Tintswalo Boulders has been voted as one of the Best 100 Hotels in the World by Fodor’s Travel, a trusted resource offering expert travel advice for over 80 years. The prestigious 2025 list of Fodor’s Finest Hotels was compiled by 750 globetrotting writers and hotel professionals across the world who narrowed 700,000 hotels down to only 100 that represent the best 0.014% hotels on the planet.
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Tintswalo Boulders is listed as one of the Top 10 Hotels in Africa. It shares the limelight locally with the Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel and Cheetah Plains in the Sabi Sand, while the other seven African winners are scattered across Marocco and Kenya.
Tintswalo Boulders boasts a unique beachfront location with unobstructed views across Boulders Beach and its world-famous resident colony of endangered African penguins. Paying homage to maritime history and its location in the naval town of Simon’s Town, the luxurious suites are individually decorated, some boasting private balconies. The nine double suites may be booked individually, or together as a private villa for families and friends travelling together. Features include open-plan lounges with fireplaces, a TV-room and two fully equipped kitchens. There are spacious dining areas and outdoor terraces, as well as a wind-protected courtyard with a fire pit, in addition to a spa and a heated pool.
TINTSWALO BOULDERS
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The Tintswalo Collection
The Tintswalo Collection comprises of six family-owned and managed properties situated in five unique locations, stretching from the beach to the bush, across Southern Africa. Perched oceanside on a pebbled beach at the foot of Chapmans Peak, the award-winning boutique hotel, Tintswalo Atlantic is surrounded by the Table Mountain National Park, and is renowned as one of Cape Town’s most precious hidden gems. In Simon’s Town on the southern side of the Cape Peninsula, Tintswalo Boulders is located on Boulders Beach with views across the world-famous colony of endangered African penguins. Sharing an unfenced boundary with the Kruger National Park, Tintswalo Safari is hidden within the pristine Manyeleti Private Nature Reserve, known for some of the best game viewing in South Africa. In the same private concession, Tintswalo Manor offers a luxurious, fully-catered private lodge for families or small groups seeking a tailor-made stay on an exclusive-use basis. Only three hours’ drive from Johannesburg, Tintswalo Waterberg is a comfortable family-friendly or corporate safari retreat within Limpopo’s malaria-free Welgevonden Game Reserve, complete with the option of a kosher kitchen. In Zambia, Tintswalo Siankaba presents an authentic African adventure with luxury tented accommodation on two small, private islands in the mighty Zambezi River.
