Dubbed South Africa’s "Mother City," Cape Town is perhaps one of the world’s most stunningly beautifully set. Overlooked by the spectacular heights of Table Mountain and surrounded by breathtaking beaches, buzzing harbor and streets, lush farmland, and superb vineyards, this is the country's cultural (as well as its legislative one, where the national parliament sits).

And about an hour along the scenic Atlantic Ocean road southwest of the city (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 in Tripatini contributor Linda Cooper´s post A Day in the Life at the Luxurious Twelve Apostles Hotel Outside Cape Town.