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The Cole
“Sculptural coastal hotel”
Morea House, Autograph Collection
“Sculptural beach house”
Few & Far Luvhondo
“Clifftop wilderness outpost”
Cape Grace
“Maritime quay citadel”
Ellerman House
“Cliffside art heirloom”
Singita Ebony
“Riverbank safari lodge”
aha Makalali Private Game Lodge
“Sculpted bushveld lodge”
Abalone Hotel & Villas - Paternoster
“Bohemian seaside guesthouse”
Local
Thanda Private Game Reserve
“Zulu-rooted safari lodge”
Lekkerwater Beach Lodge
“Off-grid coastal lodge”
The Marine Hermanus
“Clifftop whale theatre”
Samara Karoo Reserve
“Karoo wilderness outpost”
Jabulani Safari
“Elephant conservation safari lodge”
Birkenhead House
“Clifftop whale-watching outpost”
Leeu Estates
“Sculptural vineyard sanctum”
Grootbos Private Nature Reserve
“Botanical wilderness outpost”
Design $–$$
HallMark House 606
“Industrial creative revival”
BOSJES
“Sculptural fynbos farmstead”
Gorgeous George Hotel
“Eclectic design showpiece”
Ten Bompas Hotel
“An art-filled boutique hotel”
Bloomestate Swellendam
“Modernist garden estate”
The Peech Hotel
“Garden pavilion sanctuary”
Emily Moon
“Eclectic river roost”
The Robertson Small Boutique Hotel
“Victorian manor house”
Social
The Oyster Box Hotel
“Storied seaside beacon”
Gorgeous George Hotel
“Eclectic design showpiece”
Hyde Johannesburg Rosebank
“Art-filled black-brick tower”
Sandton Sun & Towers
“Sandton commercial flagship”
Cape Grace
“Maritime quay citadel”
Wellness
Sterrekopje Farm
“Healing Winelands farmstead”
The Houghton Hotel
“Highveld wellness showpiece”
Saxon Hotel, Villas & Spa
“Private garden estate”
One&Only Cape Town
“Waterfront island redoubt”
Spier Hotel
“Rewilded Winelands sanctuary”
The Westin Cape Town
“Glass-fronted conference tower”
Radisson Collection Hotel, Waterfront Cape Town
“Seaside breakwater resort”
Erinvale Estate Hotel and Spa
“Thatched Winelands estate”
Local Luxe
Malewane Lodge at Royal Malewane
“Flagship safari lodge”
Delaire Graff Lodges And Spa
“Art-filled vineyard estate”
Singita Sweni
“Riverbank canopy hideaway”
Morukuru Family De Hoop
“Off-grid coastal outpost”
andBeyond Phinda Private Game Reserve
“Zululand wilderness sanctum”
Tengile River Lodge
“Stilted riverfront lair”
Singita Boulders
“Sculpted stone safari lodge”
Kruger Shalati - The Train on the Bridge
“Suspended safari perch”
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12 Apostles Hotel & SpaCoastal mountainside boltholeDesignLuxeWellness$$$$ 21 NettletonClifftop collector eyrieLuxeDesignLocal$$$$ 54 on BathRed-brick garden manorDesignLuxeSocial$$$A
Abalone Hotel & Villas - PaternosterBohemian seaside guesthouseDesignWellnessLocal$$ Abelana River LodgeThatched riverfront safari outpostDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ African Pride Melrose Arch, Autograph Collection®Color-cycling boutique hotelDesignWellnessSocial$$$ aha Makalali Private Game LodgeSculpted bushveld lodgeDesignResortLocal$$$ Akademie Street Boutique Hotel and Guest HouseCape Dutch garden hideawayDesignLuxeHeritage$$$$ andBeyond Ngala Tented CampRiverbed tented campDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ andBeyond Phinda Forest LodgeStilted sand-forest hideawayDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ andBeyond Phinda Private Game ReserveZululand wilderness sanctumLuxeResortLocal$$$$B
BabylonstorenCape Dutch farmsteadDesignResortLocal$$$$ Birkenhead HouseClifftop whale-watching outpostLuxeLocalDesign$$$$ Biyela LodgeCliffside apothecary lodgeDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Bloomestate SwellendamModernist garden estateDesignLuxeWellness$$ BOSJESSculptural fynbos farmsteadDesignHeritageLocal$$ Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Wellness RetreatCederberg wilderness outpostHeritageResortLocal$$$$C
Camissa HouseBotanical Table Mountain residenceDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Canopy by Hilton Cape Town LongkloofRed-brick heritage workshopDesignHeritageLocal$$ Cape Cadogan Boutique HotelBohemian heritage havenDesignLuxeHeritage$$$ Cape GraceMaritime quay citadelDesignLuxeSocial$$$$ Cheetah Plains Private Game ReserveAfro-minimalist safari villasDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Cloud 9 Boutique Hotel & SpaInterconnected Edwardian housesHeritageWellnessSocial$$ Colona CastleEclectic hillside manorDesignLuxeWellness$$$D
Delaire Graff Lodges And SpaArt-filled vineyard estateLuxeDesignLocal$$$$ Dwyka Tented Lodge (Sanbona Wildlife Reserve)Futuristic ravine campDesignLuxeLocal$$$$E
Ellerman HouseCliffside art heirloomDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Emily MoonEclectic river roostDesignSocialLocal$$ Erinvale Estate Hotel and SpaThatched Winelands estateDesignWellnessResort$$$ Esiweni Luxury Safari LodgeCliffside safari lodgeLuxeDesignLocal$$$$F
Farmstead at Royal MalewaneMaximalist safari homesteadDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Few & Far LuvhondoClifftop wilderness outpostDesignLuxeWellness$$$$ Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff, JohannesburgTerraced hillside villageLuxeDesignWellness$$$$G
Gondwana Game ReserveRewilded fynbos reserveResortLuxeLocal$$$$ Gorgeous George HotelEclectic design showpieceDesignSocialLocal$$ Grande Roche EstateCape Dutch wine estateLuxeHeritageLocal$$$ Grootbos Private Nature ReserveBotanical wilderness outpostLuxeResortLocal$$$$H
HallMark House 606Industrial creative revivalDesignLocalSocial$$ Honeyguide Khoka Moya CampUnfenced safari boltholeDesignLocalLuxe$$$ Honeyguide Tented Safari CampsWilderness tented oasisDesignLocalSocial$$$ Hyde Johannesburg RosebankArt-filled black-brick towerDesignSocialLocal$$I
InterContinental Table Bay Cape Town by IHGMaritime Waterfront grand hotelLuxeClassicLocal$$$J
Jabulani SafariElephant conservation safari lodgeLuxeLocalDesign$$$$ Jock Safari Lodge, Kruger National ParkThatched riverbed lodgeDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Johannesburg Marriott Hotel Melrose ArchPolished precinct waystationDesignSocialLocal$$K
Kapama KarulaRiverside safari lairLuxeDesignLocal$$$$ Kensington PlaceIntimate Higgovale villaDesignLuxeLocal$$$ Kirkman's KampVintage homestead outpostDesignLuxeHeritage$$$$ Kruger Shalati - The Train on the BridgeSuspended safari perchDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Kwandwe Ecca LodgeSpekboom safari lodgeDesignLuxeLocal$$$$L
Last Word FranschhoekDiscreet wineland residenceLuxeDesignLocal$$$ Le Quartier Francais, an SLH HotelCulinary village quartersDesignLuxeClassic$$$ Leeu EstatesSculptural vineyard sanctumDesignLocalLuxe$$$$ Leeu HouseCape Dutch art townhouseDesignLuxeLocal$$$ Lekkerwater Beach LodgeOff-grid coastal lodgeLocalDesignLuxe$$$$ Lepogo Lodges, Noka CampClifftop safari lairDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Lion Sands Game ReserveRiverside safari redoubtLuxeDesignLocal$$$$ Londolozi Game ReservePioneering safari heirloomLuxeHeritageClassic$$$$ Lukimbi Safari LodgeStilted riverine safari lodgeLuxeResortLocal$$$$M
Madwaleni River Lodge - Babanango Game ReserveRewilded riverside campDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Malewane Lodge at Royal MalewaneFlagship safari lodgeLuxeLocalWellness$$$$ mFulaWozi Wilderness Private Game ReserveHillside safari lairDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Monwana Game LodgeWilderness watering-hole retreatDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Morea House, Autograph CollectionSculptural beach houseDesignWellnessSocial$$$ Morukuru Family De HoopOff-grid coastal outpostDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Morukuru Family MadikwePrivate bushveld hideawayLuxeResortLocal$$$$ Mosaic Lagoon LodgeFynbos lagoon lodgeLuxeHeritageResort$$$$ Mount Nelson, A Belmond HotelBlush pink garden salonLuxeHeritageClassic$$$$O
One&Only Cape TownWaterfront island redoubtLuxeWellnessResort$$$$P
Park Hyatt JohannesburgRestored 1930s manorDesignLuxeHeritage$$$$R
Radisson Collection Hotel, Waterfront Cape TownSeaside breakwater resortWellnessDesignLuxe$$$ Rickety Bridge EstateCape Dutch farmsteadHeritageDesignLocal$$S
Sabi Sabi Earth LodgeEarth-sheltered safari lodgeDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Samara Karoo ReserveKaroo wilderness outpostResortLocalLuxe$$$$ Sandton Sun & TowersSandton commercial flagshipDesignSocialClassic$$ Sausage Tree Safari CampOwner-guided tented campLocalLuxeResort$$$ Saxon Hotel, Villas & SpaPrivate garden estateLuxeWellnessHeritage$$$$ Shambala Private Game ReserveSecluded bushveld outpostLuxeHeritageResort$$$$ Shamwari BayetheRiverine tented safari lodgeDesignLuxeResort$$$$ Shamwari Eagles CragCliffside safari lodgeDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Shamwari Long Lee ManorEdwardian safari manorLuxeHeritageLocal$$$$ Shamwari RiverdeneFamily safari lodgeLuxeResortLocal$$$$ Shamwari SindileElevated bushveld lairDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Silvan SafariSculptural bushveld sanctuaryDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Singita BouldersSculpted stone safari lodgeDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Singita EbonyRiverbank safari lodgeDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Singita LebomboCantilevered wilderness citadelDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Singita SweniRiverbank canopy hideawayLuxeDesignLocal$$$$ Sky Villa Boutique HotelSculptural hilltop lodgeDesignLuxeResort$$$ South Beach Camps Bay Boutique HotelMiami-inspired beach suitesDesignLuxeResort$$$ Spier HotelRewilded Winelands sanctuaryWellnessResortLocal$$$ Steenberg Hotel & SpaHistoric Constantia showpieceHeritageLuxeResort$$$ Sterrekopje FarmHealing Winelands farmsteadWellnessDesignLuxe$$$$ Steyn City Hotel by SaxonParkland estate dreamscapeResortLuxeWellness$$$$T
Taj Cape Town, South AfricaRestored banking landmarkLuxeHeritageWellness$$$ Tanda TulaOff-grid safari campDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Ten Bompas HotelAn art-filled boutique hotelDesignLuxeLocal$$ Tengile River LodgeStilted riverfront lairDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ Thanda Private Game ReserveZulu-rooted safari lodgeLocalDesignLuxe$$$$ The Alphen Boutique Hotel & SpaCape Dutch manorHeritageDesignLocal$$$ The Cellars-HohenortConstantia vineyard homesteadLuxeHeritageClassic$$$ The ColeSculptural coastal hotelDesignLuxeSocial$$$ The Glen Boutique Hotel & SpaVictorian spa townhouseDesignWellnessSocial$$ The Houghton HotelHighveld wellness showpieceWellnessLuxeResort$$$ The Manor HouseCotswold stone mansionLuxeHeritageResort$$$$ The Marine HermanusClifftop whale theatreHeritageLocalClassic$$$ The Marly Boutique Hotel and SpaMonochrome seaside sanctuaryDesignLuxeSocial$$$ The Old Rectory Hotel and SpaRestored eighteenth-century seaside refugeHeritageDesignLuxe$$$ The Outpost Lodge, in Kruger National ParkCantilevered bush lodgeDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ The Oyster Box HotelStoried seaside beaconSocialClassicHeritage$$$ The Peech HotelGarden pavilion sanctuaryDesignLuxeLocal$$ The Plettenberg, an SLH HotelClifftop coastal hideawayDesignLuxeLocal$$$ The Residence HotelChandeliered garden villaDesignLuxeWellness$$$ The Robertson Small Boutique HotelVictorian manor houseDesignHeritageLocal$$ The Silo HotelFaceted harbor showcaseDesignLuxeHeritage$$$$ The Westin Cape TownGlass-fronted conference towerWellnessLuxeSocial$$U
Umngazi Hotel & Spa Wild CoastThatched riverfront bungalowsWellnessResortDesign$$V
Vuyani Safari LodgeBushveld safari lodgeLuxeLocalResort$$$$Gold. Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver. Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze. They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed. A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
Design. Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe. Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local. It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Heritage. A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness. You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic. The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort. A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.