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16 hotels from our guides: Cruises (lines, ships & regions) · Cape Town, South Africa.

Cape Grace on its quay at the V&A Waterfront
Luxury hotel · V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

Cape Grace

V&A Waterfront, Cape Town · South AfricaA grand hotel on a private quay at the V&A Waterfront, looking over the harbour, marina or Table Mountain.
The colonnaded front door of Cape Cadogan Boutique Hotel, Gardens
Boutique hotel

Cape Cadogan Boutique Hotel

Gardens · near Kloof Street · Cape Town · South AfricaA restored National Monument of the early 1800s near Kloof Street: 29 rooms, suites and a villa.
Cape Grace on its quay in the V&A Waterfront marina, with motor yachts moored below the hotel
Grand hotel

Cape Grace, A Fairmont Managed Hotel

V&A Waterfront · Cape Town · South AfricaA harbour hotel on its own quay at the V&A, with Heirloom restaurant, afternoon tea, the Bascule Bar and a Fairmont spa.
A sitting room at Ellerman House, with a fire, landscape paintings and garden doors open to the terrace
Villa hotel

Ellerman House

Bantry Bay · Cape Town · South AfricaA villa hotel above Bantry Bay, with a celebrated collection of South African art and a wine gallery.
The rooftop deck and “hello gorgeous” sign at Gorgeous George, at dusk
Design hotel

Gorgeous George

City Centre · St George’s Mall · Cape Town · South AfricaA 33-room hotel on St George’s Mall, with the Gigi rooftop bar and restaurant.
The colonnaded gateway of the Mount Nelson Hotel, with cloud pouring over Table Mountain at sunset
Grand hotel

Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel

Gardens · Cape Town · South AfricaCape Town’s pink grand hotel in its gardens below the mountain, famous for afternoon tea.
One&Only Cape Town behind its palm gardens at the V&A Waterfront
Grand hotel

One&Only Cape Town

V&A Waterfront · Cape Town · South AfricaA resort hotel at the V&A with Nobu, the ROOI grill, the Vista Bar and a spa on its own island.
A suite at POD Camps Bay with a timber-lined sleeping area, stone walls and a deep sofa
Boutique hotel

POD Camps Bay

Camps Bay · Cape Town · South AfricaA boutique hotel above Camps Bay beach, part of the Oyster Collection.
A sitting room in one of the villas at Steenberg, with shuttered windows and a small kitchen behind
Wine estate hotel

Steenberg Hotel & Spa

Constantia · Cape Town · South AfricaA five-star hotel on a working wine farm in the Constantia valley, with two restaurants, a spa and a golf course.
Taj Cape Town in the old Board of Executors building on Wale Street
Grand hotel

Taj Cape Town

City Centre · Cape Town · South AfricaA hotel in the restored South African Reserve Bank building on Wale Street, its vault turned ballroom.
The gabled Cape Dutch manor and pool at The Alphen Boutique Hotel, Constantia
Heritage hotel

The Alphen Boutique Hotel

Constantia · Alphen Drive · Cape Town · South AfricaEighteen suites on a Provincial Heritage site dating back to the 1700s, with Italian at Blanko.
A suite at The Silo Hotel behind its faceted, pillowed-glass windows, with a chandelier and the harbour beyond
Grand hotel

The Silo Hotel

V&A Waterfront · Cape Town · South AfricaSuites behind pillowed-glass windows at the top of the old grain silo, above Zeitz MOCAA, with a rooftop bar and pool.
The Twelve Apostles Hotel on the coast road, with the mountains behind and boulders in the Atlantic
Grand hotel

The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa

Camps Bay coast · Cape Town · South AfricaA hotel on the coast road south of Camps Bay, with the Azure restaurant, the Leopard Bar and a spa.
A room at The Vineyard Hotel, its glass doors opening on to a balcony among the trees, with the mountain beyond
Hotel

The Vineyard Hotel

Newlands · Cape Town · South AfricaA hotel in gardens in Newlands, with views of Table Mountain and the Morii restaurant.
The deck and plunge pool at Tintswalo Atlantic, with Hout Bay’s Sentinel beyond
Hotel by the sea

Tintswalo Atlantic

Hout Bay · Chapman’s Peak Drive · Cape Town · South AfricaA hotel on Chapman’s Peak Drive, with the mountain on one side and the Atlantic on the other.
Grand hotel

InterContinental Table Bay Cape Town

V&A Waterfront · Cape Town · South AfricaThe former Table Bay Hotel at the entrance to the V&A, rebuilt and reopened in 2026 as Cape Town’s first InterContinental.