Stayed at Townhouse Hotel for four nights (April 17-20) as part of a tour booked through Friendly Planet. The third floor room in which I stayed was fairly large, very clean, and had a good view. The staff was very friendly and helpful.
The hotel is an excellent base from which to explore Cape Town. It is within a 25 minute walk to the V&A Waterfront (where you can book tickets to Robben Island--near the red clocktower), a few blocks from the Parliament buildings, Castle of Good Hope and the Grand Parade. There are a number of museums and churches in the area.
A couple of things to note: while the hotel may have the 3 round prong plug adaptors to loan for use in charging your camera batteries, you might want to purchase one at a local pharmacy (there is a pharmacy open until 11:00 PM about 4 blocks away on Darling Street) as you will be able to use it thoughout you travels in South Africa. Also, for late night fast food there is a Chicken Licken store on the corner of Corporation and Darling Street (3 blocks) open until 11:00 PM. At the Grand Parade, there are a number of stands that are open late where you can get a snack or soft drinks which can save on the room service prices.
On any future visit to Cape Town, I would definitely stay at the Twonhouse Hotel again.

We wanted to see Cape Town but not spend a fortune on a hotel but at the same time to have home comforts and good food. The Townhouse Hotel certainly gave us that. The staff were all friendly, welcoming, professional and more than willing to be of assistance with requests. The service couldn't have been better.The breakfasts were substantial and food was good. The room was cleaned well daily and the sheets crisp and white. We used the laundry service for our clothes and they returned clean, well ironed and either neatly folded in a basket or shirts on a hanger. Some of the public areas were in some need of updating and unusually the hotel did contact us in response to our feedback questionnaire with suggestions of how they could improve the hotel. They said the main areas are to be refurbished next year. The location is in the centre of Cape Town and in walkable distance of the shopping areas and restaurants of Long street and the town shopping area and cafe bars. It is worth noting that it is a 10 minute taxi ride to the main waterfront area but the taxis are reasonably priced. This is the first time I have written a review and it is because the whole holiday experience was wonderful. L

This hotel was chosen for me by Andrew Weir Shipping as a part of a fly-sail package from London to St Helena via Cape Town. Frankly, I wasn't expecting much, as this was simply a lay-over. I was very pleasantly surprised. The Townhouse has an excellent central location. My room was above average, clean & bright. The restaurant was excellent. The staff treated me like family. When I enquired about their prices (since mine was invisible to me) I was surprised again at how reasonable they were. In hindisight, I wish I had spent much more time at the Townhouse and in Cape Town than I did.

At this hotel the staff were friendly & helpful, the rooms up to date & immaculate, the lounge/bar area comfortable & inviting, the breakfasts delicious & the hotel location perfect. When I go back to Cape town I shall not stay any where else.