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World's Best Hotels: Saxon Boutique Hotel, Villas, & Spa

Courtesy of Saxon Boutique Hotel, Villas & Spa

No. 33 Saxon Boutique Hotel, Villas, & Spa, Johannesburg, South Africa

Score: 94.22

This 200-year-old manse in the posh Sandhurst suburbs of Johannesburg has been converted into a fashionable 53-room boutique hideaway. Home to Nelson Mandela after his release from prison, the historic property pays homage to African design via modern takes on tribal textiles, a collection of valuable artifacts and weapons, and natural textures like horn and hardwoods. The expansive pool, lush 10-acre gardens and koi pond make the Saxon feel more like a resort than a city hotel as do the 24 rooms, some with private plunge pools, all with latticed shutters opening onto garden views and flat screens with Blu-Ray.

See the full results of the 2012 World’s Best Awards.



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