Best Hotels in
Cape Town

Africa's most celebrated urban resort occupies a private island in the V&A Waterfront marina, with unobstructed Table Mountain views, three pools, and the celebrated Nobu restaurant.

• Luxury
• Romance
• Foodie
• Views
• V&A Waterfront

Housed in the converted grain elevator above the Zeitz MOCAA museum, The Silo is Cape Town's most architecturally extraordinary hotel — 28 rooms, pillow-bulge windows, and the city's best rooftop bar.

• Luxury
• Design
• Views
• Boutique
• V&A Waterfront

A magnificent Edwardian villa on the Atlantic seaboard cliffs, Ellerman House blends Old World grandeur with one of South Africa's finest private art collections. Just 13 suites, impeccable service.

• Luxury
• Boutique
• Romance
• Views
• Camps Bay

A Cape Town institution occupying its own quay in the V&A Waterfront, Cape Grace combines warm South African hospitality with world-class service and the legendary Bascule whisky bar.

• Luxury
• Romance
• Foodie
• V&A Waterfront

The 'Pink Lady' has welcomed dignitaries since 1899. Set in nine acres of formal gardens at the foot of Table Mountain, this grande dame remains Cape Town's most iconic address — famed for its legendary afternoon tea.

• Luxury
• Historic
• Romance
• Gardens

Cape Town's original five-star harbour hotel remains one of its finest — nine floors of gracious rooms, panoramic mountain-and-marina views, and a spa that's among the best in Africa.

• Luxury
• Family
• Views
• V&A Waterfront

Perched on the rocks of Hout Bay Harbour with the Atlantic crashing beneath your suite, Tintswalo Atlantic is one of South Africa's most extraordinary small hotels — 10 suites, each themed on an African island.

• Romance
• Boutique
• Beachfront
• Views
• Camps Bay

Nestled between the Twelve Apostles mountain range and the Atlantic Ocean, this handsome property offers a cinema, falconry centre, and one of Cape Town's most accomplished spa programmes.

• Luxury
• Wellness
• Views
• Camps Bay

Occupying the city's beautifully restored Old Reserve Bank building, the Taj Cape Town fuses heritage architecture with contemporary luxury at the edge of De Waterkant — ideal for business and leisure alike.

• Luxury
• Historic
• Design
• De Waterkant

An intimate hillside retreat of just eight rooms in the suburb of Higgovale, Kensington Place offers sweeping views of the city bowl and the Atlantic, with pool-terrace breakfasts to rival any five-star.

• Boutique
• Romance
• Views
• Gardens