The Top 30 Hotels Near Upper Union
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The pink has been here so long it barely registers as a choice anymore, just the color Cape Town's skyline expects. Mount Nelson is a grand Belmond hotel set in nine acres of gardens at the foot of Table Mountain, and it carries the low hum of a place where heads of state and rock stars have all quietly checked in. The interiors run plush and the hospitality runs warm, with the Forbes Five Star and a spot on the World's 50 Best Hotels list to show for it.
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Floor-to-ceiling windows frame Table Mountain the moment you walk in, which sets the tone for everything else at this Forbes Four Star waterfront resort. Canals wrap around the property, making the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront feel surprisingly far away. The spa sits on its own private island, and Nobu handles dinner when you want something to dress up for. Shark dives and sunrise hikes can be arranged for guests who need to earn the pool time.
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Thirteen rooms in a restored Edwardian mansion on a Bantry Bay cliff means the staff will almost certainly learn your name before checkout. Ellerman House is a small luxury hotel where the Atlantic does a lot of the heavy lifting, the ocean and mountain views framed by original architectural details and serious South African art throughout. It holds a Forbes Four Star. The feel is grand private home rather than hotel, which is either a selling point or a warning, depending on your relationship with quiet.
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The grain silo exterior gives almost nothing away, which is part of the fun. Inside, Heatherwick Studio's conversion sits above the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, and the interiors, curated by Liz Biden, run to prism-shaped windows and rooms that read like dispatches from a very well-traveled imagination. The rooftop is the obvious move at sunset, oysters and local wine in hand, with Table Mountain filling the frame. A Forbes Four Star hotel.
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Nine acres of gardens, resident ducklings, and views of Table Mountain from nearly every window: this Forbes Four Star hotel in the Constantia Valley earns its fairytale reputation without trying too hard. Cape Dutch architecture and Oregon pine staircases anchor the old-school bones, while rooms lean into classic comfort rather than minimalist cool. The kind of place where the hospitality is warm enough to notice and discreet enough not to smother you.
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Perched on the slopes of Helshoogte Pass above the Stellenbosch vineyards, this Forbes Five Star lodge and spa sits inside a working wine estate owned by the founder of Graff Diamonds, which explains the flagship jewellery boutique and why the interiors look the way they do. The gardens are lush and seriously considered, the food and wine program runs deep, and the whole thing reads less like a hotel than a private estate that happens to take guests.
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A 24-room country house and working winery sitting on a mountainside estate just outside Franschhoek, Leeu Estates is the kind of place where guests lose track of the day entirely, which seems to be the point. The Cape mountains frame every window, the cellar is on the property, and the wellness and dining programs give you plenty of reasons to never reach the car park. The crowd arrives for a weekend and extends by three days.
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