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South Africa

We’ve rounded up an ever-growing selection of boutique hotel stays, luxury hotel hideaways and romantic retreats in South Africa. Click on a destination below to see our current pick of the best boutique hotels to book, as well as an insider guide to everything from restaurants and bars to picnics and hire cars…

Map of South Africa

Holidays in Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town

Glorious beaches and soaring mountains frame this thriving city built on the foothills of Table Mountain, along the edge of the Atlantic.

Boutique hotels in Cape Town

Garden Route & Winelands

If variety is the spice of life, this swathe of South Africa has to be one of the spiciest spots on earth.

Boutique hotels in Garden Route & Winelands

Holidays in Hermanus, South Africa

Hermanus

At the southernmost tip of Africa, the seaside town of Hermanus sees one of the continent’s most amazing natural spectacles when, for several months a year, Southern Right whales come to calve around beautiful Walker Bay.

Boutique hotels in Hermanus

Holidays in Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg

This 'City of Gold' has suffered from a tarnished image in recent years but Johannesburg, built on the fabulous mineral wealth beneath the veld, is beginning to recapture its glitter.

Boutique hotels in Johannesburg