Luxury Hotels in South Africa

&Beyond Phinda Mountain Lodge

Phinda Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Phinda Mountain Lodge is a great safari destination on the private Phinda Game Reserve. The lodge offers 25 suites in individual rondavels, scatted along the mountainside, with the focus on authentic African architecture and ethnic design.

Ant's Hill

Waterberg, Madikwe and the northwest, South Africa

Ant's Hill is a six-bedroom lodge perched on the edge of a cliff with amazing views over the malaria-free Waterberg Reserve. The lodge has a very East African feel and prides itself on its flexible approach to activities and mealtimes.

Auberge Clermont

Franschhoek, The Winelands, South Africa

Auberge Clermont is a charming little guesthouse situated in the heart of the Franschhoek valley, a short distance from the centre of town. There are just six individually decorated and comfortable rooms surrounded by vineyards with wonderful views.

Avondrood Guest House

Franschhoek, The Winelands, South Africa

Avondrood Guest House is one of our favourite places to stay in the Winelands. Located in a tranquil area yet close to the bustle of Franschhoek village, this is the perfect base from which to explore the area and sample its many delights.

Birkenhead House

Hermanus, Garden Route, South Africa

Perched on a cliff top in Hermanus, Birkenhead House provides a haven of luxury for those travelling along the Garden Route. Only an hour and a half from Cape Town, this boutique hotel offers 11 beautiful rooms.

Cape Grace Hotel

Cape Town, South Africa

The Cape Grace is a stylishly decorated hotel with 120 rooms, set on its own private quay within the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. The hotel is surrounded on 3 sides by the bustling harbour and is in a fantastic location from which to explore Cape Town.

Delaire Graff Estate

Stellenbosch, The Winelands, South Africa

Delaire Graff is perched on the magnificent Helshoogte Mountain Pass, between Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. This boutique hotel has 16 exceptional lodge cottages, spectacular views and exquisite art, food and wine from its extensive wine cellar.

Dulini Moya

Sabi Sands Game Reserve, Greater Kruger, South Africa

With only six suites, Dulini Moya offers an exclusive luxury retreat within the Exeter Private Game Reserve, near the south western corner of the Kruger National Park. Guests staying at Dulini can enjoy superb game viewing in ultimate safari comfort.

Emily Moon

Plettenberg Bay, Garden Route, South Africa

Emily Moon has eight luxury rooms, all with fabulous views over the sweeping river valley and wetlands. It is a small, intimate lodge set in a beautiful location and a wonderful place to base yourself to explore the area, just outside Plettenburg Bay.

Fugitives' Drift

Rorke's Drift, KwaZulu Natal and the north coast, South Africa

Fugitives' Drift Lodge and Guesthouse are simple and charming retreats with eight cottages and six rooms respectively, very close to the sites of two of the most famous battlefields in the history of the South African wars, Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift.