West Coast & Swartland
This upmarket private reserve, 46km east of Clanwilliam along the Pakhuis Pass, is known for excellent San rock-art sites and extensive animal- and…
Must-see hotels in South Africa
Bloemfontein
This stylish offering in a central location has 15 rooms, including some with sink-in-and-smile king beds, and both baths and showers in attached en…
Limpopo
This ‘exclusive guesthouse’ delivers a lot of style for your money. The six rooms with traditional African furniture have flourishes such as rope-lined…
Sea Point to Hout Bay
This gorgeous, gay-friendly boutique hotel occupies an elegant old house and a newer block behind. Spacious rooms are decorated in natural tones of stone…
Limpopo
The sizeable rooms here are as dreamy as the gardens and mountains they overlook, with fireplaces, antiquated prints everywhere, and bathrooms you could…
Green Point & Waterfront
One of the Waterfront’s most appealing hotels, Cape Grace sports an arty combination of antiques and crafts decoration – including hand-painted bed covers…
Simon's Town & Southern Peninsula
This charming guesthouse, with a delightful courtyard garden, could be the setting for an Agatha Christie mystery, one in which the home’s owner has a…
Western Cape
These modern, glass-fronted cabins were designed to meld with the natural surrounds and be as ecofriendly as possible. Delightful and well equipped, they…
The Elephant Coast
Muntulu Bush Lodge is perched high above the Hluhluwe River and has four en-suite bedrooms with verandas. There's a cook on hand to rustle up some grub…
Drakensberg Escarpment
This classy hotel is one of our favourites in the province. The 19 small rooms in the main building are slick, stylish and individual; several feature art…
Kruger National Park
Satara – the second-largest option after Skukuza – may lack the riverside views of other camps, but it's optimally situated in the heart of 'big cat'…
Die Tuishuise & Victoria Manor
Eastern Cape
The 'homely home' consists of 31 beautifully restored and handsomely furnished Karoo houses, their stoeps (porches) opening onto one of Cradock's oldest…
Gauteng
For a real township experience, this well-established hostel set by lovely parklands is your answer. It’s a healthy walk from the Vilakazi St action, but…
The Elephant Coast
The main accommodation centre on the iMfolozi side, peaceful Mpila Camp is perched on top of a hill in the centre of the reserve. The safari tents are the…
Cape Town
Jo'burg investors are behind this new and buzzing place offering a good range of rooms, including pods – essentially a dorm bed but instead of a bunk you…
Durban
An excellent budget option within chirping distance of the Umgeni River Bird Park. It's set around a suburban garden and has a couple of free-standing …
Gauteng
An attraction in its own right, this four-room B&B in a renovated farmhouse is like something from an interior-design magazine crossed with an conceptual…
Blyde River Canyon
Beautifully located just a short walk from Berlin Falls, these six self-catering chalets have stone walls, African-print bedspreads, kitchens, garden…
The Elephant Coast
The signature resort on the Hluhluwe side; a cold drink followed by dinner on the patio with mountains silhouetted into the distance is a memorable…
Gauteng
Relax and revive in one of the 17 very stylish and spacious timber and thatch lodge-style rooms on this property. All have verandas with sweeping views of…
Drakensberg Escarpment
This pretty river-stone house has a fabulous pool terrace with a safari-tent bar and braai (barbecue), all overlooking the Sabie River valley. Inside are…
Pretoria
Looking for a night somewhere extra special? Make a beeline for this unique boutique hotel. The seven rooms have been creatively designed – each one has…
Cape Town
Thope Lekau, also called ‘Mama Africa’, runs this excellent B&B with her equally ebullient daughter, Mpho. Her substantial brick home offers three…
Fisant Bokmakierie & Hoephoep Guest House
Free State
Amid magnificent bird-attracting gardens are rooms and some luxurious self-catering chalets in three combined guesthouses. The rooms are beautifully…
Western Cape
This excellent budget lodge is set on a huge plot of land bordering the Marloth Nature Reserve. It's had a bit of a makeover and offers charming rooms…
Mpumalanga
This place is a standout, with great thatch and brick rooms featuring quality furniture, honesty bars, wildlife artworks and vintage African tourism…
North West Province
This tranquil option in a small nature reserve will likely have you extending your stay in Rustenburg. There's excellent birdwatching and you might spot a…
Kruger National Park
Kruger's most popular rest camp is set on a gorgeous bend of the Sabie River that attracts elephants, hippos, buffaloes and other animals. LST2U-class…
Eastern Cape
If you’d rather be out of town under the soaring skies of the Karoo, this 18th-century farmstead 7km east of Nieu Bethesda is an excellent option. The…
Drakensberg Escarpment
The best place to stay in town, with 12 well-equipped rooms occupying stone cottages dotted around grassy, flower-filled lawns. Rooms have vaulted…
Sunshine Coast
For panache and design flair, Elephant House is a great place to indulge. The main thatched-roof building shelters six cosy rooms filled with rugs and…
Sunshine Coast
Directly across from the golf club and within walking distance of the beach, the creatively designed Royal St Andrew is Port Alfred's most prestigious…
Mpumalanga
In a wonderful tropical garden that will make your heart sing (no, really!) are eight excellent rondavels (round huts with conical roofs), with outside…
Pretoria
Concealed behind high walls down near the university, this bright, contemporary B&B has lots of personality. The nine rooms, including two self-catering…
Cape Town
This arty new boutique hotel and spa has been created from combining several formerly separate properties. Rooms differ depending on what part of the…
West Coast & Swartland
In a glorious location thick with trees and right up against craggy peaks is this hot-spring resort with outdoor pools and a range of private baths filled…
Winelands
Tucked away along a dirt road 10km east of the centre, this place will make you feel like you're far from anywhere, although it's an easy drive back to…
Drakensberg & uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
With a location lifted straight from an African chocolate-box lid and next to the local golf course, this pretty, unpretentious resort offers camping and…
Limpopo
The bungalow rooms at this German-run guesthouse are some of the most spacious and appealing in town. Standard features are high ceilings, lounge areas,…
Eastern Cape
The tastefully decorated cottages and garden rooms are strung out along a dramatic plateau edge. The cottages, some with sensational valley views, vary in…
