Gorgeous George Hotel

De Waterkant, Cape Town, South Africa, South Africa

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Gorgeous George is a stylish, design‑focused boutique hotel in the heart of Cape Town’s city centre, located on the pedestrian‑only St George’s Mall just off Longmarket Street, between Green Market Square and the Company’s Garden, and not in De Waterkant as some listings mistakenly suggest. The hotel occupies two beautifully restored heritage buildings—one Edwardian and one Art Deco—and is the first Cape Town property to join the global Design Hotels™ collection, which specializes in culturally rooted, design‑forward hotels. It offers 32 rooms and suites, ranging from compact to spacious, each individually designed with a mix of raw concrete, exposed steel, vintage antiques, custom furniture, local art, and hand‑painted murals by David Brits, creating an eclectic, industrial‑chic look with South African creativity at every turn. Amenities include a rooftop pool, spa and wellness services, in‑room treatments, yoga mats, and access to the adjacent Ignite Fitness gym, while the hotel also emphasizes sustainability and cultural production, with a regenerative food program, locally sourced minibar items, no plastic amenities, and a budding events and art programme that includes exhibitions and parties in spaces like the Pink Room.