About Us
Who We Are
from the Cape Winelands and Somerset West to the Garden Route and Plettenberg Bay.
Raw Africa Collection is a privately owned boutique hospitality group spanning the length of South Africa’s most captivating coastlin.
Our portfolio of hand-selected hotels, villas and apartments isn’t built to a template. Each property was chosen because something about it was already exceptional: the kind of views that make guests put their phones down, the kind of quiet that reminds you what a holiday is actually for. We added the finest organic linen, bespoke interiors and warm, attentive service, and stood back.
The result is a collection of eight distinct properties, each one different in character, each one held to the same exacting standard: five-star comfort, delivered without the anonymity of a large hotel.
WHY CHOOSE RAW AFRICA?
Curated, Not Manufactured
Every property in the Raw Africa Collection was identified because it possessed something a building programme cannot create: an exceptional setting, a particular quality of light, a relationship with its natural environment that no amount of interior design can substitute. We don’t build collections; we discover them.
Spanning the Western Cape's Most Sought-After Destinations
Our collection stretches from the university heart of Stellenbosch, through the wine-country estates of Somerset West, along the Overberg coast to Pringle Bay, and out to Plettenberg Bay and the Garden Route. Whether you are planning a winelands escape, a beach retreat or a road trip along one of the world’s great coastal drives, there is a Raw Africa property waiting.
Five-Star Standards. Boutique Soul.
Organic fibres, hand-selected linen, green amenities and bespoke interiors are the baseline at every Raw Africa property, not the selling point. What makes us different is scale: properties intimate enough that the team knows your name, your plans and when to leave you in peace.
Our collection of Properties
Choose your perfect stay from our collection of boutique properties and discover South Africa’s most captivating destinations.
Sky Villa Boutique Hotel
360° ocean and lagoon views from a hilltop above Baron Estate. Lilizela Tourism Award Provincial Winner, 5-Star Boutique Hotel.
The Bungalow, Plett
Luxury boutique accommodation directly on Hobie Beach. Oceanfront restaurant, ancient milkwood canopy.
Spanish Farm Guest Lodge
A 4-hectare Helderberg estate with award-winning indigenous gardens, solar power, panoramic views of False Bay. 20 minutes from Cape Town International Airport.
Pringle Bay Villa
Self-catering for up to 8 guests, on the beach with Table Mountain on the horizon, whales in the bay and a natural stream through the garden.
Oubaai Villa
Above the treeline in Oubaai Golf Estate — Outeniqua Mountain views, Gwaiing River gorge, total privacy and birdsong for company.
22 Eikehoff Apartment
Stylish self-catering in the heart of the Cape Winelands, within walking distance of restaurants, museums and wine farms.
What a Stay
With Us Means.
Our Commitment to Sustainability
We source organic fibres and choose green amenities across the collection. At Spanish Farm, solar power and earth-friendly bath products are part of how the property operates, not an afterthought. Our gardens are planted with indigenous species because they belong there. The landscapes our guests travel to see are the landscapes we are committed to protecting.
Four Destinations. One Collection
The Cape Winelands & Stellenbosch
Somerset West & the Helderberg
From here: South Africa’s most celebrated wine routes, shark cage diving in Gansbaai, and safari in the Klein Karoo.
The Overberg & Plettenberg Bay
Raw Africa collection: find your place
Whether you are drawn to the ocean views of Plettenberg Bay, the vineyard quiet of Stellenbosch or the fynbos solitude of Somerset West, there is a Raw Africa property that fits.