The Mother City is simply one of the most, if not the most popular tourist destinations of South Africa. It boasts many world class historical, natural, and cultural and leisure attractions. Not only does Cape Town have Robben Island, Table Mountain and the Victoria and Albert Waterfront, but it also offers some of the most lavish accommodation in the world. Finding a 5 star hotel in Cape Town will not prove difficult in the least. If you are looking for an intimate yet luxurious stay at any one of Cape Town’s beautiful boutique hotels, you will most definitely be spoiled for choice. They are well known for their beautiful locations, some right on the celebrated white and unspoiled beaches. Most also offer 24 hour hospitality services exclusively of the highest standards come to be expected of a 5 star hotel. Staff at luxury hotels consider no request of their guests too small to turn into reality and will go the extra mile to not only meet their guests’ needs, but exceed them.
With numerous luxury hotels in South Africa and especially in Cape Town, it is of course advisable that you research and shortlist prospective hotels that might meet your needs. Once you have populated your shortlist, you can now give each hotel on your list due consideration. One benefit of having many hotels to choose from is that there is a healthy dose of competition which means competitive prices. If you are a beach lover Cape Town’s Clifton and Camp’s Bay is the setting to a number of high class, luxurious and luxury boutique hotels with various luxury hotel suites to choose from.
Of course Cape Town is not all that South Africa has to offer. Durban in the province of Kwazulu Natal offers many splendid tourist attractions including the uShaka Marine World. There is a huge variety of Durban hotels on offer, including the traditional luxurious 5 star hotel to the less lavish. Most of the hotels are situated along the beachfront, with more and more hotels spreading out along the beach resort of the Umhlanga Rocks.
To the west of Durban, away from the popular tourist beaches you will find the magnificent Natal Midlands, where you are able to drive the famous Midland Meander. For the businessman or woman, Durban’s luxurious hotels offer word class conference facilities. It has played host to many seminars and the added bonus of having the warn Indian Ocean right around the corner adds to the appeal as delegates are able to take full advantage of that fact after a hard day’s work.
Families are catered for very well in Durban’s hotels. A lot of hotels offer kids playgrounds, pools and clubs to keep children entertained while the parents enjoy the other world class facilities such as spas and marvellous restaurants. Many foreign visitors descend on Durban during the summer holidays due to its alluring climate when a lot of other countries experience winter in South African summer months. It would seem as though Durban’s popularity is only on the rise, with no signs of slowing down.
