Cape Town
The Italian monastic-order Scalabrini Fathers have provided welfare services to Cape Town’s poor and to refugees since 1994. Housed in a former textile…
Must-see hotels in Cape Town
Cape Town
This long-running backpackers, split between four houses, remains a popular alternative to the city-centre hostels. The en-suite rooms in the houses…
Cape Town
Occupying a grand Arts and Crafts–style home, built in 1905 for a shipping magnate, the interiors of this luxury guesthouse marry fine linen and antique…
Cape Town
With a wrap-around balcony overlooking the heart of Obs, this is one for backpackers who want to soak up all the comings and goings of Lower Main Rd. It's…
Cape Town
Adheena and Yoann are the very welcoming South African–French couple running this charming B&B, which has been so successful it has expanded into nearby…
Cape Town
This attractive and well-appointed modern guesthouse offers light, contemporary rooms and self-catering cottages. Its balconies, lawn and pool are…
Cape Town
Little has changed at this backpackers since it opened in 1993 (making it the longest-running of the many that dot Long St). In a block of 14 small flats,…
Sea Point to Hout Bay
Your eyes will bulge at the flamboyant Afro-chic makeover to which the 1871 Hout Bay Manor has been treated. Contemporary art mixes with brightly coloured…
Cape Town
High up the mountain, this exclusive, chic property offers eight spacious and tastefully decorated rooms, all with balconies and beautifully tiled…
Cape Town
Friendly Maria Maile runs this B&B in her small brick bungalow in Graceland, an upmarket part of Khayelitsha. She can put up four people in her two homely…
Cape Town
Fresh flowers in plush rooms decorated in soft tones – that's what you get at this elegant 24-room luxury hotel on the historic Steenberg wine estate,…
Cape Town
You’re well on the way up Lion’s Head at this delightful family home, which offers a range of attractive rooms, mostly frequented by long-stay guests. It…
Sea Point to Hout Bay
Take your pick between chic, contemporary-designed rooms with balconies and to-die-for views across Hout Bay, and the smaller and more traditionally…
Cape Town
This imaginative, cosy backpackers in a Victorian cottage has sought inspiration from different Cape Town suburbs as themes for its rooms. There’s a…
Cape Town
Rooms are modern, compact (no wardrobes but hangers and a rail for your clothes) and generally good value at this new business hotel that shares…
Cape Town
Nomase's salmon-pink guesthouse offers four en-suite rooms in a useful location, a few minutes' walk east of the Langa Pass Museum and Guga S’Thebe Arts &…
Cape Town
Inside a grey-painted corner house is this cute B&B. The Canadian owner likes to play the grand piano and has two adorable dogs. There are just three cosy…
Cape Town
For such a central location this new but functional basic hotel offers a pretty good deal. The compact rooms feature exposed-brick walls and for R200 more…
Sea Point to Hout Bay
Exclusive and exquisite, the Marly's chic rooms decorated with black-and-white photography perch above the Camps Bay throng, close enough to hear the…
Cape Town
This heritage building, with high-ceiling rooms, parquet floors and a faint art-deco style, has been transformed into a relaxed guesthouse that is smart…
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cape Town – Upper Eastside
Cape Town
This snazzily designed property is tucked away in the revamped buildings of the old Bonwitt clothing factory. Rooms are large and pleasant, offering…
Cape Town
There's a funky African theme to this very appealing backpackers, just a short walk away from the heart of the Obs action further down Lower Main Rd. The…
Cape Town
There’s a sophisticated, colourful ‘African modern’ design theme at this appealing guesthouse, sheltering behind the facade of three 19th-century terrace…
Cape Town
A heritage-listed building dating from 1903 has been remodelled into this luxury guesthouse. Rooms are a very chic with contemporary art and African…
Sea Point to Hout Bay
June and Trevor are the genial hosts of this convivial, upmarket B&B, which has six rooms decorated with period furniture or in breezy contemporary style…
Cape Town
The lipstick-red marble walkway to the lobby gives an indication of the luxe nature of this hotel, which is built around a soaring atrium onto which some…
Cape Town
Four-poster beds, giant armoires and creaking floorboards lend terrific atmosphere to this six-room property crafted from a 1812 building. However,…
Cape Town
This spotless, characterful B&B in a very handy location is a fine alternative to the backpacker lodges along Long St. The simply furnished and spacious…
Cape Town
There are just six rooms at this red-wine-coloured lodge with a striking contemporary design, mixing arty photography, African crafts and Euro style…
Cape Town
Lydia Masoleng has been opening up her spacious, modern home to guests since 1998. Her three comfy rooms have en-suite bathrooms. Tours and traditional…
Cape Town
Apart from their stylish and cosy B&B, set in the eponymous purple-painted house, the personable Dutch owners Hank and Guido also offer a self-catering…
Sea Point to Hout Bay
Offering clean, contemporary design, POD is perfectly angled to catch the Camps Bay action from its bar and spacious pool and deck area. The cheapest…
Cape Town
The lovely Colette runs this women-friendly B&B in her spacious and pretty Pinelands home, which she shares with pet ducks in the garden. The four en…
Cape Town
This company have a good range of nicely furnished one, two and three bed apartments in the Gardens area, with several on Nicols St. Even though they are…
Cape Town
In the heart of the city, the Townhouse offers good service and high standards, making it justly popular. Rooms have been given a contemporary makeover,…
Cape Town
In the thick of Claremont's shopping area, this is a handy and appealing hostel should you need to stay in the Southern Suburbs. It's colourfully painted…
Cape Town
Offers great studios and apartments in St Martini Gardens, a complex beside the Company’s Garden, with Table Mountain and Lion's Head views. The complex…
Daddy Long Legs Hotel Apartments
Cape Town
Daddy's super-stylish apartments – an ideal choice if you crave hotel-suite luxury but want to self-cater – are at the top end of Long St, right in the…
Cape Town
You can book township homestays and B&Bs though this community tourism organisation in Langa.
