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DESTINATION

TOWN & COUNTRY:
WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

ELLERMAN HOUSE HOTEL

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PREAD OUT ALONG SOUTH AFRICA’S SOUTHWESTERN COAST, THE WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE HAS PLENTY OF
TOURIST APPEAL, FROM NATURAL AND HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS TO THE FASHION, STYLE AND DINING BOOM IN
CAPE TOWN. ON A RECENT VISIT TO THE REGION, I CHECKED OUT TWO HOTELS – ONE IN THE CITY, THE OTHER
IN THE COUNTRY – THAT CELEBRATE TWO OF SOUTH AFRICA’S CURRENT BUZZING SCENES: ART AND WINE.

STAY: In Cape Town’s hillside Bantry Bay neighborhood, a former private residence

has been turned into the award-winning Ellerman House hotel, with 13 guest
rooms in the main mansion and two modern, multi-bedroom villas on the lush grounds.
Food and art are the heart and soul of the property, and there are also tiered gardens
with views of the Atlantic Ocean, swimming pools and a cozy spa offering unique
treatments like the doctor-developed QMS facials. www.ellerman.co.za

SEE: Ellerman House’s owners are noted art collectors, and pieces from their extensive

private collection – stretching from 1910 to today – are displayed throughout the
property and in the on-site Contemporary Gallery, while sculptures by artists like Angus
Taylor and Dylan Lewis add drama to the gardens. Guests can do a self-guided tour
of the collection, or join one of the daily guide