Home/Hotels near landmarks/Noon Gun
The Noon Gun is a historic cannon on a hill above the City Bowl, with views over Green Point and Sea Point. Its daily firing is a long-standing tradition for visitors and locals.
Ordered by walking time, then star rating and guest score. Times are estimates from each hotel's map position (straight-line distance plus a quarter for streets, at 5 km/h); check the route before you go.
Dorp Hotel is the closest of the hotels near Noon Gun, 150 m from the landmark and about 2 minutes on foot. With 2 stars, an outdoor pool, sauna, fitness center, breakfast and free car parking, it suits guests who want the midday firing as a short walk from their room.
View hotel →
Bellazzure is a 4-star hotel 290 m from the Noon Gun, roughly 4 minutes on foot. An outdoor pool, free car parking, a kitchen, air conditioning and free Wifi make it a practical base for guests who plan to walk up to Signal Hill and self-cater around the firing.
View hotel →
This 4-star Green Point Grande Luxury Family villa with pool & views sits 270 m from the Noon Gun, about a 4-minute walk. The outdoor pool, kitchen, beach nearby, air conditioning and free car parking give families room to spread out between trips up to the gun.
View hotel →
Merriman 29 is a 4-star property 270 m from the Noon Gun, a 4-minute walk. Parking, a kitchen and free Wifi keep a visit to the midday firing simple, with the City Bowl grid and its restaurants close at hand.
View hotel →
Spacious 2 bedroom Apartment Harbour views is 290 m from the Noon Gun, about 4 minutes on foot. The 4-star apartment pairs a swimming pool and bar/lounge with a kitchen and free Wifi, so guests can watch the gun at noon and return to harbour views.
View hotel →
BKaap2 Queens and Kings Guest House is a 3-star guest house 250 m from the Noon Gun, a 4-minute walk. Free car parking and family rooms make it a straightforward choice for guests bringing a car to the Signal Hill area.
View hotel →
High Level 1 is a 3-star property 300 m from the Noon Gun, roughly 4 minutes on foot. Wheelchair accessible accommodation at this distance from the landmark keeps the midday firing within an easy walk.
View hotel →
Soul Fam Hostel LGBTQ Inclusive is a 2-star hostel 250 m from the Noon Gun, about 4 minutes away. An outdoor pool, lounge, kitchen and free Wifi give guests a sociable base right below Signal Hill for the daily firing.
View hotel →
Spacious 3bed Apt Overlooking Cape Town Panova is a 2-star apartment 300 m from the Noon Gun, a 4-minute walk. Free car parking, a kitchen, air conditioning and free Wifi suit groups who want the gun and the City Bowl on their doorstep.
View hotel →
207 De Waterkant Piazza is a 4-star apartment 340 m from the Noon Gun, about 5 minutes on foot. The outdoor pool, free car parking and free Wifi make it an easy base for the walk up to Signal Hill and back.
View hotel →
Staying in the City Bowl puts you on the Signal Hill side of town, where the Noon Gun is an easy uphill walk from your door. Dorp Hotel is the closest of the listed hotels near Noon Gun, 150 m away, with an outdoor pool, sauna and free car parking. Bellazzure, 290 m out, adds a kitchen and air conditioning, while Merriman 29, 270 m away, keeps things simple with parking, a kitchen and free Wifi. All three sit within a 4-minute walk of the landmark.
The closest hotels are all within a 5-minute walk of the Noon Gun. Dorp Hotel is 150 m away, about 2 minutes on foot; Bellazzure, Green Point Grande Luxury Family villa with pool & views and Merriman 29 sit around 270-290 m out, roughly 4 minutes; and 207 De Waterkant Piazza, 211 De Waterkant Piazza and Loader Street Studios 5 by CTHA are about 5 minutes away at 340-350 m. Guests staying farther down the City Bowl slope cover the same ground in a short ride or a transit hop before the midday firing, and anyone arriving from the airport should plan on a drive or taxi into the City Bowl rather than a walk.
The Noon Gun is the historic cannon on Signal Hill that fires a single blank shot every day at noon, a tradition that has become one of Cape Town's most distinctive daily rituals. Visitors climb the Signal Hill Road turn-off on Kloof Nek to watch the gun crew at work, a roughly 45-minute walk spiralling anticlockwise to the top, with chains and staples near the summit. Full-moon nights bring hundreds of people with head torches to the hill, so dawn is the quieter alternative if you want the summit to yourself. Because the gun sits directly above the City Bowl, staying nearby puts you within easy reach of both the firing and the neighbourhoods below. The City Bowl is the amphitheatre of flats and Victorian shopfronts wedged between Table Mountain, Devil's Peak, Signal Hill and the harbour, and the mountain is always there to tell you which way is south. From the Bo-Kaap slope, the walk to the trailhead is short, which is why so many guests based in these hotels near Noon Gun time their stay around the midday shot.
Dorp Hotel is the closest hotel we list, about 2 min walk · 150 m from Noon Gun in a straight line, in Cape Town.
Yes: 708 of the hotels we list are within 1 km of Noon Gun, about a 15-minute walk, and 105 are within 500 m. The closest is Dorp Hotel, 150 m away.
Dorp Hotel, Bellazzure, Green Point Grande Luxury Family villa with pool & views list free parking on their own page. Check the hotel page for the details.
Dorp Hotel has the best guest score of the hotels near Noon Gun: 4.8/5 from 299 reviews, 150 m away.
386 of the hotels we list within 1 km of Noon Gun have 4 or 5 stars, the nearest being Merriman 29 (270 m).
From the closest hotels near Noon Gun the landmark is a short walk: Dorp Hotel is 150 m away, about 2 minutes on foot, and the next group, including Bellazzure and Merriman 29, sits 270-290 m out, roughly 4 minutes. The De Waterkant Piazza apartments are about 5 minutes away at 340-350 m.
The gun fires at noon, and full-moon nights bring hundreds of people with head torches to Signal Hill. If you want it quiet, go at dawn instead. The trailhead is at the Signal Hill Road turn-off on Kloof Nek, roughly 45 minutes to the top spiralling anticlockwise.