| Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 76 Orange Street, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 33°55′56″S18°24′42″E / 33.93209237065384°S 18.411665556762298°E |
| Opening | 1899 |
| Management | Belmond Ltd. |
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| Number of rooms | 198 |
| Website | |
| belmond.com/mountnelsonhotel | |
Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel is a luxury hotel situated in the Gardens neighbourhood in inner-city Cape Town in a garden estate overlooked by Table Mountain. [1]
Mount Nelson, can refer to:
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cape Town:
