Western Cape Hotel

There is little doubt that the Western Cape is one of the more attractive parts of South Africa. Sir Francis Drake described it as being “the fairest cape in all the world”, and not without reason. Visitors flock from all over the world to the area. They come here for the fynbos, for the scenery, to visit Robben Island and to see the mountain. There is a newly built Western Cape Hotel, the De Noordhoek, located in the Noordhoek Farm Village. This charming little farm village consists of a handful of craft stalls, a couple of English style pubs, and two or three family restaurants and the hotel, which acts as the local manor house. If you would rather stay out in the country when you visit the area, this is the ideal Western Cape hotel to stay at. It is within half an hour’s drive of Cape Point to the South, and of Kirstenbosch Gardens and Groot Constantia Wine Farm to the North.

The de Noordhoek is a Western Cape hotel with a difference. The hotel was designed and built with eco-tourism in mind, and you won’t find a more environmentally friendly hotel anywhere. Hot water is heated by the Sun; the light globes throughout the whole hotel are all CFLs. All waste from the hotel is separated and collected by different recycling operations, and kitchen waste is given to a worm farm in the village. Whether you’re flying in to the Western Cape from overseas or on a trip from Gauteng, the De Noordhoek Hotel is the one for you.

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