Hotels

Hotels at the V&A Waterfront offer a unique experience inside a neighbourhood that has been alive for over 160 years.

From intimate boutique properties to five-star resorts, every hotel here sits within a working harbour, a creative economy, and a community where there’s always a reason to stay a little longer.

Live & Work

Wake up to the harbour and enjoy your favourite coffee spot as you experience the convenience of having everything within walking distance.

Living at the V&A Waterfront means living inside one of the most connected neighbourhoods in Africa, with everything that comes with it: security, convenience and a view that never gets old.

Discover Granger Bay

A new stretch of Cape Town’s Atlantic coastline is being opened up to the city. Over the next 15 to 20 years, this R20 billion-plus development will bring new homes, hotels, jobs, public space and a protected bay for swimming, kayaking and boating. A 540-metre seawall will help protect the coastline, while a new coastal walkway will connect the V&A directly to the Sea Point promenade.

NewsPress Releases

V&A Waterfront Marks Green Building Milestone

20 August 20262 Min read

Intercontinental Table Bay Cape Town Becomes South Africa’s First Hotel to Achieve a 5-Star Green Star (Version 2) Design Rating

Cape Town, July 2026 — The V&A Waterfront has reached another milestone in its long-term sustainability and green development journey, with Intercontinental Table Bay Cape Town awarded a 5-Star Design rating by the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA). The rating makes the property the first hotel in South Africa to achieve this distinction under the newly piloted Green Star New Build (Version 2) ratings tool and reinforces the V&A Waterfront’s commitment to improving the environmental performance, resilience and long-term value of its built environment.

The achievement forms part of the V&A Waterfront’s precinct-wide approach to sustainable development, where refurbishment, adaptive re-use, resource efficiency and lower-carbon design are being embedded into major projects. Key sustainability features of the Intercontinental Table Bay Cape Town refurbishment include:

29% reduction in energy use compared to baseline
79% reduction in water use compared to baseline
>80% of existing structure & façade re-used, thusreducing upfront carbon emissions
Extensive materials & landscape salvage
Improved communal spaces, mobility connections and heritage-sensitive design

The Intercontinental Table Bay Cape Town rating also sits within a broader set of V&A Waterfront sustainability initiatives that continue to shape the precinct as a greener and more resilient neighbourhood:

30 Green Star-rated buildings across the precinct, giving the V&A Waterfront one of the highest concentrations of green-rated buildings
47% reduction in carbon emissions since 2009, achieved even as the precinct has continued to expand.
Renewable energy and efficiency measures, including rooftop solar PV, a long-term renewable energy power purchase agreement, and district seawater cooling that delivers energy and water savings by harvesting energy from the sea
Water resilient infrastructure, including a 3.3 ML-per-day seawater desalination plant, two blackwater treatment plants for non-potable reuse, dynamic pressure management, leak detection, and water-wise landscaping.
Responsible waste management, including an on-site Waste Recovery and Recycling Centre that supports precinct-wide waste sorting, recycling, and organic waste diversion.
Tenant engagement through green leases, helping businesses across the precinct measure and improve their water, energy and waste performance.