Cape Town · South Africa
Hotels in Foreshore, Cape Town
Foreshore is one of the 92 neighbourhoods of Cape Town (Wikidata: "neighbourhood in Cape Town, South Africa"). Its centre is 0.8 km from the city centre. 6 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 6of 291 in Cape Town's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 0.8 km
- Nearest station
- Cape Town0.4 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Artscape Theatre Centre0.0 km
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 18OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
- Area within its boundary
- 8.0 km²OpenStreetMap
Where to stay
Places to stay in Foreshore
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 | Signature Lux Hotel by Onomo Foreshore | 0.4 km |
| 2 | Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Foreshore | 0.4 km |
| 3 | Capetonian Hotel | 0.4 km |
| 4 | Fountains Hotel | 0.5 km |
| 5 | The New Tulbagh Hotel | 0.5 km |
| 6 | Labotessa Boutique Hotel | 0.9 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Foreshore
OpenStreetMap maps 8 restaurants, 9 cafes and 1 bar or pub counted in Foreshore, and 12 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 | 8 | 27 of 92 |
| Cafes | 9 | 7 of 92 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 1 | 23 of 92 |
| Museums and galleries | 2 | 4 of 92 |
| Named parks | 0 | |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 10 | 3 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 Foreshore
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Foreshore is the nearest area centre, the same rule as the counts above, so some may lie outside the boundary of Foreshore: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Castle of Good Hope | Castle or palace | 0.7 km |
| District Six Museum | Museum | 1.0 km |
| Statue of Nelson Mandela | Monument | 0.8 km |
| The Cenotaph | Memorial | 0.3 km |
| Bartolomeu Dias | Monument | 0.3 km |
| Volunteer War Memorial | Memorial | 0.8 km |
| Two Minutes of Silence and Remembrance | Monument | 0.8 km |
| Zip Zap Circus School | Theme park | 0.2 km |
| Mythological Landscape | Monument | 0.6 km |
| Castle Military Museum | Museum | 0.6 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Foreshore
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Foreshore, 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 Foreshore is from Cape Town's main sights
| Sight | From Foreshore |
|---|---|
| Artscape Theatre Centre | 0.0 km |
| Palm Tree Mosque | 1.3 km |
| Auwal Mosque | 1.4 km |
| Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa | 1.5 km |
| South African National Gallery | 1.5 km |
| Nurul Islam Mosque | 1.6 km |
| Iziko South African Museum | 1.7 km |
| Two Oceans Aquarium | 1.7 km |
| Groote Schuur | 5.8 km |
| Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden | 7.5 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Foreshore
Other stations (Wikidata)
- Salt River railway station · railway station · 3.4 km
Sights in Foreshore
- Artscape Theatre Centre · opera house · 0.0 km
- District Six Museum · museum · 1.0 km
- District Six Homecoming Centre · theatre · 0.9 km
- Grand Parade · square · 0.7 km
Nearby
Areas next to Foreshore
Questions
Foreshore: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Foreshore, Cape Town?
6 places to stay in this guide are counted in Foreshore: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 92 neighbourhoods of Cape Town. The nearest to the area centre is Signature Lux Hotel by Onomo Foreshore, 0.4 km away.
How far is Foreshore from the centre of Cape Town?
0.8 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Cape Town.
How far is Foreshore from Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden?
7.5 km in a straight line from the centre of Foreshore. The nearest of Cape Town's main sights is Artscape Theatre Centre, 0.0 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Foreshore?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Cape Town (rail, 0.4 km), Esplanade (rail, 1.5 km) and Woodstock (rail, 1.6 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Foreshore?
OpenStreetMap maps 8 restaurants, 9 cafes and 1 bar or pub counted in Foreshore (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); Foreshore on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.