12 of the best · Cape Town, South Africa
The Silo above Zeitz MOCAA, the Mount Nelson in its gardens, the Taj in the old Reserve Bank, Ellerman House above Bantry Bay, The Twelve Apostles on the coast road and the vineyard hotels of Constantia.
Our 12 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three Cape Town addresses we return to, chosen from this list by people who know the city well.
Above Zeitz MOCAA
Suites behind pillowed-glass windows at the top of the old grain silo, above Zeitz MOCAA, with a rooftop bar and pool.
In its own gardens
Cape Town’s pink grand hotel in its gardens below the mountain, famous for afternoon tea.
76 Orange Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001Explore View on map
Art, wine and the Atlantic
A villa hotel above Bantry Bay, with a celebrated collection of South African art and a wine gallery.
180 Kloof Road, Bantry Bay, Cape Town, 8005Explore View on map
The harbour, the mountain or the sea: how the city’s geography decides where you stay.
The back story
Glass pillows above a grain silo, a pink hotel in its gardens under the mountain, a villa on the Bantry Bay cliffs and the Atlantic at the foot of the Twelve Apostles: where to stay, and how the city’s geography decides it.
In the harbour.
On its own quay
A harbour hotel on its own quay at the V&A, with Heirloom restaurant, afternoon tea, the Bascule Bar and a Fairmont spa.
Reopened in 2026
The former Table Bay Hotel at the entrance to the V&A, rebuilt and reopened in 2026 as Cape Town’s first InterContinental.
Nobu, ROOI and a spa island
A resort hotel at the V&A with Nobu, the ROOI grill, the Vista Bar and a spa on its own island.
Above Zeitz MOCAA
Suites behind pillowed-glass windows at the top of the old grain silo, above Zeitz MOCAA, with a rooftop bar and pool.
Under the mountain.
In its own gardens
Cape Town’s pink grand hotel in its gardens below the mountain, famous for afternoon tea.
76 Orange Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001Explore View on map
In the old Reserve Bank
A hotel in the restored South African Reserve Bank building on Wale Street, its vault turned ballroom.
1 Wale Street, corner of St George’s Mall, Cape TownExplore View on map
Bantry Bay and Camps Bay.
Art, wine and the Atlantic
A villa hotel above Bantry Bay, with a celebrated collection of South African art and a wine gallery.
180 Kloof Road, Bantry Bay, Cape Town, 8005Explore View on map
Above the beach
A boutique hotel above Camps Bay beach, part of the Oyster Collection.
Between the mountains and the sea
A hotel on the coast road south of Camps Bay, with the Azure restaurant, the Leopard Bar and a spa.
Victoria Road, Camps Bay, Cape Town, 8005Explore View on map
Over the mountain.
On a wine farm
A five-star hotel on a working wine farm in the Constantia valley, with two restaurants, a spa and a golf course.
Gardens under the mountain
A hotel in gardens in Newlands, with views of Table Mountain and the Morii restaurant.
