The Silo Hotel
V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa
Location
The V&A Waterfront
The hotel occupies six floors of the historic 1924 Grain Silo at Cape Town's V&A Waterfront, directly above Zeitz MOCAA, with faceted pillow-glass windows framing Table Mountain, Table Bay and Robben Island.
Transfer
A Cape Town transfer
Around 20 minutes from Cape Town International Airport, on the V&A Waterfront, with the Cape Winelands and Cape Point within reach.
Villas
28 rooms & suites
Twenty-eight individually designed rooms and suites across six floors, each with bold colour, statement art and pillow-glass windows — up to the 187-square-metre Penthouse and double-storey Family Duplex Suites.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, design and art lovers and families who want Cape Town's most striking hotel — a Heatherwick grain silo above Zeitz MOCAA, with pillow-glass Table Mountain views.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
Booked on bed and breakfast, with the Granary Café, the rooftop Sky Terrace and the Willaston Bar.
About the Resort
A Heatherwick masterpiece above Zeitz MOCAA
The Silo Hotel is Cape Town's most striking hotel — a Thomas Heatherwick masterpiece carved from the historic 1924 Grain Silo at the V&A Waterfront, six floors directly above Zeitz MOCAA, Africa's largest contemporary-art museum. Its faceted 'pillow' glass windows bulge out over the harbour to frame Table Mountain, Table Bay and Robben Island, and inside, the 28 individually designed rooms are a riot of bold Liz Biden colour, statement art, chandeliers and Chesterfields, up to the 187-square-metre Penthouse and double-storey Family Duplex Suites. This is the boutique, art-and-design counterpoint to One&Only's resort scale: a Royal Portfolio flagship with a rooftop pool over the Waterfront, the Silo Spa, a curated art collection and a private gallery. Zeitz MOCAA sits directly below — access is by guided tour arranged through the concierge, not a hotel facility. Booked on bed and breakfast, with duplex suites and babysitting for families, it suits couples and design lovers, and is a memorable Cape Town bookend to the Winelands or a safari.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Twenty-eight individually designed rooms and suites across six floors, each unique — bold colour, statement art, chandeliers and Chesterfields behind faceted pillow-glass windows. The 187-square-metre Penthouse is the showpiece, and double-storey Family Duplex Suites add a children's room.
Signature
Silo Room
Sleeps two. A king with bespoke décor and a faceted pillow-glass window, with Table Mountain or harbour views.
Pillow glassMountain view
Larger
Superior Room
Sleeps two. A larger room with statement art, with city or mountain views.
Statement artCity view
Family
Family Duplex Suite
Sleeps four. A double-storey two-bedroom suite with a children's room, with harbour or mountain views.
Double-storeyTwo-bedroom
Top
Penthouse
Sleeps two. The 187-square-metre showpiece, with Table Mountain views.
187 sqmShowpiece
Food & Drink
Dining
Dining runs from the Granary Café, the main restaurant, to the rooftop Sky Terrace with its Table Mountain views, and the Willaston Bar.
Signature
Granary Café
The Granary Café, the hotel's main restaurant.
Rooftop
The Sky Terrace
The Sky Terrace rooftop restaurant and bar, with Table Mountain views.
Bar
Willaston Bar
The Willaston Bar.
Wellbeing
The Silo Spa
The Silo Spa runs treatments across five rooms, with a sauna and gym, and a rooftop pool looks out over the V&A Waterfront. The hotel's curated art collection and its private gallery, 'The Vault', run throughout.
The Silo Spa
The Silo Spa, with five treatment rooms, a sauna and a gym.
A rooftop pool
A rooftop swimming pool over the V&A Waterfront.
An art collection
The hotel's curated art collection and a private gallery, 'The Vault'.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
An architectural landmark, an art museum beneath your feet, and Cape Town at the door. Tour Zeitz MOCAA, take in the Heatherwick design, swim the rooftop pool, and head out to the Winelands.
Zeitz MOCAA
Zeitz MOCAA, Africa's largest contemporary-art museum, directly below — guided tours arranged by the concierge.
The architecture
The Thomas Heatherwick grain-silo architecture and its pillow-glass windows.
The art collection
The hotel's curated art collection and private gallery.
The rooftop
The rooftop pool and bar, with Table Mountain views.
The Winelands
A gateway to the Cape Winelands, Cape Point and safari.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To Cape Town International
Around 20 minutes from Cape Town International Airport.
On the Waterfront
V&A Waterfront
On the V&A Waterfront, in the historic Grain Silo above Zeitz MOCAA.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting The Silo Hotel. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Booked on bed and breakfast.
Made for couples
- A romantic, design-led hotel for couples, with double-storey duplex suites and babysitting for families.
Zeitz MOCAA
- Africa's largest contemporary-art museum sits directly below — access is by guided tour arranged through the concierge, not a hotel facility.
Getting there
- Around 20 minutes from Cape Town International Airport.
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