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DAY 1
Mount Nelson Hotel – Bed & Breakfast
Arrival in Cape Town.
Transfer from the Cape Town International Airport to your hotel.
Cape Town's most famous hotel, the Mount Nelson is an urban sanctuary set in beautiful gardens on the lower slopes of Table Mountain.
Occupying a breathtaking site on the lower slopes of Table Mountain and just a short stroll from the historic city centre and vibrant Kloof Street, the Mount Nelson Hotel offers quiet sophistication and style in an unmatched setting.
The Mount Nelson Hotel, opened on the 6th of March 1899, was the fruit of the imagination and determination of shipping magnate Sir Donald Currie.The hotel was designed to emulate the finest in London which was then the leading capital of refined hostelry.The reviews which followed the grand opening of the Mount Nelson claimed that the hotel surpassed all expectations and exceeded the comparison with its British rivals.
The first visitors to the hotel were wealthy travelers - the European high society who were still enjoying the exploration fever which had taken hold earlier in the century, the nouveau riche and those in search of fame and fortune who recognized that up-and-coming Cape Town could offer a wealth of opportunities. It was a time when legends were born, nurtured and, occasionally, discredited on the verandah of the hotel.
The hotel offers privacy and tranquility within close proximity to the V&A Waterfront and Cape Town's best beaches.