# Hotels in South Africa

3,840 scored hotels across 80 listed cities. Ranked by the
Roost Score, which no hotel can pay to influence. 19 September 2026.

| # | City | Hotels |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 465 |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 196 |
| 3 | Pretoria | 135 |
| 4 | Durban | 134 |
| 5 | Stellenbosch | 106 |
| 6 | Franschhoek | 92 |
| 7 | Knysna | 79 |
| 8 | Hermanus | 79 |
| 9 | Bloemfontein | 64 |
| 10 | Port Elizabeth | 62 |
| 11 | Plettenberg Bay | 60 |
| 12 | Ballito | 55 |
| 13 | Hoedspruit | 52 |
| 14 | Wilderness | 50 |
| 15 | Marloth Park | 47 |
| 16 | Clarens | 43 |
| 17 | Nelspruit | 42 |
| 18 | George | 41 |
| 19 | Oudtshoorn | 40 |
| 20 | Mossel Bay | 39 |
| 21 | Paarl | 38 |
| 22 | Midrand | 37 |
| 23 | East London | 35 |
| 24 | Kempton Park | 34 |
| 25 | Jeffreys Bay | 33 |
| 26 | Hazyview | 30 |
| 27 | Swellendam | 30 |
| 28 | Somerset West | 29 |
| 29 | Polokwane | 28 |
| 30 | Langebaan | 28 |
| 31 | St Lucia | 28 |
| 32 | Beaufort West | 27 |
| 33 | Centurion | 24 |
| 34 | Simonʼs Town | 22 |
| 35 | Montagu | 22 |
| 36 | Hartbeespoort | 21 |
| 37 | Graskop | 20 |
| 38 | Dullstroom | 20 |
| 39 | Bloubergstrand | 19 |
| 40 | Rustenburg | 19 |
| 41 | Graaff-Reinet | 19 |
| 42 | Potchefstroom | 19 |
| 43 | Robertson | 19 |
| 44 | Hout Bay | 19 |
| 45 | Addo | 18 |
| 46 | Pietermaritzburg | 18 |
| 47 | Gansbaai | 18 |
| 48 | Nottingham Road | 18 |
| 49 | Kimberley | 18 |
| 50 | Malelane | 17 |
| 51 | White River | 17 |
| 52 | Colesberg | 16 |
| 53 | Paternoster | 16 |
| 54 | Prince Albert | 15 |
| 55 | Boksburg | 15 |
| 56 | Richards Bay | 14 |
| 57 | Tulbagh | 14 |
| 58 | Hilton | 14 |
| 59 | Sandton | 14 |
| 60 | Upington | 13 |
| 61 | Gordonʼs Bay | 12 |
| 62 | Harrismith | 12 |
| 63 | Margate | 12 |
| 64 | Klerksdorp | 12 |
| 65 | Durbanville | 11 |
| 66 | Phalaborwa | 11 |
| 67 | Newcastle | 10 |
| 68 | Port Alfred | 10 |
| 69 | Stormsrivier | 10 |
| 70 | Strand | 10 |
| 71 | Yzerfontein | 10 |
| 72 | Howick | 10 |
| 73 | Roodepoort | 10 |
| 74 | Bellville | 10 |
| 75 | Tzaneen | 10 |
| 76 | Riebeek-Kasteel | 10 |
| 77 | Hluhluwe | 10 |
| 78 | Champagne Valley | 9 |
| 79 | Krugersdorp | 9 |
| 80 | Port Edward | 9 |

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Source: HotelRoost — https://hotelroost.com/hotels/south-africa
Retrieved: 19 September 2026
Scoring method: /methodology