Region · South Africa
Where to stay in Eastern Cape
This guide covers 4 destinations in Eastern Cape, a first-level administrative division of South Africa, with 114 places to stay between them. The largest by population are East London, Gqeberha and Uitenhage. Across its destinations, April to September are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ).
- Destinations in this guide
- 4
- Places to stay
- 114
- Comfortable in the most places
- April to September
- Main airport
- PLZChief Dawid Stuurman International Airport
- Currency
- ZARrand
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
Destinations
Destinations in Eastern Cape
Every destination in this guide in Eastern Cape, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
Where to stay
Hotels in Eastern Cape
114 hotels in Eastern Cape recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| 10 on Cape Self Catering Apartments | Gqeberha | |
| 23 On Glen Guest House | Gqeberha | |
| 39 on Church Guesthouse and Conferencing | Gqeberha | |
| 39 on Nile Guesthouse | Gqeberha | |
| A La Martha's Air-Port Guest House | Gqeberha | |
| A&A Guesthouse | Gqeberha | |
| Aberdour Guesthouse | Gqeberha | |
| Absolute Cornwall Bed and Breakfast | East London | |
| Admiral's Lodge Guest House | Gqeberha | |
| Admiralty Beach House | Gqeberha | |
| Africa Beach B&B | Gqeberha | |
| Ahoy Boutique Hotel | Gqeberha | |
| Al-Beit Lodge | Gqeberha | |
| Albert Road Garden Guest House | Gqeberha | |
| Algoa Guesthouse (Summerstrand) | Gqeberha | |
| Amani Guest Lodge | Gqeberha | |
| Amery House | Gqeberha | |
| Anchorage Guesthouse | Gqeberha | |
| Appleby's Guest House | East London | |
| Aqua Marine Guest House | Gqeberha | |
| Arum Guest House | East London | |
| At Sta-Plus Guest House | Gqeberha | |
| Bayside Guesthouse | Gqeberha | |
| Beachwalk Bed and Breakfast | Gqeberha | |
| Benri B&B | East London | |
| Big Five Guest House | Mthatha | |
| Blue Lagoon Hotel and Conference Centre | East London | |
| Blue Sea Guest House | East London | |
| Blue's Guest House | East London | |
| Bluewater Beachfront Guesthouse | Gqeberha |
When to go
Best time to visit Eastern Cape
From the climate of 4 destinations in Eastern Cape with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: April to September.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 of 4 | 27 °C | 55 mm |
| February | 3 of 4 | 28 °C | 56 mm |
| March | 2 of 4 | 26 °C | 67 mm |
| April | 4 of 4 | 25 °C | 51 mm |
| May | 4 of 4 | 24 °C | 29 mm |
| June | 4 of 4 | 22 °C | 30 mm |
| July | 4 of 4 | 21 °C | 33 mm |
| August | 4 of 4 | 22 °C | 40 mm |
| September | 4 of 4 | 23 °C | 39 mm |
| October | 3 of 4 | 23 °C | 64 mm |
| November | 2 of 4 | 24 °C | 73 mm |
| December | 3 of 4 | 26 °C | 60 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Eastern Cape
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Eastern Cape name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
PLZ · Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport
ELS · King Phalo Airport
UTT · K. D. Matanzima Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Eastern Cape, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).
Nationwide in South Africa
Nearby
Regions near Eastern Cape
Other regions of South Africa with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.