Best boutique and luxury hotels in South Africa

We’ve discovered your new favourite luxury and boutique hotels in South Africa. From beachfront boltholes to stylish savannah stays, scroll on to find your first-class getaway…

Plettenberg Bay, South Africa

The Old Rectory

Style

The Priest India Company

Setting

Seaside sanctum

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

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A bottle of wine on arrival; stays of two nights or more also get a beach picnic for two

includes taxes and feesPrice per night from $373.97
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Cape Town, South Africa

Future Found Sanctuary

Style

Future perfect

Setting

Tip of Table Mountain

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

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A Middle Eastern mud ritual at the spa

includes taxes and feesPrice per night from $325.28

Offers available
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Franschhoek, South Africa

Grande Provence

Style

Huguenot heritage

Setting

On the grape vine

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

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A bottle of Grande Provence wine each and a choice of a tasting of four wines with paired nougats or tasting of three wines with hummus

includes taxes and feesPrice per night from $335.62
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Paarl, South Africa

Brookdale Estate

Style

Wine, dine and unwind

Setting

Paarl of the Cape Winelands

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

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Every hotel is reviewed by undercover tastemakers (and their partners)

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A bottle of wine on arrival and a R500 voucher towards lunch at either the Bistro at Brookdale or Brookdale Manor House with a free bottle of Mason Road wine when you dine

includes taxes and feesPrice per night from $365.88
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Franschhoek, South Africa

Leeu House

Style

Place of vintner rest

Setting

Hunger-sating Huguenot Street

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

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Every hotel is reviewed by undercover tastemakers (and their partners)

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A bottle of estate wine in your room on arrival

includes taxes and feesPrice per night from $491.05

Offers available
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Cape Town, South Africa

Labotessa Luxury Boutique Hotel

Style

Old-world intimations

Setting

Cobbled Church Square

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

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A welcome bottle of wine and a small basket of fresh fruit

includes taxes and feesPrice per night from $495.18
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Franschhoek, South Africa

Mont Rochelle

Style

Whole lotta bottle

Setting

Mighty peaks, vintage valleys

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

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A picnic for two

includes taxes and feesPrice per night from $522.69
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Cape Town, South Africa

One&Only Cape Town

Style

Table manors

Setting

Wild, wild waterways

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

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Smith Extra
$100 credit per booking to be used at the bar and restaurants

includes taxes and feesPrice per night from $648.41

Offers available
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Hermanus, South Africa

Birkenhead House

Style

Breezy boutique beach house

Setting

Private Hermanus peninsula

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

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Smith Extra
A fantastic private, candlelit dinner for two in the grounds

includes taxes and feesPrice per night from $711.40
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The Garden Route, South Africa

Tsala Treetop Lodge

Style

Modern Africa

Setting

Up in the forest canopy

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

Anonymously reviewed

Every hotel is reviewed by undercover tastemakers (and their partners)

Smith Extra
A bottle of Methode Cap Classique sparkling wine and a locally-sourced gift

includes taxes and feesPrice per night from $736.60
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