My husband and I stayed at Greenways for a weekend in November and had a wonderful time. Staff were exceptional. Old world charm throughout the house is perfect. Tea and coffee station was offered to us which was enjoyed. Mini bar is FREE which is rather rare in other hotels. Beds were very comfortable. My only complaint was the very small tv in the room. Will return.

I often travel to Cape Town on Business, and usually stay in City Centre Hotels which are within walking distance to my meetings.
The only problem is that after a long day, one needs to unwind and this is impossible to do in a cramped Hotel room 10 stories up.
The Greenways Hotel has turned my last visit to Cape Town into a memorable one.
On entering the premisies one is greeted with the feel of Open Space and a sense of peace and tranquiliy, and is a perfect setting to escape after a frenetic day.
The rolling lush Gardens and sparkling swimming pool allowed me to unwind. The staff were very attentive, the rooms spacious and well equipped, and the delicious dinners had me enquiring for additional helpings. I'll defintaley be back again, this time with the family!!

From 23rd to 25th October I stayed in Greenways with a small group and everybody was just happy with the hotel, the food, the garden, the staff und - specially! - the extensive breakfast selection. So I just don't know whether Dave Y really was in the same hotel than me and my friends.
As I'm in the travel trade, I'll recommend Greenways to all my clients and for sure I'll stay there again during my next visit to Cape Town.

I stayed at Greenways on a business trip to Cape Town; the hotel was selected for its close proximity to the Vineyard Hotel where I usually reside (it was unfortunately full). It is true that Greenways has magnificent grounds and is in a prime location, but the olde world charm tends more towards looking tired and in need of a serious make-over than is suitable in a five star establishment.

The check in process, after a long working day, was painful and ineffcient. Despite the hotel being virtually empty, it took several phone calls to determine which room I was allocated and I was asked to provide my ID book and credit card which I was not comfortable with.

Breakfasts were rushed, as the full menu option had to be ordered and took ages to be prepared which is not ideal when service only starts at 7am (not suitable for the business traveller). The cold breakfast selection was dismal at best and was exactly the same everyday which is fine at the City Lodge, but unacceptable for a 5 star hotel; the staff were overbearing without being attentative and the dinning room a little dishevelled to say the least. Generally I entered the dinning room without a sign of any service personnel and in fact only discovered teh full breakfast option two days into my stay.

The room was spacious and the bed extremely comfortable. The mini-bar was so poorly stocked as to make me think it should rather be done away with. The bathroom was clean, but the shower a bit make-shift with a shower head that forced me to huddle into the corner to get wet - in such a spacious en-suite one would expect a decent shower! The overall decor in the room is very tired unless you are happy in a mid-eighties time warp. Also, the room had no tea/ coffee making facilities which really irked me.

Remote controls for the gate are not provided which often resulted in me having to reverse back up the driveway to request the gate be opened. The same is true when one retruns late in the evening; it is very annoying.

On checking out, the personnel were unable to access the computer system which delayed my departure somewhat before all extras were finally voided from my account.

Greenways has lots of potential, but it fails to deliver. At 3 stars and 50% of the price it would be great value but at 5 stars and nearly R 1000/ person/ night I can happily recommend several preferable establishment a stone's throw away.

I don't think I will be returning for another bowl of rice crispies!!