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Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge

Cape Town, South Africa

Built 1859

Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge in Cape Town was built in 1859; no completed renovation is yet on record. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 0.5/10.

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Likely due for renovation now

Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.

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Location

Satellite view · Cape Town, South Africa

Timeline

  1. 1859

    Original building constructed as a British prison

How this score is computed

Chrono Score v1.1deterministic · reproducible · pure freshness, never mixed with stars
# sourced: built 1859, no completed renovation on record
100 − 1.5 × 167 years = -150 → clamped to 5
= 0.5 / 10 · Tired

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Facts

Stars

3★

Built

Sourced

1859

Ownership & operator

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Ownership data depth

1/3 · 33%

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Operating brand

Marriott

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Sources

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Secondary · Built 1859weight 0.70 · retrieved 2026-09-16view source →

Originally built as a British prison in 1859, the Protea Breakwater Lodge has been fully restored to feature contemporary rooms with panoramic views of Table Mountain and the bay.

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Frequently asked

When was Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge built?+

Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge (Cape Town, South Africa) was built in 1859.

How old is Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge?+

Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge is 167 years old — it was built in 1859. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.

Has Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge been renovated recently?+

We have not yet found a sourced completed renovation year for Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge.

What is the Chrono Score of Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge?+

Its Chrono Score is 0.5/10 (Tired) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 3-star rating.

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