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Monday, May 21, 2007

Cellars Hohenort Hotel & Spa, Cape Town/Constantia SOUTH AFRICA Relais & Chateaux

The Executive Package at the Cellars-Hohenort Hotel & Spa package encompasses all your professional and personal needs and ensures that your every requirement is met, without any effort on your part.

Express check-in
Accommodation in a spacious room suitable to your working needs
Upgrade subject to availability
Overnight laundry, early morning pressing and shoe valet service
Secretarial service, faxing, typing, scanning and emailing
Super rates on Car Hire.
Cellular telephone rentals and airline reservations arranged for you.
High speed broad-band internet connection available in rooms, instant wireless connection in our Lounge and complimentary internet usage 24 hours a day in our Access Lounge
A full un-packing service available
Secure parking on hotel premises
Daily wake-up call with freshly brewed coffee and a selection of local business newspapers
A full English Breakfast served in the privacy of your room or in the Greenhouse Restaurant
Complimentary transfers to the Constantia Virgin Active Gym for your early morning work out, or use of our cardiovascular gym which is open 24 hours a day
Complimentary transfers within a 10km radius of the Hotel which includes Constantia Village Shopping Centre and Kirstenbosch Gardens
Complimentary use of the Private Dining Room to host your business associates for dinner, with special menu's designed by the Executive Chef, Lionel Labat
Shopping service while you attend meetings, ensuring you get the perfect gifts for your family, friends and clients
In-room dining with butler service to ensure that you can continue working
After a long day, a complimentary 30min head and shoulder massage at The Carchele Spa
Bath drawing service
Express check out Optional Extras:
Use of our fully equipped boardrooms for meetings, subject to availability
Tailor made day conferences to suit your needs and specifications
Video Conferences and Conference Calls arranged
Hire of presentation material

Daily, same day edition of International Newspapers Conditions:
Package is at R1700 pp per night
Optional extras and added value services are subject to availability and relevant charges
Bookings 2 weeks prior

Package is valid from 15th March to 15th December 2006 To secure your reservation please contact our central reservations office on tel: +27 21 794 9050 or e-mail africa@golfing-safaris.com

Umhlanga Protea Hotel, Durban South Africa

Where the Best is our Business

Centrally situated in the heart of Umhlanga Rocks, the Umhlanga Protea Hotel is 10 minutes north of Durban and 40 kms from Durban International Airport. The Protea Hotel Umhlanga offers superb accommodation, all 120 rooms have sea-views and are elegantly and stylishly furnished. The hotel also offers self-catering facilities.

For your conference needs, our state-of-the-art conference centre with the latest equipment, catering for up to 120 delegates, is located on the 9th floor of the hotel with stunning views of the Dolphin coastline. Your function is bound to be a pleasurable event. Another unique feature of the hotel is the rooftop sun deck and plunge pool. Most sporting facilities can be found nearby

La Couronne/Mont Rochelle Hotel & Restaurant, Le Franschhoek South Africa

MONT ROCHELLE HOTEL, Le Franschhoek in the Cape Winelands

The Restaurant is now open at the Mont Rochelle, the Wine Tasting facility is located next to the wine cellar at Mont Rochelle Farm – only a five minute stroll from the hotel.

Enjoy Mediterranean style cuisine made from the freshest ingredients and served in a relaxed and cosy atmosphere. During the day relax and dine in the gardens while you enjoy spectacular views. We welcome tourists and locals and children are most welcome. The menu changes regularly in our home-style kitchen and it is affordable enough to bring the whole family!

Opening Times:
April:
Sunday to Thursday: 10h00 to 18h00
Friday & Saturdays: 10h00 to late – last orders 21h30
May onwards: Seven days a Week: 10h00 to late – last orders 21h30

Cybele Forest Lodge and Spa

The luxurious, 5 star Cybele Forest Lodge and Spa has just been awarded one of only two Awards of Excellence inMpumalanga at the 2006 Diners Club International Wine list of the Year Awardwith top honours. The Excellence Award is the top award given out by thepanel of judges.

The Cape Grace Hotel, Cape Town South Africa

2007 started with a string of accolades for the 5 star Cape Grace Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa.

The January editions of both Condé Nast Traveller (UK) and Condé Nast Traveler (USA) saw Cape Grace maintain both GOLD LIST 2007 mentions.

Condé Nast Traveller (UK) awarded the Cape Grace Hotel with a 92.72 rating with exceptional mention for Executive Chef Craig Paterson and onewaterfront. The magazine's third annual GOLD List is a selection of hotels around the world that have the best service, rooms, food, ambience & design, location and leisure facilities.

These are properties that received the highest ratings in the Readers' Travel Awards Survey 2006, adding the Editors' Choices and the stand out qualities for each hotel.

The result is the ultimate guide to the world's hotels featuring those establishments which set the Condé Nast Traveller GOLD standard.

Condé Nast Traveler (USA) GOLD list 2007 is a collation of 700 of the world's best hotels, resorts and cruise lines. This award made mention of Cape Grace as a 'local landmark' with 'superlative staff'.

Cape Grace Hotel, Cape Town ( South Africa)

The luxurious 2 and 3 Bedroom Suites at the Cape Grace Hotel epitomise luxurious home-from-home comforts and are ideal for families or friends travelling together.

These spacious suites at the 5 star Cape Grace Hotel, Cape Town, feature two or three private en-suite bedrooms and a sizeable balcony and include a fully equipped kitchen, separate lounge and dining area as well as a CD player and DVD machine – ensuring a comfortable stay for those wishing to make the most of their in-room downtime.

The Cape Grace Wine Sommelier Chris Weston has recently more than doubled the wine-by-the-glass offering at onewaterfront from about 20 wines to now over 50.Cape Grace has installed a new French wine preserving system called La Verre De Vin whereby bottles of wine can be sealed after opening; ensuring the contents remain suitably unspoilt.This allows for an extensive range of quality wine-by-the-glass now on offer to guests.

Arabella Sheraton Grand Hotel, Cape Town SOUTH AFRICA

As you may be aware Arabella Hotel Holding International and Starwood Hotels and Resorts recently extended their joint-venture agreement until 2037. This gives Arabella access to the Starwood brands of The Luxury Collection, St. Regis, Westin, Le Méridien, Sheraton and Four Points by Sheraton, and the rights to market these in an area of exclusivity, which now includes South Africa and Namibia.

One of the immediate consequences of this is that the ArabellaSheraton Grand Hotel in Cape Town will be renamed the Westin Grand Hotel. There are a number of good reasons for this, perhaps the most important of which is that in terms of the products and services it offers this hotel is better aligned with the Westin brand values than those of Sheraton.

With 121 hotels offering more than 50 000 rooms in 26 countries, Westin is an established and recognised international deluxe hotel brand. Importantly it is well-known and respected in North America and expanding its presence in emerging markets including China and Asia Pacific.

The reason for its enviable reputation as one of the world’s top hotel brands are the rigorous standards that are applied in every Westin hotel, from the moment you arrive at the door until the last Westin associate wishes you a safe journey.

Of course there’s more to becoming a Westin hotel than simply changing the signage on the side of the hotel. Over the next few months we’ll be rolling out extensive Westin training programmes and will also be upgrading our rooms to Westin standards. This includes introducing the Heavenly Bed, Heavenly Bath and Heavenly Shower and providing an entirely new in-room entertainment system.

There are plenty of other things that need to be done before we can proudly hoist the new branding outside the Westin Grand Hotel. We have committed to have this in place by the end of July this year. It is a big job, but I’m confident that by the time Cape Town first sees the Westin branding over the City, we’ll be providing the products and service that Westin guests around the world have come to value.

The hotel is already recognised as one of the best in Africa. The new branding, product and service standards give us a real opportunity to be the best.

Arabella Western Cape Hotel and Spa

Arabella Western Cape Hotel and Spa

The Arabella Western Cape Hotel and Spa has taken the title of the best luxury coastal hotel in the World Luxury Hotel Awards.

The awards attracted 150 nominations from Ireland, Bali, Morocco, Mauritius, Mexico, Dubai, Greece, Switzerland, Germany, France and South Africa.

“The Arabella Western Cape Hotel and Spa is already known for its award-winning golf course and exceptional spa. But this award was judged on the complete experience rather than only the spa or the golf course. This and the fact that we were up against some exceptionally tough competition makes it particularly special,” says general manager, Christoph Leinberger.
The awards were judged by a panel of 50 travel industry consultants. The 16 judging criteria included facilities and service, food, attention to detail, scenic environment and effective management.

The Arabella Western Cape Hotel and Spa, is a short drive from South Africa’s whale watching capital, Hermanus, and overlooks the beautiful Botriver Lagoon, which forms the eastern coastal boarder of the Koegelberg Biosphere Reserve.

It’s golf course is considered one of the top five in the country and the spa and wellness Centre, have been recognised as amongst the ‘100 best Spas of the World’. It provides the full gamut of relaxation and beauty therapies from the African Rainforest Experience to therapeutic and regenerative facial and body treatments.

The 145-room luxury resort hotel boasts two restaurants and bars and a relaxed lounge. It is is part of the exclusive Luxury Collection, featuring some of the world’s finest hotels and resorts. As such the spacious rooms are generously appointed and all feature large balconies or terraces, looking out over the Botriver Lagoon or the indigenous gardens.