Guests who like their hotels to have a special frisson will love the fact that Nelson Mandela used to come here to relax and finish his autobiography A Long Walk to Freedom.
The Saxon was then the private home of his friend Douw Steyn. Today it is a five star luxury hotel but it is still owned by the same man and still retains that ambience of a warm welcome inside a haven of tranquility. Set in the safe and leafy Johannesburg suburb of Sandhurst, its other famous visitors have included Oprah Winfrey – one of the lounges is named after her – and the Clintons.
As a guest of the Saxon you may choose to stay in one of the luxuriously elegant suites in the main Hotel, or you may prefer the exclusivity of the more private Villa suites.