THE SILO, CAPE TOWN (THIS PAGE)

Turning a century- old grain silo into Africa’s preeminent contemporary art museum and boutique hotel was no easy task, but the mission was accomplished with great panache. The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa occupies the grain silos while hotelier Liz Biden’s 28-suite luxury boutique hotel is next door in the old machinery tower. Chief among the hotel’s seductions are architect Thomas Heatherwick’s much- lauded floor-to- ceiling faceted bay windows, furnishing views of Table Mountain, the bay and the working harbour. Elsewhere, the hotel trades in strong colours, Biden’s quirky personal art collection and rooftop spaces for sundowners, meals and swimming. Choose one of the deluxe superior suites for corner office grandeur and a bath with arguably one of the world’s most astonishing views. theroyalportfolio.com/the-silo