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Land-of-Miles
We stayed a couple of weeks ago. It is OK in a businessy hotel way but not great. Wasn't terrifically impressed by the lounge and the suites were just plain weird in layout. I think it really depends upon what you want. You should be aware that the drought has meant that swimming pools are closed, showers have poor pressure and baths effectively banned by removing bath plugs (none of this is unique to the Westin though).
It's quite a meh property I think (and we had a really low floor suite using SNA) directly over a busy toad. I personally would not stay there again and would perhaps look to some of the Marriott or other options.
That is quite unfortunate about the drought, but you rightly point out that impacts all of the Cape Town hotels for water conservation.
I think you may be disappointed with most of the other Marriott/Protea properties. A few friends stayed at those on our last visit in 2015. The African Pride 15 on Orange hotel is the only "technically" 5 star hotel among them, I think. The Westin also is "technically" 5 star, but is better located if you prefer to be closer to the V&A Waterfront. If you prefer to be more interior towards the city center, though, the Africa Pride 15 is a good option. That was the only Marriott option that I'd say is comparable to the Westin.
The Protea Victoria Junction is closer to the V&A waterfront, but it's not as nice IMO as the Westin. Same with the Cape Castle and Fire & Ice properties.
Proteas were more like watered down full service hotels, some even with less than full service options, when Marriott bought them. They are built on average to a lower standard than Marriott or Westin hotels IMO.