Original Hotels

The North Island Hotel is located in the Seychelles Islands. This ecological resort has several traditional cabins located on a white sandy beach.

Villas.

The hotel is made up of eleven villas, where each villa is built in a traditional style and has several bedrooms, bathrooms and a butler. Price includes accommodation and three meals.

Each villa has a main bedroom and a guest bedroom, a marble bathroom and traditional hand made decorations from the Seychelles and Africa. The villas are decorated with wood, glass and stone. All rooms have air conditioning and traditional punkah punkah fans.

The main bedroom has a walk in closet and a library corner with a desk and chair. The bathroom is made of marble and has a separate WC, two sinks, an interior shower and an exterior shower. The kitchen is connected to the living room. Each room has satellite TV, CDs, DVDs and Internet access. There is a small private swimming pool in each villa’s garden, and each villa has views towards the sea. Price is from 2000€ per night.

The first ten villas are located next to Anse d’Est beach. Villa 11, known as the North Island Villa, is the hotel’s largest cabin and is located next to the northern tip of the beach and the Takamaka forest.

Restaurant.

The hotel’s restaurant offers a personalized service for each guest. The hotel can cater for guests who have food allergies and intolerances. Each meal is made of fresh local ingredients and guests will be able to enjoy their meals with a wine from the wine menu.

The traditionally decorated bar and the lounge area have views towards the mountains and the sea. There is a small pond next to the wine cellar, which can be rented for private events.

Activities.

The hotel has a large gym and its own spa where guests can enjoy traditional massages. Guests can rent bicycles if they want to explore this island, and trips around the nearby islands can be organized.

The hotel’s center point is the Island Piazza, a small square decorated with an ancient tree that is used as a meeting point. The hotel’s swimming pool is located nearer to the mountain. The 45 meter long swimming pool has an infinity design.

Location.

Next to the harbour guests will find the hotel’s library, a space built from coral. There are many books dedicated to several topics, and there are shelves with a collection of traditional artifacts from the island. There are brochures that inform guests about the island’s environmental programmes.

The hotel was designed for those guests who appreciate the calm surroundings and who want to relax. Guests can enjoy snorkel, practice water sports and swim in the sea. There is a diving center and a water sport center on the shore, and a private dock in front of each villa.

The Kasbah du Toubkal Hotel is located in the Moroccan mountains. This hotel is a traditional rural house where guests will be able to live the authentic Berber experience.

The Berber Experience.

The hotel is located in the Toubkal National Park. The Kasbah was built to resemble a traditional dwelling typical of this region and welcomes both those who have come looking for a refuge in the mountains and those who are looking for a place to relax.

Accommodation.

There are several types of accommodation options available with views towards the valleys. The cheapest form of accommodation is to stay in the Berber Halls, large rooms designed for groups and families travelling together. One hall can accommodate up to seven guests and the other can accommodate up to twelve guests.

The 30 Standard rooms are decorated in shades of white and ochre and have a double bed and a bathroom. Some of these rooms are located inside the small towers decorating the top part of the hotel. There is hot water in the bathroom and thick bed covers on each bed. Price is around 160€ per night. The Deluxe and Superior rooms are larger and have more traditional decorations, and their price is around 220 and 250€ per night.

The three largest rooms are the Superior Ensuite Private room and the two Deluxe Ensuite Private rooms. These three rooms have large windows and a private balcony. The separate bathtub and shower in the bathroom were hand crafted. These rooms can be either double rooms, twin rooms, or triple rooms.

Next to the hotel there is a smaller building, an annex that can accommodate up to six people. The 125 square meter annex is known as the Garden Suite and has a 12 meter long glass wall with views towards the Jbel Toubkal. This private house has three double rooms with bathrooms, a kitchen, a large living room and a terrace with mountain views. Price is 790€ per night.

The entire hotel can be booked for a short break. There is enough space for 26 people and guests will have all the hotel’s personnel at their service. The common rooms have many table games, a library and a radio.

Tradition.

Upon arrival, guests can wash their hands with rose water. Dates covered in milk and other dry fruits are offered to guests when they arrive at the hotel. The hotel has a rooftop terrace with mountain views where guests will be able to enjoy traditional dishes accompanied by mint tea.

Guests will be able to get to learn some aspects of the Berber culture and their traditions. Trekking excursions and overnight trips are organized in the nearby mountains and in the Toubkal National Park, where guests will be able to climb North Africa’s highest peak.

Location.

The hotel is located in the Azzaden Valley and from the outside looks like a traditional village house. This hotel is an ecological hotel where the heating is powered by solar panels.

There is a chauffeur service offered by the hotel that will take guests on a tour of Imlil or Marrakesh. The hotel can organize the whole trip, from plane ticket reservations to any other extra services during the trip.

The hotel is located in a village near the Jbel Toubkal mountain, the highest mountain peak in the region. There are around ten other traditional villages nearby, all of them located 1800 meters above sea level. Around 60 kilometers away from the hotel is Marrakesh, known for its colourful markets.

The Misty Waves Hotel is a romantic hotel in Hermanus, near Cape Town, in South Africa. The hotel stands on the seashore and boasts several swimming pools, although for what it’s really known for is its whale watching activities.

The hotel has several different rooms and suites, all of them doubles with an adjoining bathroom and a balcony. The suites have a lounge, spa amenities in the bathroom, a large balcony with sea views and tea and coffee making machines.

There are eight Standard Partial Sea View rooms which have either a kingsize bed or two twin beds. There is a large bathtub in the bathroom and all rooms have sea views. Price is around 72€ per person per night.

There are ten super suites, enormous double rooms with a kingsize bed a with a jacuzzi in the bathroom. The suites have a separate lounge and a terrace with views towards the sea. Price is around 82€ per person per night.

The hotel has an annex, the Waves annex, which houses all that other rooms. These spacious rooms have two beds and a large bathroom with a separate shower. Some of these rooms have their own lounge or living room.

The Cape Hope suites are located in a separate mansion. These suites have a master bedroom with a kingsize bed, a bathroom decorated in a Victorian era style and a small living room with a sofa and a television.

The African Penthouse is located on the top floor of a separate cabin known as Mon Désir. The penthouse has an area of more than 100 square metres and African motifs decorating the walls, while the bathroom has a Victorian era style. The penthouse has views towards the hotel’s swimming pool and the sea.

The six Penthouse Level suites are the most luxurious at the hotel. These rooms have two carved wooden beds in the master bedroom and a jacuzzi in the bathroom. These rooms have ocean views. Price is around 129€ per person per night.

The Superior Honeymoon suites are spacious and romantic rooms. The master bedroom holds a large kingsize bed and there are two bathrooms with spa amenities and showers. Each room has a large terrace with ocean views.

There are several swimming pools and gardens at the hotel. Inside the hotel itself guests will find a recreation room full of sofas and board games such as chess, backgammon and cards.

The hotel offers a wide variety of services to guests. Day trips are organized to neighbouring villages and cities and the hotel provides guests with a chauffeur service. Guests have the opportunity to swim with sharks, observe the whales and visit the vineyards. Visitors will be able to enjoy water sports such as kayak.

There are several bars and restaurants at the hotel. There is complementary breakfast for all guests and an à la carte menu for evening meals. The catering service can prepare halal meals and vegetarian food for guests. For visitors planning to take a day trip, the catering service provides take away meals.

The hotel has its own gold course. Guests will not only be able to enjoy golf, but they will be able to participate in other activities such as fishing or horse riding. There are birdwatching facilities at the hotel as well as a giant swimming pool and squash and tennis courts.

There are two conference rooms equipped with fax machines, television and video equipment and projectors. One of the meeting rooms can accommodate up to 25 people, while the other one can fit in between 25 and 75 people depending on the layout. A catering service is provided during conferences.

The hotel has special access ramps to people with mobility problems. In the lobby guests will find a tourist information office, as well as a laundry service and a parking service. The common rooms at the hotel have chimneys. The hotel has a small chapel where guests will be able to celebrate religious ceremonies such as weddings.

The hotel is known for being one of the best places for whale watching. The hotel is located only a few metres from the beach and the cliffs, allowing guests to enjoy the views towards the ocean and the giant mammals swimming in the waters.

Trips are organized to places such as the Addo Elephant Park, nearby spas and the Mesa Mountain. The hotel is located only 3 kilometres away from the Fernkloof Natural Reservation, near Robben Island and 30 kilometres from a penguin colony.

The Mist Waves hotel is located only a couple of minutes away from the centre of the town, where guests will be able to visit shops and traditional handicraft markets as well as local cuisine restaurants. Views towards Walker Bay open from the cliffs.

The Singa Lodge Hotel is a boutique hotel in Port Elizabeth, in South Africa. The hotel has spacious rooms with an intricate décor inspired by traditionally oriental elements with an African touch, as well as lush gardens and panoramic views.

The hotel is located in Port Elizabeth, a cosmopolitan coastal town. Many visitors who stay at the hotel visit the city as part of long trip across the many routes that cross the country, especially the well known Garden Route. The hotel has received the title of being one of the most relaxing hotels in the region, known for its luxurious and cosmopolitan atmosphere.

The hotel’s building has a distinct oriental architecture with some African ornaments, characterized by large wooden doors and bold decorations. The lobby, the hallways and the rooms are all decorated with many different textures and colours, as well as eye catching mosaics. Each one of the 12 suites has its own décor and style. Nine of the suites are known as Luxury Suites, while the other three are considered to be Executive Suites.

Each one of the twelve suites has an individual interior design, complete with hand crafted oriental and African furniture. The rooms are full of different textiles such as organza and silk which create an interesting visual effect. There are many carved statues representing other ancient cultures, as well as decorative murals and mosaics.

The suites are separated from each other by a small tropical garden. Each room has a private bathroom with a separate shower and a large bathtub. The spacious, exquisitely adorned bedrooms have extra large kingsize beds with quality bedlinen and covers. Fluffy bathrobes and slippers welcome guests upon their arrival.

Apart from a luxurious décor, the rooms are equipped with the best technologies that are integrated into the theme of each room. There are large flat television screens with DVD players and iPod docks. The safe is large enough to fit in a standard laptop, and all rooms have fast WiFi connection.

Price varies depending on the type of room and season. The Luxury Suites cost between 124 and 131€ per person per night, while the Executive Suites cost between 155 and 388€ per night. Price includes a continental breakfast as well as complimentary tea and coffee which are available during the whole day. For an extra price the hotel can organize a shuttle service to and from the airport.

The hotel stands near the sea, in an area filled with many plants and trees. The hotel also has a large green garden with a fountain covered in mosaics in the centre. There is also a modern gym and a spa treatment room.

The hotel also offers its guests a delicious gourmet breakfast. The breakfast includes fresh fruit, several fresh, natural juices, excellent quality tea and coffee, as well as a wide selection of meat, cheeses and freshly baked pastries. The large breakfast room has wonderful views towards the gardens and the hotel swimming pool.

The hotel also has several lounges and terraces where to choose from. Guests will be able to relax in the many bars and lounges. There is a wide range of cocktails and gourmet snacks during the afternoon, and guests can relax while enjoying the views of the bay.

There is also a large private dining room which can be used for dinners or celebrations. Guests can enjoy their dinners at the dining room, in one of the terrace lounges or else directly in their suites.

The hotel has a reading room on the ground floor, filled with bookshelves and comfortable armchairs. Bearing the sophisticated atmosphere of this room in mind, guests will be able to savour the best malts and try the best cigars.

The hotel organizes conferences and other major events. Events are organized for groups of up to 25 people. The hotel has several conference rooms which can be reorganized depending on the type of event. The hotel offers different catering options depending on the type of event.

The hotel, comfortably located on the sea shore, organizes different trips and excursions around the region. Guests will be able to go on safaris and whale watching tours, or else practice other sports such as fishing, trekking, horse riding or golf. A few minutes from the hotel guests will find a casino where the less risk averse guests will be able to enjoy a game of poker. Another nearby attraction is the giant aquarium which houses hundreds of different species of fish and other underwater organisms. The city prides itself in the numerous art galleries full of both modern and traditional art pieces, as well as its multicoloured markets selling everything from local food to hand crafted souvenirs.

The Atlantic House Hotel is a small boutique hotel in Cape Town, in South Africa. This hotel has several types of rooms, all of them decorated in a simple yet luxurious manner, with a large heated swimming pool with underwater music on its territory and panoramic views.

The Atlantic House has a large garden with a wooden terrace. The hotel also has a heated swimming pool with underwater music where guests will be able to soak during the summer months. The interior design of the hotel is full of dark wooden furniture and leather armchairs, as well as silk curtains and lush carpets. The lighting at the hotel is quite dim, creating a peaceful, natural atmosphere.

The hotel has only five rooms. All rooms are very spacious double rooms, and the hotel can accommodate a maximum of 10 guests. The rooms have a large double bed as well as a comfortable bathroom. Guests have to be over 13 years old to stay at the hotel, and all room are non smoking rooms.

One of the rooms has inspiring mountain views, while the other four have panoramic views towards the sea. Three of the sea view rooms also have direct access to a large, wooden terrace which hangs over the gardens and the swimming pool. The mountain view room is more private, with a private garden and an outside shower. The hotel’s carefully landscaped garden, where guests can relax all year round, has views towards the Atlantic Ocean.

All rooms have a private bathroom with a separate bathtub and shower, as well as air conditioning, satellite television, a DVD player and Internet access. The interior design of the rooms is full of neutral, earth colours. The hotel also offers guests complimentary bathrobes, a wide selection of movies and a well stocked fridge.

Rooms can either have two large twin beds, a queensize bed or a kingsize bed, all of them covered with white linen. Guests will also be able to choose from a wide array of different hypoallergenic pillows. Each room is decorated with wooden and suede covered furniture. The walls are painted in neutral colours, with silk covered windows which create a relaxing atmosphere.

All rooms are well adapted for business travellers. These rooms are very large, with enough space for a separate working area. The working area has a desk and two chairs, and is equipped with fast Internet access and a landline telephone with voicemail.

This hotel is also known and liked for its many extras, such as the picnic baskets provided for each room, full of coffee, tea and a cookie tray. Guests will also find a tourist guide to Cape Town upon their arrival.

Price varies according to the season, but there is no difference in price between the different types of rooms. Minimum price is around 163€ per room per night, although prices may rise to 286€ per night during high season. Although check out is usually at 11a.m., depending on the day guests might be able to check out later, leaving their luggage at the luggage storage room and still being able to use the swimming pool, the lounge and the shower room.

The sunlit breakfast room has views towards the hotel’s swimming pool, and has a large aquarium full of multi coloured fishes who observe the early risers as they enjoy a delicious meal. Although no lunch or dinner is offered at the hotel, guests may order food via room service or else ask the hotel to provide a catering service in order to dine in the rooms, the deck or the breakfast room. A winding staircase leads guests from the breakfast room to the main floor, and while climbing the stairs guests will find a collection of old photographs covering the walls.

Near the lobby stand both the lounge and the bar, famous for their ocean views. The bar is well known for its extensive wine menu and its variety of different beers which guests will be able to savour every afternoon. The lounge is a spacious place ideal for relaxing, with large windows and a careful décor that create a pleasant atmosphere.

The hotel also offers a great variety of services at an extra cost, such as in room spa treatments and an airport transfer service. There is also laundry service and guests can use the hotel parking, and the hotel can organize day trips and excursions to the nearby landmarks.

The large exterior heated swimming pool has underwater loudspeakers which allows guests to relax while floating in the water, listening to music and enjoying the view of the Atlantic Ocean. Spa treatments are also offered in the swimming pool area.

Near the hotel stands Camps Bay, a seaside neighbourhood well known for its cosmopolitan atmosphere. There are many chic bars, haute cuisine restaurants and luxurious boutiques in the area, as well as a variety of trendy coffee shops and many white sand beaches.

The Wild Mushroom Hotel is located in Stellenbosch, in the Winelands Region, Western Cape, South Africa. This small and charming hotel has unusual decorations where the colours and materials used remind the guests of mushrooms.

This graceful hotel is full of elaborate paintings, ornaments and other interior decorations which represent wild mushrooms, and has only six rooms. The hotel itself is located in an ancient mansion that was built around 1890. All rooms have wonderful views towards the vines and mountains that spread beneath their feet.

All six rooms at this hotel boast an individual design. There are several different types of rooms, which may vary in size and in decorations. There are several standard commodities in all rooms, such as a large kingsize bed, a flat screen television, an iPod dock, an alarm clock on the bedside table and a CD machine. All rooms also have a spacious individual bathroom, air conditioning and heat control. Price per room varies according to the type of room the guests stay in and the season, but is usually between 115 and 134€ per night.

The hotel has one executive room, the Delicious Room, which has a private entrance. The walls are painted in green and orange hues, and most decorations follow a similar colour scheme. This room also has a private balcony which has incredible views towards the mountains.

The presidential room, the Russula Room, is a spacious room tastefully decorated in purple and pink hues. This particular room also has a large bath tub in the bathroom, as well as an individual balcony, a stone chimney, a private entrance and views towards the lush hotel gardens.

This hotel also has four luxury rooms which cost the same as the standard rooms. These rooms are larger rooms with more comforts, such as a private entrance, a large bathroom with a big bath tub and a balcony with views towards either the gardens, the swimming pool or the mountains. These luxurious rooms also have their own private kitchen with all the necessary equipment, as well as a large lounge with sofas where guests can relax.

The Golden Oyster room is decorated in golden tones with gilded decorations, while the Psilocybe room is full of metal blue hues. The Kalaharituber room is decorated to look like a deserted landscape with silver ornaments, and the Copper Trumpet is decorated in bronze colours with warmer decorations.

The basement is a room dedicated to mushrooms. The hotel offers courses about the characteristics, smells and uses of different mushrooms, an interesting experience in a luxurious setting. There are more than sixty different types of mushrooms, most of which are grown by Dr. Adrian Smith. This hotel is the ideal place for those willing to discover the emerging trend of mycotourism, the study of fungi.

Another interesting aspect of this Cape Town hotel is its swimming pool, called the Martini, which is a great place to relax after a long day. The hotel’s territory is full of gardens which convey a message of peace and tranquillity, full of curious statues which represent the growing cycles of different mushrooms.

The hotel is known for its excellent restaurant. The menus are all haute cuisine works of art for all tastes. The Wild Mushroom Hotel, quite unsurprisingly, is best known for the wide variety of courses based on different types and combinations of mushrooms. Most courses also carry other influences, since some main courses may come from the French haute cuisine and others have a more Asian touch.

The hotel also has a well equipped conference room decorated in a sleek and classic style with a maximum capacity for 10 people, called the Purpureum. This conference room also has a library with different media, such as DVDs and books.

The hotel is in a pleasant, peaceful place amidst nature. The hotel is located in the wine capital of South Africa, Stellenbosch, and is near the vines of Cape Winelands. Several olive tree plantations can be found nearby. Guests are a short distance away from the most important cultural landmarks, including many theatres, museums and galleries. The hotel also organizes trekking hikes and excursions by bicycle in the nearby regions. This hotel is the ideal place for bird watchers and the most sport friendly guests, and there is a wide range of activities such as trips by boats, cycling and golf. Guests will also be able to horse ride as well as to enjoy visits to nearby wine cellars and farms.

The Grand Daddy Hotel is a luxurious four star hotel full of the newest technologies and an impressive decoration. Both creativity and magic rule in this hotel in Cape Town, in South Africa.

This curious hotel has several different types of rooms. Prices vary according to the type of rooms and season, but during the low season, a double room can cost around 85€ per person per night, while a trailer can reach 140€ per person per night.

The superior rooms are the most chic rooms at this hotel. Each superior room has air conditioning and its own marble bathroom. The interior design is full of silver details and African motives, such as carved figures on the bedposts. Furthermore, a large black globe stands proudly in the room, with fine silver lines indicating the countries one should visit next.

Another type of room are the two Sugar Daddy suites. These luxurious suites, each one of them with a private patio, an elegant living room and plasma televisions, are full of technology and intricate design. Each suite has a kingsized bed and a luxurious bathroom.

The penthouse of this curious hotel resembles a wide rooftop with several exclusive vintage trailers. All seven of these trailers, or American Airstreams, have been refurbished in order to be able to accommodate two people, and each room has been designed by a local artist. All the trailers at the top of the hotel have breathtaking views to the world below. From the rooftop, one can observe the Mesa Mountain situated in the Kirstenboch National Botanical Gardens. Each one of the trailers has its own double bed and a bathroom.

All of the trailers have been designed and redecorated by a team of local artists. Each trailer has its own theme, all of them definitely rather eccentric and original.

The Afro Funk room is decorated with traditional African motives and draped in colors of the dessert. Love of Lace is a quirky room decorated in light pink colors, and has a large boudoir. The Dorothy room is another room with light blue walls decorated with extra large polka dots, where everything is decorated in the same way, and even the tea cups sport decorations of polka dots in several tones of blue. In the Goldilocks room, characteristically enough, everything is multiplied by three, and many figures of bears can be found in the room. The Ballad of John&Yoko is a rather large and curious room dedicated solely to music, with an extra large bed and several musical instruments. The Pleasantville room serves as an iconic reminder of the 1950’s decade, and is furnished with 1950’s materials and furniture. The Earthcote room is a room dedicated to the Earth, with peaceful colors and several layers symbolizing the layers of our planet.

Each one of the trailers has its own small front garden, decorated with a small mailbox and other small details. During the summer months, visitors can walk across their gardens and visit the Pink Flamingo Cinema, a free open air cinema on the roof.

The Grand Daddy Hotel has its own bar and restaurant. The Daddy Cool Bar is one of the most renown bars in the region, decorated with light colored leather furniture, golden decorations and shiny metal tables. The bar has a truly exquisite wine and whisky menu. Next to the bar one may find a curious digital art and photography gallery. Furthermore, the hotel restaurant, the Showroom Café, is the ideal place for one to taste a different breakfast every day. This restaurant offers its clients a wide variety of home made food and organic products, as well as many local foods, such as fresh fish or large steaks.

The Giraffe Manor in Langata, near Nairobi in Kenya, is one of the most curious hotels in all of the continent. This elegant three star hotel is notable because of its wide territory full of giraffes.

The small and exclusive hotel is famous for its interesting guests, the giraffes. The hotel is near 47 hectares of woods, and near the hotel one can find several options for those who would like to go on a safari. However, in order to observe a wide variety of animals walking peacefully across the territory, one only needs to open the window, where one will find many giraffes and many other species of mammals, birds and amphibians. Many of the giraffes are rather curious about the humans, so it is not uncommon for one or two giraffes to poke their heads into one of the great windows of the dining hall.

The hotel was built by a David Duncan, from Scotland, in 1932. The hotel is located very near the capital of the country, Nairobi, and from there one can enjoy beautiful views to the Kilimanjaro and the Ngong Hills. Later on, the hotel was bought by Jock and Betty Leslie Melville, and in 1974, the pair were joined by two curious Rothschild giraffes. They later on created the Giraffe Centre, a center for orphaned or endangered giraffes. The Giraffe Centre now organized trips for ecologists, schools, and biologists.

This family hotel offers its guests the opportunity to enjoy the best service and the best local cuisine. Guests will be able to breakfast on all the local delicacies while several giraffes crane their necks from the porch. All the food served comes from organic and ecological agriculture. The hotel also organizes lunches, tea times and dinners for groups of up to 150 people. This hotel also organizes other events such as cocktails or formal dinners, which should be booked in advance.

This hotel has six rooms, all of them with its own bathroom. One of the room is decorated in a traditionally Danish style with furniture that used to belong to Karen Blixen, an author. Another one of the rooms is larger with more available living space, and is therefore ideal for families. Price varies according to the type of room. A room usually costs around 220€ per person per night, while the supplement for an individual room is around 89€. All room prices include meals, wine during lunchtime, alcoholic drinks excluding champagne , laundry service, a vehicle for trips and tickets to the Giraffe Centre. Most of the profit goes to the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife, founded by one of the previous owners of the mansion.

The hotel also offers to pick up guests from the airport upon arrival. Visitors can book this service in advance both for when they arrive and for when they leave for 30€. Hotel employees will then take guests to and from the hotel.

Visitors of this hotel can visit the nation’s capital, Nairobi, or enjoy the peaceful nature near the hotel grounds. Several safaris around the East of Africa are organized throughout the year. Those who do not want to leave the hotel can take a walk in the forest, visit the Giraffe Centre or observe the giraffes.