From this sandstone-colored hotel, "watch the daily life of the port" or "the fog cascading over Table Mountain at dusk." Richly colored rooms are individually conceived"it's like staying in a collector's home." The restaurant Signal offers spins on local fare, ergo cumin-crusted ostrich, though cigarette smoke makes the terrace "uninhabitable at times." "Staff welcomed our children with a gift."
(121 rooms)
Also featured on the: Gold List for 2005, Gold List for 2006, Gold List for 2007, Gold List for 2008, Gold List for 2009, Gold List for 2011