Holiday Inn Express Cape Town City-Centre by IHG

3.0 star property

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Relax in our spacious seating area with comfortable chairs and a long dining table, surrounded by a large mirror and offering a view of the outdoors.
Boats docked in a tranquil marina, surrounded by traditional buildings with commercial and residential spaces.
Welcome to the Holiday Inn Express, featuring a modern design with an arched glass facade and lush greenery.
Relax in our spacious lobby with comfortable seating areas and a reception desk.
Enjoy breathtaking views of the city and mountains from this expansive outdoor space.

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Gym
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
101 St Georges Mall, Cnr of Church Str. and St George's, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8001
  • Castle of Good Hope
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Kloof Street
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Cape Town Cruise Terminal
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Cape Town (CPT-Cape Town Intl.)
    ‪17 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(15 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Room, 2 Single Beds, Smoking

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed, Non Smoking

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(20 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed, Smoking

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Standard Room, 1 Single Bed, Accessible (Wheelchair)

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Smoking

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 1 Single Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking (Wheelchair)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Cape Town

Holiday Inn Express Cape Town City-Centre by IHG is centrally located in Cape Town, a 4-minute walk from South Africa Library and 10 minutes by foot from Castle of Good Hope. .This hotel is 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Kloof Street and 1.6 mi (2.5 km) from Cape Town Cruise Terminal.

What's nearby

  • Long Street - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Castle of Good Hope - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Kloof Street - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Cape Town Cruise Terminal - 2 min drive - 1.7 km
  • Two Oceans Aquarium - 2 min drive - 1.7 km

Getting around

  • Woodstock Station - 4 min drive
  • Cape Town Station - 7 min walk
  • Cape Town Intl. Airport (CPT) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Lobby Bar Taj - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪FYN Restaurant - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Motherland Coffee Company - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Bombay Brasserie - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Food Lover's Market - ‬1 min drive

About this property

Holiday Inn Express Cape Town City-Centre by IHG

Art Deco hotel with free breakfast and a 24-hour fitness center
Holiday Inn Express Cape Town City-Centre by IHG offers 171 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. A pillow menu is available. LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 171 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as a 24-hour fitness center or take in the view from a terrace. Additional amenities at this Art Deco hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and a television in a common area.
Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, express check-in, and dry cleaning/laundry services. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM.

Languages

Afrikaans, English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Parking on site (ZAR 60 per night)
  • Valet parking on site (ZAR 60 per night)
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends
  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Computer station
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 2 accessible parking spaces
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Hand-held showerhead
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchairs on site

More

  • 1 building
  • 14 floors
  • Art Deco architecture
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2008
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Pillow menu

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Guests booked in breakfast included rate plans receive breakfast for up to 2 adults who are sharing a guestroom. Breakfast fees apply for additional guests.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 350.00 per vehicle (one-way)
  • Self parking fee: ZAR 60.00 per night
  • Valet parking fee: ZAR 60.00 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Clean Promise (IHG)
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

National rating

Quality Graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organization.

Property is also known as

Holiday Inn Express City Centre
Holiday Inn Express Hotel City Centre
Holiday Inn Express City Centre Hotel
Inn Express City Centre Hotel

Holiday Inn Express Cape Town City-Centre by IHG Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 288 out of 584 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 199 out of 584 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 69 out of 584 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 584 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 584 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Darlene Johanna, Surrey

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Beds are terrible. Imposible to sleep in
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Daniel

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joel

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was centrally located. Being there, we could take rideshares for different places for $2-3. We preferred rideshares as we were with kids. Very nice breakfast. Kind personnel.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Renata

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Norbert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
City center, enjoyed my stay
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Dorbibi

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, fast concierge/ valet service, clean room, beautiful views of lionshead and table mountain, and generally great central location close to restaurants and shops.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

WEDU

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a short but quiet stay, staff was friendly and helpful always. Central location, though drop off difficult To find by car.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Karin Leanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Odessy

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Julio, Jr., Surrey

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Riza, Grinnell

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Phone in the room is not working or connectef
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

INJESI, MISSISSAUGA

Liked: Amenities
We really enjoyed the time there
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

LaVon K.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deneise

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pickpocketers just yards outside of hotel also vagrants.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Decent

My first reservation was cancelled with no good reason after flying 26 hours to get to my destination; therefore, I shared a room with a friend which had a live roach. My second reservation (part of a long trip) I was given a room that wasn’t ready when I got to the room. After waiting 15 minutes I went back downstairs to get another room just to get one with water still in the sink. The sink did not drain at all. The hotel is located near food places, market and grocery stores within 2 minutes from the hotel. We chose the hotel because of convenience. The gym is sketchy but does the job and the breakfast is good. There is no lobby but the second floor has a ton of seating. I would rate this hotel a “C.” Great beds and shower. They need to just fix their customer service and moving a little bit faster on things.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Clean and friendly staff. I’m an IHG member but couldn’t get points because I booked thru Expedia. Stayed Holiday Inn 4 nights the last 2 weeks
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Carlos

Disliked: Staff & service
The hotel was fine and the breakfast buffet was better than expected. The issue is that the area is dicey after dark. Best not to wander from the hotel. There are a couple of dining options within a few meters of the hotel. The taxi prices quoted by the concierge are much higher thn normal. Best to negotiate or call a service.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

kamran

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The area seamed a bit sketchy
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Yang

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We got smoking room and we thought every room is smoking room because we smell cigarette smell in hallway but front desk said it is not. So we didn’t ask to change the room.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Taichi

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room service was super helpful. Their action was really quick and great. Room was bigger than what we thought, with this location in middle of central Cape Town, room space was outstanding. Breakfast was better than other Holiday Inn Express we stayed and we loved it. Just one thing was parking, only small space leading to the parking enterance from the street, but instead the valet parking staff was super great.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Romeo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Barry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location for exploring the city. No dislikes.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff. Convenient central location. Great breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025