Honeymoon hotels
Since Mr & Mrs Smith is all about romantic getaways for couples, we know a thing or two about honeymoon hotels with style and substance. Top choices include idyllic beach retreats that offer the fantasy honeymoon package of total relaxation in a tropical paradise; but we've also cherry-picked a selection of dream honeymoon destinations for lovers of culture, wildlife and thrilling adventure, from palazzos in Venice and wine estates in California to luxury safari lodges…
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We've found 20 Smith-approved honeymoon hotels
Alta Bay
Cape Town, South Africa
- Style
- Five-star yet unfussy
- Setting
- Table Mountain tranquillity
This luxury hideaway has relaxed hilltop rooms set amid great gardens, a drive from the Cape Town's best beaches.
Atlantic House
Cape Town, South Africa
- Style
- Sybaritic sea-view simplicity
- Setting
- A crest over Camps Bay
A five-star guesthouse perched on the slopes of the Twelve Apostles along Cape Town's Atlantic seaboard, this elegant hideaway truly is a haven of simplicity…
Birkenhead House
Hermanus, South Africa
- Style
- Breezy boutique beach house
- Setting
- Private Hermanus peninsula
Huge shell-covered wardrobes in Birkenhead House's reception, deep sunken marble baths, art deco touches – it all works perfectly in this simple and elegant…
Etali Safari Lodge
North West Province, South Africa
- Style
- Safaris and stargazing
- Setting
- Magical Madikwe
SAFARI COLLECTION Sumptuous safari camp Etali Safari Lodge combines luxury and style with the pristine bushveld and magnificent wildlife of the Madikwe Game…
Gorah Elephant Camp
Garden Route & Winelands, South Africa
- Style
- Bastion of imperial glamour
- Setting
- Stunning South African savannah
This luxury safari lodge merges Victorian colonial style with modern creature comforts; with opulence at every turn, and nature around every corner, Gorah…
Hawksmoor House
Garden Route & Winelands, South Africa
- Style
- Cape Dutch country house
- Setting
- Matjieskuil Farm winelands estate
This guesthouse stay, just 30 minutes outside Cape Town, affords you a nostalgic glimpse into South Africa’s vintage winelands world: lingering breakfasts,…
Ichibi Lakeside Lodge
Garden Route & Winelands, South Africa
- Style
- Africa welcomes the Orient
- Setting
- Lush Langvlei lakeside
Ichibi Lakeside Lodge is a boutique bed and breakfast retreat on South Africa’s green and gorgeous Garden Route, offering all the colonial glamour of a luxury…
Kurland
Garden Route & Winelands, South Africa
- Style
- Elegant Anglo-Dutch polo estate
- Setting
- Nature’s Valley – says it all
Kurland is a fairytale family home on a vast and beautiful private estate; this luxury boutique hotel has buckets of old-world charm, a never-be-bored menu of…







