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Best Hotels in Africa (2026)

Places to stay, from budget guesthouses and boutique hotels to large international properties, grouped by area and style.

143 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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43. Cape Grace

Luxury harbourside hotel$$$$V&A Waterfront

On a private quay between the V&A Waterfront and the yacht marina, Cape Grace is a five-star Fairmont-managed hotel with harbour and Table Mountain views.

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44. Emerson Spice

Boutique heritage hotel$$$Kiponda, Stone Town

Boutique hotel in a restored aristocratic home on a pedestrian lane in Kiponda, with antique-filled rooms, a courtyard restaurant and a rooftop tea house.

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51. Johari Rotana

Five-star city hotel with serviced apartments$$$$City Centre

A five-star harbourside hotel on Sokoine Drive with 193 rooms, 60 serviced apartments, an eighth-floor infinity pool and five restaurants and lounges.

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53. Palais Faraj

Luxury palace hotel$$$$Bab Ziat, Fes el-Bali

A 19th-century palace on a hill at the edge of the medina, opened as a hotel in 2012, with suites, a pool, the Essencia Spa and a rooftop restaurant.

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57. The Houghton Hotel

Luxury hotel with golf and spa$$$$Houghton Estate

The Houghton Hotel is a five-star hotel beside Houghton Golf Club with suites and penthouses, a spa, padel courts and Candice Philip's fine dining restaurant Cyra.

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59. Villa Didon

Boutique hotel$$$$Carthage

A ten-suite boutique hotel on the Byrsa hill in Carthage, where every suite faces the bay, with a spa, pool terrace, bar and market-led restaurant.

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60. Villa Monticello

Luxury boutique hotel$$$$Airport Residential Area

A luxury boutique hotel in the leafy Airport Residential Area with sixteen individually designed suites, a brasserie and a gym, close to the airport.

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