man im angrenzenden "The Wes", d.h. man sucht sich etwas von der Karte aus. Extras müssen bezahlt werden. Wer Büffet mag und sich eine große Auswahl wünscht, wird damit vielleicht nicht ganz glücklich.
Uns hat es nicht gestört.

2026-10-17 • via Nuitee
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Smaranda • couple • ro
10
Pros:

The most wonderful surprise is that we had an apartment with 2 rooms, very nice art deco.It was very useful especially because it was the last day of our trip and we had enough place to pack..Perfect location, amazing staff. They permitted us to have a shower after check out.The pool and the rooftop bar were the piece of cake

Cons:

Everything was perfect

2026-10-17 • via Nuitee
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shalimar • couple • fr
9
Pros:

L'emplacement est idéal le personnel très gentil serviable

2026-10-17 • via Nuitee