The newly refurbished luxury five-star hotel, The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa, has once again been listed in the 16th annual Condé Nast Traveler Gold List 2010 as one of the 'Best places to stay in the world', elected by more than 25,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers.

This luxury hotel, also featured in the 2009 Gold list and the only member of the Leading Small Hotels of the World in Cape Town, is known for its unrivalled position on the dramatic slopes of The Twelve Apostles Mountain range. Boasting an eclectic mix of 70 contemporary African-style and classic European bedrooms and suites and one-of-a-kind Presidential Suite, this award-winning hotel also features one of the rarest private wine collections on the African continent, which accompanies the fine cuisine served in the much loved Azure restaurant.

Condé Nast readers remarked on the hotel's "gloriously isolated" location "with to-die-for views of the mountains and the sea". The Sanctuary, the hotel’s award-winning cave-like spa, offering mountainside treatment gazebos, "is therapy in itself”. Readers also commented that staff members exude "a genuine happiness."

Clive Bennett, Managing Director of the Red Carnation Hotel Collection in South Africa, comments, "Discerning guests return year after year due to our sheer commitment to offer an experience of a lifetime in a hotel with a location that is legendary in the hospitality industry. Our team of dedicated service ambassadors ensures that each guest experiences the hotel as if it were their second home. It truly is the attention to detail that shows why Red Carnation Hotels are so respected the world over holding true to our motto - "No request too large, no detail too small".