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The Cape Medical Museum in Green Point traces the history of medicine and healthcare at the Cape. Housed in this coastal suburb near the old hospital grounds, it displays instruments, documents and medical curiosities.
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At 60 metres from the Cape Medical Museum, this 3-star hotel is the closest place to stay for a museum visit, 1 minute on foot. Its 4.2 guest score comes from 1309 reviews. A spa, parking, breakfast, a lounge and family rooms are on hand, plus wheelchair access, which suits guests who want the museum and the Waterfront on the same short walk.
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One&Only Cape Town, 5 stars, stands 210 metres from the Cape Medical Museum, about 3 minutes on foot, and its 4.7 guest score over 3469 reviews is the highest on this list. An outdoor pool, free car parking, breakfast, a bar or lounge, a fitness centre and family rooms make it an easy base for the museum and the surrounding promenade.
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The Commodore Hotel is a 4-star address 230 metres from the Cape Medical Museum, roughly 3 minutes away, rated 4.3 by 1574 guests. It offers an outdoor pool, sauna, parking, breakfast in room and a fitness centre, with family rooms for those travelling together and wanting the museum within an easy stroll.
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504 Kylemore sits 210 metres from the Cape Medical Museum, a 3-minute walk, and this 1-star property is rated 4.3 from 3 reviews. Facilities include an outdoor pool, free car parking, a lounge, a fitness centre, family rooms and a kitchen, which helps for longer stays near the museum and the promenade.
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Queen Victoria Hotel by NEWMARK is a 5-star hotel 300 metres from the Cape Medical Museum, about 4 minutes on foot, with a 4.6 guest score from 327 reviews. An outdoor pool, sauna, free car parking, breakfast in room, a fitness centre and a beach nearby cover both museum days and time on the Atlantic side.
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Lawhill Luxury Apartments, 5 stars, lies 240 metres from the Cape Medical Museum, a 4-minute walk, and suits guests who want apartment space close to the museum. An outdoor pool, free car parking, a fitness centre, family rooms, a kitchen and air conditioning are all provided, with the promenade and Waterfront within easy reach.
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RoomQuay Portswood Ridge is a 4-star property 290 metres from the Cape Medical Museum, about 4 minutes away, rated 4.4 from 596 reviews. A spa, free car parking, a fitness centre and free Wifi make it a comfortable base for a museum visit alongside the stadium, park and promenade.
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Cape Royale Luxury Suites, 4 stars, is 280 metres from the Cape Medical Museum, roughly 4 minutes on foot, with a 4.0 guest score from 1119 reviews. A spa, free car parking, a kitchen, wheelchair access, air conditioning and free Wifi cover both a museum stop and a longer self-catering stay in Green Point.
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705 Cape Royale is a 4-star option 280 metres from the Cape Medical Museum, about 4 minutes away, well placed for the museum and the walk to the Waterfront. An outdoor pool, spa, free car parking, a lounge, a kitchen and air conditioning give guests space and comfort close to the exhibits.
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Cape Royale, 4 stars, stands 290 metres from the Cape Medical Museum, a 4-minute walk, putting the museum and the rest of Green Point within easy reach. An outdoor pool, spa, free car parking, a lounge and free Wifi are available for guests combining the museum with the promenade and stadium.
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Staying in Green Point puts you minutes from the museum and inside the block grid between Main Road, Three Anchor Bay Road and Glengariff Road, three minutes from the promenade and away from the Beach Road wind tunnel and the Somerset Road club noise. Cape Royale Luxury Suites, 705 Cape Royale, Cape Royale and Cape Royale 202 all sit around 280 to 290 metres out, while Eraya Waterfront Apartment, at 280 metres, and Spacious Luxury Apartment Waterfront, at 260 metres, keep you close to the same grid. The Commodore Hotel and 504 Kylemore, both about 230 metres away, are among the nearest Cape Medical Museum hotels.
The closest hotels make the museum a walk of a minute or two: Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge is 60 metres away, and One&Only Cape Town, 504 Kylemore and The Commodore Hotel are about 210 to 230 metres out, roughly 3 minutes on foot. A little further, Queen Victoria Hotel by NEWMARK, Lawhill Luxury Apartments, RoomQuay Portswood Ridge, Cape Royale Luxury Suites, 705 Cape Royale, Cape Royale 202, Eraya Waterfront Apartment, Spacious Luxury Apartment Waterfront, Stylish apartment in Green Point, Cape Royale and Cape Royale Apartment 810 sit between 240 and 300 metres away, all within a 4-minute walk. For arrivals, Green Point is walkable from the Waterfront and the CBD, so a taxi or a short ride covers the last stretch with luggage.
The Cape Medical Museum is a museum in Green Point, the flat Atlantic-side neighbourhood between Signal Hill and the harbour. Exhibits trace the history of medicine and medical practice at the Cape, which makes it a natural stop for visitors with an interest in science, hospitals or the city's past. It sits in the middle of a district that is the default sensible answer to where to stay in Cape Town, wedged between the stadium, the park and the promenade, with the CBD and the V and A Waterfront both fifteen minutes on foot. Green Point stays genuinely alive and walkable into the evening: runners still on the promenade under the lights, tables full on Main Road, the Cape Town Stadium bowl lit up on match nights. Hotels near Cape Medical Museum cluster within a few hundred metres, so it is easy to fold the museum into a day that also covers the Waterfront and the promenade.
Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge is the closest hotel we list, about 1 min walk · 60 m from Cape Medical Museum in a straight line, in Cape Town.
Yes: 514 of the hotels we list are within 1 km of Cape Medical Museum, about a 15-minute walk, and 161 are within 500 m. The closest is Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge, 60 m away.
One&Only Cape Town, 504 Kylemore, Queen Victoria Hotel by NEWMARK list free parking on their own page. Check the hotel page for the details.
One&Only Cape Town has the best guest score of the hotels near Cape Medical Museum: 4.7/5 from 3,469 reviews, 210 m away.
284 of the hotels we list within 1 km of Cape Medical Museum have 4 or 5 stars, the nearest being One&Only Cape Town (210 m).
One&Only Cape Town has the highest score on this list at 4.7 from 3469 reviews, followed by Queen Victoria Hotel by NEWMARK at 4.6 from 327 reviews and RoomQuay Portswood Ridge at 4.4 from 596 reviews. The Commodore Hotel and 504 Kylemore are both rated 4.3, from 1574 and 3 reviews respectively.
Several do. Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge, One&Only Cape Town, The Commodore Hotel, 504 Kylemore, Lawhill Luxury Apartments and Eraya Waterfront Apartment all list family rooms. For a self-catering setup, 504 Kylemore, Lawhill Luxury Apartments and Eraya Waterfront Apartment also have a kitchen.