The holiday hotel includes 3 historic Georgian houses, which are internally linked. The inside styling is a mixture of African pieces, modern furniture and accessories and original antique Cape house furniture; mostly oak, yellow forest, stink forest and pine. Vistas from the roof decks of The Charles are imposing. Visitors can enjoy a bird's eye vistas of the prominent Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Table Mountain, De Waterkant Village and the town itself.

The suites have scenic, conventional cape house furniture. All apartments are en room. Superb suites have a shower and luxury suites have a bath with shower. All rooms in the hotel have a refreshment station with tea/coffee making amenities, satellite TV, a personalised mini brasserie, safe, hairdryer, wall heaters and ceiling fans.

Apartment prices comprise breakfast. Breakfast is catered at the cafe at Number One Loader from 07: 00 to 12:00. Guests are welcome to pop in for a coffee, to receive advice on day trips and things to do in Cape Town, or just to unwind and read the local newspapers.

The Charles is within short distance of Cape Quarter and all of its widely-known boutiques. Cape Quarter is an district of home décor, art and artefacts, style, beauty, wellness and lifestyle-related shops all delivered in a peculiar Cape Malay setting. This is where one of the best of Cape Town persons are drawn together, attracted by the real atmosphere of celebrated restaurants and eateries, boutiques and offices. Cape Quarter is the essence of Cape Town cool. Victoria & Alfred Waterfront (5 km) - Situated in the center of Cape Town’s working harbor, the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront is well established as Cape Town’s premier shopping and treveller destination. Shops, restaurants, hotels, open-air cinema and recreation cruises are just several of the plenty of park amusements on propose. Desk Mountain (15 km) -With its extraordinarily wealthy, diverse and special flora, this singular landmark is what makes Cape Town immediately recognisable all over the world. Its rugged cliffs, steep slopes and sandy flats produce Table Mountain a phenomenal natural, idyllic, historical, cultural and entertaining asset for locals and guests alike. Nowhere else in the world does an district of such awesome beauty and such wealthy bio-diversity exist almost utterly within a metropolitan district, the thriving and cosmopolitan town of Cape Town. Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens (25 km) - Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is world-renowned for the beauty and variety of the Cape flora it displays and for the magnificence of its setting against the eastern slopes of Table Mountain. Kirstenbosch grows only indigenous South African plants. The estate covers 528 hectares and supports a diverse fynbos flora and natural wood. The cultivated park (36 hectares) displays collections of South African plants, specially those from the winter rainfall district of the state. It was founded in 1913. Clifton (15 km) - The windless beaches of Clifton are probably Cape Town’s most celebrated and you will find them packed with picturesque and spruce persons. In summer, these are the beaches to frequent whether you want to catch a glimpse of the wealthy and celebrated. Clifton has 4 adjoining coves every accessed by means of a stroll down stone stairways between elegant villas to white sands. Bikinis and sunbathing are more the order of the day than swimming, as the water of the Atlantic Ocean is often bracingly cold.

By Air: Airport transfers can be arranged with the hotel's reservations department upon confirmation of your lodging. Transfers cost ZAR 150 for one person, one way, and ZAR 235 for up to five persons, one way.

Payment Information: A 50% deposit is required in order to guarantee your reservation. The balance is due on arrival. Other Additional Costs (2007): Airport transfers: ZAR 150 for one person, one way, and ZAR 235 for up to five persons, one way.

Cancellations must be made at least 14 days before date of arrival. In the event of a no-show or later cancellation in breach of this policy, the hotel will charge an amount equivalent to 100% of the entire cost of the booking as cancellation or no-show charge. The hotel reserves the right to pre-authorise credit cards prior to arrival.

The Charles is unable to accommodate kids under the age of 12 years old.. Children older than 12 years are considered adult for apartment occupancy.