We arrived a day late to cape town due to flight issues and were greeted by a Villa Zest representive at the airport, Mr Youssef a wonderful gentlemen who gave us the insight into this beautiful city. This was our first time travelling to South Africa and Youssef gave us fantastic tips on what to do on our holiday.

Know to villa Zest all I can stay is that we had had a great stay at Villa Zest! The staff are amazing and really went the extra mile. The breakfast was amazing, we had a room at the garden/pool area that was very nice. The location of this hotel is fantastic as you can walk to the V&A waterfront and also many restaurants.

Overall very impressed with Villa Zest and would recomend it to all our family and freinds.

Villa Zest is a small boutique hotel near the V&A waterfront in Cape Town, ZA. It is very trendy and modern, exceptionally clean with very friendly staff.

We stayed here January 2012 on a tour of South Africa and were VERY pleased with the service and rooms. We would recommend this to family and friends as a great hotel especially for the price.

Pros:
Really close to V&A waterfront (10-15min easy walk)
Really clean
Very helpful and polite staff
Great value for the money
Exceptionally quiet
Wonderful breakfast included
Free parking
Free WiFi
Nice pool

Cons:
Beware of Google maps, it places this hotel in the wrong location. Be sure to double check your directions.
The lowest room class can tend to be a bit small for you and all of your luggage, consider the higher room classes if available and within budget
For us it was a bit quiet, you feel almost as if you have the whole hotel to yourself. This is great for relaxing. Just thought I would note it as some folks may want a busier atmosphere.

Tips:
There are a few above (regarding room), other than that the Cape of Good Hope self drive is a must along with table mountain. Also we found out after we left that they have a cheetah rescue at a winery (called SPAR?), might be worth checking out. Also, if you are into this, the white shark cage diving is a great day trip.

We had a great stay at Villa Zest! The staff is very helpful and friendly.
We had a room at the garden/pool area that was very nice, design and clean!
The pool area is very nice and relaxed! Also have great snacks and breakfast!
We had a perfect first and relaxed day of 2012 there!

This small boutique hotel is a true gem of a find. With only 7 or 8 rooms, they great you as a person, not the person in room number 347. Attention to detail, immaculate rooms, AMAZING location. The internet was a touch unreliable, but with so much to do in the city, we didn't find ourselves in the room much. The salt water pool was a nice touch. Michelle and the staff were wonderful.