Mount Nelson Hotel (Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel)
Cape Town, South Africa
Built 1899 · Last completed renovation 2004
Mount Nelson Hotel (Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel) in Cape Town was last renovated in 2004, and originally built in 1899. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 2.3/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
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Location
Satellite view · Cape Town, South Africa
Timeline
1899
Hotel opened
2004
Lounge, lobby and bar refurbishment
How this score is computed
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What changed in the 2004 renovation
“The lounge, lobby and bar at the Mt. Nelson had a stylish refurbishment in 2004”— source · retrieved 2026-09-09
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
5★
Built
Sourced1899
Last completed renovation
Sourced2004
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“The lounge, lobby and bar at the Mt. Nelson had a stylish refurbishment in 2004”
“The Mount Nelson Hotel, the grand dame of South Africa’s hospitality industry, was officially opened on 6 March 1899.”
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Frequently asked
When was Mount Nelson Hotel (Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel) built?+
Mount Nelson Hotel (Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel) (Cape Town, South Africa) was built in 1899.
How old is Mount Nelson Hotel (Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel)?+
Mount Nelson Hotel (Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel) is 127 years old — it was built in 1899 and last renovated in 2004. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Mount Nelson Hotel (Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel) last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2004.
What is the Chrono Score of Mount Nelson Hotel (Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel)?+
Its Chrono Score is 2.3/10 (Tired) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 5-star rating.