The times that ‘Kaapstad’ was lovingly described as Slaapstad’ (Sleepy Town) are certainly over.

The Tavern of the seas has developed into a Metropolitan city with abundance of development over the last decade.

With tourism growing continuously, construction of new hotels in Cape Town is further evolving the quality of the (new) accommodation infrastructure.

Excellent new accommodation options further set the bar for the service and experiences offered by the different hotels in Cape Town.

An insight into new developments of hotels, new hotels that have opened and hotels that will be built before 2010.

In 2009 two extremely luxury hotels, so called 6 star hotels, will be opened in Cape Town.

These hotels currently under construction are Sol Kerzner’s One&Only hotel in the V&A Waterfront, and the Taj Palace Hotel in the Mandela Rhodes Place.

The Cape Royale hotel in Greenpoint is one of several new five star hotels on the cards that have already opened this year.

The five star apartment hotel Mandela Rhodes close to Greenmarket Square opened earlier, in 2007.

2008 has also seen The Coral International hotel start of building as well on the corner of Buitengragt & Whale Street.

The five star Oscar Pearse hotel on the corner of Burg & Castle Street in the inner city started construction at the end of 2007.

For some of the hotels under construction there certainly will be the 2010 Soccer World Cup angle, yet new hotel developments are never planned on just a world cup, it is as simple as that.

An overview of the sectional title hotel & other hotel developments are underway in South Africa’s most beautiful city;

New Hotels in and around Cape Town:

• Protea Hotel Island Club - Opened December 2004
• Adderley Hotel - Opened November 2006
• Protea Hotel North Wharf - Opened 2006
• Westin Grand Cape Town Arabella Quays – Renamed in November 2007
• Mandela Rhodes Place - Opened November 2006
• Protea Hotel Colosseum - Opened November 2007
• Holiday Inn Express – Opened March 2008
• Cape Royale – Opened 1 May 2008
• Asara Wine Estate & Hotel - Opened on 1 May 2008
• Grand Daddy Hotel - Opened 1 September 2008
• Tinswalo Lodge Hout Bay - Opened 24 September
  

Hotels & Game reserve currently in Development:

• Gondwana Game Reserve - Opening 1 Nov 2008
• The One&Only – Opening late 2009
• The Coral International - Opening end of 2009
• Oscar Pearse – Opening end 2009
• 15 On Orange – Opening end 2009
• Taj Palace Hotel – Opening in 2009
• Blaauwberg Hotel - Opening 2009
  
• Radisson Hotel Blaauwberg - Opening in 2010
  

Find special summaries on new hotels in our overview of latest new hotels in Cape Town.

If you are coming to Cape Town for a holiday soon, enjoy our comprehensive overview of quality hotels in Cape Town:

• Five star hotels in Cape Town
• Four Star Hotels in Cape Town
• Three Star Hotels in Cape Town
• Cape Town Hotel Specials

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