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Hotels in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town
Bo-Kaap is one of the 92 neighbourhoods of Cape Town (Wikidata: "neighbourhood in Cape Town, South Africa"). Its centre is 1.2 km from the city centre. 18 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 18of 291 in Cape Town's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 1.2 km
- Nearest station
- Cape Town1.3 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Nurul Islam Mosque0.1 km
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 108OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
- Area within its boundary
- 0.6 km²OpenStreetMap
Where to stay
Places to stay in Bo-Kaap
Nearest the area's centre point first, by straight-line distance. Chain properties link to their own websites; hotels recorded in Wikidata link to their encyclopedia article where there is one.
| # | Place to stay | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upperbloem Guesthouse and Apartments | 0.2 km |
| 2 | Dutch Manor Antique Hotel | 0.2 km |
| 3 | Hilton Cape Town City Centre | 0.3 km |
| 4 | Hyatt Regency Cape Town | 0.3 km |
| 5 | Cape Town Lodge Hotel | 0.3 km |
| 6 | La Rose B&B | 0.5 km |
| 7 | Pepperclub Hotel | 0.5 km |
| 8 | Cape Heritage Hotel | 0.5 km |
| 9 | Daddy Long Legs Art Hotel | 0.6 km |
| 10 | Long Street Boutique Hotel | 0.6 km |
| 11 | Daddy Long Legs Self-Catering Apartments | 0.7 km |
| 12 | Protea Hotel Fire & Ice by Marriott Cape Town | 0.7 km |
| 13 | Onomo Hotel Cape Town - Inn On The Square | 0.7 km |
| 14 | Gorgeous George by Design Hotels | 0.8 km |
| 15 | Taj Cape Town | 0.8 km |
| 16 | Holiday Inn Express Cape Town City Centre | 0.8 km |
| 17 | 106 On Adderly Accomodation | 0.9 km |
| 18 | Parliament Hotel | 1.1 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Bo-Kaap
OpenStreetMap maps 62 restaurants, 24 cafes and 22 bars and pubs counted in Bo-Kaap, and 32 named sights: museums and galleries, parks, monuments, viewpoints and other attractions. They are counted the same way as the places to stay: each place goes to the area whose centre is nearest, within that area's reach. This rule has no boundaries, so places near the edge can fall in a neighbouring area's count.
| What | Mapped | Rank in Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 62 | 1 of 92 |
| Cafes | 24 | 2 of 92 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 22 | 1 of 92 |
| Museums and galleries | 6 | 2 of 92 |
| Named parks | 0 | |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 26 | 1 of 92 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 92 neighbourhoods of Cape Town; areas with equal counts share a rank. A zero means none is mapped in OpenStreetMap, not that there are none: coverage varies from place to place.
The 10 best-known sights counted in Bo-Kaap
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Bo-Kaap is the nearest area centre, the same rule as the counts above, so some may lie outside the boundary of Bo-Kaap: those linked to Wikidata or Wikipedia first, then by the number of Wikipedia language editions covering them. Distances are in a straight line from the area's centre point.
| Sight | Type | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Auwal Masjid | Place of worship | 0.3 km |
| Palm Tree Mosque | Place of worship | 0.6 km |
| Nurul Islam Mosque | Place of worship | 0.3 km |
| St Mary's Cathedral | Place of worship | 1.1 km |
| Iziko Slave Lodge | Museum | 0.9 km |
| St. George's Cathedral | Place of worship | 0.8 km |
| Statue of Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr | Memorial | 0.9 km |
| Greenmarket Square | Attraction | 0.7 km |
| Groote Kerk | Place of worship | 0.9 km |
| Central Methodist Church | Place of worship | 0.7 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Bo-Kaap
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Bo-Kaap, and the nearest of each kind (rail, metro, light rail, monorail, funicular) within the same distance. Tram and bus stops are not included.
| Station | Serves | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Town | rail | 1.3 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.
Distances
How far Bo-Kaap is from Cape Town's main sights
| Sight | From Bo-Kaap |
|---|---|
| Nurul Islam Mosque | 0.1 km |
| Auwal Mosque | 0.3 km |
| Palm Tree Mosque | 0.6 km |
| Iziko South African Museum | 0.9 km |
| South African National Gallery | 1.0 km |
| Two Oceans Aquarium | 1.5 km |
| Artscape Theatre Centre | 1.7 km |
| Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa | 1.7 km |
| Groote Schuur | 6.7 km |
| Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden | 7.6 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Bo-Kaap
Other stations (Wikidata)
- Woodstock railway station · railway station · 3.1 km
- Salt River railway station · railway station · 4.9 km
Sights in Bo-Kaap: 12 of 14
- Auwal Mosque · mosque · 0.3 km
- Palm Tree Mosque · mosque · 0.6 km
- Nurul Islam Mosque · mosque · 0.1 km
- Company's Garden · park · 0.9 km
- Slave Lodge · museum · 0.9 km
- Greenmarket Square · square · 0.7 km
- Central Methodist Church, Cape Town · church · 0.7 km
- Groote Kerk · church · 0.9 km
- Church Square · square · 1.0 km
- Queen Victoria Mosque · mosque · 0.2 km
- African Theatre (Cape Town) · theatre · 0.5 km
- Riebeeck Square · square · 0.5 km
The 12 covered by the most Wikipedia language editions.
Nearby
Areas next to Bo-Kaap
Questions
Bo-Kaap: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town?
18 places to stay in this guide are counted in Bo-Kaap: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 92 neighbourhoods of Cape Town. The nearest to the area centre is Upperbloem Guesthouse and Apartments, 0.2 km away.
How far is Bo-Kaap from the centre of Cape Town?
1.2 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Cape Town.
How far is Bo-Kaap from Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden?
7.6 km in a straight line from the centre of Bo-Kaap. The nearest of Cape Town's main sights is Nurul Islam Mosque, 0.1 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Bo-Kaap?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Cape Town (rail, 1.3 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Bo-Kaap?
OpenStreetMap maps 62 restaurants, 24 cafes and 22 bars and pubs counted in Bo-Kaap (each place in the area whose centre is nearest).
Areas: the 92 neighbourhoods of Cape Town that Wikidata records as a neighborhood located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 291 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Sources: the area, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); Bo-Kaap on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.