In The Top 10 Romantic Weekend Getaways Is Les
Cascades - Possibly The Most Romantic Hotel In Cape Town by
Jake Rasmussen
We discovered Les Cascades, very much by chance at
the end of a touring holiday in South Africa, never realising where it was or
what it was, so it was just amazing to find what I would undoubtedly class as
one of my top 10 romantic weekend getaways so close to the centre of Cape Town.
We were in fact looking for weekend honeymoon ideas,
and my wife wanted to write about the top 10 romantic weekend getaways, so we
were more than delighted to find Les Cascades , which is situated in the
exclusive area of Bantry Bay on the Cape Town Atlantic coast, less than a ten
minute drive from the city.
In its former life Les
Cascades was a private house, hidden behind a huge wooden front door, but
herein lies a beautiful boutique hotel. I hesitate to write about a romantic
weekend getaway, when it is really only feasible for people in Southern Africa.
Having said that I once went to Darjeeling for the weekend!!
Immediately you enter through the doors it is like another world, where
uncannily you seem immediately to be able to forget the stresses you carried
around with you outside. The initial impression of luxury, comfort, warmth, and
the views from reception are reinforced
by the sheer quality of the furnishings in the suite.
Apart from the opulence of the furnishings, a combination of dark woods,
wool carpets, African art and artifacts, there is the small matter of hidden
speakers, a large screen television, and fast internet connection for those
info junkies who simply can't escape from the ties of the office!!
The bedroom is enormous, and there is yet another television,
and a huge bed with fine cotton linen, and then the bathroom is a designer's
dream with a lovely big bath, and a large shower, with the inevitable but
nevertheless welcome huge array of toiletries. The suite comes complete with a
little kitchenette cleverly hidden away, and a private terrace, all very
impressive indeed.
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