South Africa features 19 times on Condé Nast Traveler’s Reader’s Choice Awards of the 30 Best Hotels in Africa for 2020.
This is the 33th annual Readers’ Choice Awards and the first year that readers had to vote during a time when no one was travelling.
‘But this year, your vote counts more than ever. Voting for a hotel you love or an island where you’ve had the happiest holiday is a way to show your appreciation for the places you can’t wait to get back to,’ the website reads.
The Saxon Hotel, Villas & Spa came in at number 21
‘So the names in this year’s edition are the ones that brought you comfort, that you still connected with long afterward, that got you through the months without travel. These are the enduring gems that can withstand the test of time and the vicissitudes of circumstances. So while it is always an honor to be on this list, in this strangest of years it is a special honor, indeed.
‘Many readers have told us that when we emerge from this pandemic, they want to turn their attention to the classics, whether that means personal favorites or places they know have brought joy to others. If that sounds like you, consider these lists a jumping-off point for what’s next.’
The number one spot was claimed by the Royal Mansour Marrakech in Marrakech, Morocco.
The hotels that made South Africa proud were:
- Delaire Graff Estate at number 4
- The Plettenberg at number 5
- Cape Cadogan Boutique Hotel at number 6
- The Last Word Long Beach at number 7
- Ellerman House at number 9
- The Oyster Box at number 10
- One&Only Cape Town at number 11
- More Quarters Hotel at number 13
- Babylonstoren at number 14
- The Cellars-Hohenort at number 15
- Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel at number 16
- The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa at number 18
- The Silo Hotel at number 19
- Birkenhead House at number 20
- Saxon Hotel, Villas & Spa at number 21
- Cape Grace at number 24
- Tintswalo Atlantic at number 26
- The Marine at number 28
- Taj Cape Town at number 30
Picture: Facebook/Saxon Hotel, Villas & Spa
