Best Hotels & Lodges

For decades the owners of Babylonstoren and The Newt in Somerset have been holidaying at Keurboomstrand on the Western Cape coastline. One of the most charming little beaches in the world, famed for its rugged coastline and unspoilt beaches. Over recent years, we’ve restored or upgraded a few beach cottages on a sea-facing strip of land.

BLOU has only eight self-catering cottages. They are dotted around a central courtyard with a swimming pool, sauna and steam room. It’s the epitome of barefoot luxury on the edge of the Indian Ocean.

Plett Quarter’s central location allows guests easy access to all the main attractions that this charming town has to offer. Stroll out of our front door to the many cafes, restaurants and shops that surround the hotel. If you feel like walking off your breakfast and enjoying a beach stroll, Plett’s popular swimming beach, Central Beach, is only a one kilometre walk away - but be warned, it is down a very steep hill!

Nestled inside is a gorgeous restaurant open to the public that embraces street facing café culture, with brilliant coffee and smoothies, fresh breakfasts, seasonal lunches, popular dinners and an extensive beverage list. However, the hotels’ most popular destination remains exclusive for guests. The expansive rooftop deck and pool bar on the top floor enjoys panoramic views of the Indian Ocean stretching out over Formosa (‘beautiful’) Bay, where whales are often spotted and watersports abound.

Family friendly, the hotel & apartments welcomes children of all ages.

Lake Duluti Lodge is made up of 19 spacious contemporary African styled romantic chalets ideally positioned for maximum privacy and view inside a thirty acre active coffee farm located in a safe and exclusive area on the outskirts of Arusha. All chalets are positioned to face the coffee farm and each has a private deck with an amazing view of the ancient indigenous trees found in big number within the farm. The lodge has been designed in a way that you will feel like you are staying at home rather than at a top end hotel. Lake Duluti lodge prides itself on its finest cuisine, first class exclusivity, five star personalized excellent services, top class amenities and the ecofriendly architecture and operations.

Koroi Forest Camp is nestled in Arusha National Park, a quilt of natural habitats puzzled together between the towering peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro and Meru, playing host to a unique blend of biodiversity and wildlife. This dramatic landscape is shaped by the ash cone and cliff faces of Mount Meru that frames the park’s volcanic crater lakes and calderas.

Eighteen acres of coffee and tea plantation in the heart of Arusha — not the setting you'd typically expect from a city hotel, and that's precisely the point. The property rises up from its own working organic farm, with Mount Meru commanding the horizon and a water stream threading through the gardens below. It's a genuine gateway hotel, sitting midway between the Serengeti and Kilimanjaro National Parks, but it earns its keep long before you board a safari vehicle. The infinity pool set against Mount Meru, the rooftop restaurant supplied in part by the farm below, the spa, the glass-blowing workshop, the staff who regularly get singled out in reviews as among the best in East Africa — there's enough here to justify arriving a day early. Which you probably will.

Come together with friends and family at MIMARU. During your stay, your room will feel like a comfortable home, and you'll find the staff always ready to support you. Traveling through Japan, you'll feel closer to your travel companions, become closer to those you encounter, and your connections will become special and memorable.

Contemporary and refined, Zentis is a new hotel in Dojimahama, Osaka mere minutes from picturesque Nakanoshima and trendy Kitashinchi. Zentis Osaka has a fitness centre, garden, a shared lounge and terrace in Osaka. This 5-star hotel offers a 24-hour front desk, a concierge service and free WiFi. The property is 400 metres from the city centre and 200 metres from Dojima Avanza Entrance Porch.

Japan's first voco brand, voco Osaka Central, shines with its attractive design, friendly service filled with smiles and natural energy, dining where you can enjoy the relaxing atmosphere of being invited into your own home and carefully prepared dishes, and its attention to sustainability.

Through the large glass windows surrounding the lobby, restaurant, cafe and bar area, this premium hotel connects guests with the local community, its vibrant energy and colors drawing people in. Guests are welcomed by the warm design, including art linking the past and present of Kyomachibori, interior décor made from recycled materials actually used in houses, and a spiral staircase, all welcoming them with the smiles of their hosts.

Inspired by kisetsukan, the rhythm of the seasons, Patina Osaka is an urban sanctuary that honours tradition with the elegance of modern luxury. Connect to transformative experiences that move with you, right where you belong

ART HOTEL Osaka Bay Tower allows you to enjoy a dynamic view from 200 meters above ground. With 51 floors, the hotel has earned high praise for its beauty as one of the foremost sights of the Osaka night sky. Directly connected to Bentencho Station on the JR Osaka Loop Line and the Osaka Metro, it is conveniently located within a short distance of Universal Studios Japan, Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, Osaka Port, Sakishima and more.

A polished city hotel from JR West's Vischio stable, sitting five minutes on foot from Osaka Station — which in Osaka terms means you're essentially attached to everything. The name means mistletoe in Italian (good luck charm, apparently), and the hotel leans into that with considered touches: Simmons mattresses, natural bathroom amenities, and a first-floor restaurant serving a Japanese-Italian fusion breakfast that sounds odd but works. Drip-X-Café handles your morning coffee one cup at a time. No frills, no pretensions — just a reliably comfortable base for one of Japan's most exhilarating cities.

Designed for fun, Moxy Osaka Shin Umeda offers everything you need to work, play and relax. Their dog-friendly hotel boasts a sought-after location in Umeda, Japan, one of the main hubs of Osaka City. They're only a five-minute walk from JR Fukushima station; enjoy easy access to key attractions such as Universal Studios Japan, Osaka Castle and more. Settle into chic, cozy and dog-friendly lodging, filled with all the amenities you’d expect from a lifestyle hotel. Fun facilities include the Moxy Hotels brand’s signature Bar Moxy, with its outdoor terrace and bustling atmosphere, the quiet Library Zone to plug in and tune out, an exclusive 24-hour fitness center and furiously fast and free Wi-Fi for ultimate connectivity. Create, connect and energize in our stylish common areas.

Embodying Osaka’s rise as a global city, the luxury Four Seasons Hotel Osaka forms the core of a new lifestyle destination at the heart of western Japan’s biggest city and the region’s hub of commerce and culture. As the city’s new icon of luxury and style, Four Seasons provides a pitch-perfect modern take on the quintessential ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) with a range of unique, immersive experiences that deliver a true sense of Japan. From the entire floor of meticulously designed Japanese-inspired guest rooms to the private ofuro (traditional baths), Four Seasons is a contemporary portal to the authentic heart of Osaka, immersing you in the city’s intriguing blend of heritage and modernity.

Enjoy an irreplaceable moment spent in this city, at this hotel. Cross Hotel values ​​the experiences unique to this city. A hotel that loves this place, deeply explores the best of this city, and proposes experiences that can only be found here. And even the time you spend inside the Cross Hotel should be typical of this city. In order to make the time spent by their guests during their stay an irreplaceable time that cannot be found in other cities or other hotels, each staff member constantly considers ``the uniqueness of this city and this hotel'' and strives to provide the best service to our customers.