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5 Best Stays - Cape Town
In our "5 Best Stays" articles, we highlight our picks of the accommodation which we really love in each of the categories. So, whether you are looking for a Sustainable option, Luxury, Boutique, Iconic or something a little more Quirky, we have some great properties for you to explore. Here's our pick of the best for a low season break in Cape Town...
LUXURY
THE BELMOND MOUNT NELSON
The Belmond Mount Nelson’s iconic pink walls have hosted everyone from Winston Churchill to Leonardo DiCaprio in her 120+ year run as one of Cape Town’s best hotels! Located at the foothills of Table Mountain, the Mount Nelson offers a leafy hideaway just outside the city centre and features pools, restaurants, art classes, spa treatments, tennis courts and nine acres of luscious gardens. Find out more: https://www.belmond.com/hotels/africa/south-africa/cape-town/belmond-mount-nelson-hotel/
Belmond Mount Nelson
SUSTAINABLE
GROOTBOS NATURE RESERVE
Located two hours outside of Cape Town, Grootbos Nature Reserve sits on 2,500 hectares of preserved flora and fauna, including native fynbos and ancient milkwood forests. Grootbos is certified as a ‘carbon negative’ accommodation, which it has achieved through use of solar panels, composting and recycling initiatives, community uplift projects, replanting indigenous trees and growing the food they serve. Find out more: https://www.grootbos.com/en
Grootbos Nature Reserve
QUIRKY
GRAND DADDY HOTEL
Stay in a shiny silver airstream trailer…on a rooftop! The Grand Daddy Hotel boasts seven airstream trailers and a rooftop cinema in its very own rooftop airstream trailer park. Each of the trailers include a queen bed and ensuite bathroom and each has its own unique theme styled by different interior designer. Learn more here: https://www.granddaddy.co.za
Grand Daddy Hotel
BOUTIQUE
VILLA VIVA CAPE TOWN
Villa Viva is a guest house, social business, meeting and networking space offering both private and shared rooms in the heart of Cape Town. The profits made from Villa Viva go into water related projects with the vision ‘water for all – all for water’. The villa features a pool, bar, garden, meeting areas and a ‘makers’ space for artists to express themselves – right onto the walls of the villa! Check out Villa Viva Cape Town here: https://www.villaviva-capetown.com
Villa Viva Cape Town
ICONIC
THE SILO HOTEL
Built in the grain elevator portion of the historic grain silo complex above Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA), The Silo Hotel is claimed to be Cape Town’s most iconic luxury hotel. This modern and stylish property uniquely has 360-degree views of the waterfront and Table Mountain. Find out more here: https://www.theroyalportfolio.com/the-silo/overview/
The Silo Hotel
