Mount Nelson Hotel is the leading family friendly hotel in Cape Town. Our nine acre garden setting provides the ideal environment for children to run free, while parents unwind with complete peace of mind.
Our Guest Services team is always on hand to recommend the city’s best family restaurants, suggest destinations for educational excursions, and arrange babysitting services.
Our children’s facilities and special amenities include: - Welcome amenities for our littlest guests.
- Children’s welcome letters crammed with fun ideas for things to do in Cape Town.
- Child-size bathrobes and slippers.
- Complimentary hot milk for babies.
- Baby cots and/or extra beds with specially fitted linen.
- Baby cots are available at no additional charge.
- Children’s menus in our restaurants and a special children's in-room dining menu.
- Complimentary milk and cookies at bedtime.
- An exciting annual Festive Season Holiday Programme which includes cricket matches, face painting, story-telling, swimming, games and treasure hunts. (December and January)
- A selection of trendy children’s gear is available from the Signature Boutique.
- A lifeguard is on duty at the Oasis swimming pool during high season. (November to February)
- Librisa Spa offers a wide range of fun treatments specially designed for children.
The following are available upon request and subject to availability: - If advised prior to arrival, a baby seat may be fitted in the hotel's private Mercedes Benz transfer vehicles.
- Baby cots and/or additional beds with specially fitted linen, are available at an additional cost.
- Complimentary access to children’s books, games and XBOX 360/Playstation.
- Complimentary colouring-in books and crayons.
- Complimentary child and baby-friendly toiletries.
- Access to our children’s toy-box.
- The use of children’s furniture and high chairs.
- Complimentary use of a baby monitoring kit.
Babysitting Service
The Mount Nelson Hotel outsources babysitting services to Kidz@heart – a well known organisation with an excellent track record when it comes to understanding the challenges associated with family travel (the company aims to match the perfect childminder to every child, and also caters for international languages).
24 hours notice is required to process babysitting requests (however we always do our utmost to accommodate last minute requirements) and an hourly rate is charged for the service, with a minimum of three hours required.
Please enquire about the rates with Guest Services.
Family Fun
The Guest Services team will gladly assist you in planning a child-friendly holiday itinerary. Excursions and activities may include the likes of: children’s parties, swimming or tennis lessons, and sightseeing visits (the penguin colony at Boulders Beach, boat trips to Seal Island and Table Bay, museums and the planetarium, the gemstone Scratch Patch, farmyards, the zoo, bird and butterfly parks, etc.).
Reservation and application fees may apply to selected activities.
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