Krystal Beach Hotel

The Arrival

Krystal Beach Hotel offers a resort-style seaside escape at a wonderfully accessible price, set on the False Bay coast at Gordon's Bay, a scenic drive from central Cape Town. With spacious rooms, clean facilities, attentive staff and attractive views, it is associated in the reviews with great hospitality, comfortable rooms and good food — a relaxed, leisure-focused base where a family can settle into the simple pleasures of the seaside. The design is contemporary and bright, with large windows that pull in the coastal light, and the resort-like setting, with its pools and proximity to the beach and coastal walks, is squarely geared toward family leisure. For a family wanting a sea-and-pool holiday rather than a city-sightseeing marathon — or a relaxed coastal base from which to dip into Cape Town and the winelands — Krystal Beach delivers warmth, space and seaside ease at a price that leaves plenty over for the holiday itself.

A Day in the Life

Krystal Beach runs on the gentle rhythm of a seaside resort. Days revolve around the pools and the coast: swimming and splashing, beach time and coastal walks along the dramatic shore of False Bay, with the famously scenic Clarence Drive curling along the cliffs nearby for a beautiful coastal outing. The relaxed, leisure-focused setting means children can fill their days with water and sand while parents unwind in a setting built for it. For families wanting more, central Cape Town — with Table Mountain, the V&A Waterfront and its aquarium — is a scenic drive away, as are the vineyards and oak-lined streets of the Stellenbosch winelands. But the heart of a Krystal Beach stay is the simple, restorative pleasure of the sea: pools to swim in, a coast to walk, and the unhurried calm of a proper seaside holiday.

The Rooms

The rooms are spacious and comfortable, with clean facilities and attractive views, in a bright, contemporary style that makes the most of the coastal light through its large windows. The resort-like setting and the pools make it a genuine leisure base rather than a mere bed, somewhere children are happy to spend whole days. For a family, the combination of space, comfort and a seaside setting, at an accessible price, is a winning one.

The Table

The food draws warm mentions, and a good breakfast sets a family up for a day of excursions or a day by the pool. The resort setting keeps dining convenient and family-friendly, and the surrounding Gordon's Bay and False Bay coast add further casual seaside options within reach.

Beyond the Doors

Krystal Beach sits on the False Bay coast at Gordon's Bay, with the beach and coastal walks on the doorstep and Cape Town's attractions a scenic drive away.

• Gordon's Bay beach & coastOn the doorstep

  Sheltered beaches, a marina and coastal walks on the doorstep — the simple seaside pleasures a family holiday is made of.

• The poolsOn site

  Resort-style swimming on site — the heart of a relaxed, leisure-focused family stay.

• Clarence Drive coastal roadShort drive

  One of the world's great coastal drives, curling along the cliffs above False Bay — a beautiful, easy family outing.

• Cape Town & Table Mountain50 min drive

  The city's great attractions — the mountain, the Waterfront, the aquarium — a scenic drive away for a bigger day out.

Why You'll Remember It

Krystal Beach sells the simple, restorative joy of a seaside holiday — pools, beaches and coastal walks at a price that leaves plenty for ice creams and outings. The memory it leaves is uncomplicated and warm: the days by the pool and the sea, the dramatic coastal drive, the children reluctant to come inside, and the unhurried calm of a proper seaside escape, with Cape Town's grander adventures a scenic drive away whenever the family wanted them.

The Practicalities

Seaside leisure for families, without a luxury price tag.