The Grand Daddy Boutique HotelEST. Prior to 1930
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The Mother City’s most original, convenient and fun place to stay!
Chic, smooth and with a twist at the end, like Cape Town herself, the Grand Daddy Boutique Hotel’s rooms and suites are subtle, stylish and shimmering. With its central location in a beautiful city, the Grand Daddy is the ideal venue for making a serious impression, be it at meetings, product launches, conferences or weddings.
The Lowdown
Venue use
Space with stayBest for these Occasions
anniversary
baby shower
Bachelor / Bachelorette party
birthday party
bridal shower
charity event
corporate event
dinner party
elopementengagement party
Family Reunion
group getaway
holiday party
Product Launch
Reunion
social eventvow renewalVenue type
Views
Style
Venue Settings
Celebrating the silver screen in a outdoor cinema setting – right beneath the African night sky, the Pink Flamingo Rooftop Cinema is set among seven vintage Airstream trailers on the rooftop of the Grand Daddy Hotel. Snuggle up, order a picnic & some “bubbly” – this open air rooftop cinema is a perfect Cape Town experience, open all year round!
Thirty Ate Eatery:
Dishes have been carefully selected for their freshness to make sure that our patrons will always have something to talk about. From the starters to the desserts, weekly specials and a lunch buffet on weekdays, there’s plenty of delicious options. We also offer free Wi-Fi so you can get work done or post that all-important selfie from your dinner table. A yummy selection of cocktails and wine is ready for your post- or pre-dinner enjoyment.
The Venue:
The Venue, on the first floor of the Grand Daddy Hotel, is a luscious locale, perfect for just about any function. The open-plan space, with multi-level lighting, subtle décor, break-away recess area and fully functional bar, is a blank canvass for your event. Ideally suited to conferences, meetings, corporate dinners, cocktail parties and product launches, the Venue is centrally located on the doorstep of Cape Town’s playground, the iconic Long Street. High-tech plug-in presentation technology is available. Your location, in the heart of the Cape Town CBD, makes this is convenient locale that pulsates with Mother City culture and life.
Daddy Cool Bar & Sky Bar:
This is where the cool come to kick back in style. A magpie’s delight, complete with white leather, shiny surfaces, bling chains and quirky golden treasures, Daddy Cool Bar is the scene of sparkling celebration. Loved by locals as well as by our guests, Daddy Cool Bar is where you share a bottle of fine wine, sample cocktails or snack on our delicious offerings from the kitchen. Picture yourself on a rooftop in Cape Town: seven vintage Airstream trailers glint in the spectacular sunset, you’re kicking back on a wooden deck and enjoying the view in your own deckchair. Perched in this surreal playscape, your effervescent, thirst-quenching champagne, cocktails or cold beers will be served while you’re surrounded by Cape Town’s skyline.
Capacity
(Prices listed here are estimates only & are subject to change)
- Venue price range
- Does this include catering fees?
- Yes
- Estimated price per head
- $20 – $100
- Insurance
Additional insurance may be required depending on the event
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Amenities
Event Logistics
Essential logistics and amenities for a seamless, memorable event.
- Celebrations hosted here since
- Prior to 1930
- Curfew
- 12 AM
- Venue spaces
- Indoor & Outdoor Venue Spaces Available
- Catering
- Client must use the catering provided by the venue
- Alcohol
- No Alcohol is Permitted
- Music
- Indoors & Outdoors
- Smoking
- Designated Smoking Areas Only
- Accommodations
- The Grand Daddy Suite:
Room 212 is your getaway from the world and a space to indulge. This 60 sq. m (645 sq. ft) suite has one king-size bed, an outside garden patio, separate lounge, marble bathrooms, and can also accommodate up to two children on a pull-out sofa/sleeper couch in the living room.
The Sugar Daddy Suite:
Room 205 is where you’ll find this private corner of luxury. At 45 sq. m (484 sq. ft) it comes with one king-size bed or two single beds, an open-plan lounge, marble bathrooms, private Juliet balconies overlooking Long Street, and all the creature comforts you’d expect.
Boutique Hotel Rooms:
Soft white French linen, travertine marble bathroom, shower over the bath, Beautiful Earth bathroom amenities, bathrobes, universal electricity outlets, wireless internet, satellite television, security safe, minibar, tea- and coffee-making facilities, and individual remote-controlled air conditioning
Luxury rooms can also accommodate families with young children
Windows facing outwards onto the surrounding buildings and roads
Rooftop Airstream Trailer Park:
There’s nothing ordinary about going all the way to the United States of America to source seven vintage Airstream trailers, and then hauling them back across the Atlantic and hoisting them onto the roof of an urban hotel. Then again, there’s nothing ordinary about the Grand Daddy. Take the Daddy’s vintage elevator to our rooftop location in famous Long Street and soak in the alluring outline of Table Mountain as reflected in the polished aluminium of one of our seven trailers. The seven recently renovated trailers, complete with US Postal Service mailboxes, all have their own individual decor and style, and collectively they reflect the “South African road trip”. Drawing inspiration from around Mzansi, our trailers give you a chance to experience different parts of our beautiful country, right here on the roof … and they may even inspire you to go and visit these places for real! Yep, those unmistakably South African vistas have climbed right into the trailers. Each one is as unique as the South African landscape that it encapsulates and each has a story to share. Airstream trailers are incredible works of craftsmanship and their classic shape is unforgettable. Each Airstream trailer has a queen-size bed, wet room with a shower, and modern comforts like TV, aircon and fridges. Our trailer suite called Winelands is the largest of the Airstream trailers and has an open-plan bedroom with a big lounge area.
Onsite amenities
Street ParkingWifiDining TablesOnsite RestroomsBridal Suite/Changing Rooms OnsiteA/V EquipmentVenue Features
The scene
Design
Standout venue features
The original architect of the Grand Daddy hotel building on 38 Long Street was Mello Gerardus Damstra, a Dutchman who came to the Cape around 1895, according to the South African Heritage Resource Agency.
The vintage elevator at the Grand Daddy is the oldest operational elevator in Cape Town.
The Grand Daddy’s Airstream rooftop trailer park is legendary. The seven glinting, individually themed trailers on our rooftop take visitors on a fanciful and fuss-free journey.
You may or may not have seen the little golden statuette of a dog at the Daddy. His name is Leon and he’s the best mascot any hotel could ask for – purveyor of great times and awesome service.
The Grand Daddy building was built in1874 and its doors opened in 1895 as Hotel Metropole.
Getting there
This section provides insights into our diverse culinary and social offerings.
The Grand Daddy is proud to introduce our new eatery! THIRTY ATE at The Grand Daddy offers an exceptional, convenient & diverse dining experience including Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, Cocktails & Wine, Coffees & Desserts as well as private events and functions.
Our new menu showcases favourites from prawns to burgers & gourmet sandwiches, while also boasting an exclusively South African Gin menu, m…
This is where the cool goes to kick back in style. A magpie’s delight, complete with white leather, shiny surfaces, bling and quirky golden treasures, Daddy Cool Bar is a scene of sparkling celebration.
Loved by locals as well as by our guests, Daddy Cool Bar is where you share a bottle of fine wine, sample cocktails or snack on our delicious offerings from the kitchen.
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