The Tree House Boutique Hotel is tucked into a quiet, leafy corner at the intersection of Vesperdene and High Level roads in Green Point. Verdant, quiet and removed from the traffic below, it is nevertheless within walking distance of Green Point Main Road, DHL Stadium and the V&A Waterfront.
For those of us who live nearby, staying here offered the chance to experience Cape Town as a visitor might: leaving the car behind, exploring familiar streets on foot and noticing how conveniently this part of the city connects to its central attractions
The Tree House Boutique Hotel in Green Point
The five-star property takes its name from the mature trees around which it was built. Greenery reaches between balconies and frames the deck, giving the hotel a secluded quality, despite its urban location.
Its design has a subtle Balinese influence, expressed through carved and distressed wooden doors, natural textures and spaces that open towards the garden. Dark grey screeded floors provide a contemporary counterpoint, softened by warm velvet furnishings. The overall effect is considered but relaxed, with none of the formality sometimes associated with a five-star stay.
There are just 14 rooms arranged across three levels, keeping the atmosphere intimate. A pool and timber deck provide a sheltered place to spend a warm afternoon, while beanbag loungers in the garden beneath the trees encourages you to settle in with a book.
The prevailing mood is tranquil rather than hushed. Staff members were consistently friendly and helpful, with a warmth that felt genuine. There was a sense that people were happy to be there, which shaped our experience of the hotel.
Things to Look Forward To
We stayed in the Herb Garden room (not pictured), a spacious room with high ceilings and a comfortable king bed. The aesthetic across the rooms is understated, but it offers all the amenities expected of a five-star property, including soft bathrobes and slippers, along with the practical in-room comforts like tea and coffee-making facilities, needed for an easy weekend stay.
As at other Living Journey Collection hotels, guests are invited to pop down for cake at 15h00 and gin hour at 17h00, accompanied by snacks. These small daily rituals are a thoughtful addition: informal enough to enjoy in passing, but well timed for returning from an afternoon in the city or easing into the evening.
As at other Living Journey Collection hotels, guests are invited to pop down for cake at 15h00 and gin hour at 17h00, accompanied by snacks.
Zest Spa
The hotel is also home to Zest Spa, where on-site therapist, Sade, gave me a full-body massage using products from the local TheraVine range. It was an unhurried treatment and well suited to the hotel’s restful atmosphere. If you have the time, I would recommend adding a treatment to your stay.
Perfect Positioning: Exploring Cape Town on Foot
Clear winter weather made walking the natural choice throughout the weekend. After breakfast, we headed down through Green Point to the V&A Waterfront for some shopping. The route makes the hotel’s location especially apparent: close enough to reach the Waterfront comfortably on foot, yet sufficiently removed from its crowds and activity when it is time to return.
We later discovered that the Stormers were playing the Sharks at DHL Stadium. Ordinarily, a fixture or event comes with traffic, parking searches and a calculated departure time. From The Tree House, however, we were able to simply walked down to the stadium, joined the flow of supporters and returned the same way after the match. Being able to take part in the atmosphere without negotiating the usual event-day logistics was one of the weekend’s unexpected pleasures.
The route makes the hotel’s location especially apparent: close enough to reach the Waterfront comfortably on foot, yet sufficiently removed from its crowds and activity when it is time to return.
Exploring the City
Beyond Green Point and the Waterfront, the hotel is centrally positioned for reaching the city centre, De Waterkant, Sea Point, and the rest of the Atlantic Seaboard. This makes it a practical base for visitors who want to explore Cape Town without feeling confined to a single precinct.
The Tree House Boutique Hotel manages a useful balance: it is close to much of what draws people into the city, but quietly set apart from it. For travellers, it offers a well-positioned base from which to explore. For Capetonians, it presents the rarer pleasure of seeing one’s own city from a slightly different perspective — preferably on foot.
28 Vesperdene Rd, Green Point, Cape Town
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