Where to stay in Cape Town

Neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood guidance for Cape Town, South Africa: which areas suit which travellers, what they cost, and the stays we list in each.

• V&A Waterfront (4) — Working harbour, polished Robben Island ferries, the aquarium, and safe late strolls.
• City Bowl (3) — Mountain amphitheatre, city grid Table Mountain above, Company's Garden below, everything walkable.
• Camps Bay (4) — Twelve Apostles, beach strip White sand under mountains, with a bar strip behind it.
• Woodstock (2) — Warehouses, galleries, murals The Old Biscuit Mill on Saturdays and good coffee daily.
• Constantia (4) — Vineyards, big gardens Wine estates and oaks, twenty minutes from the centre.
• Sea Point (3) — Promenade, apartment blocks A three-kilometre seafront promenade and the best sunsets.

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