The Old Rectory Hotel & Spa

A colonial stone manor in Plettenberg Bay, selected by the Michelin Guide, with 18 suites and a past considerably livelier than its calm garden facade lets on. The in-house restaurant pulls from African, French, Dutch, and British traditions alongside line-caught fish from the coast, and the Nibbles Bar pours wines from the hotel's own winery. Robberg Nature Reserve, a UNESCO-protected stretch of coastline, is close enough for a morning walk before breakfast.