http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-22T03:12:49Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Luxury%20Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/24/9436/34567 <![CDATA[<p><p><i>Our roving correspondent <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/femmefatale"><b>Monica Guy</b></a> has recently <a href="http://www.lyricsfreak.com/t/toto/africa_20139798.html">blessed the rains</a> down in Africa--South Africa--and is giving us the scoop this week on the Cape Town hotel scene. Have a question or a suggestion? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Let us know</a> and we'll do our best to answer it. Enjoy.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/vineyardhotelct.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Vineyard+Hotel+And+Spa/ian/180683"><b>Vineyard Hotel</b></a>'s first claim to fame is that Nelson Mandela stayed here when he was first released from 27 years of prison on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/za/Cape%20Town">Cape Town</a>'s notorious Robben Island.<p> <p>Its second claim to fame is that it's right near the <a href="http://www.wprugby.co.za/default.asp?cId=6841">Newlands rugby stadium</a>--if you've ever been to South Africa or met a South African, you'll understand why this is so life-or-death important. On match days it's mobbed by femmefatale 2008-05-28T10:57:16-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/