;And about an hour along the scenic Atlantic Ocean road southwest of Cape Town (or just 20 minutes if you want to take the faster but less scenic highway) lies the award-winning Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa, dramatically located on the ocean in Camps Bay, nestled between Table Mountain and the majestic Twelve Apostles mountain range.

Decorated with an elegant blend of flamboyance and luxurious style, a visit to the boutique property is very much like staying at your doting rich aunt’s house, with every attention to detail imaginable and distinctive personal touches throughout by its president and founder Bea Tollman, head of the six-country/20-property Red Carnation Hotels group.

Read more about it in Tripatini member Linda Cooper's post A Day in the Life at the Luxurious Twelve Apostles Hotel Outside Cape Town.