Floor-to-ceiling glass doors frame the seafront entrance to The Commodore hotel's spacious lobby, featuring sleek wood flooring and fresh flower displays. The adjacent high-ceilinged lounge is decorated with exposed beams and a fireplace. Staff at the 24-hour guest relations desk can arrange Harley Davidson and helicopter safaris, and Winelands tours.

There's a pretty terracotta courtyard, with wrought-iron furnishings and a fishpond, for alfresco dining. Snacks and cocktails are on offer at the 24-hour Admiralty Lounge, with its comfortable sofas and relaxing atmosphere. Room service is available 24 hours.

The Commodore hotel has an outdoor pool, and a well-equipped gym with sauna and steam room. The onsite Skin Wellness Spa provides massages, facials and body wraps in a calm minimalist setting.

The Commodore's next-door partner hotel has an authentic Cape Malay restaurant occupying the former Cape Colony convict station.

Decorated in a nautical style, The Commodore's 233 air-conditioned guestrooms offer dark wood furniture and artworks. All rooms have high-speed Internet ports (surcharge), refrigerators, minibars, cable television, tea/coffee making facilities and safes. Bathrooms offer bath/shower combinations.