The Westcliff

Perched on a forested ridge above Johannesburg's northern suburbs, this Four Seasons hotel looks down over a canopy of trees dense enough that the city beneath it barely registers. Five restaurants and lounges, three pools, a spa, and an outdoor spa lounge that the hotel claims is unique to the city keep guests occupied before staff inevitably talk them into a guided tour or a picnic in Delta Park. It holds a Forbes Four Star.