Photo cap:The big 30!

City Lodge Hotel Group celebrated its Pearl Anniversary when it turned 30 on August 1. The

first hotel was opened by Hans Enderle on August 1, 1985. Today there are 52 hotels in SA,

two in Kenya and one in Botswana. Two new hotels will open in SA in November – City Lodge

Hotel Newtown in Johannesburg and Road Lodge Pietermaritzburg. Let’s eat cake! Pictured

here are the two previous general managers of City Lodge Hotel Bryanston: Tony Balabanoff

(middle left), who is now operations director of the City Lodge Hotel Group; and Roberto

Rosa (middle right), who is now gm of the Michelangelo; with current gm of the hotel,

Brenda Botha, and ce of City Lodge Hotel Group, Clifford Ross.