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Game lodges, Cape houses, and the coast between them

Private lodges in the Sabi Sand, Madikwe and the Kalahari, houses under Table Mountain, the Winelands, and the KwaZulu-Natal shore. Book direct.

Selected: 72
Mapped: 126

What we would choosein South Africa.

Africanos Country Estate

Addo, South Africa

Twelve suites on the R336, about 10 km from the Addo Elephant gate. The park is the reason. The estate is the bed.

Garden Route Game Lodge

Albertinia, South Africa

A malaria-free Big Five reserve on the N2, three and a half hours from Cape Town. Eight luxury suites, sixteen lodge rooms, eighteen chalets.

City Lodge Hotel Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein, South Africa

151 rooms on Nelson Mandela Drive, walking distance from the Supreme Court, university, Mediclinic, zoo, and stadium.

Cape Town Hollow

Cape Town, South Africa

56 rooms at 88 Queen Victoria Street, half of them facing Table Mountain.

City Lodge Hotel GrandWest

Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Dutch rooms inside GrandWest, with Table Mountain in the dining-room window, 20 minutes from the Waterfront.

City Lodge Hotel Pinelands

Cape Town, South Africa

133 rooms at King David Mowbray Golf Club, 11 minutes from the airport and 22 minutes from the Waterfront.

City Lodge Hotel V&A Waterfront

Cape Town, South Africa

207 refurbished rooms at 47 Alfred Street, some canal-facing, with Atlantic Lounge upstairs and Atlantic Social below.

Ellerman House

Cape Town, South Africa

A Bantry Bay manor above the Atlantic, with 13 rooms and suites in the house and two villas in the cliff.

Mount Nelson, a Belmond Hotel

Cape Town, South Africa

A garden hotel on Orange Street in Cape Town, below Table Mountain.

Town Lodge Bellville

Cape Town, South Africa

106 rooms on Mispel Road, looking at the pool or Tygerberg Valley, 20 minutes from the airport.

The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa

Cape Town, South Africa

Seventy rooms on the only hotel site along the coastal road between Camps Bay and Hout Bay, with the mountain behind and the Atlantic in front.

City Lodge Hotel Durban

Durban, South Africa

160 rooms in palm gardens on Bram Fischer Road, North Beach, 30 minutes from the airport.

City Lodge Hotel Umhlanga Ridge

Umhlanga, South Africa

A refurbished hotel at 2 Palm Boulevard, opposite Gateway, on the ridge rather than the sand.

Road Lodge Durban

Durban, South Africa

93 rooms on KE Masinga Road, near the ICC, the beachfront, and uShaka Marine World.

Town Lodge Umhlanga

Umhlanga, South Africa

154 rooms at Ridge Boulevard and Meridian Drive, 15 minutes from King Shaka, with boardrooms for 16 and 12.

Road Lodge East London

East London, South Africa

90 rooms on Allenby Road in Selbourne, with a pool and interleading rooms.

Samara Karoo Reserve

Graaff-Reinet, South Africa

A 67,000-acre rewilded Karoo reserve with three lodges and at most forty guests, where cheetah are tracked on foot.

Grootbos Private Nature Reserve

Gansbaai, South Africa

Forest Lodge has 16 suites in the milkwood. Garden Lodge was rebuilt and reopened in 2022.

Town Lodge George

George, South Africa

120 rooms on Knysna Road, opposite Garden Route Mall, with meetings that combine to 58.

City Lodge Hotel Gqeberha

Gqeberha, South Africa

147 rooms on Lodge Road in Summerstrand, opposite Humewood Beach, seven minutes from the airport.

Courtyard Hotel Gqeberha

Gqeberha, South Africa

91 rooms on Boardwalk Road, directly across from Humewood Beach, with kitchenettes and conference space for 80.

Road Lodge Gqeberha

Gqeberha, South Africa

92 rooms at the Boardwalk on Marine Drive, a short walk from Hobie Beach, with rooms being upgraded in phases.

Town Lodge Gqeberha

Gqeberha, South Africa

203 rooms on Beach Road in Summerstrand, with Six Pillars Conference Centre for 110 and a bar with ocean views.

ANEW Resort Hazyview

Hazyview, South Africa

54 rooms on the R536, with game drives leaving from the resort and a new Pause Spa.

Perry's Bridge Hollow

Hazyview, South Africa

31 deluxe rooms and three family suites in the gardens at Perry's Bridge.

Sabi River Sun Resort

Hazyview, South Africa

60 hotel rooms and 104 chalets on the R536, with hippos on the golf course.

Tintswalo Safari

Hoedspruit, South Africa

Six plunge-pool suites in Manyeleti, where the rate includes two drives.

Tintswalo Atlantic

Hout Bay, South Africa

A cliff lodge on Chapman's Peak, with Chefs Warehouse as the restaurant.

City Lodge Hotel Bryanston

Sandton, South Africa

The first City Lodge, opened in 1985 on a former nursery at 2 Nursery Lane, opposite Mediclinic Sandton.

City Lodge Hotel Eastgate

Johannesburg, South Africa

69 studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units with kitchenettes and private entrances in Bruma.

City Lodge Hotel Fourways

Sandton, South Africa

On Montecasino Boulevard, with a 12-seater or 14-seater boardroom and a pool on the sundowner deck.

City Lodge Hotel Sandton, Morningside

Sandton, South Africa

160 rooms on Hill Road, across from Mediclinic Morningside, with a 12-seater meeting room.

City Lodge Hotel Waterfall City

Midrand, South Africa

149 rooms on Magwa Crescent, midway between Johannesburg and Pretoria, close to Mall of Africa.

Courtyard Hotel Rosebank

Johannesburg, South Africa

Red-brick studios and suites at 39 Tyrwhitt Avenue, directly opposite Gautrain Rosebank.

Courtyard Hotel Sandton

Sandton, South Africa

Apartment units behind a pillared entrance on Rivonia Road, with the Club Lounge restaurant and a 12-seater boardroom.

Road Lodge Carnival City

Brakpan, South Africa

92 rooms inside Carnival City Casino and Hotel on Century Road in Brakpan.

Road Lodge Germiston Lake

Germiston, South Africa

98 rooms on Chapman Road in Denlee, named for Germiston Lake rather than the airport cluster.

Road Lodge Isando

Germiston, South Africa

75 rooms on Shelton Avenue, with six bunker-bed rooms and an airport shuttle for a charge.

Town Lodge Roodepoort

Roodepoort, South Africa

106 rooms on Lower Lake Lane, with a pool, bar, and deck looking at a dam.

Town Lodge Waterfall, Midrand

Midrand, South Africa

118 rooms on Montrose Street, five minutes from Mall of Africa, with a backup battery and inverter.

Tswalu Kalahari

Kalahari, South Africa

South Africa’s largest private reserve, 1,200 square kilometres on the edge of the southern Kalahari. Three ways to stay: Motse, Loapi, Tarkuni.

Tintswalo Scops Rest

Hoedspruit, South Africa

One bush villa in Klaserie, priced for eight people, with treehouses a drive away.

Arabella Hotel, Golf & Spa

Kleinmond, South Africa

145 rooms in the Kogelberg Biosphere, with a Peter Matkovich course and the lagoon rather than the beach.

Knysna Hollow Country Estate

Knysna, South Africa

Eighty-seven rooms in Knysna, rebuilt after the fire of 7 June 2017 and reopened on 1 October 2018.

Lion Sands Narina Lodge

Kruger National Park, South Africa

Nine stilted suites above the Sabie, inside Kruger. Children on safari start at 16.

Lion Sands Tinga Lodge

Kruger National Park, South Africa

Nine family suites on the Sabie, inside Kruger, not in Sabi Sand.

Madikwe Hills Private Game Lodge

Madikwe, South Africa

Ten hillside suites with plunge pools, plus Little Madikwe, a two-bedroom villa. Children under 10 stay in the villa, not the main lodge.

Mount Grace Hotel & Spa

Magaliesburg, South Africa

121 rooms an hour from Johannesburg, with plunge-pool suites and a spa on the hill.

Marataba Mountain Lodge

Marakele, South Africa

Five rooms above Waterfall Valley in Marakele. Not the fifteen-tent camp on the plains.

Town Lodge Mbombela

Mbombela, South Africa

106 rooms on Koorsboom Street, 30 minutes from the airport and close to the Paul Kruger and Malelane gates.

Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City

Midrand, South Africa

161 rooms across the road from Mall of Africa, with The Highline on the 9th floor.

ANEW Resort Vulintaba

Newcastle, South Africa

A resort on a private golf estate outside Newcastle, with the course as the reason for the address.

Beacon Island Resort

Plettenberg Bay, South Africa

200 rooms on the Plettenberg Bay beach, with eight sea-facing suites and a timeshare calendar.

Town Lodge Polokwane

Polokwane, South Africa

102 rooms inside Moroccan-themed Meropa Casino and Entertainment World.

City Lodge Hotel Hatfield

Pretoria, South Africa

184 rooms on Hilda Street, one kilometre from Courtyard Arcadia, near the Union Buildings and Gautrain Hatfield.

City Lodge Hotel Lynnwood

Pretoria, South Africa

205 rooms inside Lynnwood Bridge, Pretoria East, with meeting rooms for 8, 12, and 14.

Road Lodge Centurion

Centurion, South Africa

118 rooms in Centurion Gate Centre, with a pool and deck, near SuperSport Park.

Town Lodge Menlo Park

Pretoria, South Africa

106 rooms on Klarinet Road, three minutes from Menlyn, 600 metres from the N1.

ANEW Resort Hunters Rest

Rustenburg, South Africa

A Magaliesberg resort on the R24, about 90 minutes from Johannesburg and from Pretoria.

Leopard Hills Private Game Reserve

Sabi Sand, South Africa

Eight glass-fronted suites in Sabi Sand, each with a plunge pool, for up to 16 guests.

Lion Sands Ivory Lodge

Sabi Sand, South Africa

Eight suites on the Sabie, in Sabi Sand, each with its own pool.

Lion Sands River Lodge

Sabi Sand, South Africa

Eighteen rooms on the Sabie in Sabi Sand. Only the four river suites have a private pool.

Tintswalo Boulders

Simon's Town, South Africa

A Simon's Town villa above Boulders Beach, where one suite has no sea view.

Delaire Graff

Stellenbosch, South Africa

A wine estate on the Helshoogte Pass, with lodges, three restaurants, and a spa above the Banghoek valley.

Monwana Game Lodge

Thornybush, South Africa

Six suites on 14,000 hectares in Thornybush, with a villa over a waterhole.

Cabana Beach Resort

uMhlanga, South Africa

217 apartments on the uMhlanga beach, all of them with a kitchen, and a timeshare calendar.

The Oyster Box

Umhlanga, South Africa

Eighty-six rooms on Umhlanga beach, beside the lighthouse, with a curry buffet.

uMhlanga Sands Resort

uMhlanga, South Africa

Sea-facing units at 44 Lagoon Drive, with kitchenettes, on a timeshare calendar.

Mosaic Lagoon Lodge

Stanford, South Africa

Five safari-style suites among milkwood trees on the Hermanus Lagoon, with Milkwood Spa using Kalahari botanicals, and a printed all-inclusive that includes the lagoon, not whale w

ANEW Resort Ingeli Forest

Weza, South Africa

43 country rooms in the forest at Weza, with La Vita Spa on the property.

Casterbridge Hollow

White River, South Africa

24 deluxe rooms and four family rooms in White River, with Kruger about 30 minutes off.

Drakensberg Sun Resort

Winterton, South Africa

78 hotel rooms at Cathkin Park, plus owner chalets, with check-out at 10h00.

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