A residential street running down to the Atlantic at dusk

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Where to stay in Sea Point

The Atlantic seaboard's working half: a three-kilometre promenade along the sea, a dense main road of restaurants and shops behind it, and apartment blocks rather than villas. It has most of what Camps Bay has except the beach and the price, and unlike the Waterfront it is a neighbourhood people live in.

Price level · Mid-range

Cape Town

Area scorecard

Scored 0–10 by Where Stay Guide. No overall total: every traveller weights these differently.

Sightseeing: 6.0
Walkability: 8.5
Transport: 6.5
Food: 8.0
Nightlife: 6.0
Quietness: 6.5
Families: 8.0
Value: 8.0
Airport / station: 6.0
First trip: 7.5

Best for

Longer stays
Travellers who want the sea without Camps Bay's rates
Anyone who will walk every day

Choose elsewhere if

You want to swim at the door — the sea here is for looking at
You want the city centre on foot
You are here for three days and a list

Our picks in Sea Point

Best for the sea at a fair rate

The Winchester Hotel

Our pick for Sea Point because it faces the promenade at 221 Beach Road, which is the same Atlantic that Camps Bay charges four times as much for, with a full main road of restaurants behind it.