Luxury guide · Cape Town
Cape Town at its most refined
The Silo and Ellerman House, the Mount Nelson and the Taj, La Colombe, FYN and Salsify, Victoria Wharf, the jewellers and the spas.
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Grand hotels
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Above Zeitz MOCAA
The Silo Hotel
Suites behind pillowed-glass windows at the top of the old grain silo, above Zeitz MOCAA, with a rooftop bar and pool.
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On its own quay
Cape Grace, A Fairmont Managed Hotel
A harbour hotel on its own quay at the V&A, with Heirloom restaurant, afternoon tea, the Bascule Bar and a Fairmont spa.
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Nobu, ROOI and a spa island
One&Only Cape Town
A resort hotel at the V&A with Nobu, the ROOI grill, the Vista Bar and a spa on its own island.
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In its own gardens
Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel
Cape Town’s pink grand hotel in its gardens below the mountain, famous for afternoon tea.
76 Orange Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001Explore View on map
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In the old Reserve Bank
Taj Cape Town
A hotel in the restored South African Reserve Bank building on Wale Street, its vault turned ballroom.
1 Wale Street, corner of St George’s Mall, Cape TownExplore View on map
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Art, wine and the Atlantic
Ellerman House
A villa hotel above Bantry Bay, with a celebrated collection of South African art and a wine gallery.
180 Kloof Road, Bantry Bay, Cape Town, 8005Explore View on map
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Between the mountains and the sea
The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa
A hotel on the coast road south of Camps Bay, with the Azure restaurant, the Leopard Bar and a spa.
Victoria Road, Camps Bay, Cape Town, 8005Explore View on map
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On a wine farm
Steenberg Hotel & Spa
A five-star hotel on a working wine farm in the Constantia valley, with two restaurants, a spa and a golf course.
The great tables
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The great tables
FYN
Modern African fine dining, in its own words, on the fifth floor of Speakers’ Corner.
5th Floor, Speakers’ Corner, 37 Parliament Street, Cape Town, 8001Explore View on map
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The great tables
Salsify at the Roundhouse
Chef Ryan Cole’s restaurant in the old Roundhouse above Camps Bay.
The Roundhouse, Roundhouse Road, Camps Bay, 8005Explore View on map
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A Cape Town institution
Afternoon tea at the Mount Nelson
Afternoon tea at the pink grand hotel in Orange Street, with the gardens and the mountain beyond.
76 Orange Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001Explore View on map
Shopping, bars and spas
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At the top of the silo
The Silo Rooftop
Drinks at the top of The Silo Hotel, above Zeitz MOCAA, looking over the harbour to Table Mountain.
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Sunsets over the Atlantic
The Leopard Bar
The bar of The Twelve Apostles Hotel, with the Atlantic on one side and the mountains on the other.
Victoria Road, Camps Bay, Cape Town, 8005Explore View on map
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At the harbour
Victoria Wharf, V&A Waterfront
The V&A Waterfront’s shopping centre, with international and South African brands, by the harbour.
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Between the mountains and the sea
The Spa at The Twelve Apostles
The spa of The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa, on Victoria Road.