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The Two Oceans Aquarium is an aquarium in Green Point, on Cape Town's waterfront. It displays marine life from the Atlantic and Indian oceans that meet off the Cape peninsula.
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.
A 5-star hotel 70 m from the Two Oceans Aquarium, One&Only Cape Town makes the tanks a 1-minute walk. Guests rate it 4.7 out of 5 across 3469 reviews. An outdoor pool, fitness center, bar and family rooms give you plenty to do before and after your visit.
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At 100 m, 504 Kylemore is a 1-minute walk from the Two Oceans Aquarium. The 1-star property has 3 reviews and a guest score of 4.3 out of 5, with an outdoor pool, kitchen, lounge and fitness center, plus free car parking for guests arriving by road.
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205 Pembroke puts the Two Oceans Aquarium 150 m away, a 2-minute walk. This 4-star hotel offers an outdoor pool, fitness center, kitchen, air conditioning and family rooms, with free car parking. A practical base for a day at the tanks.
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Outstanding V&A Marina Waterfront apartment is 160 m from the Two Oceans Aquarium, 2 minutes on foot, and the beach is nearby. The 4-star apartment has an outdoor pool, fitness center, kitchen and family rooms, with free car parking included.
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Pembroke 403 Two Bedroom Apartment sits 140 m from the Two Oceans Aquarium, a 2-minute walk, and offers free Wifi. The 4-star apartment keeps you close to the tanks and within easy reach of the Green Point streets around it.
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Pembroke 403 is a 5-star property 180 m from the Two Oceans Aquarium, a 3-minute walk. It holds a guest score of 4.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews and provides free car parking, making it a simple base for visiting the tanks.
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The Commodore Hotel stands 220 m from the Two Oceans Aquarium, 3 minutes on foot. This 4-star hotel scores 4.3 out of 5 from 1574 reviews and offers an outdoor pool, sauna, fitness center, family rooms, parking and breakfast in room.
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Marina 107 is 180 m from the Two Oceans Aquarium, a 3-minute walk, and the beach is nearby. The 4-star apartment has an outdoor pool, bar and lounge, fitness center and kitchen, with free car parking for guests exploring Green Point by car.
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Marina Residential Estate places the Two Oceans Aquarium 210 m away, about 3 minutes on foot. The 4-star property offers an outdoor pool, self parking and internet access, and its position in the Green Point grid keeps the rest of the area walkable.
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Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge is 210 m from the Two Oceans Aquarium, a 3-minute walk. The 3-star hotel scores 4.2 out of 5 from 1309 reviews and has a spa, parking, breakfast, lounge, family rooms and wheelchair access.
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Green Point is the natural base for the aquarium: the attraction sits inside the area, and the streets around it are built for walking. Cars and taxis thin out after the evening, and the promenade, the stadium and the Waterfront are all reachable on foot. Large hotels such as One&Only Cape Town, 1 minute away, and 504 Kylemore, also 1 minute, put the tanks on your doorstep, while The Commodore Hotel, at 3 minutes, and Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge, at 3 minutes, keep the walk short without being pressed against the entrance. Expect a mix of five-star towers, apartment blocks and small guesthouses across the grid.
Almost every hotel on this list is within walking distance of the Two Oceans Aquarium. One&Only Cape Town and 504 Kylemore are 1 minute away, 205 Pembroke, Outstanding V&A Marina Waterfront apartment and Pembroke 403 Two Bedroom Apartment take 2 minutes, and Pembroke 403, The Commodore Hotel, Marina 107, Marina Residential Estate and Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge are 3 minutes on foot. The Manor House at the Queen Victoria Hotel by NEWMARK, Dock House Boutique Hotel & Spa by NEWMARK, Queen Victoria Hotel by NEWMARK, Lawhill Luxury Apartments and RoomQuay Portswood Ridge sit at 4 minutes. Guests arriving by air reach Green Point by road, and once checked in, the whole cluster is a short walk from the tanks.
The Two Oceans Aquarium sits on the Atlantic edge of Green Point, where the cold Benguela and the warm Agulhas currents meet. Its tanks hold the marine life of both oceans, and it is one of the most visited attractions on this stretch of the Cape Town waterfront. Most people come for the exhibits and then stay for the location. The aquarium stands on the flat shelf between Signal Hill and the sea, wedged between the harbour and Sea Point. From here you can walk onto the promenade in three minutes, reach the V&A Waterfront in about fifteen minutes along Beach Road, and be in the CBD in twenty via Somerset Road. It is a walkable base for the stadium, the park and the Waterfront, with Green Point's restaurants and bars close by. Trips here fit easily into a day that starts at the tanks and ends on the promenade under the lights.
One&Only Cape Town is the closest hotel we list, about 1 min walk · 70 m from Two Oceans Aquarium in a straight line, in Cape Town.
Yes: 530 of the hotels we list are within 1 km of Two Oceans Aquarium, about a 15-minute walk, and 147 are within 500 m. The closest is One&Only Cape Town, 70 m away.
One&Only Cape Town, 504 Kylemore, 205 Pembroke 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 Two Oceans Aquarium: 4.7/5 from 3,469 reviews, 70 m away.
298 of the hotels we list within 1 km of Two Oceans Aquarium have 4 or 5 stars, the nearest being One&Only Cape Town (70 m).
Several listed hotels near the Two Oceans Aquarium have family rooms: One&Only Cape Town at 1 minute, 205 Pembroke at 2 minutes, Outstanding V&A Marina Waterfront apartment at 2 minutes, The Commodore Hotel at 3 minutes, Marina 107 at 3 minutes, Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge at 3 minutes and Lawhill Luxury Apartments at 4 minutes.
Many do. One&Only Cape Town, 504 Kylemore, 205 Pembroke, Outstanding V&A Marina Waterfront apartment, The Commodore Hotel, Marina 107, Marina Residential Estate, The Manor House at the Queen Victoria Hotel by NEWMARK, Dock House Boutique Hotel & Spa by NEWMARK, Queen Victoria Hotel by NEWMARK and Lawhill Luxury Apartments all list an outdoor pool.