Category: Magellans Hotel

Welcome to Magellan’s Hotel Simonstown, Cape Town, a corporate retreat. At Magellan’s Passage we encourage you to discover the new and rediscover the old.

Our rates

Rates are per room per night and includes breakfast

Mountain Facing suite Rack Rates Sea Facing suite Rack Rates
R1650.00 R1900.00

Don’t delay, make your booing now, since availability is limited.

Specials

  1. Enjoy our winter special. During winter book a suite and receive a 10% discount with each suite.

2. Spot the Great White Shark or the Southern Right Whale from your balcony (August- November)
Mountain Facing suites with a 10% discount per suite, Sea Facing suite with a 10% discount per suite. B&B. Includes takeaway breakfast basket for early morning shark dives.

3. Regular Discount (all year round)- Stayed with us before? Book directly through us and you’ll receive a 15% discount on your total accommodation bill just because we love our regulars.

4. Honeymoon couple will get a 10% discount and a bottle of sparkling wine (complimentary).

Around the area

Welcome to Simon’s Town. By enjoying your stay at our eco-lodge, you will be taking in the splendour and beauty of this part of Southern Africa, named by Sir Francis Drake as the Fairest Cape of all.

Taking in the natural beauty around, both the mountains and sea. You must visit the toy museum.

For anyone with keen naval interests, the ships of the S.A. Navy and Submarines sail past daily, and we will gladly arrange Navy Dockyard tours. We also sponsor preservation of sites, historical Holland and Britain, the “Victorian” village of Simonstown and its beautiful setting and naval heritage.

Enjoy our spectacular views. In front of you is the Boulders Marine Park, its penguins and, during June to October, a preserve of the Southern Right Whale. Watch as they blow, spy hop, breach and lob tail. Look out for the famous great white sharks of False Bay. Seal Island, where these sharks feed, can be seen from the balconies – we provide telescopes and binoculars, and for the more daring, we organise cage diving.. Behind you are the Swartkop Nature Reserve and only 9 km away, the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve at the tip of Cape Point.

We will gladly arrange tours of any of the attractions in the area should you be interested, and with our passion for all things marine, private dockyard tours and shark cage diving. Meet with members of the South African Ship Society SA, Naval Heritage Trust, and the Simonstown Historical Society. The Victorian village of Simonstown is a “must see”…

Eco-friendly aspects

Whilst the Hotel celebrates the great shipping lines that served Southern Africa until the 1970’s, therein the similarity ends. But the discoveries continue as our Lodge has been designed as an “Eco-Lodge”. Our contribution to counter global warming and reduce our carbon footprint is a testament to preserve our heritage for tomorrow, to preserve the environment. We have implemented the following innovative approaches:

  • Up to 25% of our electrical demand is supplied from solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. Incorporated with a state-of-the-art inverter system, it provides the lodge with backup power even in the event of power outages, with battery storage back-up for up to 8 hours.
  • Heating of the lodge’s hot water requirements done by evacuated tube collectors, removing the need for electrical water heating and decreasing the overall electrical consumption by a further 20% on electrical loads.
  • Advanced LED and energy efficient lighting throughout the lodge reduces the energy demand for lighting by over 90% when compared to traditional lighting.
  • Cooling fan units save more energy in an hour, than what is required to light up the entire lodge for a whole night. Air conditioning is still provided.
  • State-of-the art insulation and building materials greatly reduces the energy loss through insulated cavity walls and roofs, ensuring a comfortable stay for all guests without wasting valuable energy resources.
  • Rain water collection and storage to reduce water consumption required for irrigation and general wash down purposes, is stored in a seller with holding tanks of 50,000 litres.
  • Correct planting of indigenous “fynbos” to continue with the preservation of natural flora found in the Table Mountain Nature Reserve plus adding tracts of spekboom, a South African natural succulent reported to be an amazing carbon soaking plant, as well as a source of non-fossilised biofuel is planted as an example of revitalising greenery at the perimeter of an urban area.
  • Use of only bio-degradable cleaning products for guest amenities.

Focus on Local Produce

Enjoy your meals from our dining room with spectacular views of False Bay.

A full continental and hot breakfast is included in our rates. Lunch and dinners are available on request. We offer Mediterranean cuisine with an African influence. Our produce is locally sourced and bought fresh daily. 
Meals are cooked to our guest’s requests and dietary requirements.

Want to learn how to cook then join us for a fun ‘’cooking class”. Spend a day in our open plan kitchen learning the art of bread making or how to recreate our signature dishes for yourself at home.

Luxurious accommodation

Magellan’s Hotel offers beautifully appointed suites. We offer Sea Facing Suites, a Luxury Loft suite with 360 degree views of False Bay and the Swartkop Nature Reserve and a Mountain Facing Suite with exceptional views of the Swartkop Nature Reserve.

All accommodation comes standard with the following:

  • Air-conditioning, ceiling fan and heating
  • Safe (Will fit a laptop)
  • Flatscreen TV’s with Satellite television
  • Mini Bar 
  • Hairdryer
  • Luxurious bathroom with spacious shower and bath. 
  • Under floor heated bathrooms
  • Complimentary Wi-Fi access

Welcome

Welcome to Magellan’s Hotel Simonstown, Cape Town, a corporate retreat. At Magellan’s Hotel we encourage you to discover the new and rediscover the old.

Magellan’s Hotel – the Art of Discovery… A true Eco lodge with renewable energy supply.

Magellan’s Hotel in Simonstown, Cape Town is all about a celebration of discoveries, past and new discoveries hence.

A tribute to the naval heritage of the Cape of Good Hope and its natural beauty, as well as the “Mail Ship” era which sailed our shores.

Check availability and book online.

Magellan’s Hotel is actively involved in the preservation of the Submarine SAS Assegaai, currently preserved by the SA Navy in Simonstown dockyard. Fundraising dockyard tours courtesy of Simonstown Navy dockyard and SA Navy Trust Fund.