Tsogo Sun launches Vigour & Verve
TSOGO Sun has launched its new coffee shop/restaurant brand,
Vigour & Verve. Vigour & Verve ‘coffee and everything in between’
restaurants have opened in the Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani
Hotel, Southern Sun Pietermaritzburg in the Golden Horse Casino
complex, and a smaller version, Café Vigour, has been opened at
SunCoast Casino in Durban. Two more will be opening this year
at Gold Reef City in Johannesburg and at Silverstar Casino in the
West Rand. The Vigour & Verve restaurants serve breakfast, lunch
and dinner and are open to walk-in customers as well as hotel
residents.
New hotel opens in Nairobi
DUSITD2 nairobi is set to open in September. The vibrant hotel
in Nairobi’s CBD mixes Kenyan culture with Thai hospitality. The
hotel’s 110 guestrooms all have a flat-screen TV, free Internet and
an interactive entertainment system that allows the connection
of an iPod or MP3. Rooms have ‘tropical’ rain showers and a
digital safe, a minibar and Nespresso machine. Room types are:
standard; Dluxe Room; the Dlight Room, which has an extended
living area and balcony; the Dvine Room; and the Dsire Suite, which
has a separate living area. Guests in the Dvine and Dsire rooms
enjoy complimentary breakfast, evening cocktails and selected
refreshments throughout the day. Facilities include the Devarana
Spa and the DFiT 24-hour rooftop fitness centre.
New Wilderness Safaris developments
WILDERNESS Safaris has introduced sleep-out experiences at the
Linyanti Swamps in Botswana, and has completed upgrades to The
River Club in Zambia and the new Linkwasha Camp in Zimbabwe,
which will open in May next year. Linkwasha Camp in Hwange
National Park will have seven en-suite double or twin luxury tents
and one family tent. Up to 18 guests can be accommodated.
At Savuti Camp in Botswana, two new ‘sleep-out’ decks have
been built along the Savute Channel in the Linyanti Swamps,
accommodating up to four people each. In Zambia, The River Club
has reached the end of an extensive upgrade, with all luxury chalets
given new furnishings, fixtures and finishes that complement the
property’s Edwardian atmosphere. Rooms have floor-to-ceiling glass
windows with views of the Zambezi River below.
The Ridge plans multimillion-rand venue
THE Ridge Casino, Hotels and Entertainment Complex in Witbank
has revealed plans for a new multi-purpose venue at an estimated
cost of R25 million. The new 800sqm venue will comprise staging,
audio and visual, and catering facilities all geared towards
large indoor events such as lifestyle shows, exhibitions and gala
banquets. Seamlessly connected with the casino complex, the
venue will have easy access to parking and other facilities. It will
replace The Ridge Events Park, which has been present in the area
for five years as a venue for music festivals and community events.
The PortsWood Hotel undergoes refurb
LEGACY Hotels and Resorts has announced that rooms in the
PortsWood Hotel in Cape Town are undergoing renovations, which
are expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of this year.
Guest rooms are being given new carpets, curtains, lighting and
headboards and bathrooms are being upgraded. The hotel will still
take bookings during this time.
JW Marriott Beijing Central opens
JW MARRIOTT has opened its second hotel in Beijing, JW Marriott
Hotel Beijing Central. Located in Xuanwumen, the hotel is within
walking distance of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden
City. It features 412 guest rooms and 60 suites, including 18
residence suites and 12 Sky Garden suites. The entire fifth floor
is a dedicated events space with 2 500 sqm of banqueting and
conference venues that provide great views of the city. The 300sqm
living room is a residential-style venue comprising multiple meeting
rooms and dining areas, as well as an open kitchen, enabling
groups to seamlessly integrate work with play. Additional features
in the hotel are a health club and three different restaurants that
provide a variety of local and international gourmet experiences.
