Ellerman House
A Lion's Head mansion with panoramic Atlantic views and a wine cellar
About this hotel
Bantry Bay's elevation is the property's defining feature: perched on the slopes of Lion's Head, the mansion opens onto panoramic Atlantic Ocean views from a lush garden and an outdoor swimming pool built to make the most of them. Individually decorated rooms carry classic furnishings and either a balcony or terrace, each fitted with satellite TV, a safe and tea-and-coffee facilities. The restaurant serves breakfast daily with Cape Malay spice influences and organic fruit and vegetables, and a wine cellar and art gallery add two genuinely distinctive spaces beyond the usual hotel amenities. The spa runs a sauna and steam room alongside on-request treatments, and a complimentary airport shuttle covers arrival. The V&A Waterfront sits within six kilometres, Camps Bay five minutes by car and Table Mountain ten.
- Bantry Bay, Lion's Head slopes
- Panoramic Atlantic views
- Wine cellar and art gallery
- 6 km to V&A Waterfront
Our take
This suits couples wanting a genuinely elevated, view-driven mansion stay with a wine cellar and art gallery on site rather than a standard hotel format. The panoramic Atlantic outlook from the pool is the property's clearest differentiator on this stretch of coast. Families wanting resort-scale facilities should look toward a larger property instead.
- Book a room with a private balcony specifically, the Atlantic views change noticeably by floor
- Spend an evening in the wine cellar before dinner, it's one of the property's most distinctive spaces
- Take the complimentary airport shuttle rather than a taxi, it's built into the stay
Why we love it
- Panoramic Atlantic Ocean views from Lion's Head
- A dedicated wine cellar and art gallery
- Cape Malay-influenced daily breakfast
- A complimentary airport shuttle
Why guests love itI would choose Ellerman House for a five-star, view-led stay in Bantry Bay. The mansion sits on the slopes of Lion's Head with panoramic Atlantic views, a lush garden and an outdoor pool. It also has a fitness centre, a wine cellar and an art gallery. The V&A Waterfront is six kilometres away. A 9.7 from 36 reviews is remarkable, though the small sample means I would treat it as a strong signal, not a certainty.