Overview
Awarded Best Hotel in Africa by World’s 50 Best Hotels 2024. Mount Nelson, a Belmond Hotel, is a lush oasis perfectly positioned in the heart of Cape Town. An icon of the city which has been welcoming visitors since 1899.
Seven separate historic wings make up the resort sprawling over nine acres of flowering gardens, ancient trees and rolling lawns, offering magnificent views of Table Mountain, Lion's Head and Devil’s Peak.
The hotel offers two large heated swimming pools, two floodlit tennis courts and a resident tennis coach, a children’s play center with professional childminders and a glorious spa along with personal trainers and yoga classes. The hotel offers a feast of dining options, including the Chef’s Table restaurant in the heart of the kitchen, traditional Afternoon Tea in the lounge, poolside Oasis, The Red Room underground Pan-Asian restaurant, the vibrant Planet Bar which spills out onto the terrace, Harvest Table in the garden and Sunday Jazz Brunches. On the doorstep of the property you will discover the city's top cultural attractions within walking distance; step out from the Kloof Street gate and you will find the place where Capetonians live and play, a street lined with bars, restaurants, coffee shops, art galleries and so much more. A mere ten minutes drive takes you to Cape Town’s famous white sandy beaches and just twenty minutes drive to the Cape’s oldest award-winning wineland estates.
Check into one of The Nellie’s pet-friendly rooms and explore the expansive grounds of Cape Town’s iconic inner city oasis with your travelling four-legged friend.
Exclusive Amenities
- Full Breakfast for two daily in the Restaurant
- Afternoon tea for two, once during stay
The following amenities are subject to availability at time of arrival:
- Upgrade
- Early Check-in
- Late Check-out
Check In: 3:00PM
Check Out: 11:00AM
Local Area Attractions
SPORT & LEISURE
- Golf Courses located within ±5 km
- Health & Squash Clubs located within 3-15 kms
- Water sports & sailing located within 7-20 kms
- Yacht club and marina located within 5-30 kms
- Mountain walks located within 2 kms
PLACES OF INTEREST
Guest Services/Concierge is staffed and knowledgeable and will assist you with
information and reservations for all of Cape Town's many attractions:
- City tours - walking and bus tour options are offered
- Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
Originating in 1860, the V&A has become one of South Africa's biggest tourist
attractions. Many of the original buildings have been renovated and new ones
built in Victorian style. The Waterfront offers museums, boat trips, helicopter
trips, pubs, restaurants, hotels, theatres, amphitheatre, craft markets, live
music, information and good security. We offer a complimentary shuttle service
to and from the Waterfront where you can enjoy late night shopping until 9:00pm
- The Bo-Kaap Malay Quarter
- Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens
Kirstenbosch lies against the Eastern slopes of Table Mountain and boasts
more than 5000 species of indigenous plants. Guided Tours are available on
request.
- SA Cultural History Museum
- South African Jewish Museum
- National Gallery
- Natural History Museum
- Holocaust Museum
- The Castle of Good Hope
The Castle is the oldest building in South Africa built between 1666 & 1679,
and is still used today as a military base. It has a military museum and contains
historical objects including the William Fehr Collection of Paintings, carpets
and other objects. Guided Tours are available.
- Government Avenue and the Company Gardens
Situated opposite the entrance to the hotel, at the top of Adderley Street,
established in 1652, this is the oldest garden in South Africa. Enjoy a stroll
through the oak-lined walkways and enjoy feeding peanuts to a few friendly
squirrels
- Houses of Parliament
- Artscape Opera House
- Rhodes Memorial and Newlands Forest
- Table Mountain Cableway
The majestic Table Mountain looms over Cape Town and the views from the top
are magnificent. The cable way has new revolving cable cars, which offer a
360º view of Cape Town on your accent and decent
- · Royal Cape Yacht Club
- Grand Parade Flower Market
- Long Street book stores, antique shops, restaurants and bars
- Church Street antique market
- Robben Island
The Island was first used by the Dutch East India Company as a victualling
station; it then became an asylum and leper colony. In 1960 Robben Island
fell under the department of Correctional Services and gained notoriety as
a jail with its most famous prisoner, former President Nelson Mandela. Tours
to Robben Island depart from the Clock Tower at the V&A Waterfront
- Two Oceans Aquarium
In the heart of the Waterfront lies the Aquarium with more than 4000 creatures
representing 300 species.
- Winelands tour of Stellenbosch, Franschoek and Paarl - walking tours also
available through the beautiful winelands.
- Peninsular tour to Cape Point Nature Reserve & Boulders for penguin watching
Ride the funicular to the lighthouse where the views are dramatic. The reserve
also boasts indigenous flora and fauna.
- Hout Bay and Seal Island boat trips
- The World of Birds in Hout Bay
- Table Mountain - walking and cable car trips are available
- Whale watching watching in Cape Town and Hermanus (seasonal)
- Vintage car transfers, either for day trips or to an off site dinner venue
- Pre dinner drinks or sundowners on top of Table Mountain, on Signal Hill
or on Camps Bay Beach
- Sunset Cruises around the Cape Coastline & Waterfront on a sailing boat
or catamaran
- Golf (13 golf courses are situated within 30 minutes drive of the hotel)
- Harley Davidson tours of the Peninsula
- Adventure tours including shark diving, kloofing, mountain biking, quad
biking, abseiling, micro lighting and horse riding on the beach or through
the winelands
- Helicopter flips over the Peninsula or winelands
- Beauty salon/spa treatments
- West Coast wild flowers (seasonal)
- Langebaan Lagoon & Bird Sanctuary
- Gordon's Bay fishing village
- Simons Town naval base & harbour