Future Found Sanctuary

Style

Future perfect

Setting

Tip of Table Mountain

The future’s bright at Future Found Sanctuary, a hi-tech hideaway in Cape Town’s Hout Bay. Admirers of handsome, slightly squat hills will enjoy the proximity to Table Mountain and the Twelve Apostles that form its curvy behind. The two-villa retreat has a forest in the middle, with views of the valley served straight to your balcony in many of the supersize suites, each of which has high ceilings, hand-painted wallpaper and generally winning design. The seven acres include a natural immersion pond, rather more enticing heated pools, several gardens, and is the starting point for numerous hiking trails over Table Mountain.

Facilities

Rooms

Nine, including four suites.

Checkout

Check-out 10am. Earliest check-in, 2pm.

More Details

Rates usually exclude breakfast.

Also

This temple of tranquillity has a wellbeing director, who’ll customise your retreat from a number of experiences including guided hikes, tai chi and conscious breathwork.

Fitness Center

Free Internet Access

Laundry

Pool

Spa

At the Hotel

Free WiFi throughout, seven acres of grounds and gardens, gym, spa. In rooms: tea and coffee kit, TV, air-conditioning, mini fridge and free bottled water.

Our Favourite Rooms

Each room has been crafted with painted floral or acacia-tree wallpaper, impeccably selected furniture and windows with a view – the main issue is deciding on the square footage, since some are huge enough to be houses in their own right. If size matters, go for a Grand Master Suite and prepare to get lost in it.

Poolside

Each villa has its own heated outdoor pool, and there’s also an immersion pool filled with spring water straight from the mountain.

Spa

The villas share a spa that’s bigger than the average hotel’s – it has three treatment rooms, a large steam room and yoga studio. You’ll also be able to feel at one with nature in the pond-resembling immersion pool.

Packing Tips

Table Mountain, one of the new Seven Wonders of Nature, is right in front of you and it’d be rude not to attempt to scale it at least once – make sure your suitcase contains a pair of trainers.

Children

Kids are welcome when the villas are booked out as a whole – babysitting can be arranged on request.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Down in the cellar, where there’s a long table begging to host a wine tasting.

Dress Code

Art-school types.

Hotel Restaurant

At breakfast, guests from different villas come together for communal, in-villa lunches and dinners. Luckily, a handful of the best restaurants in the country are also within a short drive of the sanctuary. Breakfasts are a hearty spread of seasonal hot and cold options. Lunch is laid on in the form of a ‘harvest table’, laden with several salads and meats – the suppliers of which the team has vetted personally.

Hotel Bar

There’s no formal bar, but staff will be able to mix up cocktails.

Planes

Cape Town’s international airport is half an hour away by car.

Automobiles

Many of Cape Town’s star sights are within walking distance (Table Mountain is literally right in front of you), but if you’re hoping to get out to the wine route, a car will come in handy – there’s free parking for up to 10 vehicles.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Oenophiles, rejoice – the many wineries of the Cape Winelands unfurl outside your front door, in Stellenbosch, Franschoek, Paarl and the Constantia Valley. Stockpile crafts while you road-test the street food at Bay Harbour Market, or wander down to the V&A Waterfront at weekends for organic farm fare, with a side order of fashion and homeware. There are lots of hikes to set off on, including Myburgh’s Ravine on Table Mountain, especially pretty in summer, when the red flowers are in full bloom – though, with waterfalls pouring down the mountainside, the colder, wetter months aren’t bad, either. Or combine that day’s workout with a spot of view-hunting by climbing up to Little Lion’s Head.

Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt

This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .