Places to stay, from budget guesthouses and boutique hotels to large international properties, grouped by area and style.
16 places · Updated October 23, 2026
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Opened in 1899 below Table Mountain, the pink-painted Belmond Mount Nelson is Cape Town's grande dame, set in nine acres of gardens with two pools and famous afternoon teas.
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The Saxon is an all-suite luxury hotel in leafy Sandhurst, with private villas, a spa, the Qunu restaurant and a suite named after Nelson Mandela, who stayed here.
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Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff spreads across a hillside above Jan Smuts Avenue, with views over the northern suburbs' trees, a day spa and the Flames restaurant.
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Set in the upper floors of the converted grain silo above Zeitz MOCAA, The Silo Hotel has bulging glass windows with views from Table Mountain to the harbour.
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On a private quay between the V&A Waterfront and the yacht marina, Cape Grace is a five-star Fairmont-managed hotel with harbour and Table Mountain views.
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The Houghton Hotel is a five-star hotel beside Houghton Golf Club with suites and penthouses, a spa, padel courts and Candice Philip's fine dining restaurant Cyra.
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In the restored former South African Reserve Bank and Temple Chambers buildings on Wale Street, Taj Cape Town is a five-star hotel with 176 rooms and Indian dining.
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The Peech is a boutique hotel set in gardens in Melrose, with classic and luxury rooms, suites and a villa, free secure parking and The Pot Luck Club restaurant.
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54 on Bath is a 75-room hotel in Rosebank with an outdoor pool and the Level Four restaurant, close to the Gautrain, Rosebank Mall and the Sunday market.
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Built around the former home of Lady Anne Barnard in Newlands, The Vineyard is a family-owned hotel set in large riverside gardens below Table Mountain's eastern slopes.
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Southern Sun Rosebank is a large mid-range hotel with 318 rooms, an outdoor pool and a steakhouse, two blocks from Rosebank Mall and the Gautrain station.
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Linked directly to the Cape Town International Convention Centre, The Westin is a large hotel on the Foreshore with 483 rooms, a rooftop pool and harbour views.
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Between the Foreshore and the V&A Waterfront, the 188-room AC Hotel Cape Town Waterfront is a contemporary Marriott hotel with an outdoor pool and mountain views.
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Radisson RED Rosebank is a 222-room design hotel in Oxford Parks with a rooftop pool and bar, an all-day restaurant and the Rosebank Gautrain station 500 metres away.
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Once in Joburg is a sociable budget hotel and hostel on De Korte Street in Braamfontein, with private rooms, dorms, a bar, a terrace and its own restaurant.
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On New Church Street near Kloof Street, Fire & Ice! is a playful Protea by Marriott hotel known for its outdoor pool and burgers and gourmet milkshakes.
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