Cape Town · South Africa
Hotels in Gardens, Cape Town
Gardens is one of the 92 neighbourhoods of Cape Town (Wikidata: "suburb of Cape Town, South Africa"); area 1.9 km². Its centre is 1.7 km from the city centre. 24 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 24of 291 in Cape Town's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 1.7 km
- Nearest station
- Cape Town2.1 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Iziko South African Museum0.8 km
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 72OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
- Area within its boundary
- 1.9 km²OpenStreetMap
Where to stay
Places to stay in Gardens
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 Cape Colonial Guest House | 0.2 km |
| 2 | Cape Cadogan Boutique Hotel | 0.2 km |
| 3 | Welgelegen Boutique Guest House | 0.2 km |
| 4 | 5 Camp Street Guesthouse & Self-catering | 0.2 km |
| 5 | Ashanti Gardens Guesthouse | 0.2 km |
| 6 | Lady Hamilton Hotel | 0.2 km |
| 7 | Derwent House | 0.3 km |
| 8 | Liberty Lodge Guest House | 0.3 km |
| 9 | Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel | 0.3 km |
| 10 | Ashanti Lodge Backpackers Gardens | 0.4 km |
| 11 | Cloud 9 Boutique Hotel and Spa | 0.4 km |
| 12 | VIP Cape Lodge | 0.4 km |
| 13 | Once in Cape Town | 0.4 km |
| 14 | Four Rosmead Boutique Guesthouse | 0.5 km |
| 15 | Hippo Boutique Hotel | 0.6 km |
| 16 | Canopy by Hilton Cape Town Longkloof | 0.6 km |
| 17 | SunSquare Cape Town Gardens | 0.6 km |
| 18 | Dunkley House | 0.7 km |
| 19 | Cape Riviera Guesthouse | 0.7 km |
| 20 | Mountain Manor Guest House & Executive Suites | 0.8 km |
| 21 | The Capital 15 on Orange | 0.8 km |
| 22 | Cape Town Hollow Boutique Hotel | 0.8 km |
| 23 | Villa Bianca B & B | 0.9 km |
| 24 | Floreal House | 1.1 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Gardens
OpenStreetMap maps 54 restaurants, 9 cafes and 9 bars and pubs counted in Gardens, and 9 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 | 54 | 3 of 92 |
| Cafes | 9 | 7 of 92 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 9 | 3 of 92 |
| Museums and galleries | 4 | 3 of 92 |
| Named parks | 3 | 36 of 92 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 2 | 12 of 92 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 92 neighbourhoods of Cape Town; areas with equal counts share a rank.
The 8 best-known sights counted in Gardens
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Gardens is the nearest area centre, the same rule as the counts above, so some may lie outside the boundary of Gardens: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Iziko South African Museum | Museum | 0.8 km |
| South African National Gallery | Gallery | 1.0 km |
| De Waal Park | Park | 0.6 km |
| Gardens Shul | Place of worship | 0.9 km |
| Cape Town Holocaust Centre | Museum | 0.8 km |
| South African Jewish Museum | Museum | 0.9 km |
| Jumu'a Mosque of Cape Town | Place of worship | 0.8 km |
| Kloof Street Park | Park | 0.3 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Gardens
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Gardens, 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 | 2.1 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 Gardens is from Cape Town's main sights
| Sight | From Gardens |
|---|---|
| Iziko South African Museum | 0.8 km |
| South African National Gallery | 0.9 km |
| Palm Tree Mosque | 1.2 km |
| Nurul Islam Mosque | 1.3 km |
| Auwal Mosque | 1.4 km |
| Artscape Theatre Centre | 2.5 km |
| Two Oceans Aquarium | 2.9 km |
| Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa | 3.1 km |
| Groote Schuur | 6.2 km |
| Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden | 6.4 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Gardens
Other stations (Wikidata)
- Woodstock railway station · railway station · 3.6 km
- Salt River railway station · railway station · 5.3 km
Sights in Gardens
- Iziko South African Museum · national museum · 0.8 km
- South African National Gallery · art museum · 0.9 km
- De Waal Park · urban park · 0.5 km
- Gardens Shul · synagogue · 0.9 km
- Iziko Museums of South Africa · museum · 0.8 km
- Cape Town Holocaust Centre · museum · 0.8 km
- South African Jewish Museum · museum · 0.9 km
Nearby
Areas next to Gardens
Questions
Gardens: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Gardens, Cape Town?
24 places to stay in this guide are counted in Gardens: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 92 neighbourhoods of Cape Town. The nearest to the area centre is The Cape Colonial Guest House, 0.2 km away.
How far is Gardens from the centre of Cape Town?
1.7 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Cape Town.
How far is Gardens from Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden?
6.4 km in a straight line from the centre of Gardens. The nearest of Cape Town's main sights is Iziko South African Museum, 0.8 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Gardens?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Cape Town (rail, 2.1 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Gardens?
OpenStreetMap maps 54 restaurants, 9 cafes and 9 bars and pubs counted in Gardens (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); Gardens on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.