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The Old Town House Museum stands on a square in the City Bowl. Its art collection and historic building make it a quiet cultural stop in the city centre.
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.
Gorgeous George is a 5-star hotel 60 m from the Old Town House Museum, rated 4.5 from 553 reviews. Its outdoor pool, spa, and breakfast make it a comfortable base for exploring Greenmarket Square and the City Bowl on foot. Family rooms and free car parking suit those arriving by car.
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Old Bank Hotel Lion Roars Hotels & Lodges sits 100 m from the museum, a 4-star property scoring 4.3 from 169 reviews. Guests have an outdoor pool, fitness center, and breakfast in room, with parking available. The lounge and family rooms work well for longer stays near Greenmarket Square.
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Arty On Greenmarket Square is a 4-star hotel 90 m from the Old Town House Museum, rated 4.2 from 374 reviews. It offers free WiFi and places you directly on the square, steps from the museum entrance. A straightforward choice for travellers who want to walk to the City Bowl's sights.
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Hotel Bruxelles is a 4-star hotel 50 m from the museum, with a 4.2 score from 26 reviews. Free WiFi is provided, and the location puts Greenmarket Square and the Old Town House Museum about a minute away on foot. It suits guests who prefer a small property close to the action.
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307 Market House is a 4-star property 90 m from the Old Town House Museum, about 1 minute on foot. It offers parking and wheelchair accessible facilities. With no guest score listed, it appeals to those who want a simple, well-placed base near Greenmarket Square.
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ITC Hospitality Group One Bedrooms Market House Greenmarket Square is a 4-star apartment 70 m from the museum, roughly 1 minute's walk. Each unit includes a kitchen, air conditioning, free WiFi, and free car parking, with wheelchair access. Good for self-catering stays in the heart of the City Bowl.
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ITC Hospitality Group Two Bedrooms Greenmarket Suites Building Cape Town is a 4-star option 80 m from the Old Town House Museum. The two-bedroom layout, free car parking, and wheelchair accessible facilities suit families or small groups. Greenmarket Square and the museum are about a minute away on foot.
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Market House 205 is a 4-star apartment 50 m from the museum, a minute's walk. It provides a kitchen, free WiFi, parking, and family rooms. The setup works for guests who want to cook and stay right beside Greenmarket Square while visiting the Old Town House Museum.
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Market House 707 is a 4-star apartment 90 m from the Old Town House Museum, about 1 minute on foot. It comes with a kitchen and free WiFi. A practical choice for travellers who want a central City Bowl base with self-catering facilities near Greenmarket Square.
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Namaqua House 602 near Greenmarket Square Cape Town is a 4-star property 100 m from the museum, a minute's walk. It offers free car parking, free WiFi, and wheelchair accessible facilities. The location keeps you close to the Old Town House Museum and the square's market.
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Staying in the City Bowl puts you within a minute's walk of the Old Town House Museum, with the square and its market right outside. The area mixes the CBD grid with the residential slopes of Bo-Kaap and Gardens, so you can leave the car behind for museums and restaurants. Gorgeous George, a 5-star hotel 60 m away, and the 4-star Old Bank Hotel Lion Roars Hotels & Lodges, 100 m away, both offer pools and breakfast. For simpler stays, Arty On Greenmarket Square and Hotel Bruxelles are each about a minute from the museum, with free WiFi.
Guests at the closest hotels walk: Gorgeous George is 60 m from the Old Town House Museum, Hotel Bruxelles and ONOMO Hotel Cape Town Inn on the Square are 50 m, and the Market House and Greenmarket Square apartments are 50–90 m, all about 1 minute on foot. The same applies to Arty On Greenmarket Square (90 m) and Holiday Inn Express Cape Town City Centre (80 m). No listed hotel is farther than 100 m, so a short ride or transit is unnecessary for any of them. For arrivals from the airport, a drive or taxi is the practical option, as the City Bowl's one-way grid and limited parking make public transport less direct with luggage. Once here, walking covers the museum, Company's Garden, and the Bo-Kaap Museum.
The Old Town House Museum stands on Greenmarket Square in the City Bowl, a museum housed in the historic Burgerwaghuis. Its location places it at the centre of Cape Town's old civic quarter, where the square still hosts a daily market and the surrounding streets – Long, Bree, and the slopes of Bo-Kaap – hold much of the city's preserved architecture. Visitors come for the building itself, for rotating exhibits on local history, and to use the square as a starting point for exploring the surrounding City Bowl. The museum is within easy walking distance of Company's Garden, the Bo-Kaap Museum, and the lower cableway station, making it a practical first stop for orientation. The City Bowl's compact layout means the museum sits among roughly two hundred restaurants, three markets, and a dense grid of Victorian shopfronts and apartments, all watched over by Table Mountain. For anyone staying in the area, it is a natural landmark to anchor a day of walking.
Gorgeous George is the closest hotel we list, about 1 min walk · 60 m from Old Town House Museum in a straight line, in Cape Town.
Yes: 956 of the hotels we list are within 1 km of Old Town House Museum, about a 15-minute walk, and 332 are within 500 m. The closest is Gorgeous George, 60 m away.
Gorgeous George, ITC Hospitality Group One Bedrooms Market House Greenmarket Square, ITC Hospitality Group Two Bedrooms Greenmarket Suites Building Cape Town list free parking on their own page. Check the hotel page for the details.
Taj Cape Town has the best guest score of the hotels near Old Town House Museum: 4.6/5 from 3,790 reviews, 150 m away.
455 of the hotels we list within 1 km of Old Town House Museum have 4 or 5 stars, the nearest being Market House 205 (50 m).
Gorgeous George has the highest guest score among listed hotels at 4.5 out of 5 from 553 reviews, followed by Old Bank Hotel Lion Roars Hotels & Lodges at 4.3 from 169 reviews. Arty On Greenmarket Square and Hotel Bruxelles both score 4.2, from 374 and 26 reviews respectively. All are within 100 m of the museum.
Several hotels near the museum offer family rooms, including Gorgeous George, Old Bank Hotel Lion Roars Hotels & Lodges, Holiday Inn Express Cape Town City Centre, ONOMO Hotel Cape Town Inn on the Square, and Market House 205. These are all within 100 m of the Old Town House Museum, making them convenient for families visiting the City Bowl.