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Town in the Western Cape, South Africa
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Somerset West is a city in the Cape Winelands in the Western Cape region of South Africa. It is a suburb of the metropole of greater Cape Town, and is administrated by the City Council of Cape Town. Somerset West is mostly a relatively up-market residential district, but the commercial and industrial areas of the city and surroundings have grown in proportion to the number of inhabitants.
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Italian restaurant with wood-fired pizza oven. Sit down, take away, or free local deliveries.
Very peaceful hotel-guest house set in own garden near the Helderberg nature reserve. D'vine restaurant offers very good dining.
Owners can speak English, German, Dutch, French and Spanish.
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An upmarket hotel in its own grounds on the edge of town. Boasts Nelson Mandela as a past guest. Caters mainly to tour groups, conferences and airline staff. Well-run hotel with comfortable rooms. Buffet dinners best avoided. It's in an area with beautiful surroundings, this 4-star hotel offers meeting rooms, a fitness centre and some fantastic views.
By train
Metrorail runs relatively frequent trains, about once per hour, from Cape Town via its Northern line.
By plane
Commercial flights to Cape Town International airport (CPT), about 30 minutes from Somerset West by car.
There is no public transport to speak of other than minibus taxis. Most of the town is amenable to cycling, but you need your own bicycle, and there isn't really anywhere to go in the urban area.
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