LOLOHO LODGE - 24h solar power

An off-grid four-star retreat on Bickley Road in Cape Town's Muizenberg-adjacent hills, LOLOHO Lodge runs entirely on solar power, keeping lights and hot water on through the city's periodic load-shedding schedules — a detail regular travellers to South Africa quietly weigh into any booking.

Rooms are split across a main house and garden-facing units, with a shared kitchen for guests who prefer self-catering over the lodge's set breakfast.

Surfers and Table Mountain hikers use it as a base, with False Bay's beaches a short drive south and central Cape Town roughly 25 minutes north by car.