Awards & Recognition

2025

• Luxe Travel Awards – Luxe Diamond Star Award  – February 2025
• The World’s 50 Best Discovery – March 2025
• AFAR – Best New Hotels Award – April 2025
• Travel and Leisure World’s Best Awards – Cape Grace wins 5th place in the category of “The Top City Hotels in Africa” – July 2025 (highlighted as a WBA Super Hall of Fame Honouree)
• Town & Country 2025 Hotel Awards
• Town & Country 2025 Hotel Awards: The 20 Best New City Hotels
• It List 2025: The 100 New Best Hotels of the Year
• It List 2025: The Best New City Hotels Around the World
• Green Key Certified 2024 – 2025
• Les Nouvelles Esthétiques Spa Awards 2025
• House & Garden: Restaurant of the Year 2025 – Heirloom at Cape Grace
• UK Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards 2025
• US Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards 2025
• Two MICHELIN Keys 2025

2024

• World Travel Awards – Africa’s Leading Luxury Hotel 2024 – Oct 2024
• Conde Nast Readers’ Choice Awards 2024 – Top 15 Hotel in South Africa – Oct 24
• Travel and Leisure World’s Best Awards – Cape Grace wins 3rd place in the category of “The Top City Hotels in Africa” – July 2024
• Luxe Travel Awards – Design Hotel of the Year – March 2024
• TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Awards
• Green Key Certified 2024 – 2025

2023

• Travel and Leisure World’s Best Awards – Cape Grace wins 4th place in the category of “The Top City Hotels in Africa” for the 10 year consecutively thereby securing the hotel’s place in Travel & Leisure’s Hall of Fame.
• TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Awards

2022

• Travel and Leisure World’s Best Awards – Cape Grace wins 1st place in the category of “The Top City Hotels in Africa” – September 2022

 2021

• TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Awards – Number 23 in the category of “Top 25 hotels in Africa” – May 2021
• Travel and Leisure World’s Best Awards – Cape Grace wins 1st place in the category of “The Top City Hotels in Africa” – September 2021

2020

• TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice Awards – Number 23 in the category of “Top 25 hotels in Africa” – July 2020
• Travel and Leisure World’s Best Awards – Cape Grace wins fourth place in the category of “The Top City Hotels in Africa” – July 2020
• Conde Nast Reader’s Choice Awards – Number 25 in the category of “Top 30 hotels in Africa” – October 2020

2019

• Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards – Number 9 in the category of “Top 10 hotels in Africa”
• Travel and Leisure’s World’s Best Awards – Cape Grace wins fourth place in the category of ‘The Top City Hotels in Africa – July 2019
• A.R Awards South Africa – Bascule Bar awarded first in the category of “The Best Hotel Bar”- March 2019
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 6 – Top 25 Hotels — Africa – January 2019
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 12 – Top 25 Luxury Hotels — Africa – January 2019
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards –  Cape Grace awarded Number 16 Top 25 Hotels for Romance — Africa – January 2019
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 15 Top 25 Hotels for Romance — Africa – January 2019
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards –  Cape Grace awarded Number 2 – Top 25 Hotels in South Africa – January 2019
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards-  Cape Grace awarded Number 2- Top 25 Luxury Hotels — South Africa – January 2019
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 6 Top 25 Hotels for Romance — South Africa – January 2019
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 5- Top 25 Hotels for Service — South Africa – January 2019

 2018

• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards  – Cape Grace awarded Number 8 – Top 25 Hotels — Africa – January 2018
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 24 – Top 25 Luxury Hotels — Africa –  January 2018
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards –  Cape Grace awarded Number 2 – Top 25 Hotels in South Africa –  January 2018
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 15 Top 25 Hotels for Romance — South Africa –   January 2018
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 10 – Top 25 Luxury Hotels — South Africa – January 2018
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 9 – Top 25 Hotels for Service — South Africa  – January 2018
• Travel and Leisure’s World’s Best Awards – Cape Grace wins third place in the category of ‘The Top City Hotels in Africa – July 2017

 2017

• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 13 – Top 25 Hotels — Africa
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 10 – Top 25 Luxury Hotels — Africa -January 2017
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 3 – Top 25 Hotels in South Africa –  January 2017
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 13 Top 25 Hotels for Romance — South Africa –  January 2017
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 2 – Top 25 Luxury Hotels —  January 2017
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 9 Top 25 Hotels for Service — South Africa –  January 2017
• Conde Nast Traveler-Readers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded 17^th place in the “Top Hotels in Africa” category – January 2017
• Travel and Leisure’s World’s Best Awards – Cape Grace wins third place in the category of ‘The Top City Hotels in Africa’ – January 2017

2016

• Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 2 in “The Best City Hotels in Africa and the Middle East” – July 2016
• Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards – Cape Grace is named number 97  to Top Best Hotels in the World – July 2016
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 3 – Top 25 Hotels in South Africa – January 2016
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 19th – Top 25 Hotels – January 2016
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 5 – Top 25 Hotels for Service – South Africa – January 2016
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 15 – Top 25 Hotels for Service – Africa – January 2016
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards  – Cape Grace awarded Number 2 – Top 25 Luxury Hotels — South Africa – January 2016
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 11 – Top 25 Luxury Hotels — Africa – January 2016
• Cape Grace wins award for the “Most Glamourous Table” at the 2016 Inter-hotel Challenge – August 2016
• Sibonele Wonga Nongqotho wins 1^st prize in the “Best Wine Steward” category of the 2016 Inter Hotel Challenge – August 2016
• Cecelia Adams wins 2^nd prize for the “Best Bread” category of the 2016 Inter-hotel Challenge – August 2016
• American Express Platinum Card Fine Dining Restaurant – Renewed award – September 2016
• Conde Nast Readers Choice Awards – Cape Grace is awarded 9^th place in  “Top Hotels in Africa & The Middle East” – October 2016

2015

• Cape Grace wins Best Hotel in Africa in the US readers’ poll of the Ultratravel luxury-travel magazine – October 2015
• Signal Restaurant awarded the Diamond Award in the Diners Club Winelist Awards- September 2015
• American Express Platinum Card Fine Dining Restaurant – September 2015
• Charmaine Deacon wins best chef at the Inter-hotel Challenge – August 2015
• Charmaine Deacon wins the SAPPO Purple Ribbon Award at the 2015 Inter-hotel Challenge – August 2015
• Charmaine wins best pork dish at the 2015 Inter-hotel Challenge – August 2015
• Mpho Masiu wins best wine steward award at the 2015 Inter-hotel Challenge  – August 2015
• Cape Grace is names Luxury Grand Hotel & Spa of the Year in the Luxury Travel Guide Global Awards – August 2015
• Taryn Lilley , Spa Manager won the Spa Management Excellence Award at the Les Nouvelles Esthetiques Spa Award – August 2015
• Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards – Cape Grace named number 34 in 100 World’s Best Hotels – July 2015
• Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards – Cape Grace named number 2 in the World’s Best City Hotel in Africa & the Middle East – July 2015
• Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards- Cape Grace named World Best Hotel Spa in Africa & the Middle East – July 2015
• TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence – June 2015
• Signal Restaurant is awarded TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence – June 2015
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 1  – Top 25 Hotels in South Africa – January 2014
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 4  – Top 25 Hotels in Africa – January 2014
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 15   -Top 25 Luxury Hotels in Africa – January 2014
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 5   -Top 25 Hotels in South Africa – January 2014
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 10  – Top 25 Hotels for Romance in South Africa – January 2014
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace awarded Number 9  – Top 25 Hotels for Service in South Africa – January 2014
• Conde Nast Traveler Choice Readers Awards – Cape Grace named as one of the Best Hotels in Africa- October 2015

 2014

• Cape Grace has been voted as the Best hotel in South Africa in the Travel + Leisure Top 500 Hotels – December 2014
• Signal Restaurant has been listed as one of the Top 101 hotel Restaurants in the world, The Daily Meal – October 2014
• Conde Nast Traveler Choice Readers Awards – Cape Grace named as one of the Best Hotels in Africa – October 2014
• Signal Restaurant awarded the Diamond Award in the Diners Club Winelist Awards – October 2015
• American Express Platinum Card Fine Dining Restaurant – September 2015
• Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards – Cape Grace number 63 in the World’s Best Hotel – July 2014
• Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards – Cape Grace named the World’s Best City Hotel in Africa & the Middle East – July 2014
•  Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards – Cape Grace named World Best Hotel Spa in Africa & the Middle East – July 2014
•  TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence – June 2014
• Signal Restaurant is awarded 2014 Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence – June 2014
• Cape Grace wins Best Hotel in Africa & Indian Ocean in the UK readers’ poll of Ultratravel, the Telegraph’s luxury-travel magazine at the Ultra Luxury Travel Awards or “The ULTRAs” – May 2014
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace wins for Top Hotel with Exceptional Service in South Africa – May 2014
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace wins for Top Hotels – Africa – January 2014
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace wins for Top Hotels for Romance – Africa – January 2014
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace wins for Top Luxury Hotels — Africa – January 2014
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace wins for Top Hotels — South Africa – January 2014
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace wins for Top Hotels for Romance — South Africa – January 2014
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Cape Grace wins for Top Luxury Hotels — South Africa – January 2014
• Bascule Whisky, Wine and Cocktail Bar is one of The Best of the Best Places to visit in 2014, as per the highly acclaimed The Daily Beast – January 2014