Cape Town Hotels

Cape Town is vibrant and cosmopolitan, offering excellent accommodations at hotels, guesthouses, lodges, B&Bs and holiday apartments. An excellent choice to stay while you're in Cape Town is The Twelve Apostles Hotel, which stands at the edge of the world. On one side, a line of majestic mountains, The Twelve Apostles, reaches towards the heavens; on the other, the sun sets on breaching whales, playful dolphins, and crashing Atlantic rollers. And all around, you can walk the wilderness trails of the Table Mountain National Park. And yet this luxury 5-star boutique hotel is just a few minutes from worldly, cosmopolitan Cape Town. City-center theatres and art galleries, plus the shops and restaurants of the vibrant Victoria & Alfred Waterfront are only 15 minutes away.

For sheer opulence and charm in the city center, check out Mount Nelson Hotel. The worst thing about staying here is how difficult it is to leave. The "Nellie," as she's affectionately known, is a 10-minute stroll through the Company Gardens to the center of the city, yet the great pink ship is adrift in 3.6 hectares (9 acres) of mature gardens that offer all the tranquility of the country. Service standards are unparalleled, and the rooms are elegant and soothing.

Or you can choose to stay at the Cape Grace, considered to be one of the world's finest hotels. The Cape Grace is the classiest option on the Waterfront -- the hotel of choice when the Clintons are in town. The luxury rooms truly are luxurious, in both size and furnishings, with French doors opening onto mountain or harbor views. The Cape Grace prides itself on its reputation as one of the most family-oriented luxury hotels in the country. The hotels of Cape Town are ready to tuck you in and treat you right.

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