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Blackheath Lodge vs Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town
Blackheath Lodge and Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel are both rated highly by professionals. Overall, Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel scores significantly better than Blackheath Lodge. Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel comes in at #1 in Cape Town with recommendations from 16 publications including Condé Nast Traveler, Gayot and Oyster.
Blackheath Lodge
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Time Out
Oyster
Fodor's
6 Blackheath Road, Sea Point, Cape Town Central 8005, South Africa
From $157 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
DK Eyewitness
"Located under Signal Hill, close to the V&A Waterfront and Clifton and Camps Bay beaches, Blackheath Lodge is housed in an 1880s Victorian building."
Rough Guide
"Superb owner-run guesthouse in a grand Victorian home that just gets everything right. Down a quiet backstreet, it’s close to the Sea Point action."
Time Out
"This picturesque Victorian oasis comes complete with breakfast and pool and very, very good prices."
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Oyster
Upscale
"The hotel serves a free breakfast on a terrace beside a cozy garden and pool, and the extremely helpful staff offers travel and restaurant tips."
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Fodor's
"Conveniently located on a quiet street in upper Sea Point, this small, stylish Victorian-era hotel with great concierge-level owner-rendered service is an extremely good value."
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Dinners can be provided on request, and management is happy to arrange other goodies like off-site spa treatments, picnic baskets, tailored day trips, and rental of the lodge's miniconvertible.
Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town
Frommer's
Insight Guides
Concierge
Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness
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76 Orange Street, Gardens, Cape Town Central 8001, South Africa
From $496 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Frommer's
"Having opened its doors in 1899 to accommodate the passengers of the Union and Castle lines, this is the undisputed grande dame of colonial hotels."
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Insight Guides
"Traditionally one of the “Big Five” luxury hotels in Cape Town and still the grande dame of Cape Town’s historic hotels."
Concierge
"The colonial traditions of the century-old Mount Nelson Hotel will please anyone yearning for a quieter pace of life."
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Be sure to specify the size of the bed you want: Sometimes they push two singles together.
Lonely Planet
"The sugar-pink painted ‘Nellie’ recalls Cape Town’s colonial era with its chintz decor and doormen in pith helmets."
DK Eyewitness
"A colonial masterpiece and Cape Town’s most famous hotel, the “Pink Lady” is at the foot of Table Mountain."
