It’s a small world

A sudden midsummer storm hammers down on the lawn at The Robertson Small Hotel. For this part of the Western Cape, the rain is unseasonable but welcome, leaving a refreshing petrichor in its wake. ‘The balcony is my favourite spot on the property,’ says Lana Groenewald, who’s been the boutique hotel’s manager – and part of the family – since 2012. As she sips coffee on the sheltered patio, she looks out to a vista framed by the broekielace arches of the Victor