Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town
Belmond · V&A Waterfront & City Bowl · Cape Town & the Winelands
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because the pink grand dame stands beneath Table Mountain at the top of the City Bowl, in its gardens with the Oasis Pool, the Librisa Spa and the afternoon tea that defines the city – and the house holds five-star standing.
- At the top of the City Bowl, beneath Table Mountain; a Belmond house.
- Gardens and the Oasis Pool; the Librisa Spa; afternoon tea in the lounge.
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star 2026 for the hotel; holds five-star standing.
The neighborhood
V&A Waterfront & City Bowl
The working harbor of the V&A Waterfront and the old town of the City Bowl, beneath Table Mountain. On the harbor stand Zeitz MOCAA, the marina and the ferries to Robben Island; in the City Bowl, the Company's Garden, the museums and the restaurants.
- The Company's Garden and the museums, ten minutes on foot.
- The V&A Waterfront, ten minutes by car.
- Cape Town International Airport, twenty minutes by car.
“The pink grand dame beneath Table Mountain – gardens, the Oasis Pool, the Librisa Spa and the city's defining afternoon tea.”
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