The writer seems to believe that, besides the fact that many locals are being driven out by investors buying up properties for Airbnb purposes, the financial reasoning for renting someone’s private home over a hotel has become debatable.
There’s even a jacuzzi with an ocean view in the cockpit.
The generic hotel star ratings seem to suggest that a five-star hotel will wow you, while a one-star hotel will leave you disappointed, but it’s actually more complicated than that.
A man who allegedly couldn’t pay for the services of a sex worker was recently spotted dangling out the window of a hotel in the Durban CBD.
Dubai’s $5 billion moon-shaped hotel is the latest architectural oddity in an ever-lengthening list of strange hotel ideas.
Consider animal role-play, sexualising horses, and eating off of and then shooting blow-up dolls that resemble Taylor Swift.
In order to help billionaire wannabe astronauts decide if it is worth wasting millions on an actual flight to space, a French hotelier has set up a way to give them a taste.
The Burj Al Arab, one of the world’s most exclusive hotels with seven stars, is offering a tour for non-guests at 14 times less than the cost of a night stay.
New York’s luxury hotel, the Waldorf Astoria, has had a long and storied history since its opening 90 years ago. Now new renovations are bringing it into the current century.
The Hotel Chelsea, back in the news amidst sexual abuse and grooming allegations made against Bob Dylan, has quite a story to tell.
Nelson Mandela’s former Houghton home has been refurbished and will open as a boutique hotel from August.
Once conditions are safe enough to open more international borders, those who have been unable to travel will likely take to the skies. Here are a few hotels worth a closer look.
For the first time in history, people other than royals or courtiers can sleep on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles.
We may see far fewer international visitors this holiday season, for obvious reasons, but that doesn’t mean South Africans won’t flock to the Mother City.
Condé Nast has consulted their readers to find the top 50 resorts (or lodges) in the world, with South Africa scoring seven spots, including one in the top 10.
One of Cape Town’s most well-known hotels is being taken to court over alleged outstanding debts, with conflicting takes on how it got to this point.
International visitors may soon be trickling in, and hotels are pulling out all the stops to make sure they give themselves the best chance of survival.
If you’re looking for somewhere weird or whimsical to stay while travelling, we’ve got you covered.
Interprovincial travel will at least allow South Africans to holiday in other parts of the country, but without overseas tourists, the industry is in real trouble.
One wouldn’t usually associate North Korea with a lovely spot to take a holiday, and yet it does have a tourism industry.
Travel + Leisure have released their ‘World’s Best’ list of the top 100 hotels across the globe.
The economic fallout of the national lockdown and COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the closure of some iconic South African hotels.
Forbes’ expert reviewers have tallied up the numbers, handed out the ratings, and the verdict is in on the best hotel, spa, and restaurant in the world.
For the first time in 62 years, four hotels in South Africa have been awarded a Forbes Five-Star Rating.
If woodland, icy waters, and off-the-grid living are what you’re after, you should book a stay at this Swedish floating hotel.
This hotel chain really wants you to procreate. So much so, in fact, that if you conceive a baby in one of their rooms on February 14, you can stay there for free.
Big business, and big money, will descend on Cape Town in February next year for the world’s largest mining investment event, the Investing in African Mining Indaba.
Atlantis, The Palm hotel in Dubai, has long been the pinnacle of luxury. Now it’s getting a sister hotel that could surpass it.
This massive luxury development opening soon in Dubai boasts, amongst other things, a large number of floating swimming pools.
There’s plenty of competition to land on a ‘best hotels in Cape Town’ list, but we’ve picked these seven options in and around the Mother City.