Accommodation

Whether you prefer staying with a host family and exploring South African culture, or enjoy being flexible and independent in one of our nearby, self-catering residences, we provide you with the best possible solution for your personal needs.

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Location

Close to school

Comfort

Cosy, modern, stylish

Options in Newlands

Homestay

Minimum age: 17 years
10 to 45 minutes to school

A Homestay, your family away from home, is the perfect way to learn about South African culture and lifestyle. No other accommodation option can offer you these important benefits. South African host families are well known for their friendliness and hospitality; with them, you will be able to further practise and improve your language skills. The various options offer you independence combined with the loving care of a family.

Our families are situated in good residential areas, close to public transport.

Highlights

  • Meal options: self-catering/breakfast/breakfast & dinner
  • Homestay Plus: private bathroom, closer to school, breakfast & dinner
  • Bedding & towels included
  • Wi-Fi is not included
  • Single room (double room only if travelling with a friend)
  • Only 1 student of the same home language per family
  • No more than 3 students per family
  • Regular inspections by our accommodation manager

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Good Hope Studies - Homestay
Good Hope Studies - Homestay Family
Good Hope Studies - Homestay Family Dinner
Good Hope Studies - Homestay room
Good Hope Studies - Homestay
Good Hope Studies - Homestay room
Good Hope Studies - Homestay self-catering
Good Hope Studies - Homestay Family
Good Hope Studies - Homestay Family Meal

Student House

Minimum age: 18 years
14 minutes walking time

The Student House is usually the choice of our younger, long-term students and volunteers. The private house in an upmarket, residential area with large communal areas, a garden and a swimming pool, provides affordable residential accommodation with 4 single and 4 twin rooms as well as 2 shared bathrooms and a kitchen for self-catering.

The centres of Claremont and Rondebosch, frequented by local students from the University of Cape Town, include shops, restaurants, bars, banks and anything else you might need within walking distance.

Highlights

  • Meet people from all over the world
  • Facilities: shared bathroom, garden & pool
  • Self-catering kitchen
  • Single or twin rooms
  • Bedding is provided; towels are not provided
  • Wi-Fi is free of charge (fair use)
  • Cleaning: common areas cleaned daily (Mon - Fri); bedrooms cleaned and bedding replaced once a week

Images

Good Hope Studies - Student House pool
Good Hope Studies - Student House garden
Good Hope Studies - Student House living room
Good Hope Studies - Student House double room
Good Hope Studies - Student House single room
Good Hope Studies - Student House bathroom
Good Hope Studies - Student House kitchen
Good Hope Studies - Student House
Good Hope Studies - Student House
Good Hope Studies - Student House garden

Location

On-site Accommodation

Minimum age: 20 years
1 minute walking time - next door

This residence is an upmarket house with a garden, a swimming pool and a veranda next door to our Newlands school and thus perfect for those not wanting to walk or travel to school by public transport. The house is beautifully decorated and has 5 single and 4 twin rooms with a total of 4 shared bathrooms, a large kitchen for self-catering and large communal areas. A shopping centre, restaurants, pubs, banks, bars and supermarkets are within walking distance.

There is a staff member who permanently stays at the property and is available for assistance when needed.

Highlights

  • Meet people from all over the world
  • Facilities: shared bathroom, garden & pool
  • Wi-Fi: free of charge (fair use)
  • Bedding is provided; towels are not provided
  • Self-catering kitchen
  • Single or twin rooms
  • Cleaning: common areas cleaned daily (Mon - Fri); bedrooms cleaned and bedding replaced once a week

Images

Good Hope Studies - On-site Accommodation
Good Hope Studies - On-site Accommodation garden
Good Hope Studies - On-site Accommodation pool
Good Hope Studies - On-site Accommodation
Good Hope Studies - On-site Accommodation living room
Good Hope Studies - On-site Accommodation kitchen
Good Hope Studies - On-site Accommodation single room
Good Hope Studies - On-site Accommodation double room
Good Hope Studies - On-site Accommodation

Location

Options in the City Centre

Homestay

Minimum age: 17 years
10 to 45 minutes to school

A Homestay, your family away from home, is the perfect way to learn about South African culture and lifestyle. No other accommodation option can offer you these important benefits. South African host families are well known for their friendliness and hospitality; with them, you will be able to further practise and improve your language skills. The various options offer you independence combined with the loving care of a family.

Our families are situated in good residential areas, close to public transport.

Highlights

  • Meal options: self-catering/breakfast/breakfast & dinner
  • Homestay Plus: private bathroom, closer to school, breakfast & dinner
  • Bedding & towels included
  • Wi-Fi is not included
  • Single room (double room only if travelling with a friend)
  • Only 1 student of the same home language per family
  • No more than 3 students per family
  • Regular inspections by our accommodation manager

Images

Good Hope Studies - Homestay
Good Hope Studies - Homestay Family
Good Hope Studies - Homestay Family Dinner
Good Hope Studies - Homestay room
Good Hope Studies - Homestay
Good Hope Studies - Homestay room
Good Hope Studies - Homestay self-catering
Good Hope Studies - Homestay Family
Good Hope Studies - Homestay Family Meal

City Centre Residence

Minimum age: 18 years
7 minutes' walking time

If you prefer to be independent, want to mix and socialise with other students, and love the hustle and bustle of city life, then this is the perfect spot for you. The City Centre Residence is located in a pedestrian area in the very heart of Cape Town, offering modern, functional and high-comfort accommodation for a low budget. Each mini apartment, with either a single or a twin room, is equipped with an en-suite bathroom and a kitchen for self-catering purposes.

Being right in the centre of the city, it is only a short walk to many tourist highlights as well as supermarkets, restaurants, banks, and a bus and train station.

Highlights

  • Facilities: private bathroom & kitchen, gym, spa, terrace, cafeteria and pool table
  • Meet people from all over the world
  • Self-catering kitchen
  • Single and twin rooms
  • Bedding is provided (students take care of cleaning themselves); towels are not provided
  • Wi-Fi: free of charge (fair use)
  • Cleaning: once a week
  • Electricity: not included (to be purchased at reception)

Images

Good Hope Sutdies - City Centre Residence kitchen
Good Hope Sutdies - City Centre Residence
Good Hope Sutdies - City Centre Residence
Good Hope Sutdies - City Centre Residence
Good Hope Sutdies - City Centre Residence single room
Good Hope Sutdies - City Centre Residence room
Good Hope Sutdies - City Centre Residence room
Good Hope Sutdies - City Centre Residence single room
Good Hope Sutdies - City Centre Residence room
Good Hope Sutdies - City Centre Residence twin room
Good Hope Sutdies - City Centre Residence bathroom

Location

Table Mountain Residence

Minimum age: 18 years
12 minutes' walking time

Located in the centre of Cape Town, the Table Mountain Residence offers trendy and stylishly furnished studios, available as single or twin occupancy in a quiet setting. Each studio has an en-suite bathroom, a work desk, a flat-screen TV, air conditioning, a small bar fridge, and a tea and coffee station. It grants you independence but at the same time the opportunity to mix and socialise with other students. Guests have access to a large, fully equipped kitchen for self-catering purposes, and to a mini-gym.

This accommodation is within walking distance of various tourist highlights, as well as supermarkets, restaurants, banks and a bus and train station.

Highlights

  • Facilities: en-suite bathroom, small wellness area with a gym
  • Meet people from all over the world
  • Single and twin rooms
  • Self-catering kitchen
  • Bedding & towels included
  • Wi-Fi: free of charge
  • Cleaning: once a week
  • Electricity: included

Images

Good Hope Studies - Table Mountain Residence
Good Hope Studies - Table Mountain Residence
Good Hope Studies - Table Mountain Residence room
Good Hope Studies - Table Mountain Residence ensuite bathroom
Good Hope Studies - Table Mountain Residence kitchen
Good Hope Studies - Table Mountain Residence
Good Hope Studies - Table Mountain Residence
Good Hope Studies - Table Mountain Residence
Good Hope Studies - Table Mountain Residence

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