| Town has emerged as a city for romantics, | | | | spacious rooms, a pool and floodlit tennis court |
| adventurers, explorers and families alike. The city | | | | and fabulous views of the surrounding landscape. |
| now boasts a number of exquisite boutique hotels | | | | What can I see? |
| from where you can enjoy everything Cape | | | | Cape Town has something for everyone. |
| Town has to offer. | | | | Whether you’re looking for designer |
| Where is it? | | | | shopping, water adventure, mountain treks, wine |
| Cape Town sits on the south west corner of | | | | tasting tours or even safari trips, you can find it in |
| South Africa, where the Atlantic and Indian | | | | Cape Town. With an enviable climate and the |
| Oceans meet. It has its own airport and visitors | | | | domineering presence of Table Mountain, Cape |
| are never short of entertainment or excitement. | | | | Town manages to combine stunning landscapes |
| Where can I stay? | | | | with urban chic, catering to a wide range of |
| Cape Town’s growth into one of the | | | | visitors. For those who lack the energy but want |
| most energetic cities in the world has been | | | | the view, take a cable car to the top of Table |
| matched by the quality of the hotels. In particular, | | | | Mountain, where you get fantastic views of the |
| there has been a boom in boutique hotels | | | | city below and the ocean beyond. Robben Island is |
| – designed to catch the attention of the | | | | notorious for being the home of Nelson Mandela |
| discerning traveller. These hotels provide | | | | during his years of imprisonment and is now just |
| well-designed and thought-out rooms and public | | | | half an hour away by boat and has been |
| areas and levels of service that anticipate | | | | transformed into a living museum. If you want to |
| guests’ every need. This new style of | | | | damage your credit card, visit the V&A |
| hotel includes Atlantic House, which occupies an | | | | Waterfront, home to designer shops, cinemas, |
| enviable position in the trendy resort of Camps | | | | restaurants and craft markets surrounding a |
| Bay, the Kensington Palace, a minimalist delight | | | | working harbour. |
| with just eight rooms, set right in the heart of | | | | How do I get around? |
| the city, and The Bishops Court, which supplies | | | | |