OK! Magazine UK – 26 August 2019

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WHERESHOULDISTAY?
Less than a 30 minute-drive from the airport, OK! checked in to the
AC Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Waterfront. The new all-glass-and-
steel hotel has a sleek, modern design with a small rooftop pool.
It has an ideal location, just a short walk – or complimentary boat
shuttle – to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, the city’s entertainment
epicentre. Most of the 88 spacious and airy guest rooms have
unbeatable vistas – we were greeted with stunning views of Table
Mountain when we drew back our curtains.

WHERECANIDINEANDBESEEN?

Make the V&A Waterfront your first port of call as you can dine, eat,

socialise and visit museums such as the Two Oceans Aquarium. Grab

an outside table at Harbour House for incredible fish – we loved the

seafood pappardelle, and washed it down with a crisp local sauvignon

blanc, and a side order of harbour views!

Housed in an old grain warehouse you’ll find the Zeitz MOCAA, the

largest museum of contemporary African art in the world. Above the

museum, The Silo is a boutique hotel with an industrial-chic design

and eclectic décor. Head to the Willaston Bar, on the hotel’s sixth floor,

to admire the sunset from the floor-to-ceiling windows over cocktails.

Locals and tourists alike flock to Neighbourgoods Market every

Saturday at the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock. Grab some dim sum at

Silk Road, seafood at Ocean Jewels and quench your thirst at Wendy’s

Smoothies, before cooling off with an ice cream from Short & Curly’s.

FEATURE BY ZOE HILL EDITED BY ANNABEL MACKIE, OK! TRAVEL EDITOR PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALAMY

Cape Town offers world

class food and drink, a

vibrant art scene and

breathtaking scenery

OK!

WHATELSECANIDO?

Visiting a vineyard is definitely a must in South Africa, and there are

hundreds to choose from in the Cape Winelands, an umbrella term

encompassing some of the famous vineyard areas including Stellenbosch,

Constantia and Franschoek, a short drive from Cape Town. OK! visited

96 Winery Road Restaurant in the beautiful mountain countryside of

Helderberg, where we tucked into springbok carpaccio and oven-roasted

kingklip fish from the seasonal menu, as well as sampling several wines from

their 250-strong wine menu. If you wish to learn (or sample!) more, visit their

vineyard next door, which is famous for its award-winning Chenin Blanc.

Above: Indulge at the Cape

Winelands. Below: The V&A

Waterfront has a host of eateries

OK! stayed at the AC

Hotel by Marriott Cape

Town Waterfront