Book cheap accommodation in Cape Town and spend more on entertainment

If you want to make your budget go further, why not look for cheap accommodation in Cape Town? In the Mother City, rated the world's best destination in the 2011 Travellers’ Choice Destination Awards presented by TripAdvisor, even cheap accommodation in Cape Town has a standard to uphold. 

The Garden Court de Waal and Garden Court Eastern Boulevard are recommended for cheap accommodation in Cape Town. They are situated near the central business district, where there are many sites steeped in history that are worth visiting, and they are within easy access of the highways out of town that lead to other tourist attractions.

This cheap accommodation in Cape Town also has rooms with a view – the Garden Court Eastern Boulevard has a higher altitude, so the rooms look out onto the spectacular Table Bay and Devil’s Peak as well as the historic Robben Island. 

Garden Court de Waal has the majestic Table Mountain behind it. Rooms offer wireless connectivity and convenient work areas, making it a popular choice for business travellers.

In winter, many restaurants offer great specials to encourage the locals to leave their warm homes in search of delicious meals. That means international visitors benefit too.

Days start chilly in winter, yet can become deceptively warm, before dropping again after sunset so make sure you don’t leave your cheap accommodation in Cape Town without a few layers of clothing to put on or take off. The weather often differs from suburb to suburb, especially on opposite sides of the world-famous mountain.

Make a day trip out of a visit to Cape Point, where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic Ocean, and pack a picnic to eat on the rocks or have a bite at the Two Oceans Restaurant.

It’s a beautiful drive there through the Table Mountain National Park where you will most likely come across baboons. Don’t feed them or interact with them in any way. They are wild creatures and can be aggressive. You will also see buck, Cape Mountain Zebra, and lovely indigenous flora.

You need another day to spend in Hout Bay. It also has a magnificent beach, and offers the opportunity to catch a boat ride out to Seal Island. The World of Birds is in the area and worth a stop for an hour or two. It’s a bird and wildlife sanctuary with about 3 000 birds living in a natural environment.