Highlands Country House Hotel is a beautifully restored National Monument considered to be amongst the most important Cape homes of the era.

Original Colonial Mansion

A colonial mansion built in 1900 by Sir Herbert Baker for Judge Searle, the first Judge president of the Cape, it has hosted many famous and colourful characters of the time - Arthur Conan Doyle, Olive Schreiner, Percy Fitzpatrick - to name a few.

Highlands, a Cape Town boutique hotel, has been lovingly restored and is run as a privately owned Country House residence.

Ultimate Comfort

The beautiful house is tastefully furnished with antiques and fine fabrics and set in peaceful surroundings. Every effort has been made to enhance the wooden floors, pressed ceilings, large shuttered sash windows, balustrades and fireplaces of the original.

Highlands Country House boutique hotel is a place of warm welcome and ultimate comfort. We sincerely hope that your stay will be memorable and that you will visit us again.