Be it the sparkling Atlantic or lush coffee plantations,Travel + Leisurereaders love waking up to gorgeous scenery.

Over 186,000 T+L readers completed the 2024 survey.

The final scores are averages of these responses.

Matesi Victoria Falls pool and river view.

Courtesy of Matetsi Victoria Falls

Add impeccable service, as one reader wrote about Ellerman House, this years No.

1, and the recipe is hard to beat.

On the other side of the country, Johannesburgs Saxon Hotel, Villas & Spa (No.

Ellerman House interior.

Courtesy of Ellerman House

  1. won T+L readers hearts for its urban sanctuary vibes.

Readers who stayed at Giraffe Manor (No.

1 city hotel in Africa, Ellerman House.

Matesi Victoria Falls exterior.

Courtesy of Matesi Victoria Falls

The hotel likened to someones beautiful home is in the fancy Bantry Bay neighborhood of Cape Town.

Wine tastings within the on-site cellar feature a giant corkscrew art piece-cum-wine rack, too.

Zimbabwes Matetsi Victoria Falls (No.

  1. is on the banks of the wild Zambezi River, while Babylonstoren (No.

Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge (No.

3), in Tanzania, sits on beautiful grounds surrounded by coffee, monkeys and sounds of nature.

2 position, Matetsi Victoria Falls is this years top resort in Africa, according to T+L readers.

No doubt location plays a major role in its popularity.