Kenilworth, Southern Suburbs
Stay in the convenient locale of the southern suburbs when you book your holiday accommodation in Kenilworth, home to some of the best hotels in Cape Town.
This pretty suburb is flanked by the Constantia Winelands and the world-renowned Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, between the suburbs of Claremont and Wynberg. So, it is an ideally central base from which to explore the best tourist attractions in Cape Town, as well as many of its hidden gems.
Upper Kenilworth is a well established part of Cape Town. The roads are lined with trees and shrubs, and the homes are large with extensive gardens. Properties here tend to be in the higher price range, because they are big and beautiful. Lower Kenilworth is just south of Main Road and the homes here are, generally, simpler and more affordable. For this reason, it's popular amongst young couples and families that want to stay in the heart of Cape Town's suburbia. There are a number of schools dotted around Kenilworth.
The Kenilworth Racecourse is the oldest of its kind in South Africa, having been established in 1882. It has been the host for a number of internationally acclaimed events, including the Sun Met (which lures about 50 000 spectators to its glitzy annual event), and the smaller and more exclusive Queens Plate.
Kenilworth is such a convenient suburb to call home because of its central position. Claremont, with its Cavendish Square Mall and the other fabulous shopping centres and restaurants, are just up the road. The Constantia Wine Route and Maynardville Theatre (which boasts its annual renditions of Shakespeare in the old village of Wynberg) are also only a few minutes away.
The City Bowl, CTICC, V & A Waterfront, and Table Mountain are about 20 minutes' drive away; while the Cape Town International Airport is only 17 kilometres from the heart of Kenilworth.
In the vicinity
Hotels & other accommodation options
Rouge Day Spa
We are a Day Spa situated in Kenilworth, Cape Town, conveniently situated close to many popular hotels, restaurants and shopping areas of the Sou...
Bathurst Mews
Bathurst Mews is situated in the pretty quiet leafy suburb of Kenilworth, Cape Town. We are ideally situated to make the most out of your stay in...
Palm House Boutique Hotel & Spa
Experience the warm Cape hospitality in this magnificent and elegant house that is a haven away from the turmoil of modern life. Surrounded by ma...
Villa Jesdene
Villa Jesdene offers guesthouse accommodation in Kenilworth, in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town. The Guest House offers air-conditioned en-suit...
Valley Heights Guest House
Valley Heights Guest House offers 3 star bed and breakfast accommodation in the leafy green suburb of Kenilworth. Perfectly situated for anyone l...
Things to do in the area
Vineyard Oval Market
The Vineyard Oval Market is a fantastic place in which to celebrate the warm summery evenings of Cape Town. Having moved from its previous locale...
Banana Jam Cafe
This outstanding Caribbean Restaurant is the ultimate place to spend the evening with your friends over a few delicious cocktails and phenomenal ...
Choose & Pick Roses at Chart Farm
The Chart Farm in Wynberg is a giant rose garden where you can go to pick dozens of roses for a really good price.Chart Farm is situated adjacent...
Stellenberg Gardens
Stellenberg Gardens lie on Oak Avenue in Kenilworth in the grounds of a beautiful, old estate. It rests surrounded by old walls, ancient oak tree...
Access Park
Access Park is every dedicated shopper's dream destination, as it boasts around 110 stores that specialise in offering discounted prices on aweso...
Kenilworth Centre
The Kenilworth Centre is ideally positioned just minutes from all of the major motorways, and across the road from Access Park, which is another ...
Noteworthy attractions
Table Mountain National Park
At the south-western tip of South Africa, the Table Mountain National Park encompasses the incredibly scenic Peninsula mountain chain stretching ...
Table Mountain
Since the first person laid eyes on Table Mountain, it has exerted its powerful and charismatic pull, enchanting and drawing any and all who fall...
Constantia Wine Route
Rich in heritage & beauty, the Constantia Wine Route comprises of Groot Constantia, Buitenverwachting and Klein Constantia. Constantia was one of...
Steenberg Golf Club
The course was designed and built by one of South Africa's leading golf course architects, Peter Matkovich. The private Steenberg Golf Club is av...
Royal Cape Golf Club
Founded in 1885, the Royal Cape Golf Club is South Africa's oldest and most exclusive club featuring a course with narrow fairways lined by trees...
Silvermine Nature Reserve
The park straddles the mountain, from the winding Ou Kaapse Weg (Old Cape Road) on the Tokai, Constantia and Westlake side of the mountain, over ...
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is world renowned for the beauty and diversity of the Cape flora it displays and for the magnificence of i...
Rhodes Memorial
A national landmark, Rhodes Memorial lies within the Table Mountain National Park and the views from up here are stunning, offering panoramic vis...
Newlands Rugby Stadium
Ever since the first matches played here in 1890, Newlands has become one of the world's most respected rugby stadiums. The second oldest test ve...
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