If you want to experience Cape Town as the locals do – far from the touristed hubs – consider a stay in the leafy suburb of Higgovale. Kensington Place is a stylish eight-suite hideaway that feels more like paying a visit to a friend’s posh mountainside mansion than checking into a hotel. But the buzz of the CBD and the V&A Waterfront are closeby; it’s a short walk to some of Cape Town’s most beloved neighborhood eateries on Kloof Street, like Bombay Bicycle Club and Liquorice & Lime.

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