Queen Victoria

Project Details:

Value: R29.9m
Date: 2011
Client: Victoria & Alfred Hotel
Architect: Peerutin Architects

The Queen Victoria is a small luxury hotel in the historic Portswood precinct of the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. The hotel is situated in a prime location with views of Table Mountain, Signal Hill, the V&A Waterfront and the Atlantic Ocean. The development entailed the conversion of a three-storey office building into a 35-room hotel while retaining the original building’s Georgian proportions and eccentric levels. The building’s interior design is centred around a triple-volume atrium and a dramatic spiral staircase with an adjacent glass elevator.

“Professional, approachable, good workmanship, contractually reasonable.”

Tarryn Cohen

Architect , Peerutin Architects

“I have been involved in the industry for well over 30 years and have developed, built and renovated hotels from top to bottom. I can assure you that my experience with Jandré and his team when we built the Queen Victoria Hotel, was without a doubt the most professionally completed project to date. The absolute commitment to detail, time and cost was a breath of fresh air. We completed the Queen Victoria within the time frame, under budget and the hotel is a superb example of a very well-constructed building. We have been fortunate to win a number of awards for both design and in particular for the hotel operation. I can honestly say (which is not heard often) ‘Yes, I would definitely use that contractor again!’ Thanks again for being such an integral part of producing one of the finest 5-star hotels in Cape Town.”

Neil Markovitz

Client, New Mark Hotel