For more than 30 years of teaching experience The CTHS provides the ultimate training in hotel, food and beverage management and gastronomy. We are dedicated to preserving and passing on the mastery and skills, knowledge, and appreciation on of the hospitality field.

The energy which our staff put into our programmes is the same energy they encourage in our students. Whether you plan to move on to restaurants, hotels, guest houses, game lodges, journalism, hospitality management or the numerous other related fields, the CTHS will encourage you to strive for your best so that you can achieve whatever you set out to do. The CTHS fosters a unique multi-cultural and educational environment, encouraging you to learn and grow in the lessons you undertake in the hotel, food and beverage or chef tradition in the hospitality arena. We invite you to share our knowledge and passion for the hospitality industry and look forward to welcoming you on a journey of discovery that will last a lifetime.

The Cape Town Hotel School is part of the Faculty of Business Management Sciences of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology and is proud in offering a long tradition of quality, contemporary and relevant curriculum at our Granger Bay campus, located at Mouille Point in Cape Town.

The Cape Town Hotel School was established in 1991 as an integral part of the South African Hospitality Industry and is one of the finest Hospitality Management Training establishments in Southern Africa. Building on our reputation of more than thirty years’ we developed the best Hotel School in the country, one with an international reputation for research and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

We provide you with tomorrow’s well-rounded hospitality graduates that is prepared for future success and with a stimulating and engaging learning experiences as it has developed close working relationships with many leading hospitality organisations both in South Africa and internationally.

All our programmes are designed to provide the perfect blend of academic studies and practical experience to enhance student’s future employability. While academic knowledge and practical skills are an important foundation for student’s we endeavour to ensure that our hospitality graduates develop soft skills that are much sought-after in the hospitality job market.

Gain specialist knowledge – Contextualised teaching to a hotel, food and beverage and chef environment.
Work Integrated Learning – professional hospitality experiences combine classroom learning with industry application.
Diversity – a great mix of students from South African creates a dynamic and diverse place to study. Location – be at the heart of the action with campus located in the centre of the Waterfront of Cape Town which offer great lifestyle and work opportunities while you study.
Work worldwide – receive a qualification that is recognised internationally.

The courses offered at the Cape Town Hotel School are of international standard and well supported by the Hospitality Industry and through the Hotel School Management Board. Students may follow any of the three different diploma and three advanced diplomas qualifications offered namely:

• Diploma in Hospitality and Hotel Management; Diploma in Hospitality and Food and Beverage Management and Diploma in Hospitality and Professional Cookery.
• Advanced Diploma in Hospitality and Hotel Management; Advanced Diploma in Hospitality and Food and Beverage Management and
• Advanced Diploma in Hospitality and Professional Cookery.

Successful students can further their studies by studying a Postgraduate diploma improving their marketability in the workplace. If students want to pursue an academic and research direction, they can extend their studies by studying a Masters and Doctorate programs.