Lying at the foot of Table Mountain, this gorgeous Afro-Victorian mansion has just been refurbished. They’ve given the lodge a lick of paint, laid new carpets, installed new basins, bought fresh new white linen, new duvets and new pillows and installed personal safes and new reading lights at every bed, as well as re-landscaped the beautiful gardens.

So it’s all looking pretty, well, new.

Soak up some rays on the sun deck then head to the swimming pool for a splash, or to the Kumasi Bar (which shows all major sporting events on a mega-big screen TV) for a scrumptious breakfast, lunch, pizza or snack. Or test drive their zooty kitchen and then whip down to the internet café to tell mum all about it.
If you believe that life’s too short to be anything but indulgent, head over to the divine guest houses next door and spoil yourself. Ashanti also have another lodge in Green Point, so stay there too, and check out another part of Cape Town.

Looking for an adventure? Visit their helpful Travel Centre who will book anything from a shark cage dive to a township tour.