Urban Elephant

Urban Elephant Urban Elephant Hotels and Tours is a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ hotel company in apartment hotels in Cape Town. Offering stunning aparments for all types of travellers.

Luxury at affordable prices. Try out the best hospitality in city. The brand that loves you back.

24/09/2026

🇿🇦 HERITAGE DAY, THE URBAN ELEPHANT WAY.

Meet Xolelwa — our Housekeeping & Guest Relations Manager, and one of the amazing South African women behind Urban Elephant. ❤️

Today she is looking absolutely magnificent in traditional dress, reminding us that South Africa isn’t one culture, one language or one story. It’s thousands of them — and that’s exactly what makes this country extraordinary.

At Urban Elephant, our buildings may be beautiful, but it’s our people who give them their heart.

Happy Heritage Day, South Africa. 🇿🇦

And Xolelwa… you understood the assignment. 🔥😂

OurPeople SouthAfrica

18/09/2026

Have a Meekend!
A weekend dedicated to the most important person in your life: you.

Book an in-room treatment.
Cook your favourite meal.
Watch a film in bed with absolutely no intention of moving.

Or get dressed, go out, hit the clubs and make a series of decisions that seemed excellent at 11pm.

Then come back, shut the curtains and return to being sophisticated.

No schedules. No obligations. No pretending you want to “make the most of the day.”

Stay in. Go out. Spoil yourself.

It’s your Meekend.

Urban Elephant Hotels
The brand that loves you back.

13/09/2026

Summer is selling FAST ☀️

Cape Town is filling up and travellers are leaving it later than ever to book.

December. January. February.
If you know your dates, book them.

Because “we’ll sort it later” doesn’t come with a rooftop pool. 🐘

Summer dates are disappearing. Book now — link in bio.

13/08/2026

☀️ SUMMER IS SELLING OUT FAST! ☀️

The sun is out, the drinks are cold and the pool is calling your name. 🍹💦

From the warm welcome at reception to that first drink at the bar—and the moment you finally stretch out beside the pool—summer simply feels better at Urban Elephant. 🐘

Only selected days remain across our peak dates, so don’t be the person watching everyone else’s Cape Town summer from Instagram. 👀

Book now. Pay less. Stay longer. Make summer amazing.

SHE DESERVES THE WEEKEND.AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU’RE COMING TOO. 💛Think of the most inspirational woman you know.Got her? Of c...
09/08/2026

SHE DESERVES THE WEEKEND.
AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU’RE COMING TOO. 💛

Think of the most inspirational woman you know.

Got her? Of course you have.

She’s probably busy feeding half the street, raising children she never expected to raise, solving everyone’s problems and sending voice notes that should really come with their own therapy invoice.

She remembers the birthdays. Notices when you’re not yourself. Turns up when everybody else suddenly becomes “very busy.”

She may never make the headlines—but everyone around her knows exactly who runs the world.

This Women’s Month, Urban Elephant is giving one fabulous woman and the equally fabulous person who nominates her a luxury spring weekend together in Cape Town.

Two women. One gorgeous weekend. No cooking, no fixing anybody’s problems and absolutely no answering, “What’s for dinner?”

To enter:

🌼 Follow
🌼 Like this post
🌼 Tag your incredible woman
🌼 Tell us why she deserves the weekend

Entries close 31 August 2026. We’ll choose one winning story and announce the pair on our official page.

Go on—give her the recognition she deserves. And possibly secure yourself a fabulous weekend while you’re at it. ❤️

Urban Elephant—the brand that loves you back

🏨 We thought we’d seen it all but then ......In the last few years alone we’ve seen…💍 A marriage proposal end with “No.”...
07/08/2026

🏨 We thought we’d seen it all but then ......

In the last few years alone we’ve seen…

💍 A marriage proposal end with “No.”

💵 A guest leave behind $2,000… then swear it wasn’t theirs. It was never claimed, so a local charity benefited.

👦 Parents make it all the way to the car park before realising they’d left their 9-year-old on the PlayStation .

🤦 A guest insist they were in the right hotel… while standing in the completely wrong one. So many stories we can't mention including the 50 shades of grey tool kit a guest left behind!

And that’s only scratching the surface…
So many stories not suitable for Instagram like the 50 shades of grey tool kit left behind.
What’s the funniest, strangest or most unbelievable thing you’ve ever seen another guest do in a hotel?

👇 We know someone’s got a story that beats ours.

📞 Planning your next Cape Town escape? Call the Urban Elephant Hotline for direct discounts, flexible payment plans and local advice.

BIG NEWS: OUR RESERVATIONS HOTLINE IS NOW OPEN!Booking your stay just got a whole lot smarter.Why book online when you c...
05/08/2026

BIG NEWS: OUR RESERVATIONS HOTLINE IS NOW OPEN!

Booking your stay just got a whole lot smarter.

Why book online when you can speak to a real person?

✨ Exclusive direct discounts
💳 Flexible payment plans
🏨 Expert advice on all our hotels
⚡ Instant confirmations
💜 Best Rate Guaranteed

Whether you’re planning a weekend escape, a business trip or a longer stay in Cape Town, our Reservations Team is ready to help you find the perfect apartment at the best possible price.

📞 Call us
💬 WhatsApp us
🌍 Or book online—whatever suits you best.

One call could save you money.

Welcome to the Urban Elephant Reservations Centre.

The brand that loves you back.

02/08/2026

A huge congrats to our second winner Ashraf_Booley. It will be pleasure to welcoming you to Urban Elephant Hotels. Another giveaway coming soon. 🐘

02/08/2026

Congratulations to our first winner of our double prize giveaway. Lyken777 we look forward to welcoming you to Urban Elephant Hotel. Thank you to all of the thousands that entered. Another giveaway coming soon. 🐘

STAFF HEROES: EPISODE THREE 🕶️Kudra. A man of many qualities—and possibly a few classified ones.Licensed to charm, train...
27/07/2026

STAFF HEROES: EPISODE THREE 🕶️

Kudra. A man of many qualities—and possibly a few classified ones.

Licensed to charm, trained in diplomacy, and operating with a licence to entertain. He can read a room in seconds, make a stranger feel like an old friend, and handle almost any situation without ever looking flustered. Never shaken, never stirred.

Guests love him, the team relies on him, and his name appears in more “top mentions” than anyone in the Herd.

His missions? High-pressure moments, impossible requests, and last-minute chaos. His tools? Calm precision, effortless charm, and impeccable timing.

Our very own 007

Every hotel needs a secret agent.

Urban Elephant has Kudra

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16 On Bree
Cape Town
8000

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+27737378564

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