Cape Cadogan Boutique Hotel

The two available Classic Single Rooms at Cape Cadogan Boutique Hotel provide guests with the perfect sanctuary from which to explore the beauty of Cape Town, all creature comforts are provided including tea and coffee facilities. The two Classic Single Rooms are individually decorated but share a soothing neutral palette, with accents of colour provided by the soft furnishings and velvet headboard on the Queen-sized beds. Both Classic Single Rooms have ensuite bathrooms with shower and luxury Africology bathroom amenities are provided. Each room sleeps up to two adults.

The seven Classic Rooms offer guests more space to unwind in and are decorated to the same high standard of crisp, modern elegance.

The seven Luxury Rooms at Cape Cadogan are the shining jewels of the property; each one is individually decorated in a tranquil neutral palette, with hand-selected classic contemporary furnishings. Each Luxury Room has a separately appointed in-door seating area and opens up onto a terrace or courtyard, complete with bistro-style furniture for guests to start their day in the sun with a tea or coffee, or unwind in the evening with a drink from the fully-stocked minibar.

The luxurious nature of the rooms extend to the ensuite bathrooms, each one decorated in distinctive sand marble and home to a shower, or shower and separate bath tub.

The Superior Luxury Suite offers guests a decadent, private sanctuary. With its own separate lounge, bathroom, private plunge pool and terrace, the Superior Luxury Suite is fully equipped to envelope guests in elegant luxury. Perfect for couples, the suite boasts a large king-size bed complete with a rich aubergine velvet headboard, which adds a sense of regality to the room. and the freestanding bathtub is perfect for a romantic soak. The bathroom in the Superior Luxury Suite continues the theme of understated elegance, finished in sand marble and with a double sink vanity and separate shower, guests are invited to take advantage of the luxury bathroom amenities.

The Superior Luxury Suite is perfectly appointed for any of Cape Town’s four-seasons-in-a-day, with the lounge complete with a granite fireplace for cooler evenings, or bistro-style furniture on the pool terrace for guests to while away summer evenings with a drink from the bar. The Suite sleeps up to 2 adults.

The thriving, bustling heart of Cape Towns’ independent scene, Kloof Street boasts an immense diversity of businesses, from eateries and bars to hair salons, wellness centres and galleries with something for everyone. For an unforgettable dining experience and night like no other, head to The Bombay Bicycle Club, the neighbourhood’s favourite hangout. Headed by the Madame Zingara group, the menu is carefully curated and the eclectic decor is only surpassed by the eclectic clientele.

A coffee shop by day and beer garden by night, Yours Truly has become an institution in Cape Town. The Kloof Street venue is where it all began, and visitors can watch the world go by from under the Jacaranda trees or wait until the evening when local DJs and musicians take to the stage.

Experience the beauty of the national park with panoramic views from the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, or hike one of the trails to the top if you’re feeling more adventurous! The Table Mountain National Park is expansive, stretching from the tip of Cape Peninsula all the way to the city of Cape Town, it offers an abundance of activities and stunning experiences for travellers. Visit the Boulder penguin colony, or hike through Tokai Park and experience over 440 different plant species, 110 of which are threatened by extinction or have become extinct in the wider ecosystem.

Whilst the prison at Robben Island is most infamous due to the high profile prisoners it once held, including former South African Presidents, including Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma. the island has a much older and equally dark history. The island has been home to a leper colony, a mental institution and army and naval bases. Robben Island can trace its turbulent history all the way back to the 1300s.

These days the prison is a museum, with the tour allowing visitors access to both the warden’s house and the limestone quarry, which in some ways are as much a part of the prison as the tiny cells. Prisoners were forced to work the limestone quarry, even after the rock was no longer needed on the mainland, part of their punishment being to chisel at the unforgiving rock in the oppressive elements.

The MORE Family Collection started the More Community Foundation in 2002. Then known as the Bhubezi Trust, the aim was to set up a corporate social investment organisation.

Since 2002, the MORE Community Foundation has aided several local communities through self-sustainable projects which aim to improve the living standards and future prospects of people living in these communities. The Foundation aims to achieve this through 4 ‘Core Pillars’. These are Education & Skills Development, Enterprise Development, Living Standards and Clean Water.

Ongoing projects include providing digital education through the Huntington Digital Learning Campus and creating boreholes in Huntington Village for sufficient access to clean drinking water. The Soul Food project accepts donations from guests and staff, as a way to provide tangible help to communities in need of it. The MORE Community Foundation is also a patron of the Frida Hartley Shelter, which houses and supports vulnerable women and their families.

The “Get Your Hands Dirty Programme” encourages guests to help in these projects which aim to address “local needs around education, health and environment, and infrastructure.”

MORE Family Collection is “committed to promoting conservation through education and raising awareness.”

These aims are realised through direct action, such as by being active members of programmes such as the Nakavango Conservation Programme, which is a volunteering programme established to protect and preserve the Victorian Falls Private Game Reserve and to develop the nearby Woodlands Village. This programme gives its volunteers the opportunity to “learn about and make personal contributions to: conservation management and research on the reserve, community development projects, and the maintenance of Nakavango Conservation Centre and its sustainable green operations.”

MORE Family Collection has also established a field guide college called NJ MORE Field Guide College. This is Field Guide Association of South Africa endorsed, and is used to help train new guides who will be the future of the conservation programme. This programme has a track record of training guides who “have a vast knowledge of the environment, a passion for guiding, a dedication to teaching people about our extraordinary natural heritage, and inspiring them to do their part to protect it.”

The use of energy in MORE Family Collection properties is minimised, both in buildings and transportation, and a shift to renewable sources is currently being implemented. As part of this initiative, MORE Family Collection has:

• Installed solar PV energy systems at Marataba Mountain Lodge and their Johannesburg Support Office, reducing dependence on grid electricity and diesel energy.
• Monitor driving behaviours and monitor vehicle movement to further reduce unnecessary emissions.
• Implemented the Eldo App, which helps to monitor and manage the use of electricity.
• Tracking their carbon footprint monthly, and minimising carbon emissions where possible.

The use of water is minimised whilst maintaining quality. This means that:

• Water consumption is monitored daily
• Several More Family properties have greywater systems to irrigate the landscape, this minimises the use of potable water
• Rainwater harvesting is installed at Cape Cadogan and More Quarters in Cape Town
• Water awareness programmes are being implemented for staff

All waste is recycled and reused where possible, minimising the amount that goes to landfill.

• All MORE lodges and hotels have implemented responsible waste management and recycling systems
• Hazardous materials such as lightbulbs, ink cartridges and batteries are responsibly disposed of
• On-site bottling of purified water minimises the use of single-use plastics
• Food suppliers are encouraged to reduce their plastic packaging and at Lion Sands Game Reserve their major food supplier delivers in reusable crates, with the minimum amount of plastic

Guest and staff food is healthy, local, seasonal, vegetarian-forward, ethically sourced and culturally relevant.

• Moves have been made towards a group-wide “farm-to-table” menu, and a fully functional vegetable garden has already been implemented at Stanley and Livingstone Boutique Hotel. Other properties seek out local farmers for fresh produce
• Their Group Sustainable Food standard requires all commonly regarded “unethical” foods such as veal and foie gras are avoided, and sustainable seafood sourcing is required
• Plans are in place to strengthen their vegan offerings across all their properties

Materials utilised in the buildings, (construction and FF&E) and operations meet sustainability criteria.

• Materials are locally sourced wherever possible to promote the local economy and reduce the environmental impact of transportation, with an aspiration to limit the supply chain to within a 50km radius wherever possible
• MORE’s Responsible Procurement Policy includes a focus on the ‘end of life’ of materials to assist with following sustainable practices – for example being fully recyclable in South Africa
• Environmentally-friendly cleaning materials and amenities are in place throughout their properties
• Plastic straws have been eliminated, single-use plastic reduced and only sustainably sourced wood is used