• Location - the pool setting in the courtyard offers 200 degree views from Table Mountain to False Bay.

• Decor - high quality furnishings and a collection of antiques & objects d'art decorate the manor house.

• Hospitality - excellent service with welcoming, friendly staff and great attention to detail.

Colona Castle is set on the mountain slopes on the warmer False Bay coastline. This small boutique hotel overlooks a series of lakes, with magnificent views which stretch from Table Mountain across the peninsula and winelands to the ocean.

Orinionally built in 1929, Colona Castle is a Mediterranean style manor house which has been freshly renovated, and has an impressive aray of art and antiques accumulated many years. This is a peaceful place where you can relax on one of the patios in summer, or cuddle up next to an open-hearth log fire in winter.

The staff is extremely helpful, and give great advice and assistance in planning your holiday activities. A choice of world class golf courses; long, sandy beaches and the 'arty' fishing village of Kalk Bay are all a short drive away. In-house massage and spa treatments are also available on request.

Colona Castle is situated on the mountainside above Lakeside, on the warmer False Bay coastline, in Cape Town's southern suburbs.

• A La Carte Restaurant
• Air-Conditioning
• Balcony
• Mini Bar
• Satellite TV
• Security System
• Separate Shower
• Swimming Pool

At Colona Castle great emphasis is places on healthy and well-balanced dishes, using only the freshest organically grown produce. The executive chef's culinary creations received recognition through the 2005 Observer UK Award 100 best places to eat this summer.

A private dinner party for selected guests can easily be organised upon request.

Colona Castle has five fully appointed luxury suites, one family suite and two superior bedrooms.

Each room has a distinct feel and style with artefacts collected from every corner of the globe. The Moroccan Room, African Safari Suite, lavish Mogul Suite and contemporary New Suite are all located downstairs. Upstairs hosts the serene English Suite, the soft-grey Chinese Suite, the Green Room and the opulent Penthouse Suite with its spectacular private balcony.

All the bedrooms are air-conditioned en-suite, with extra large showers, heated towel rails, under-floor heating, crisp cotton linen and, to top it all off, most of the rooms have balconies with views of the sea, lakes and mountains.

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• 1 May 2008 - 30 September 2008
  
  From € 57 £ 45 R 690 $ 88 per person sharing
• 1 May 2008 - 30 September 2008
  
  From € 111 £ 89 R 1350 $ 173 per person sharing
• 1 October 2008 - 30 April 2009
  
  From € 77 £ 61 R 930 $ 119 per person sharing
• 1 October 2008 - 30 April 2009
  
  From € 165 £ 131 R 1995 $ 255 per person sharing

† All prices are accurate but you may find that the final rates in your quotation vary slightly due to room type, seasonality and currency conversion.