​Ellerman House

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  • Experience the very best that South Africa has to offer when visiting Ellerman House. Surround yourself with national treasures, exceptional flavours, uninterrupted views and a refined atmosphere with sincere hospitality. With only 13 bedrooms and 2 private contemporary villas, Ellerman House excel at offering guests an intuitive and understated level of service. 

    Integral to Ellerman House’s emphasis on sharing the best of what South Africa has to offer is its approach to gourmet food and fine wine. From the kitchen comes exceptional cuisine that reflects the best of local and seasonal flavours with superior provenance. The Ellerman House Wine Gallery, a spectacular cellar for a 9500-bottle wine collection, offers an interactive, experiential journey into the world of wine

    The Ellerman House Spa is a tranquil, nurturing environment dedicated to the rejuvenation of body, mind and soul. It specialises in cutting-edge massage techniques and anti-ageing beauty treatments.

    The Art collection spans original works from the turn of the last century to current contemporary art, a separate collection which is displayed in the Ellerman House Contemporary Art Gallery.

    Celebrate a nation by living in a home that exemplifies a country. Taste and embrace a culture. Allow yourself to be hosted by a family and tended by the best. An oasis in the heart of the mother city.

The Accommodation

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  • The charming boutique hotel you see today is an original Cape Edwardian mansion that was built in 1906 and has stood sentinel over Bantry Bay for more than 115 years. With only 13 bedrooms and two private villas, Ellerman House excels at offering  guests a world-class level of service that is intuitive and understated.

    Ultra-luxurious facilities, incredible views and an atmosphere of refined comfort attract the most discerning travellers and keep them coming back, year after year. It is the feeling of home; of being enveloped in the beauty and warmth of a place that is at once exotic and familiar.

  • Deluxe Spa Room

    Calm and Contemporary

    Tucked away in the tranquil oasis of the world-class Spa, our two spacious Deluxe Spa Rooms are a peaceful hideaway surrounded by lush tropical plants. The adjacent rooms share their own gorgeous swimming pool and a private sun deck, making them ideal for couples travelling together. Decor is elegant and understated; a reflection of the Spa’s restful ambience.

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  • Deluxe House Room

    Quintessential Luxury

    These large, airy rooms make the most of the hotel’s spectacular position above Bantry Bay with French doors opening out onto your own private oceanfront terrace. Guests will struggle to tear themselves away from the views of the indigenous terraced gardens and the sunlight shimmering on the surface of the sea as waves crash into the cove below. Each of the seven Deluxe House Rooms is individually decorated to enfold guests in a cocoon of luxurious comfort.

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  • Ellerman House Suites

    Superlative Luxury

    The Ellerman House Suites are the epitome of luxury and comfort, offering the ultimate feeling of home. Each spectacular suite features a big, beautiful en-suite bedroom, lounge, dining room and expansive private terrace with the quintessential Atlantic Ocean view. At over 1100 square feet, these suites are a haven of quiet exclusivity, and feature prized examples of South African art from the owner’s private collection.

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  • Private Villas

    The luxury of your own private residence in Cape Town's best location

    Step across the threshold into one of two glamorous private villas floating between sea and sky in Cape Town’s most sought-after location. Villas One and Two at Ellerman House epitomise the sophisticated beach lifestyle for which the city is famous, giving guests a luxurious home base from which to explore its many delights.

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Dining at Ellerman House

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  • Contemporary South African Cuisine

    The culinary experience at Ellerman House is an expression of the deep love of all the staff for South Africa. The country’s colourful history and rich cultural heritage provide inspiration for Head Chef Kieran Whyte and his team, who bring our local flavours to life with contemporary flair.

    Every plate is a showcase of our passion, bursting with colour and creativity and assembled with extraordinary attention to detail. The use of fresh seasonal produce grown in and around the city is complemented by indigenous ingredients, a splash of imagination and a sprinkle of global influence, which together create the most exceptional fine dining experience in Cape Town.

  • Breakfast

    Begin the day with a freshly-brewed coffee, one of the world’s finest teas or a refreshing cold-pressed juice while you peruse the à la carte breakfast menu.

    Served on the sunny terrace with its sweeping views of the ocean, inside the elegant dining area on cooler days or even in your room, the first meal of the day can be as light or indulgent as you wish.

    Whether you are in the mood for fresh seasonal fruit and homemade granola, a warm, flaky croissant or a flawless Eggs Benedict, the kitchen team are more than up to the task. Breakfast in Cape Town doesn’t get better than this.

  • Guest Pantry

    Head Chef Kieran Whyte and his team delight in putting together all manner of tasty treats and savoury snacks for the 24-hour Guest Pantry. Prepared freshly each day, the shelves are stocked with homemade cakes, cookies and other confections, as well as jars of favourite South African candies. The more restrained among you can enjoy lighter options such as date balls, fresh seasonal fruit and a selection of sugar and gluten-free baked goods.

    In addition to the array of naughty nibbles, guests can also help themselves to savoury quiches, wraps and tarts – perfect for a quick bite or to grab on your way out for the day. A fully-equipped tea and coffee station completes the offering.

  • Restaurant

    Cape Town’s Ultimate Fine Dining Establishment

    The restaurant at Ellerman House is a proud part of the city’s thriving culinary landscape, offering guests a refined dining experience in a setting that feels like home. Exquisitely balanced and plated with extraordinary care and skill, each dish reflects the best of seasonal produce and mouthwatering local flavours.

    Pitch-perfect wine pairings are carefully selected to complement every menu, while guests sit surrounded by remarkable pieces of South African art. At Ellerman House, these three elements – art, wine and food – combine to tell the story of this intriguing country and the love among the staff for all it has to offer.

Wine

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  • The Wine List

    As much as expression of South African culture as its art, wine forms a fundamental part of the philosophy of Ellerman House. Each of the 9000 bottles in the collection is carefully stores and monitoed until it reaches optimal maturity, only then being released onto the wine list.

    Many of these fine wines are also available by the glass without compromising on quality, thanks to the Le Verre de Vin preservation system. The depth and diversity of the wine list allows guests to try verticals of varying vintages as well as multiple labels sharing the same varietal, demonstrating the influence of technique and terroir.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Wine Gallery

    Integrating outstanding contemporary architecture with breathtaking sculptural elements and cutting-edge design, the Ellerman House Wine Gallery is not only a showcase for this extensive, award-winning wine collection but offers guests a unique, interactive journey into the world of wine.

    It brings to life South Africa’s 350-year old heritage of winemaking, providing an environment for tasting and learning about local wines as intriguing and inspiring as the wine itself. Sophisticated storage is provided in state-of-the-art wine racks and separate, temperature-controlled maturation cellars for white and red wines. The gallery incorporates an interactive multi-media wine library and brandy tasting lounge. There is also a Champagne cellar, stocked exclusively with rare and special vintages of Dom Pérignon.

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  • Ellerman House Art

    The Ellerman House art collection takes visitors to this fine hotel on a journey that explores the huge social and cultural shift that South African art has made from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. The art in this collection tells of the character of the land and the expression of the unique South African experience. From the time of the early pictorial historians of the midnineteenth century, such as Thomas Bowler, you acknowledge that this country has a flavour of its own – an essential nature that distinguishes it from other places. Communities in South Africa were extremely physically and culturally isolated from international centres of artistic innovation in the early 20th Century - a time before instantaneous globalisation of today.

    The Ellerman House collection traces the progress of pioneering work done in the 1930s by a generation of artists, such as Gregoire Boonzaaier, Maggie Laubser and Irma Stern, who were members of The New Group. Progressive identification by artists, such as Walter Battiss and Alexis Preller, with the essential nature of the land and its people - its Africanism, further reinforced the unique qualities of this land. The emergence of black pioneering artist like Gerard Sekoto and George Pemba began a process of cultural integration of the country’s ethnic communities into a unified South African art. In the Ellerman House Contemporary Gallery, an eclectic, outspoken and energetic generation of current artists such as Benon Lutaaya, Heidi Fourie & Blessing Ngobeni are pushing the boundaries of the ordinary in order to create work that explores relevant issues in post-modern South African society. The Collection records the spirit of the times and the development of art and culture in South Africa. Most of the almost 1000 artworks are exhibited as part of the unique artistic experience that guests can enjoy at the Ellerman House.