How many places are sold out in Cape Town, night by night?

In Cape Town, a median 5% of the places we check (up to 208 a night) showed no bookable room on a given night, across 71 nights from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027 (latest scan 25 October 2026). The most sold-out night: 31 December 2026 (Thursday), 14 of 206 places (7%). Nights read on 25 October 2026.

Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 20:34 UTC.

Updated

The most sold-out nights

The most sold-out night in Cape Town: 31 December 2026 (Thursday), when 14 of 206 places checked (7%) showed no bookable room.

NightDayNo bookable roomShareMedian asking price, places with a price
31 December 2026Thursday14 of 2067%$150
7 January 2027Thursday14 of 2077%$165
1 January 2027Friday12 of 2066%$182
5 January 2027Tuesday12 of 2076%$165
6 January 2027Wednesday12 of 2086%$145
4 January 2027Monday11 of 2065%$164
15 December 2026Tuesday11 of 2075%$122
27 December 2026Sunday11 of 2075%$157
8 January 2027Friday11 of 2075%$135
9 January 2027Saturday11 of 2075%$135
  • Nights at the top share (7%): 2.

Ranked by share; a tie goes to the earlier night. The median asking price is the middle price of the places still showing one that night.

Weekends against weekdays

On Friday and Saturday nights in Cape Town, a median 5% of places checked showed no bookable room, against 5% on Monday to Thursday nights (21 and 40 nights measured).

NightMedian share with no bookable roomMost sold-out nightNights measured
Monday4%5% (4 January 2027)10
Tuesday5%6% (5 January 2027)10
Wednesday5%6% (6 January 2027)10
Thursday5%7% (31 December 2026)10
Friday5%6% (1 January 2027)11
Saturday5%5% (9 January 2027)10
Sunday4%5% (27 December 2026)10

Sunday nights sit in neither group. A weekday with fewer than 3 measured nights is left out of the table.

Month by month

The most sold-out month measured in Cape Town: January 2027, a median 5% of places checked with no bookable room on a night, over 22 nights.

MonthMedian share with no bookable roomMost sold-out nightNights measured
November 20264%5% (17 November 2026)18
December 20264%7% (31 December 2026)31
January 20275%7% (7 January 2027)22

A month with fewer than 3 measured nights is left out.

“Last room” lines

On a median night in Cape Town, 58% of the places with a price showed the site's “last room” line, up to 70% on 25 November 2026 (71 nights where the line was read).

The site's own line for one room left, not a count of rooms: it can be marketing.

Sold-out nights and prices

On the nights in Cape Town when more places than usual showed no bookable room (over the median 5%), the places with a price asked a median $165, +29% against $128 on the other nights (5 and 66 nights measured).

NightsNights measuredMedian share with no bookable roomMedian asking price
Over the median share56%$165
At or under the median share664%$128

The two figures moving together is all this shows; it does not say which moves which.

Event and holiday nights

The most sold-out event or holiday night in Cape Town: New Year's Day, 1 January 2027, when 12 of 206 places checked (6%) showed no bookable room, against a median 5% over all 71 nights.

NightEventNo bookable roomShare
1 January 2027New Year's Day12 of 2066%
1 January 2027KUNYE Festival12 of 2066%
25 December 2026Christmas Day9 of 2064%
26 December 2026Day of Goodwill9 of 2064%
16 December 2026Day of Reconciliation9 of 2074%

An event sits beside its night here; the count belongs to the night, whatever moved it.

Every night measured

Nights measured in Cape Town: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026; we check up to 208 places a night.

NightDayPlaces checkedNo bookable roomShareMedian asking price
13 November 2026Friday20894%$114
14 November 2026Saturday208105%$118
15 November 2026Sunday20884%$124
16 November 2026Monday20784%$124
17 November 2026Tuesday208115%$125
18 November 2026Wednesday207105%$129
19 November 2026Thursday20894%$128
20 November 2026Friday20784%$112
21 November 2026Saturday20784%$119
22 November 2026Sunday20794%$104
23 November 2026Monday20884%$107
24 November 2026Tuesday20794%$115
25 November 2026Wednesday20794%$108
26 November 2026Thursday20784%$119
27 November 2026Friday20784%$119
28 November 2026Saturday20794%$121
29 November 2026Sunday20794%$113
30 November 2026Monday20794%$101
1 December 2026Tuesday20784%$116
2 December 2026Wednesday208105%$122
3 December 2026Thursday20784%$122
4 December 2026Friday20794%$121
5 December 2026Saturday20794%$128
6 December 2026Sunday20794%$117
7 December 2026Monday20894%$121
8 December 2026Tuesday20894%$113
9 December 2026Wednesday208105%$118
10 December 2026Thursday20794%$112
11 December 2026Friday207105%$115
12 December 2026Saturday207105%$124
13 December 2026Sunday20794%$120
14 December 2026Monday207105%$121
15 December 2026Tuesday207115%$122
16 December 2026Wednesday20794%$132
17 December 2026Thursday208115%$127
18 December 2026Friday208115%$130
19 December 2026Saturday207105%$132
20 December 2026Sunday20794%$132
21 December 2026Monday20794%$134
22 December 2026Tuesday20894%$129
23 December 2026Wednesday20794%$135
24 December 2026Thursday206105%$140
25 December 2026Friday20694%$155
26 December 2026Saturday20694%$157
27 December 2026Sunday207115%$157
28 December 2026Monday20694%$160
29 December 2026Tuesday207105%$171
30 December 2026Wednesday206105%$164
31 December 2026Thursday206147%$150
1 January 2027Friday206126%$182
2 January 2027Saturday206105%$165
3 January 2027Sunday20694%$178
4 January 2027Monday206115%$164
5 January 2027Tuesday207126%$165
6 January 2027Wednesday208126%$145
7 January 2027Thursday207147%$165
8 January 2027Friday207115%$135
9 January 2027Saturday207115%$135
10 January 2027Sunday207105%$135
11 January 2027Monday20894%$133
12 January 2027Tuesday207105%$131
13 January 2027Wednesday20794%$134
14 January 2027Thursday207105%$129
15 January 2027Friday207105%$128
16 January 2027Saturday207115%$135
17 January 2027Sunday207105%$135
18 January 2027Monday207105%$135
19 January 2027Tuesday207105%$135
20 January 2027Wednesday207105%$138
21 January 2027Thursday208105%$137
22 January 2027Friday207105%$132
  • A place counts as showing no bookable room when the one-night search returned it without a price: sold out, closed, held to a minimum stay, or left without one by a short read.
  • Only the places we track in Cape Town are counted, not every place in town; a share is of the places checked that night.
  • Prices in USD: asking prices seen in a one-night search, not prices paid.

Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →

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