The V&A Waterfront is best known for mega-hotels and mega-malls — which means it’s easy to overlook this gem hiding in plain sight in the middle of it all. The Dock House is a chic six-room boutique hotel set in the former dock master’s Victorian-era residence, which means guests really can get it all: history, intimacy and style, all just a few steps from the heart of the city’s bustling commercial district.

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