Accommodation is not included in the programme fee. Choose one of the three guesthouses below, or arrange your own. Rates are shown where available; contact each guesthouse for current rates and availability.
🏨 La Rose Bed & Breakfast
Bo-Kaap, Cape Town city centre · opened 2007
R1,200 single · R1,500 double, per night
Breakfast included. Second person +R300. Negotiated BAI rate, in South African rand (ZAR).
A small guesthouse in the Bo-Kaap, the colourful historic neighbourhood in the city centre. Each en suite room is individually decorated.
- Free Wi-Fi
- Travel desk
- Buffet continental breakfast in the atrium
Walking distance: V&A Waterfront · Long Street · Bree Street · Parliament · Cape Town International Convention Centre
🏡 Hedge House
Newlands / Rondebosch · run by Judy and Graham since 2001
R1,900 single · R3,200 double, per night
Bed and breakfast. Rates in South African rand (ZAR).
A bed and breakfast with rooms that have separate entrances. Room 3 is large, with a king bed or two singles and a bathroom with separate bath and shower.
- Wi-Fi
- DSTV
- Underfloor-heated bathrooms
- Inverter, battery backup and solar panels: power stays on during blackouts
- Dinners on request
- Small conferences hosted
Walking distance: Claremont (Cavendish Square) · Newlands Cricket Stadium · Varsity College
Close to: the Waterfront, beaches and the airport
🌿 Brooklands House
Rondebosch · Edwardian villa, over a hundred years old
Rates: contact the guesthouse
Understated English country elegance. Breakfast is served in the open-plan kitchen or, in summer, in the garden or by the pool, with a view of Rhodes Memorial.
Airport, city centre, Waterfront: 10–15 min drive
Kirstenbosch: 10 minutes
Newlands cricket ground: 20-minute walk
How to book: contact the guesthouse directly by email or phone and mention that you are attending the BAI Winter School 2027.
Own arrangements: you are free to book elsewhere. Please state your Accommodation Preference in the application form, and tell the organizers if your arrival or departure dates differ from the programme dates.
