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Thursday, April 17, 2008

Hyatt Regency Makes Light of Loadshedding


The Hyatt Regency in Rosebank has decided that they are not going to let their guests be inconvenienced by the proposed load shedding schedules. They have replaced their old generator, which had limited capacity, with a new generator which will allow the hotel to be fully operational once Eskom switches off power to the Rosebank area.


The hotel is situated in one of Johannesburg's most important social and business districts. A mere 35 minutes from the Johannesburg Airport, ten minutes drive from the Johannesburg CBD and Sandton CBD and only a 50 minute drive from Pretoria.

Port Elizabeth Hotels


Looking for sand, sun and relaxation this Winter?
With its Blue Flag beach status and sandy beaches accompanied with the warm winter sun, Port Elizabeth is the place for you!

Port Elizabeth offers upmarket accommodation situated all along the beach front.
With just a stones throw to the beach and a 2 minute walk to the Boardwalk Casino and Entertainment Complex; is the Beach Hotel, offering guests 58 tastefully decorated rooms. Start your day with a Full English Breakfast in the Crest restaurant, and after a day of relaxation, enjoy a sundowner or cocktail & snacks on the Verandah overlooking the Bay. The Bell restaurant offers one of the best al a Carte menus for you to enjoy a superb dinner.


The Courtyard Port Elizabeth is situated along Marine Drive and is also on the doorstep of the Boardwalk and Casino Complex. All of the 64 rooms offers its guests superb sea views.

Port Elizabeth is home to the Boardwalk Casino and Entertainment Complex, situated across the road from Humewood Beach.
Here you can try your luck at one of the many casino tables or slot machines on offer in the Casino.
The complex boasts numerous eateries offering international cuisine that will take your tastebuds on a culinary tour around the world.
The retail shops won’t disapoint either with exclusive boutiques situated all around the complex.
In the evenings, enjoy an awsome sight with the lights from the complex reflecting on the the man made lake in the centre of the complex.

With Port Elizabeth being known as the 10 minute city, you are not far from enjoying all of the attractions that this friendly city has to offer.

City Lodge V&A Waterfront


City Lodge V&A Hotel

The City Lodge Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Hotel is your affordable home away from home hotel.

With a 207 room hotel, situated at the entrance of the V&A Waterfront Gateway, this hotel makes it the perfect stay over hotel for leisure purpose, business in the Waterfront & CBD, incentive groups, or the conference type guest who needs to be just opposite the road from the hotel at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
The hotel has facilities for disabled guests, a 12-seater boardroom with top of the range audio and media equipment, a Jacuzzi pool, a fitness room with your basic equipment and a breakfast area that also cater from the midmorning light lunches and snacks.
There is a fireplace in the commercial area as well for those cold winter nights for friends to get together.
Each room are equipped with air-conditioning, a bathroom en-suite with bath and shower and television with 2 extra movie channels and the DSTV sport-channels.
The rooms consist of either a double bed, a bedroom with twin beds in or a double bed with a double sleeper couch for families with small children.
They have inter-leading rooms as well for those not so small children where the parents prefer that somewhat ‘privacy’ but still feel content with their children in the nearby vicinity
The hotel is approximately 9km from the Cable car and Table Mountain and has a canal that runs in front of it with boat rides to and from central V&A Waterfront.
There is also regular shuttles that go to and from CBD and the Waterfront.
The Two Oceans Aquarium is a mere 2km from the hotel as well.

Best Views in Cape Town at the V&A Hotel


The Victoria & Alfred Hotel is perfectly situated in the Waterfront and boasts spectacular views of Table Mountain and the working harbour.

Built in 1904 as the North Quay Warehouse and converted into a luxury hotel in 1990, the V&A Hotel is names in honour of the Queen of England and her son who visited the Cape in 1870.

This 94 room hotel is perfectly situated within the Waterfront, to offer the amazing views and yet still central enough to enjoy the exquisite shops and excellent restaurants that the V&A Waterfront has to offer.

However, you do not need to even leave the hotel to experience fine dining, as the V&A’s in-house restaurant, OYO Cocktail Bar is an absolute delight. It is both a visual and culinary feast, as each Table overlooks the working harbour and majestic Table Mountain. Some of their menu highlights include a variety of fresh seafood and shellfish, spectacular buffet and a-la-carte breakfasts and innovative light lunches.

The V&A Hotel is situated a mere 25 km from Cape Town International Airport and less that 1 km from the Cape Town ICC, making it ideal for our business travellers.