Region · South Africa
Where to stay in Western Cape
This guide covers 9 destinations in Western Cape, a first-level administrative division of South Africa, with 710 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Cape Town, George and Paarl. Across its destinations, March, April and September to January are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Cape Town International Airport (CPT).
- Destinations in this guide
- 9
- Places to stay
- 710
- Comfortable in the most places
- March, April and September to January
- Main airport
- CPTCape Town International Airport
- Currency
- ZARrand
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
Destinations
Destinations in Western Cape
Every destination in this guide in Western 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 Western Cape
710 hotels in Western 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Breakwater Lodge | Cape Town | |
| Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel | Cape Town | 1899 |
| Le Quartier Français | Stellenbosch | |
| Southern Sun Cape Sun | Cape Town | 1983 |
| Vineyard Hotel | Cape Town | |
| Cape Grace Hotel & Spa | Cape Town | |
| Dutch Manor Antique Hotel | Cape Town | |
| Hilton Cape Town City Centre | Cape Town | 2011 |
| Lanzerac Hotel | Stellenbosch | |
| Oubaai Golf Club | George | 2005 |
| Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Foreshore | Cape Town | |
| Southern Sun The Cullinan | Cape Town | |
| SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl | Cape Town | |
| The Alphen Boutique Hotel & Spa | Cape Town | |
| The Winchester Hotel | Cape Town | |
| @ Rosie's | Cape Town | |
| @Yamkela Guest House | Oudtshoorn | |
| 106 On Adderly Accomodation | Cape Town | |
| 107 Dorpstraat Boutique Hotel | Stellenbosch | |
| 14 on Klein Constantia | Cape Town | |
| 17onWellington Suites | George | |
| 19th Hole Golf Villa | Worcester | |
| 1AA Wilhelmina Luxury Suites | Stellenbosch | |
| 3 On Camps Bay | Cape Town | |
| 34onlincoln Guesthouse | Nyanga | |
| 3ColoursBlue Guest House | Mossel Bay | |
| 41 on Cedar Bed and Breakfast | Nyanga | |
| 43 On Sandstone | Stellenbosch | |
| 47th on Howard | Knysna | |
| 5 Camp Street Guesthouse & Self-catering | Cape Town |
When to go
Best time to visit Western Cape
From the climate of 9 destinations in Western 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: March, April and September to January.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 of 9 | 28 °C | 22 mm |
| February | 6 of 9 | 28 °C | 19 mm |
| March | 9 of 9 | 27 °C | 24 mm |
| April | 9 of 9 | 24 °C | 46 mm |
| May | 4 of 9 | 21 °C | 85 mm |
| June | 4 of 9 | 19 °C | 108 mm |
| July | 4 of 9 | 18 °C | 110 mm |
| August | 3 of 9 | 18 °C | 87 mm |
| September | 9 of 9 | 20 °C | 52 mm |
| October | 8 of 9 | 23 °C | 45 mm |
| November | 8 of 9 | 25 °C | 46 mm |
| December | 9 of 9 | 27 °C | 29 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 Western Cape
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Western 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.
Good to know
Public holidays in Western 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 Western 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.