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Workshop17 V&A Waterfront
Coworking · V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa
Laptop etiquette
- Laptops welcome · 3
Consistently busy on weekdays, professional atmosphere.
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The signals
Iffy for calls
Fast and steady — just not the quietest spot for a call.
Average of 3 speed tests filed here — every dot is one test, the green mark is the average.
3 reports · all within a point
1 = Patchy · 5 = Rock-solid
3 reports · all within a point
1 = Bustling · 5 = Silent
3 reports · all within a point
1 = No sockets · 5 = Sockets everywhere
3 reports · all within a point
1 = Cramped · 5 = Loungey
3 reports · spread 3–5
1 = Dim · 5 = Bright
How it compares in Cape Town
- Wi-Fi121 Mbps
Fastest of 6 measured spots in Cape Town
- Rating4.7/5
Highest-rated of 6 measured spots in Cape Town
Ranked against every Cape Town spot with reports — a map pin can’t tell you that.
Best time to go
Quietest in the evening — quiet 3.5/5 from 2 reports. Loudest in the afternoon, at quiet 3.0/5.
Most reports are from the evening — 2 of 3.
Bars are how many reports came from each window, not a live busyness feed.
RWA write-up
A coworking in V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, averaging 121 Mbps across 3 speed tests, laptops welcome, rated 3.3/5 for quiet. Its 3 reports are demo reports from 3 demo profiles in the labelled launch dataset, and every number on this page is computed from them.
What people mention
Where it is
V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa
Open map© OpenStreetMap contributors
Community reports
Newest 7 May 2026 · oldest 20 Dec 2025
These are all launch-dataset reports — every one carries a “Demo dataset” tag. Real check-ins land alongside them and count the same.
Worked the evening ·
127 down late on and still a few people working. The lighting after dark is dimmer than I would choose.
- Wifi holds up
- 5.0/5
- Quiet
- 3.0/5
- Plugs
- 4.0/5
- Seating
- 4.0/5
- Light
- 3.0/5
Worked the evening ·
Stayed until they closed and had a bank of standing desks to myself. Power at every one of them.
- Wifi holds up
- 4.0/5
- Quiet
- 4.0/5
- Plugs
- 5.0/5
- Seating
- 5.0/5
- Light
- 4.0/5
Worked the afternoon ·
135 down with the harbour out the window. The day rate is not cheap but the coffee and the view justify it.
- Wifi holds up
- 5.0/5
- Quiet
- 3.0/5
- Plugs
- 4.0/5
- Seating
- 4.0/5
- Light
- 5.0/5
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