Mount Nelson Hotel
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Set in nine acres of lush gardens at the foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town, this 1890's building is the city's oldest and most distinguished hotel, offering a matchless combination of tradition and sophistication.
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For over 100 years, visiting members of royal families. International and local statesmen, celebrities, and businessmen have preferred to stay at the Mount Nelson Hotel, where they are assured of privacy, comfort, and care.
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The Superior Rooms are spacious, elegant, and functional, and ideal for quiet, out-of-town work or relaxation, with either twin or king beds, and offering Table Mountain, garden, or pool-facing views. All rooms have a separate sitting area, and the bathrooms vary in size. Situated in the main hotel and in the Green Park complex.
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Garden Cottages are situated across from the main building. These suites have private gardens and balconies, a spacious lounge, and kitchenette.
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There are two Penthouse Suites (with interconnecting option) in the Green Park complex with panoramic views of Devil's Peak, Table Mountain, and Signal Hill.
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The Cape Colony Restaurant offers Modern South African cuisine and a fusion of eclectic Thai and Mediterranean cuisines with a strong Cape Malay influence, and has been voted one of the top ten hotel restaurants in the world.
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Afternoon tea on the lounge veranda is served indoors and out.
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The Oasis Restaurant serving barbecued crayfish for lunch.
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One of the swimming pools with the Oasis Wing in the background.
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Enjoy playing tennis on the two, all-weather tennis courts on the hotel grounds.
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The gymnasium provides a variety of state-of-the-art fitness equipment including: Star Trac treadmills; Star Trac exercise bicycles (upright and recumbent); Star Trac stair climber; Vectra 3800 multistation with bench press, lat pulldown, leg extension etc; Derrick Reed rowing machine; Nike slide board; plus free weights. For added enjoyment, there is a 20-channel TV system with video machine, CD and tape player, and climate control.
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The Mount Nelson is just 20 minutes walk from the city centre and 20 minutes by road to Cape Town International Airport. The hotel is perfectly located for visits to the National Botanical Gardens at Kirstenbosch, the Table Mountain Cableway, the scenic fishing village of Hout Bay, and glorious Groot Constantia, the oldest wine estate in the country.

76 Orange Street
Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
U.S. Reservations: 904-288-0036


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A unique feature of the Mount Nelson Hotel is its four separate 'wings' of luxurious accommodation, all set in private gardens planted with lavender and iceberg roses. These wings - Taunton House, Green Park, Helmsley, and Hof Villa are reached from the main hotel via the leafy Palm Avenue.
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The Helmsley Hotel Wing with Table Rock in the background.
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Luxury Rooms have a light and easy atmosphere and are the same as Superior Rooms, but with a larger sitting area and bathroom. Some of the rooms are interconnecting in the Green Park complex and other Luxury Rooms are situated in the main hotel and Taunton House.
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Executive Suites are larger than the Medium Suites, with beautiful views and spacious lounges, some of which are open to the bedroom, and feature newly renovated bathrooms. They are situated in the Helmsley complex and Taunton House.
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Penthouse Suites are available as two- or three-bedroom suites, and services include dual extension telephone systems, private fax line, executive check-in, and full suite bar. All suites have a kitchenette.
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The Garden Room.
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The Mount Nelson Terrace.
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Taunton House gardens - part of the Palm Avenue Wing.
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Relax poolside by one of the two heated pools.
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One of the nearby golf courses, Milnerton Golf Course features magnificent ocean and mountain views.
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Also available through the Body Care Clinic or gymnasium are external professionals who can be contracted by prior arrangement to provide the following: chiropractic treatments, homeopathy, acupuncture, physiotherapy, yoga lessons, T'ai chi lessons, Reiki, Shiatsu, Ayurveda massage, reflexology, and deep-tissue massage.

2007 Daily Double Rates: January 3-March 31...Superior Room R 5,540. Luxury Room R 6,345. Junior Suite R 8,230. Executive Suite R 9,845. Deluxe Suite R 11,190. Luxury Suite R 12,935. April 1 - September 30...Superior Room R 3,855. Luxury Room R 4,410. Junior Suite R 5,700. Executive Suite R 6,815. Deluxe Suite R 7,740. Luxury Suite R 8,935. October 1 - December 31...Superior Room R 5,925. Luxury Room R 6,815. Junior Suite R 8,890. Executive Suite R 10,670. Deluxe Suite R 12,140. Luxury Suite R 14,060. All prices are per room per night, quoted in South African Rand, inclusive of VAT at 14% but exclusive of 1% Tourism Tax and breakfast. Additional Person / Children Policy: The property Hotel Manager has sole discretion as to whether an additional person shall be permitted to share a room. 0 to 4 years of age (Baby) ONE cot can be placed in any room category, at an additional cost of R300 per night. The baby will also be entitled to baby amenities and breakfast, served in the Oasis restaurant. Cots are subject to availability. 5 years and over (Child/adult) ONE extra bed can be placed in a room, from a Luxury Room category upwards (and including suite categories), at R550.00 per night. The child/adult will also be entitled to breakfast, served in the Oasis restaurant. Kindly note that accommodation is limited to a maximum of three persons in a room. There are a limited number of extra beds and cots available. Superior Rooms are only able to accommodate a cot and not an extra bed. Cancellation Policy for Individual Bookings: The following cancellation and no-show policy is applicable to the Mount Nelson Hotel unless a special policy has been separately negotiated: High Season 2007: 3 January 2007 to 31 March 2007 1 October 2007 to 21 December 2007 In the event of a cancellation, the following cancellation fee will be levied: 21 – 15 days prior to arrival, 20% of the total booking; 14 - 08 days prior to arrival, 50% of the total booking; 07-01 days prior to arrival, 100% of the total booking fee. Low Season 2007: 1 April 2007 to 30 September 2007 In the event of a cancellation or non arrival during the hotels low season, the following cancellation fee will be levied: 07 – 04 days prior to arrival is subject to 50% of the total booking fee. 03 – 01 days prior to arrival is subject to 50% of the total booking fee.

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