Needed somewhere to chill for a few days ... wonderful, warm welcoming small hotel. Highly recommend the personalised tours that can be arranged, far superior to any taken through the large hotels in the centre of Cape Town.

Quiet and relaxing, but if you want to wander, you will need a car to get into Kalk Bay or Cape Town beaches or centre.

Best pot of tea in Cape Town. Stunningly furnished, everything has a story. Best bed linen in my stay in the country. Bran muffins with breakfast are superb!

Get up early for the dawn from the pool terrace ... then have an earky breakfast or go back to bed!

Great staff.

Recommended by Susie Freeman Travel (the BEST for RSA and Mauritius!) and a very good recommendadtion too. Colona Castle is very stylish, has great facilities and really friendly and helpful staff. We stayed in the Chinese Suite which was very comfortable indeed - large room and bed, ensuite and private terrace. We had dinner on one night which was delicious. Breakfast was very comprehensive with delicious fruit. Owners Michael and Nicole were very involved and welcoming/helpful. Would recommend that you have a hire car if you are using this hotel as a base for Cape Town as Muizenberg is a 20 minute drive from the center of town. Upside of this though is the view and the peace.

We stayed at the Colona Castle for 10 days in October and loved every day. The hotel is located in a secluded cul-de-sac, very quiet place, easily accesible from Cape Town, Muizenberg, etc. It is lovely inside, completely private, well-decorated with wonderful antiques, the rooms are large (we basically stayed in a Chinese suite which was enourmous), the staff is very helpful and considerate and you do not feel as though you are staying at the hotel. We usually had breakfast at the hotel and lunch/dinner out which worked well, however if you want a full-service meal experience, then this is probably not the best place for a traditional room service meny. For my partner and I, we wanted top quality private hotel, in a quiet and safe location, with easy access to the city and all the comforts of a 5* hotel and we certainly had this and much more at the Colona Castle. I would definitely return!

We stayed here on our 2nd week in Capetown. Like one review said, great place but shame on location. Unless you have a car, definitely a great place to be at. Not much to do around the city its in. We were suppose to get the Zebra room, but was given the Green room for our honeymoon stay. Now it's a little difficult to sleep when its two twin beds stuck together. Also, due to the castle being out not many electrical outlets in our room that we really needed. Pillows weren't great as we had to sleep with three pillows as they would simply flatten out.
Also, a lot of the sightseeing or tours we went with that the hotel gave met that we got picked up from the hotel and had to go back to Capetown, which is like 30-40mins drive back if traffic is good. That made it annoying for us and our drivers.