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Cape Grace, A Fairmont Managed Hotel

Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Grace, A Fairmont Managed Hotel

The V&A Waterfront is right on the doorstep, with boats drifting in and out of the marina beneath the hotel’s brick façade. Inside, Cape Town’s art scene is never far away, as Galia Gluckman’s Sunrise and Sunset and Zarah Cassim’s Star Lights are among the works scattered through the interiors and suites. The latter have an easy, residential feel, with natural materials and textures that keep the city and its surroundings close. In the kitchen, Wesli Jacobs looks to the Cape’s produce and traditions, giving them a more contemporary edge with some evenings that centre on a wine-pairing dinner, withduring which a local sommelier selects the bottles to match each course. At Bascule Bar, order a Scotch whisky and take it outside, with the marina below and the night sky overhead. The Salt Room offers a quieter ritual, with sea air, salt and the wooden pontoons just beyond.

Accommodations

What we like

The Design

The Japanese-inspired painted ceilings of the Cape Grace Suite.

The Moment

Cape wine, jazz and a little time travel at Bascule Bar.

The Panorama

From Waterfront House, watch the boats slip their moorings and guess where they might be heading.

Location

Address

West Quay Road, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront

8001 Cape Town, South Africa

Airport

Twenty-one kilometres from Cape Town International Airport, around 45 minutes by private transfer.

V&A Waterfront

A wander through the V&A Waterfront, with Table Mountain just ten minutes away.

At a glance

Public areas: free

In room: free

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