Ellerman House
An Edwardian mansion above Bantry Bay, run as a private house of art on the cliff over the Atlantic.
Atlantic Seaboard & Bantry Bay · Cape Town & the Winelands
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because the Edwardian mansion stands above Bantry Bay as a private house of art, its rooms and two villas on the cliff over the Atlantic, one of South Africa's great private collections on its walls and a wine gallery below – and the house is listed at exactly the tier it holds.
- Above Bantry Bay on the Atlantic Seaboard; an independent house of Relais & Châteaux.
- Rooms and two cliff villas; the art collection; the wine gallery; sunset on the terrace.
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star 2026 for the hotel; in the MICHELIN Keys selection of 2025; holds four-star standing.
Rooms at Ellerman House
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Good to know
- Check-in from 14:00
- Check-out by 11:00
- Address — 180 Kloof Road, Bantry Bay, 8005 Cape Town
- Telephone — +27214303200
The neighborhood
Atlantic Seaboard & Bantry Bay
The Atlantic side of the peninsula, ten minutes from the city, with the sunsets over the sea. Bantry Bay's cliffs rise above the cold ocean, Clifton's beaches open onto it, and Camps Bay lies under the Twelve Apostles.
- Clifton's beaches, five minutes by car.
- The V&A Waterfront, ten minutes by car.
- Cape Town International Airport, twenty-five minutes by car.
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