Sonnekus Boutique Hotel & Bistro

Property class: 4
Mountain guesthouse with spa, near St. James Beach

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When you stay at Sonnekus Boutique Hotel & Bistro, you'll be in a great location, within a short 10-minute walk of St. James Beach and Save Our Seas Shark Education Centre. Guests can be pampered with massages at the spa. This Edwardian guest house also features a bar/lounge, a terrace and a garden. Public transportation is only a short walk: St. James Station is 3 minutes and Kalk Bay Station is 10 minutes.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Pet friendly
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Bar
The current price is R1 423
R1 636 total
includes taxes & fees
31 Oct - 01 Nov

Room options

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View all photos for Cowrie: Extra large, Excellent Sea-views

A hotel room with a large bed, a bench, a fireplace, and a shelf with decorative items.

Cowrie: Extra large, Excellent Sea-views

  • Ocean view
  • 50 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3

View all photos for Murex: Groundfloor, Garden View

A hotel room with a brick fireplace, a bed with a white and black striped bedspread, a wooden shelf with towels, and a large arched doorway.

Murex: Groundfloor, Garden View

  • Garden view
  • 35 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2

View all photos for Urchin: Large, excellent sea-view

A hotel room with a tufted headboard, a bed with white linens, two nightstands with lamps and decorative items, and a green throw blanket.

Urchin: Large, excellent sea-view

10,0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sea view
  • 45 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2

View all photos for Clam: Large, mountain view

A bedroom with a wooden wardrobe, a bed with white bedding, a leather armchair, a bedside table with a lamp, and a painting on the wall.

Clam: Large, mountain view

8,0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Mountain view
  • 40 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2

View all photos for Nautilus: Medium, sea/mountain view

A neatly made bed with a hat, pillows, and a decorative plant.

Nautilus: Medium, sea/mountain view

9,0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Mountain view
  • 35 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2

View all photos for Whelk: Medium, sea-view

A neatly arranged bedroom with a bed, a bedside table, a chair, a desk, and a window with curtains.

Whelk: Medium, sea-view

  • Sea view
  • 35 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2

View all photos for Conch: Standard, no view

A bathroom with a sink, mirror, towel rack, and a Fieldbar coffee machine.

Conch: Standard, no view

  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2

View all photos for Abalone: Standard, mountain view

A neatly made bed with white linens and a black pillow, a small wooden nightstand with a lamp, a mirror, and a Fieldbar coffee machine.

Abalone: Standard, mountain view

  • Mountain view
  • 25 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2

View all photos for Oyster: Standard, sea-view

A neatly made bed with white linens and a black pillow, a small wooden nightstand with a lamp, a mirror, and a Fieldbar coffee machine.

Oyster: Standard, sea-view

  • Ocean view
  • 25 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2

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About the area

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88 Main Road, St. James, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7945

What's nearby

  • Main Road - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Table Mountain National Park - 3 min walk - 0.2 km
  • St. James Beach - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Kalk Bay Beach - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Kalk Bay Harbour - 18 min walk - 1.6 km

Getting around

  • Cape Town Intl. Airport (CPT) - 42 min drive
  • Cape Town Station - 24 min drive
  • Cape Town Bellville Station - 33 min drive
  • St. James Station - 3 min walk
  • Kalk Bay Station - 10 min walk
  • Muizenberg Station - 22 min walk

Restaurants

  • ‪Lekker Kalk Bay - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Olympia Café & Deli - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Sirocco - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Harbour House - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Kalky's - ‬17 min walk

About this property

Sonnekus Boutique Hotel & Bistro

  • When you stay at Sonnekus Boutique Hotel & Bistro, you'll be in a great location, within a short 10-minute walk of St. James Beach and Save Our Seas Shark Education Centre. Guests can be pampered with massages at the spa. This Edwardian guest house also features a bar/lounge, a terrace and a garden. Public transportation is only a short walk: St. James Station is 3 minutes and Kalk Bay Station is 10 minutes.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 9 rooms
    • Arranged over 2 floors

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight
    • Contactless check-in and check-out are available
    • Early check-in subject to availability
    • Late check-in subject to availability
    • Check-out time is 11:30 AM
    • Contactless check-out
    • Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

    • Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required

Pets

    • Pets allowed (dogs and cats only)
    • Service animals welcome
    • Food and water bowls available

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free Wi-Fi in rooms (speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices))

Parking

    • Free on-site self-parking

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

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Reviews

Sonnekus Boutique Hotel & Bistro Reviews

9,4

Exceptional

9,6

Cleanliness

9,4

Location

9,8

Staff & service

9,2

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

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10/10 Exceptional

This is a lovely boutique hotel in easy walking distance to all the shops and restaurants of Kalk Bay. Very friendly host and staff.
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8/10 Very good

Staff were friendly and very helpful. Room clean & comfortable.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great reception and hosts while on site. Quiet comfortable rooms.perfect relaci g atmosphere. Staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful.
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10/10 Exceptional

The best location in Kalk Bay, across from the most beautiful beach. Hotel is quaint, staff are wonderful, and menu at restaurant is adequate to stay put and keep things simple. Extra amenities like a beach umbrella or hat available which made it even lovelier. Hotel itself is a bit dated and could use a deep cleaning (it’s old and on the beach so understandable!) but overall it was a fantastic stay.
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8/10 Very good

Regrettably the weather shrouded the mountain during this stay so unable to view the mountain. Nevertheless room was clean and comfortable, without too much noise. Ideal for this business trip. Only negative was the lack of service at breakfast. Waited in vain for more than 30 minutes for staff to take an order.
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10/10 Exceptional

Incredible place with incredibly friendly and helpful staff. If I come back in Cape Town, I will definitely come back to this place!
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10/10 Exceptional

Sonnekus never fails to disappoint. Great area, lovely staff, comfortable rooms. Highly recommend
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10/10 Exceptional

Short but wonderful stay

Excellent! Our first floor room was spacious and well decorated with all ameneties including tea/coffee, fridge, beach towels etc. TV had Netflix etc. More St James than Kalk Bay but only 10mins walk to Kalk Bay. Breakfast was excluded but we just added and the choice was extensive. parking was available just around the corner. Only two comments which did not bother us was that the room had no air-con but was very cool. Overhead fan and open windows were fine. The only other comment its that the road is quite busy and the odd train passes by but we would still definitely return!
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6/10 Good

More 5-star hostel than hotel. Overall we enjoyed our stay but: There is no bistro, as claimed. Staff was very helpful however when it came to heating the frozen food we bought in town. Breakfast is nice but expensive. The staff does not agree with the information online that breakfast can be added for 200 rand. A number of the stated services does not actually exist, tex it said there would be a welcome drink and other benefits but the hotel doesn’t even seem to have a liquor license. It needs some love, and the website information an update. The space has suffered from wear and tear since the photos were taken. The common spaces are really odd and uncosy. Which was a shame for us who were spending our evenings on the terrace. - We were saved from feeling like we had been lured here with false information and glamorised pictures by the fact that the staff is really lovely - if a little disorganised - and the town, st James and Kalk Bay really great to visit. - If you’re travelling with children (or just like your peace and quiet) I recommend a Mountain View room and as they are nice and quiet whereas the sea view rooms overlook the road and the cars and trains go roaring by. Also, the crib is broken and the hotel does not provide bedsheets. Overall the hotel needs a remake and more honest advertising. It’s a great spot which could be lifted by easy measures, like throwing out old plants, lighting the fire and candles a/replacing some furniture would really lift it.
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10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful view of False Bay with beach access directly across the street. Easy to walk to Kalk Bay or Muizenberg for restaurants, bars, and shopping. Friendly staff. Free street parking in front of the hotel.
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10/10 Exceptional

The staff was very nice
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10/10 Exceptional

I enjoyed Sonnekus hotel. Very quaint design and details. I’d recommend to other travellers.
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8/10 Very good

Bed was very comfortable. Josef and Thelma did an excellent job hosting us.
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10/10 Exceptional

Definitely recommended!

Great little hotel close to the sea. Really loved the atmosphere!
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8/10 Very good

We were given a room that was not the same room that we booked online and it was quite noisy as it was in the front of the hotel near the road. But they had one more room available in the back of the hotel, which was quiet and allowed us to switch rooms. That was much better. They were very accommodating about that and very hospitable. Very kind staff.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great
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8/10 Very good

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10/10 Exceptional

This is a great option for accomodation by the ocean near Cape Town. My room and bathroom were spacious and clean. Staff was accommodating to my arriving very late (after midnight). Parking is a bit tricky but it pays off to be close to all of the wonderful restaurants and shopping in Kalk Bay. I would come back if ever in this area again.
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10/10 Exceptional

K.A.
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6/10 Good

Our check in went well until I discovered they had a wrong name at which point they said the pipes were broken and moved us to a different property. Interesting that when they thought we were someone else, the room was ok. We had to ask about the included breakfast. All was fine, although the new place, not as cozy and not within walking distance of another family members booking made on purpose close by.
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4/10 Fair

The shower was not working upon arrival. The next day, the shower worked, but it was leaking heavily. Also, I dropped a vitamin on the floor. When I went to pick it up, I looked under the bed. The floor under the bed was filthy.
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10/10 Exceptional

Trevlig personal och vi blev upgraded till ett stort och vackert rum med havsutsikt, öppen spis och badkar. I rummet fanns allt vi behövde, kylskåp och te. Jättefin uteplats med café att äta frukost på. Mitt emot från en lugn strand och strandpromenad
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10/10 Exceptional

Wat een geweldig hotel!! Prachtig onderhouden, uitstekende locatie om alles te verkennen. En ontbijt is heerlijk! Wij waren hier 3 nachten en zouden het iedereen aanraden.
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10/10 Exceptional

Homely place, warm and friendly
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10/10 Exceptional

An ideal place to stay in the peninsula area

Very kind hosts, immediate service, very good breakfast, huge room with several windows and stunning views on the sea and the mountains