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Top 5 Hotels: Africa
 1. The Table Bay Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa
CL readers rave for Table Bay’s combination of waterfront location, residential-style comfort, and personal service. A recent multimillion-dollar refurbishment updated all 329 rooms and suites to include marble butler stations and contemporary art. Sun International’s Michelin-starred executive chef Conrad Gallagher designed the restaurant’s new menu with local meats like springbok, and the spa delivers treatments with indigenous herbs and oils. 011-27-21-406-5000 or 011-27-11-780-7878, www.suninternational.co.za
2 Cape Grace, Cape Town, South Africa
Repeaters commend the Cape Grace staff for their ability to recall guest preferences, down to stocking the room with favored fruit, fresh flowers, and books in your native language. Gourmet mini-bars dispense global snacks from Turkish Delight to African Biltong. Don’t miss the spa’s African Cape Massage that draws from the khoi-san culture’s ceremonies, finished with a rain shower. After dinner, head to the bar, which stocks the largest collection of single malts south of the equator. (800) 223-6800 or 011-27-21-410-7100, www.capegrace.com
3. Mount Kenya Safari Club, Kenya
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts recently took over management of this safari specialist. Expect IT upgrades, room redos, a new pool, and a restaurant with views of Mount Kenya. 011-254-20-216940, www.fairmont.com/kenyasafariclub
4. La Mamounia, Marrakech
Owned by the King of Morocco, this art deco favorite is currently closed until early 2008 while French interior designer Jacques Garcia overhauls it. (800) 223-6800, www.mamounia.com
5. Mara Serena Safari Lodge, Kenya
This popular safari spot in the Masai Mara National Reserve recently introduced nighttime game drives to spy nocturnal porcupines, bush babies, hippos, civets, and more. 011-254-20-271-0511, www.serenahotels.com
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