Cape Town

Cape Town has one of the world’s most spectacular urban settings, squeezed between Table Mountain and the Atlantic and shaped by centuries of complex history. Cape Dutch buildings, Victorian terraces and colourful neighbourhoods coexist with Art Deco, post-war Modernism and a confident contemporary architecture scene. Former warehouses and industrial spaces have become galleries, studios and creative hubs, while areas such as Bo-Kaap, Woodstock and the city centre reveal very different architectural layers. Beyond the urban core, the dramatic coastal road towards the Cape Peninsula makes landscape almost inseparable from the experience of the city.

Food and drink are among Cape Town’s greatest strengths. South African, Cape Malay and African culinary traditions meet influences from the city’s extraordinarily diverse communities, while the Western Cape provides exceptional seafood, vegetables, fruit and meat. Independent restaurants and neighbourhood kitchens coexist with ambitious tasting menus and an increasingly interesting cocktail and natural wine scene. And few cities have wine country this close: Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and the historic Constantia vineyards turn exploring the Cape’s producers into an easy extension of the city.

Cape Town’s most interesting hotels make full use of this combination of architecture, creativity and landscape. Restored heritage houses, Art Deco buildings, contemporary urban retreats and design-led properties overlooking the Atlantic offer alternatives to conventional resort luxury, often filled with South African art and locally made furniture. At DNA Hotels, we curate the places where architecture, food, art and the extraordinary Cape landscape come together—hotels that reveal a city whose creative identity is every bit as compelling as its famous view of Table Mountain.