Cape Town · South Africa
Hotels in De Waterkant, Cape Town
De Waterkant is one of the 92 neighbourhoods of Cape Town (Wikidata: "neighbourhood in Cape Town, South Africa"); area 0.3 km². Its centre is 1.2 km from the city centre. 36 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 36of 291 in Cape Town's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 1.2 km
- Nearest station
- Cape Town1.1 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Two Oceans Aquarium0.8 km
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 116OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
- Area within its boundary
- 0.3 km²OpenStreetMap
Where to stay
Places to stay in De Waterkant
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 | The Rockwell Luxury Suites | 0.0 km |
| 2 | The Grey Hotel | 0.2 km |
| 3 | Hotel Charles | 0.2 km |
| 4 | Designer Lofts on Prestwich | 0.2 km |
| 5 | Man And Tree House | 0.2 km |
| 6 | Cape Finest Guesthouse | 0.3 km |
| 7 | The Capital Mirage Hotel | 0.3 km |
| 8 | Molo Lolo Lodge | 0.3 km |
| 9 | Signature Lux Hotel by ONOMO, Waterfront | 0.3 km |
| 10 | City Lodge Hotel V&A Waterfront | 0.4 km |
| 11 | The Greenhouse Guesthouse | 0.4 km |
| 12 | Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town | 0.4 km |
| 13 | Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town North Wharf | 0.4 km |
| 14 | SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl | 0.5 km |
| 15 | Rouge on Rose Boutique Hotel | 0.5 km |
| 16 | StayEasy Cape Town City Bowl | 0.5 km |
| 17 | Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence, Cape Town | 0.5 km |
| 18 | Southern Sun The Cullinan | 0.6 km |
| 19 | The Westin Cape Town | 0.6 km |
| 20 | Aha Harbour Bridge Hotel & Suites | 0.7 km |
| 21 | The Grand Daddy | 0.7 km |
| 22 | Zest Boutique Hotel | 0.7 km |
| 23 | InnsCape on Castle | 0.7 km |
| 24 | Lawhill Luxury Apartments | 0.7 km |
| 25 | Forty8 Backpackers - Hostel | 0.7 km |
| 26 | Southern Sun Cape Sun | 0.7 km |
| 27 | Kings in Cape Hotel | 0.7 km |
| 28 | Cape Grace Hotel & Spa | 0.7 km |
| 29 | Cape Diem Lodge | 0.8 km |
| 30 | The Tree House Boutique Hotel | 0.8 km |
| 31 | One&Only Cape Town | 0.8 km |
| 32 | Port View Guest House | 0.9 km |
| 33 | Brenwin Guest House | 0.9 km |
| 34 | Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge | 0.9 km |
| 35 | Cape Luxury Apartments | 1.0 km |
| 36 | Breakwater Lodge | 1.0 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in De Waterkant
OpenStreetMap maps 61 restaurants, 38 cafes and 17 bars and pubs counted in De Waterkant, and 19 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 | 61 | 2 of 92 |
| Cafes | 38 | 1 of 92 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 17 | 2 of 92 |
| Museums and galleries | 7 | 1 of 92 |
| Named parks | 3 | 36 of 92 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 9 | 4 of 92 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 92 neighbourhoods of Cape Town; areas with equal counts share a rank.
The 10 best-known sights counted in De Waterkant
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of De Waterkant is the nearest area centre, the same rule as the counts above, so some may lie outside the boundary of De Waterkant: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Two Oceans Aquarium | Aquarium | 0.8 km |
| Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) | Museum | 0.9 km |
| South African Sendinggestig Museum | Museum | 0.7 km |
| Jameah Masjid | Place of worship | 0.4 km |
| Koopmans-de Wet House | Museum | 0.7 km |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church Strand Street | Place of worship | 0.4 km |
| Chavonnes Battery Museum | Museum | 0.9 km |
| Cape Medical Museum | Museum | 1.0 km |
| Nurul Mogammadiah Masjied | Place of worship | 0.2 km |
| The Pink Village | Attraction | 0.3 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of De Waterkant
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of De Waterkant, and the nearest of each kind (rail, metro, light rail, monorail, funicular) within the same distance. Tram and bus stops are not included.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.
Distances
How far De Waterkant is from Cape Town's main sights
| Sight | From De Waterkant |
|---|---|
| Two Oceans Aquarium | 0.8 km |
| Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa | 0.9 km |
| Auwal Mosque | 0.9 km |
| Nurul Islam Mosque | 0.9 km |
| Palm Tree Mosque | 1.1 km |
| Artscape Theatre Centre | 1.2 km |
| Iziko South African Museum | 1.5 km |
| South African National Gallery | 1.5 km |
| Groote Schuur | 6.8 km |
| Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden | 8.1 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near De Waterkant
Other stations (Wikidata)
- Salt River railway station · railway station · 4.5 km
Sights in De Waterkant
- Two Oceans Aquarium · aquarium · 0.8 km
- Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa · art museum · 0.9 km
- Nobel Square · square · 1.0 km
- South African Sendinggestig Museum · museum · 0.7 km
- Chavonnes Battery · museum · 0.9 km
- Lutheran Church in Strand Street · church · 0.4 km
Nearby
Areas next to De Waterkant
Questions
De Waterkant: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in De Waterkant, Cape Town?
36 places to stay in this guide are counted in De Waterkant: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 92 neighbourhoods of Cape Town. The nearest to the area centre is The Rockwell Luxury Suites, 0.0 km away.
How far is De Waterkant 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 De Waterkant from Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden?
8.1 km in a straight line from the centre of De Waterkant. The nearest of Cape Town's main sights is Two Oceans Aquarium, 0.8 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of De Waterkant?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Cape Town (rail, 1.1 km), Esplanade (rail, 2.7 km) and Woodstock (rail, 2.8 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in De Waterkant?
OpenStreetMap maps 61 restaurants, 38 cafes and 17 bars and pubs counted in De Waterkant (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); De Waterkant on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.