A breathtaking view with a room – Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa voted one of the

The five-star Cape Town Hotel, Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa, South Africa, part of the prestigious Red Carnation Hotel Collection, has been voted as one of the top 10 Hotels for offering the most breathtaking views in the world by Hotels.com®, the world's leading hotel booking website.

From the 120,000 hotels offered by Hotels.com® the Twelve Apostles was chosen in the top 10 and the only property in Africa. The Hotel has become legendary in Cape Town for its unique setting in the midst of a World Heritage site. The exquisitely refurbished rooms offer either dramatic views of the Twelve Apostles Mountain range or the Atlantic Ocean looking back at the famous Lions Head and trendy Camps Bay.

This recently refurbished award-winning Hotel is regarded as the finest sundowner spot in Cape Town especially so from its famous top floor Presidential Suite and Leopard Room Bar and Lounge terrace, offering absolutely uninterrupted views. For 2010, a fantastic and indeed extensive new summer cocktail menu with decadent gourmet platters and its legendary ‘Tea by the Sea’ awaits guests, all created by Executive Head Chef, Roberto de Carvalho.

Other prestigious awards received recently by the Hotel include being recognised by readers in the prestigious Travel + Leisure magazine's 15th annual reader survey of the absolute best hotels in the world.  The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa, with a near perfect score of 93.62, was rated 34th in the list of the world's top 100 hotels, and 8th in the list of the best lodges and resorts in Africa and the Middle East - the highest rating for any hotel in Cape Town.

Here are the world's top ten hotels with rooms that offer the best views:

1. Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
2. The Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa, Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
3. Four Seasons, Hong Kong
4. The Oberoi Amarvillas, Agra, India
5. Qualia, Hamilton Island, Australia
6. Blanket Bay Lodge, Glenorchy, New Zealand
7. Four Seasons Golden Triangle, Thailand
8. Il San Pietro di Positano, Positano, Italy
9. Commune by The Great Wall, China
10. Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge

About The Red Carnation Hotel Collection

• To book The Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa contact the hotel directly on +27 (0) 21 437 9000 or visit www.12apostleshotel.com
• Red Carnation is an award-winning collection of thirteen five and four star family-run boutique hotels. Each distinguished by an absolute commitment to attentive service and the comfort of every guest, located in some of the world's most popular destinations. Red Carnation Hotels are regarded as some of the world's finest with accolades including "Best Hotel in the British Isles" in the Condé Nast Traveller magazine's 21st Annual Readers' Choice Awards and "Best Hotel in the World" in the 2009 US Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards.