Port Elizabeth
Despite its bland architecture, the well-run Paxton is a solid choice. Some rooms here have harbour views, though the beach itself is a short drive away…
Must-see hotels in South Africa
Sea Point to Hout Bay
Your eyes will bulge at the flamboyant Afro-chic makeover to which the 1871 Hout Bay Manor has been treated. Contemporary art mixes with brightly coloured…
Garden Route
This modern hotel boasts a spectacular location, right above the wave-pounded rocks at the Point. There’s a decent restaurant (mains R60 to R120) and the…
Pretoria
In a residential neighbourhood, this low-slung building feels like a warm, soft nest. It conceals seven rooms that offer attractive tiled bathrooms, crisp…
Eastern Cape
This restful guesthouse near the golf course has unpretentious yet clean carpeted rooms (two of which have sweeping ocean views), a pool and braai area,…
Cape Town
High up the mountain, this exclusive, chic property offers eight spacious and tastefully decorated rooms, all with balconies and beautifully tiled…
Port Elizabeth
Seeking a relaxing cocoon with homely qualities without the exorbitant price tag? This venture that opened in 2017 has all the key ingredients, with…
Kruger National Park
Kruger’s oldest and highest (thus coolest) camp is next to Numbi Gate. Located within an attractive region dotted with granite outcrops and frequented by…
Cape Town
Friendly Maria Maile runs this B&B in her small brick bungalow in Graceland, an upmarket part of Khayelitsha. She can put up four people in her two homely…
The Wild Coast
Mbotyi Campsite, a joint venture between the neighbouring Mbotyi River Lodge and the local community, is the place for total relaxation and long walks on…
Kruger National Park
Tamboti has 40 safari tents spread along a curve in the Timbavati River, including 10 very comfy options with kitchens and en-suite bathrooms. All have…
Gauteng
Spitting distance from Vilakazi St (but on a quiet lane), this friendly family home is full of funky decor, from the psychedelic blue-spotted tiles in the…
Sunshine Coast
This airy house with a garden leading straight to the beach is great value. The 1st-floor lounge has superb ocean views – including a glimpse of…
Cape Town
Fresh flowers in plush rooms decorated in soft tones – that's what you get at this elegant 24-room luxury hotel on the historic Steenberg wine estate,…
The Wild Coast
Mbotyi River Lodge, a low-key resort at the river mouth, has thatched rooms and a cluster of log cabins overlooking the beach and lagoon. Numerous…
Durban
Right in the throbbing heart of Durban’s busiest eating and drinking quarter, this attractive boutique hotel – at two neighbouring locations – balances…
Cape Town
You’re well on the way up Lion’s Head at this delightful family home, which offers a range of attractive rooms, mostly frequented by long-stay guests. It…
Limpopo
This lovely forest location, close to the Limpopo River, has well-equipped safari tents, with a kitchen area containing fridge/freezer and a separate…
Kruger National Park
This small self-catering camp's 15 cottages are set along the bank of the ephemeral Biyamiti River (Nos 1 to 9 have the best views). There is a great bird…
Limpopo
In a residence built in 1919 by the first manager of Musina’s copper mine, this guesthouse reeks of class and old-world charm (which is seemingly out of…
Johannesburg
Just a hop, skip and jump from the bustle of 7th Ave, Saffron offers 12 modern, elegant and comfortable rooms with sparkling bathrooms and fancy…
Sea Point to Hout Bay
Take your pick between chic, contemporary-designed rooms with balconies and to-die-for views across Hout Bay, and the smaller and more traditionally…
Northern Cape
This graceful lodge is the most upmarket place to stay in the area, with large rooms in the manor house, spacious self-catering cottages (from R1850) and…
Cape Town
This imaginative, cosy backpackers in a Victorian cottage has sought inspiration from different Cape Town suburbs as themes for its rooms. There’s a…
Port Elizabeth
An attractive, secure property in a residential area. This efficiently run haven of peace set in park-like gardens is one of PE's most solid options, with…
Garden Route
This well-run and long-established backpackers has two sections – a backpacker wing where rooms share a bathroom and a more upmarket wing with en-suite…
Cape Town
Rooms are modern, compact (no wardrobes but hangers and a rail for your clothes) and generally good value at this new business hotel that shares…
Mountain Zebra National Park Rest Camp
Eastern Cape
The park rest camp offers campsites (with power points and a communal kitchen) and comfortable and well-equipped cottages. The rest camp is 10km from the…
Cape Town
Nomase's salmon-pink guesthouse offers four en-suite rooms in a useful location, a few minutes' walk east of the Langa Pass Museum and Guga S’Thebe Arts &…
Northern Cape
At the end of a long, hot day of Northern Cape driving, the garden rooms here are a nice, cool place to relax. There are braai facilities or the…
The Wild Coast
This sprawling complex of attractive thatched white units, wavering somewhere between Cape Dutch and Cape Cod, contains stylishly appointed rooms, a…
Sunshine Coast
Dutch–South African couple Rob and Marianne are gracious hosts at this well-priced hilltop guesthouse with winning views. The three rooms are spick and…
Cape Town
Inside a grey-painted corner house is this cute B&B. The Canadian owner likes to play the grand piano and has two adorable dogs. There are just three cosy…
Cape Town
For such a central location this new but functional basic hotel offers a pretty good deal. The compact rooms feature exposed-brick walls and for R200 more…
Sunshine Coast
This two-storey brick home shelters five tidy, light-filled rooms and a neat four-bed dorm as well as excellent kitchen facilities, a bar and pool table…
Northern Cape
The Oasis offers some of Upington’s most stylish accommodation. Afro-chic is the theme and the small but sleek rooms are decorated with paintings from a…
Northern Cape
This opulent new guesthouse in Galeshewe has large, high-ceilinged rooms with huge, modern bathrooms. There's a leafy internal patio with comfy couches…
Sea Point to Hout Bay
Exclusive and exquisite, the Marly's chic rooms decorated with black-and-white photography perch above the Camps Bay throng, close enough to hear the…
Port Elizabeth
In the upmarket neighbourhood of Walmer, this friendly guesthouse has simple, brilliant-value rooms each with a fridge, microwave, TV and en-suite…
KwaZulu-Natal
Swish and stately, this elegant place offers contrived but tasteful colonial-style surrounds. It’s a favourite among government dignitaries. The spacious…
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