Mount Nelson Hotel
Hotel★★★★★5-starLively area (bars, cafés or transit nearby)
- Opened
- 1899
Location Great location — 7 attractions within walking distance
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About
Mount Nelson Hotel is a hotel in Cape Town. It sits close to Iziko South African Museum and Museum of Illusions, about 1.7 km from Cape Town Station. It holds an official 5-star rating. The most comfortable time to visit Cape Town is generally January to March.
Notable stay
Location
What's nearby
- Iziko South African Museum0.5 km
- Museum of Illusions0.5 km
- Cape Town Holocaust Centre0.5 km
- South African Jewish Museum0.6 km
- South African National Gallery0.6 km
- Museum of Dogs0.7 km
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Within a short walk
🍽️ 113 places to eat🛒 7 supermarkets💊 6 pharmacies & clinics🚌 1 public-transport stop
Everyday amenities within about 1 km, from OpenStreetMap.
Getting there & essentials
- Nearest airport
- Cape Town Waterfront Heliport — 3.8 km
- Nearest station
- Cape Town Station — 1.7 km
- Nearest beach
- Broken Baths Beach — 2.9 km
- Sea temperature
- Sea temperature about 12.9 °C in September (Open-Meteo Marine, measured 2026-09-01)
- Driving
- Drives on the left
- Currency
- ZAR
- Power
- Type M/N/C/D plugs · 230 V · 50 Hz
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Street view
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