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The Silo Hotel
Cape Town, South Africa · Independent · Grand Luxury
Twenty-eight rooms and suites crown the upper floors of a 1921 grain silo complex at Cape Town's V&A Waterfront — Thomas Heatherwick's Zeitz MOCAA occupies the lower floors while The Silo Hotel occupies the building's summit. The 2017 conversion ranks among Africa's defining industrial-heritage-to-luxury transformations, with bulbous windows piercing the former grain elevator above the harbour.
- 28 rooms
- Opened 2017
- Neighborhood: Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
- Rooms from 474 sq ft (44 m²)
- Architect: Thomas Heatherwick
About The Silo Hotel
- Zeitz MOCAA, Africa's largest contemporary art museum, occupies the silo's lower floors right below the hotel.
- MICHELIN gave it a One Key rating in 2025, and it belongs to Leading Hotels of the World.
- Entry-level rooms start at 474 sq ft (44 m²).
The setting
The address sits in Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa.
Restaurants and bars
- The Granary Café — Café
- The Willaston Bar — Bar
- The Silo Rooftop — Restaurant
- The Wisdom Room — Restaurant
Experiences
- Art & Culture — Experience focused on the art, food and culture of Cape Town, celebrating the natural beauty of the Mother City.
- Guided tour of private art collection — Guided tour of the hotel's private collection of over 300 contemporary African art pieces.
- Royal Tea — Afternoon tea at The Granary Café, described as the hotel's signature Royal Tea experience.
- Heated Rooftop Pool — Heated pool on the Silo Rooftop with views of Table Mountain.
- The Silo Hotel Spa — Fourth-floor spa with five treatment rooms, a relaxation room and sauna, offering massages, facials, nail care and waxing.
- Family excursions and adventures — Supplementary-charge excursions including Tiny Tea, Cave Golf, a Jolly Roger pirate boat cruise, Two Oceans Aquarium and The Big Wheel.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Fitness center
- Rooftop bar
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
- South Africa's Leading Design Hotel 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
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