African Pride 15 on Orange adds new features
THE African Pride 15 on Orange Hotel in Cape Town has recently
added new features to cater more effectively for the needs of
guests. On the list of new additions is an 18-seat private dining
area, a 140-sqm gym and extensions to the spa. The ground floor
concierge and porte cochère are still scheduled for remodelling.
The new dining area will complement the existing 12-seat, glasswalled
private dining suite adjacent to Savoir restaurant. The
latest developments follow the construction of a new conference
centre last year, which was completed at the same time as the
refurbishment of the Atrium public space, as well as a makeover of
Murano Bar.
Cheetah Plains offers flights to Madikwe
CHEETAH Plains in the Kruger National Park, now offers flights
to sister lodge, Jaci's, in Madikwe Game Reserve, North West.
Flights are available on SA Airlink, Federal Air and General Air from
Cheetah Plains (Sabi Sand) to Madikwe every Wednesday. Flights
depart Sabi Sand at 10h00 and arrive at Madikwe East at 11h40.
The return flight departs at 12h00 and arrives at Sabi Sand at
13h40. Fares are R6 540 per person one way, with a minimum
of two people. Charter flights can be arranged any other day of
the week for R6 980 per person one way, with a minimum of four
people. Hoedspruit Airport is one-and-a-half-hours’ drive from
Cheetah Plains and Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport is a
two-and-a-half-hour drive. Road transfers from HD or MQP can be
booked directly through Cheetah Plains.
Protea Hotel Stellenbosch offers faster Internet
PROTEA Hotel Stellenbosch has gone live with a high-speed
fibre-optic line that offers conference delegates and guests highly
increased connectivity. The hotel now has a 1:1 20 mbps line.
Protea Hotels director of sales, marketing and revenue, Danny
Bryer, says the new fibre-optic system is particularly exciting from
a group and conference and MICE perspective. “The potential for
uninterrupted high-definition video calls that don’t freeze or lag
comes with this sort of system, as well as the facility for
corporate guests to connect their networks via VPNs that work
properly and fast.”
Misty Hills unveils new reception area
MISTY Hills Country Hotel, Conference Centre and Spa in
Muldersdrift has opened its new reception area. The flagship
hotel of the Recreation Africa Group was damaged after a fire last
year and since then reception has been redesigned to include
a new bird-watching walkway that overlooks the gardens and
water features. The reception also hosts a gallery of ornithological
paintings and other local art, such as a larger-than-life bronze
statue of David Livingstone, by local sculptor, Adam Madebe.
