MOUNT NELSON , A BELMOND HOTEL
CAPE TOWN
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or more than 100 years , Mount
Nelson , A Belmond Hotel has occupied a place of pride in Cape Town , a host to the likes of Winston Churchill , John Lennon and Nelson Mandela . Setting the hotel apart is its enviable location at the foot of the Table Mountain and the Company ’ s Gardens . The iconic ’ Nellie ’ dates back to 1899 and has been painted pink since 1918 to signify peace at the end of World War I . The hotel ’ s 198 rooms and suites are spread across multiple floors and buildings , surrounded by gardens . The hotel ’ s eight , Victorian-era cottages are ideal for families or smaller groups . Step into the hotel for afternoon tea , or ’ tea at the Nellie ,’ a Cape Town tradition . Of the five distinct places to dine , The Red Room is as evocative for its food as for its subterranean location . As Chefs Warehouse , the company behind the restaurant , put it , “ James Bond himself would melt right into this magical underground world of Singapore Sours , silk lanterns and dumplings .”
IT ’ S SUCH AN HONOR TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE INAUGURAL 25X25 TOP HOTELS OF THE WORLD AS ’ THE NELLIE ’ IS APPROACHING ITS 125TH BIRTHDAY NEXT YEAR , ITS SUCCESS IS HELD HIGH ON THE SHOULDERS OF OUR TREMENDOUS TEAM . THEIR UNMATCHED PASSION IS FUELED BY THE SUPPORT OF OUR GUESTS , WHO HONOR THE PINK ICON ’ S HISTORY , WHILE BEING AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ITS EVOLVING CHAPTER AS A HUB FOR CONTEMPORARY FASHION AND A GASTRONOMIC DESTINATION LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE CITY
– TIAGO SARMENTO , GENERAL MANAGER , MOUNT NELSON , A BELMOND HOTEL
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