A short comparison of each suburb
We want to introduce you to the districts of Cape Town.
With (+) are the points provided, which are positive, (-) are the arguments to the contrary.
City centre
City Bowl / city centre
- + close proximity to Long Street (nightclubs, bars, etc.) and many offices
- - in the evening / night deserted
- - except in Companies Garden little green space
- - relatively expensive
Gardens
- + close to Long Street (nightclubs, bars, etc.) and many offices
- + nice view of Table Mountain and Lions Head
- + relatively cheap
- + relatively safe area
Bo Kaap
- + close close to Long Street (nightclubs, bars, etc.) and many offices
- + beautiful old Muslim architecture
- + nice view of Table Mountain and Lions Head
- + relatively cheap
- + relatively safe area
- - limited supply of rooms
Observatory
- + student district, close proximity to the UCT University of Cape Town
- + nightlife
- + inexpensive
- - relatively high crime
- - relatively far from beaches
Atlantic side
Green Point
- + close proximity to the World Cup stadium, the public park and the Waterfront
- + aspiring neighborhood with bars, restaurants and shopping centers
- + close to Long Street (nightclubs, bars, etc.) and many offices
- + relatively safe area
- - relatively expensive
Sea Point
- + wide range of restaurants, cafes, supermarkets, internet cafes, etc.
- + beautiful beach promenade for jogging or walking
- + nice large public swimming pool
- + central located between the city cente and Camps Bay
- - relatively densely built-up, especially near the beach
- - relatively expensive
Clifton / Camps Bay
- +uniquely situated on the Atlantic coast
- + fantastic beaches
- + Los Angeles style Boulevard in Camps Bay, with bars, restaurants and night clubs
- + safe area
- - very expensive
- - about half an hour drive to the city during rush hour
Blouberg
- + fanstastic beach
- + fantastic views of city and Table Mountain and Robben Island
- + very cheap
- + relatively safe area
- - a hour’s drive to the city during rush hour
- - restaurants / bars / nightlife not comparable with City Bowl
Southern districts
Rondebosch / Newlands
- + not as touristy
- + relatively cheap
- + good rail connections to the city
- - relatively far from beaches
- - relatively safe
Muizenberg / Fish Hoek and Kalk Bay / Simons Town / Strand
- + beautiful beach on False Bay (hot water)
- + very cheap
- + good rail connections to the city
- - a hour’s drive to the city during rush hour
- - relatively high crime
Townships
- + not a tourist area / authentic
- + inexpensive
- - high crime
- - poor Instrastruktur
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