The Atlantic Seaboard is having a hotel boom. Investment in Sea Point has surged to record levels, reshaping the coastline with a wave of new openings and high-profile revivals. Here’s an update on three of the most significant developments.
The Cove
The Cove is the latest addition from Kove Collection: a 60-suite, five-star boutique hotel positioned just across from the Sea Point Promenade.
Best known for its Atlantic Seaboard restaurants – including Paranga, Bobo’s, The Bungalow and Lily’s – Kove Collection’s hotel portfolio already includes The Alphen in leafy Constantia and The Marly in the heart of Camps Bay’s buzz.
Designed by acclaimed Cape Town architect Robert Silke, The Cove leans into mid-century modernism. Interiors favour. Muted neutrals, warm timber and softly rounded forms that create a calm, pared-back aesthetic.
Script, the lobby cocktail bar, offers a contemporary take on Cape-inspired mixology, while Figo features an open kitchen, wood-fired oven and fresh pasta station, paired with airy interiors and panoramic views. Images of The Cole:
Morea House
Morea House marks the first Autograph Collection hotel in Cape Town. The 90-room property sits just across the promenade in Camps Bay, within easy reach of sun-soaked beaches, cafes and some of the suburb’s most popular restaurants.
On the ground floor, OMRI serves modern Lebanese cuisine through South Africa’s coastal lens, using
local ingredients and regional flavours. A beach-facing terrace and indoor bar set the scene for golden-hour drinks, while the pool restaurant enjoys sweeping ocean views. The spa incorporates treatments using fynbos oils, including treatments using fynbos oils, including the signature Morea Ocean Radiance ritual, which combines a thermal circuit with flowing bodywork and sound therapy. Images of Morea House:
The Table Bay Hotel
Not a new opening, but a major reopening. The Table Bay Hotel has long been prized for its location, if not its interiors. Following a R1-billion investment, the property has reopened as InterContinental Table Bay Cape Town, the brand’s first hotel in the city.
All 306 rooms and suites have been redesigned in a more contemporary style, alongside new facilities including a refurbished pool area, spa, gym and a dedicated kids club, Planet Trekkers. Flint & Fennel is the new signature restaurant, while Le Bistrot de JAN has been one of the most eagerly anticipated openings of the year. Images of The Table Bay Hotel:
But this isn’t all. Aparthotels and boutique properties are expected to follow over the coming year, and attention is also turning to the long-dormant Ritz Hotel, sold last year and widely expected to be revitalised.