Blair Travel - Top ten hotels, The Cellars-Hohenort, Constantia, Cape Town



38 rooms and 16 suites. 20 mins from Cape Town Airport. 15 mins from city centre.		One of the Cape's great country house hotels, nestled against the slopes of Table Mountain in the Constantia Valley. It consists of two separate buildings - the imposing Hohenort Manor House and the splendidly restored 18th-century cellars of the Klaasernbosch wine estate. Antique furnishings and original works of art reveal owner, Liz McGrath's immaculate taste and create an ambience of understated luxury. Guests can choose between 38 rooms and 15 suites, all harmoniously appointed in period furnishings and chintz fabrics, plus the new self-contained Presidential Suite with its own swimming pool. Dining presents a choice between the Cape specialities of the Cape Malay Kitchen or the fine French cuisine of 'Novelli at The Cellars', the latter recently recognised by gourmet society Le Chaine de Rotisseur. Nine acres of landscaped gardens offer sweeping views across the valley to False Bay and facilities include two swimming pools, a tennis court and a golf green designed by Gary Player. The Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens are next door, whilst Cape Town's city centre and beaches are just 15 minutes drive away. A member of the prestgious Relais & Chateaux organisation. Sister hotels are the Marine and The Plettenberg.