We stayed at the Fountains Hotel in central Cape Town in January 2012. It is a great hotel, right in the middle of Cape Town. It's within walking distance of the Cape Town Castle and the Victoria and Albert Waterfront attractions. There is great shopping and restaurants nearby, as well as liquor stores, cafes and currency exchange places.
The Hotel serves a great variety of food for breakfast and it has a nice bar and gym, but alas, the only thing I would have liked was a bigger outdoor pool. I did a couple of laps up and down the pool they have, but I had to avoid the pigeon poo on the steps and edges.

stayed in room 612 right by the lifts which were not noisy but one night it windy and you could hear that, the room was very good with multipal types of electrical sockets by the side of the tv + mini fridge and the service was very good as we complained of a slow filling toilet and we were offered a change of rooms but the fault was fixed as promised the next day, the only downer was the internet its not cheap and also slow

I stayed here with relatively low expectations, especially considering some of the outrageous reviews posted by others. And whilst the hotel could improve in a few areas overall it's still a great place to stay and represents very good value. My stay was for 12 nights,so I got a good feel for the place.

Let's start with the bad stuff.

* Swimming pools could be better. The outside pool is really a glorified bird bath, and the head waiter told me he'd never seen anyone swim in it. I can tell you, it's not one you'll be doing laps in! There's a very small inside pool, that's a little useless.

* Air conditioning in our room (actually it was a 1 bed apartment) wasn't all that effective and could have been placed better in the bedroom.

* I asked three times for the battery in the rowing machine to be changed, to little effect. There clearly needs to be slightly better communication between staff.

* Internet a little sketchy, but at least it didn't cost a fortune. They charge based on how much you use, not how long you use it for - which is a fairer system than most hotels.

* Traffic noise was a bit of a problem in the mornings. But if you want something quiet, then you're better off staying in Greenpoint or Waterfront.

So, really only small things.

Good stuff :

* Great sized room - we booked a superior room and were given a room with a full kitchen, and separate bedroom.

* Nice breakfast - everything you'd want including loads of different kinds of bread for toasting, fresh fruit, bacon, a chef who does eggs - omlettes, fried eggs, french toast, pancakes... juice and good coffee. We stayed for 12 nights and I didn't get bored of it.

* Good staff - always friendly and courteous. When I wanted to sit outside on the sun loungers someone ran out to ask me if I wanted a drink from the bar, and someone came along later with a few towels for me.

* Ideal location - if you want city centre and need to be near things. You can walk to De Waterkant or Waterfront, lots of nearby shops and museums in the CBD. Lots of cafes on Thibault Sq. A little noisy with the traffic in the mornings.

* Good housekeeping - everything was cleaned daily. We had a few small issues to do with a light bulb in the bathroom going that wasn't fixed, and the sofabed thing wasnt' a great sofa, but we weren't in there much.

Overall I reckon this is a great place to stay. and don't be put off by idiot reviewers who had a sour experience. For the money it is excellent value - of course it's not a five star hotel, but it's not five star prices, either.

Obviously for the record I'm not in any way associated with this hotel. But I'd recommend it for sure.

This hotel is the perfect example of clever internet marketing hiding a pit of squalor, incompetence and blatant theft. The entire hotel is absolutely filthy, even in the eating areas. The extraordinary thing is that there is an abundance of staff with cleaning trolleys that constantly block the narrow gloomy passages and yet they cannot seem to make an impact other than creating additional havoc and mess.
The internet is snail slow, mostly down and 200MB apparently disappeared while spending an hour on Facebook! Amazing. The list goes on but enough ranting...
Please do not stay at this hotel unless you are desperately seeking a "township" experience. Absolutely awful!