Ibooked two nights via the hotel website and got a confirmed booking with a reference number. On arriving they had no record of my booking, no trace of the confirmed booking reference number. Luckily persistance and the fact we arrived mid morning (after an overnight flight from London) resulted in a room being found for us in the afternoon. If we'd have arrived in the afternoon I seriously doubt we'd have got a room since the hotel was completely fully booked. I'm not sure we didn;t get a room used by staff memebers.

It seemed everytime we passed reception there were people trying to book in with confirmed reservations which were not honoured. The staff are pleasant but the back office systems don't work.

I suggest if you book via the web you reconfirm directly with the hotel as it seems they are selling rooms themselves which should have been reserved via the head office system.

The room was tiny, cramped and smelled stale,but we were there only two nights.

The location is great, a couple minutes walk from the Waterfront and the hotel rates are the cheapest by far on the Waterfront. For some reason South African hotel rooms are very expensive.

We (my mother and I) stayed at Breakwater Lodge from 28 April to 2 May 2008, in a double room on the first floor for 360 ZAR per room per night (breakfast excluded). I was a bit skeptic about what we would find at such a low rate, but I was not disappointed at all!

Sure, it is not luxurious at all, but very clean (old fashioned and small, yes) and neat. Comfortable bed, clean linen, tea and coffee everyday.

Hotel personnel were friendly and helpful.

Safe location, safe to walk to and from the Waterfront even after dark.

There are lounges with a fridge shared with other guests.

Really, if you have a problem with this hotel, then I don't know what you are expecting at such affordable rates in such a perfect location!!

We booked 3 rooms here for Christmas and New Year, my wife and I asked for a smoking room and were given room 3127. This was a bedroom and 2 sitting rooms with a shower room and a seperate toilet. Our travelling companions each had a double room which they found fine.
I,ve read most of the reviews for this hotel and cant beleive some of the negative comments, if you want Hilton service book the Hilton !.
The location is great for the V&A Waterfront, and is as safe as houses to wander about on a night, unlike the city itself which can be a bit dodgy.
The breakfast which was included in the price of our rooms was also excellent.
So to sum up, great location great food our room was clean and comfortable and yes I would stay here again.

We booked this hotel for our last night in cape town, because our travel guide said that it is nice and has a good value. But this was the worsest hotel in our 3 weeks holiday in South africa and we nearly have every day annother accomodation. I have no idee, why people on this website have a good opinion of this hotel, please dont trust them. The rooms and the whole hotel looks like an bad backpacker hostel. Yes it is clean and yes it is near the waterfront, but when you go back to this hotel after an sensationel evening on the waterfront you are very dissapointed, because you have to go back in this terrible hotel. And of course it hasnt a good value, we spend 50 Euro each for one night, what is is a shame for a place like this. So be aware of the breakwater lodge it is an very bad place and you will be very dissapointed. We were very luckey when we can leave this place.