Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town (50)

It looks and feels as much European as it does African (the Cape was a British colony from 1806 to the early 1900s). The Dutch were the first white ... more

The iconic Table Mountain looms over a city bordered by miles of white sandy beach and crashing surf. Elegant colonial architecture rubs shoulders ... more

At the foot of Table Mountain, and surrounded by acres of palm-filled gardens, the pink-frosted Mount Nelson is one of Cape Town's grandest ...

A mere overnight flight away, and with minimal time-difference (ie no jet-lag), Cape Town is a very feasible short-break destination from the UK ... more

Planning a trip to Africa's most prosperous country requires choosing between (or combining visits to) spectacular mountain ranges and raw, jagged ... more

Rare combination of friendliness, luxury and eccentricity. What looks at first like a cluttered Georgian country house is actually an endearingly ... more

Capetonians' colonial heritage runs deep. Nowhere is that more apparent than at The Mount Nelson Hotel, a vast pink complex in the city's Garden ... more

Southern Africa's Favorable Exchange Rates Combined With World Class Expertise in Cosmetic and Opthalmic Surgery Make Physical Enhancements More ... more

The new bar, Planet, is positively cool, all pinpoint lighting and silver chic.

The early light of an African dawn splashes a golden hue over the wheat fields, the rolling mountains of the southern Drakensberg and the pine forests ... more