2026 location index
Best Hotels in Cape Town
Compare 9 hotels using seven years of Forbes Travel Guide recognition history, weighted toward recent performance.
Ranked for consistency
Cape Town hotel rankings
9 hotels
| Property | Score | Destination | Country | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaire Graff Lodge | 5.00 | Cape Town | South Africa | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town | 4.85 | Cape Town | South Africa | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| One&Only Cape Town | 4.25 | Cape Town | South Africa | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Ellerman House | 4.00 | Cape Town | South Africa | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Cellars-Hohenort | 4.00 | Cape Town | South Africa | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Silo Hotel | 4.00 | Cape Town | South Africa | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Leeu Estates | 2.77 | Cape Town | South Africa | 3 | |||||
| Taj Cape Town | 2.46 | Cape Town | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| MannaBay | 0.97 | Cape Town | South Africa | 4 | 4 |
Our methodology
Recognition that lasts
Hoslog looks across seven years of published designations. Recent recognition carries more influence, while earlier years reveal consistency. When a hotel goes unlisted, its previous recognition gradually fades.
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