Discovering Debonair Africa in Cape Town

The stylish 1930s Beaumont House in the leafy Cape Town suburb of Upper Claremont has more debonair, early 20th-century charm than an Evelyn Waugh character strolling rakishly through an exhibition of Lee Miller photographs. Interiors are all pale walls, and cream-and-white French-inspired furniture, with lovely, well-chosen touches — a grand piano in the salon, black-and-white canvases in the bathroom — that combine to make you feel as though you're staying in someone's home. Mix in well-chosen antique pieces, plus stunning views over Table Mountain and Kalk Bay, and the overall effect is one of serene sophistication.