Archive for June, 2009

Aquila Private Game Reserve

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Experience a real safari only 90min. drive from Cape Town.
Aquila Private Game Reserve is the closest Game Reserve to Cape Town. 175km from Cape Town, not even 1 km off the R46 Ceres turnoff left off the N1 awaits the beautiful Karoo with it’s Big 5 you. Besides the Big 5 there is also cheetahs, crocodiles, giraffes, wildebeest, eland and springbuck.
It is the perfect place for honeymooners – they have a honeymoon chalet with a deck jacuzzi, there is the duplex chalets for families and for big groups with conferencing in mind they would cater for you with pleasure having those facilities as well.
The children can go quadbiking and there is also horse riding activities.

Aquila Private Game Reserve is the perfect hideaway all year round, having fireplaces in the chalets for wintertime and asbestos heaters along the walls next to the beds as well as snuggly blankets with animal prints on. The rooms are decorated with the most beautiful Big 5 pictures.
The bathrooms has a stone bath with an some equipped with outside showers as well with his and hers basins.
They are in the process of building a huge olympic size outside swimming pool and their building a new area where breakfast, lunch and dinners will be served.
The old eating venue will be renovated into an place where the you have games such a pool etc.

Aquila Private Game Reserve is the ultimate Big 5 experience which are sure to give you more than you expected from that getaway relax experience.

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Hoyo Hoya Tsonga Lodge

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Hoyo Hoyo Tsonga Lodge is one of the hidden treasures of the ancient elephant routes in a 10 000 hectare concession of the Kruger National Park.
It is a unique camp with modern day luxury.
Consisting of 6 luxury air-conditioned suites, each in the shape of a bee-hive ( traditional Tsonga huts). Each of these suites has coloured walls, king size beds, en-suite bathrooms, outdoor showers and private game viewing decks over river and savannahs. The decor is that of European flair.
The lodge offers game drives and they have a Nomadic Spa for the guests for that extra special treatments.
Transfers can be arranged from Eastgate Airport in Hoedspruit and KMI Airport outside Nelspruit
Dining at Tshonga Lodge consist that of either: Open air dining or Lodge dining area,Boma dining around the log fire, Private dining or Picnics by arrangement.




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Bongani Mountain Lodge Re-Opening

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Great News: Bongani Mountain Lodge bordering the world-famous Kruger National Park in South Africa are re-openening their doors on the 01st of July2009.

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Mount Sheba Country Hotel

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Mount Sheba is situated in the rain forest near Pilgrim’s Rest in Mpumalanga.
With well appointed rooms, gourmet meals and log fires,walks in the forest and rare bird calls you are sure to have a magical stay.
You can enjoy private patios and panoramic views, from the comfort of your room.
Twin Suites: Duplex twin rooms follows through an arch formation, each with its own unique colonial style. The spacious lounge area down stairs and a separate bathroom creates a feeling of privacy with nature at your doorstep. Following up the flight of stairs to the loft, you will find two single beds submerging you into a relaxing atmosphere. (Only 4 of the suites have a sleeper couch in the lounge area. Extra singe beds are available for children on arrangement.elf-catering chalet with three bedrooms, one with double bed, one with two single beds and one with three single beds.
Executive Suites: This suite entails an open plan bar and lounge area with a separate bedroom, en-suite bathroom with bath & shower and a separate toilet. Both lounge and bedroom lead through glass double doors, which flow onto the private patio.

 

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Sabi Sabi ‘s new Spa’s

Monday, June 8th, 2009
Sabi Sabi’s Earth Lodge and Bush Lodge now boasts each with a new Amani Spa which offers a full range of treatments and therapies. They complement Sabi Sabi’s ethos of creating a space at one with nature, where all things exist in harmony. Just weeks after opening, the spa at Earth Lodge has been named as a finalist in the annual South African Spa Awards, presented by Les Nouvelles Esthetiques.
On offer are holistic body, skin and beauty rituals, rejuvenating massages and soothing treatments designed to relax, harmonise and heal body and soul. Sessions are tailored to individual needs, and a popular option is a ‘couple’s package’ where guests enjoy treatments simultaneously in a special suite. Amani means ‘Peace’ in Swahili, and the new spas reflect this throughout each treatment.
At Earth Lodge, the Pango Room offers a fabulous ‘rasul’ treatment – a cleansing mud treatment combined with heat, steam and shower. All the other spa treatment rooms are beautifully crafted in Earth Lodge’s distinctive style and offer a full range of spa therapies.
The Bush Lodge treatment suites all have breathtaking views of the unending bushveld. There is also an outdoor treatment area and shower.
Amani’s philosophy is “to create the ultimate African Bush Spa experience that is pampering, unique and memorable, by creating an enchanting ambience of absolute tranquillity that reflects the soul of Africa with its natural elements & textures.”

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Mont Rochelle Bastille Day

Thursday, June 4th, 2009
The Franschhoek Bastille Festival is an highlight on the Winelands Festival calender from 11-12 July which all wine lovers wait in anticipation for all year round.
Mont Rochelle is the perfect hotel to stay over during this exciting time in Franschhoek.
With exciting themes like the Food & Wine Marquee, a French film festival, the Chefs & Waiters’ race and the hilarious Barrell Rolling competition, Franschhoek are sure to be the place to be during this weekend of July.
The award winning restaurants in Franschhoek will offer special menus to savour with the wines while other activities such as craft markets, childrens fairs and festivities will keep you going every minute of the day.
You can take a leisurely stroll from the one side of Franschhoek to the other end of the town enjoying the beautiful view, foodstalls and friendly ambiance.

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Trogon House and forest spa

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Couples’ Special for those who want a romantic break for two, Trogon House and forest spa offers a couples special of R3999 per night for two people including breakfast and a bottle of sparkling wine. Valid between 1st February until 31st October 2008.
Contact us for more information. The Forest SpaThe Forest Spa is available to both lodges and can be pre-booked. The use of the spa area, sauna and Jacuzzi is free of charge.
The following treatments are available at additional charge:
• Salt Scrub with Essential oils
• Swedish Massage
• Deep Tissue Massage
• Manual Lymphdrainage
• Hot Stone Therapy
• Aroma Therapy
• Shiatsu
Welcome to Malabar Lodge and Tomba Lodge!Both lodges house the exceptional African artefact collection assembled by the owner over ten years, as well as the luxury décor – antique furniture pieces, crystal, fine Egyptian cotton linen and silks.
The Suites in the Forest Each lodge will sleep up to eight guests all with private bathrooms, including a spacious and luxurious family room, a grand dining room fit for a king and a wooden sun deck with private pool overlooking the tropical forest.The two lodges are carefully positioned and designed to ensure that exclusivity and privacy are guaranteed at both properties.
A walkway will link the two lodges making the entire property ideal for smaller groups or incentives. The exclusive use concept has proven successful and will remain intact. Each lodge may be booked separately or together with both lodges being available to one party only Fine Forest DiningTrogon House’s chef is well known for his irresistible food amongst our guests, so much so that he receives much applause and even standing ovations on occasion. You would expect to find a chef like ours in a 5 star hotel – but here your guests can enjoy their dinner with a difference- in the comfort and privacy of their own “home away from home.
The menus change on a daily basis and can be adjusted to cater for your guests individual needs. Whether it be a romantic dinner on the pool deck watching the forest come alive as the sun sets, or a picnic basket to take to a beach outing, we can just about do anything.
Visit Trogon House and forest spa’s website to learn more about this amazing hideaway

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Victoria and Alfred Hotels upgrades and refurbishment

Monday, June 1st, 2009

NEWMARK HOTELS (PTY) LTD has announced a R5 million upgrade and refurbishment program of the V&A; Hotel located in the V&A; Waterfront. To be completed by the end of August 2009 the interior décor improvements include upgrading all rooms on the first and second floor, converting the currently larger double rooms into executive and junior suites and also re-decorating the corridors on both floors. No building construction is necessary during this upgrade phase and therefore noise levels and inconvenience to guests will be at a minimum.Six (6) new executive suites and seventeen (17) junior suites will now be on offer on both the first and second floors of the hotel. All the executive suites will offer a dining area, perfect for in-room dining and small meetings of up to six (6) persons, while the junior suites have a dedicated 4-seater lounge area which can seamlessly be converted into a romantic dining space. Flat-screen televisions are also data compatible and are able to connect to a laptop for data projection and can swivel to face the seating areas.

The uprades and refurbishment of the V&A; Hotel is believed to be a very necessary to reinvest in this grand and historic Waterfront property. “Most visitors to the V&A; Hotel will be surprised to learn that we are currently graded as a four-star hotel, but we have undertaken to obtain our fifth-star during the next twelve months and we believe that the renovations and refurbishments as well as the addition of the executive and junior suites will assist us in our campaign for achieving our five-star rating.

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