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TripAdvisor deems three SA hotels amongst the best in Africa

Some of South Africa’s best hotels have featured on TripAdvisor’s ‘Top 25 Hotels in Africa’ index. Take a look…

Some of South Africa’s best hotels have featured on TripAdvisor’s ‘Top 25 Hotels in Africa’ list. Photo: canva

25 Best Hotels in Africa: Which are from South Africa?

South African hotels are certainly something to write home about. Whether for its luxury, unique locations or incredible experiences, hotels in South Africa just know how to shine.

According to TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Hotels in Africa list, three iconic hotels in South Africa are some of the best on the continent.

These three were the luxury Kapama River Lodge, at number 12, Umhlanga’s famous Oyster Box Hotel in at number 15 and Cape Town’s stunning Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel at number 16.

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The annual travel company’s list features the very best hotels which have a large number of amazing reviews and opinions from the community over a 12-month period, with each winner having to pass TripAdvisor’s rigorous trust and safety standards test.

As per TripAdvisor, these hotels were the ones that “travellers loved most, from the grand and luxurious to the quaint and charming“.

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Kapama River Lodge

According to the travel company, Hoedspruit’s “Kapama River Lodge is situated within Kapama Game Reserve and presents the perfect blend between luxurious safari accommodation and a generous bed capacity of 64 bedrooms.”

The lodge has five stars on TripAdvisor and almost 3 000 happy reviews.

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Oyster Box Hotel

The magnificent Oyster Box Hotel. Photo: @TCsouthafrica / twitter

The beautiful Oyster Box Hotel has made an appearance on the prestigious list for the second year in a row, and has even moved up from last year’s number 19 to this year’s number 15.

“The Oyster Box is one of South Africa’s most celebrated hotels, as famous for its remarkable coastal views as the understated luxury and gracious hospitality that have become the hallmarks of this cherished seaside destination.” says TripAdvisor.

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Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel

With over 2 000 five star reviews on the website, it’s clear to see why Mount Nelson is such a winner.

“A lifetime experience in the beautiful city of Cape Town not to be missed. We received Excellent service and the quality food was exceptional all situated in beautiful settings both interior and exterior, you can’t get better.” wrote one happy guest.

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Top hotels in Africa

While South African hotels did feature, Mauritius absolutely dominated the list, taking the top five spots. The hotels were:

  1. Sunrise Attitude
  2. Dinarobin Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa
  3. Paradise Cove Boutique Hotel
  4. Constance Prince Maurice
  5. Salt Of Palmar, Mauritius, A Member Of Design Hotels™

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Sundeeka Mungroo is a content writer, foodie and all-round adventure-seeker. She's a graduate of the University of South Africa with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature, and has worked as a copywriter and editor in the digital marketing industry. Sundeeka currently writes for I Love South Africa and The South African. She lives in the beautiful Mother City and loves exploring all that South Africa has to offer.

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