Where to Stay in South Africa
byDavid Cogswell/
On a recent tour of South Africa sponsored by South African Tourism and based on the theme of the 2018 Nelson Mandela Centenary, I stayed at four very different hotels, providing a brief sampling of the great diversity of the country, its people, cultures, landscapes and certainly its hotels.
米开朗基罗酒店
(135 West Street, Sandton, 2146 Johannesburg, South Africa)
The Michelangelo is an elegant, luxury hotel in Sandton, an upscale suburb and the economic hub of Johannesburg, where multinational corporations gravitate to establish their African headquarters.
The Renaissance-style hotel is in a cluster of buildings built around Nelson Mandela Square, formerly known as Sandton Square. It is now highlighted by an often-photographed, six-meter statue of Mandela. The plaza is surrounded by restaurants, outdoor cafes, hotels and shops, as well as a huge mall packed with several levels of stores.
六层楼的米开朗基罗建于底楼的矩形庭院围绕中庭计划,该计划容纳酒店酒吧和餐厅,在游泳池上有一个带鱼,绿色植物和挑衅性的人类形式的雕塑的喷泉。
酒店的心房。
文艺复兴时期的主题遍布整个酒店,围绕中庭的地板上有柱廊的建筑物,柱子和首都在客房中构筑了镜子。客房装饰着古典希腊的图像印刷品。
米开朗基罗(Michelangelo)距约翰内斯堡(Johannesburg)的O.R. 40分钟车程。坦博国际机场,当交通良好时。这是高高的高特林(Gautrain)的20分钟车程,该高架价格为150兰特,在当前货币汇率为13兰特(Rand)至一美元的货币汇率下约为12美元。或者。Tambo是南部非洲的主要空气中心。
The location is a real plus, with its easy connection to the train in a city with minimal public transportation options, and its proximity to the Michelangelo Towers Mall and the Sandton Convention Centre.
该酒店很豪华,豪华的酒店而不是花哨的。从雕像和喷泉到宽敞的开放式中心区域,使设计的质量和精致都反映在每个功能中。
米开朗基罗是Legacy Hotels and Resorts,还经营着同一地区的Da Vinci,Raphael和Michelangelo Towers。
南太阳埃兰尼尼
(63 Snell Parade, Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa)
期间2018年5月8日至10日非洲旅行Indaba,东道主酒店是南部的埃兰吉尼(Souther Sun Elangeni),它沿着德班(Durban)的金英里(Golden Mile)的海岸路(Shore Road)俯瞰印度洋。
Elangeni是一家坚实,多才多艺的酒店,提供友好而高效的服务以及全面的产品菜单。它可以为商务旅行和会议市场提供良好的能力。
The property is a 10-minute walk from Durban’s International Conference Centre, also known as the Albert Luthuli Convention Centre, where Indaba was held. As one of the main conference hotels, it was also a pick-up point for shuttles to Durban’s ICC.
该酒店的位置在海滩对面,也是度假住宿的绝佳选择。它通过特殊的家庭房和服务来迎合家庭度假市场。
该酒店在底楼设有三家餐厅,一家餐厅铺有阳光甲板,一层,可俯瞰酒店入口和海滩。大多数房间面对海滩并提供印度洋日出 - 对于那些试图在早上搬家参加会议会议的人非常有帮助。
The Southern Sun Elangeni is an ace accommodation for Durban, a city with many hotel alternatives.
The Oyster Box
(南非德班4319号灯塔路2号灯塔路)
距离德班(Durban)向北约20分钟车程的是乌姆兰加(Umhlanga Rocks),这是牡蛎盒子的家中。牡蛎盒以其在海洋露台上的确定咖喱自助餐而闻名,几乎既享有酒店,又是一家酒店。它的奢侈品版本从来都不是艳丽或肤浅的,而是反映了一种微妙的设计和老式价值观。
俯瞰着一部分是沙滩和部分岩石的海滩,牡蛎盒属于红康乃馨团体,真正是世界上豪华酒店的顶级。
The vintage feeling of the hotel is much of its appeal, and its history is reflected in its classic features, from its antique revolving door and spiral staircase in the front lobby, to the old lighthouse that still stands along the shore in front of the hotel.
The lighthouse dates back to 1863, when the Oyster Lodge was established as an adjunct to a navigational beacon on the Indian Ocean. The original Oyster Lodge was a cottage constructed of Burmese teak, corrugated iron and concrete.
1952年,肯·奥康纳(Ken O’Connor)和他的姐姐凯·奥康纳(Kay O’Connor Hill)购买了小屋和地面,他们建造了它,创建了一个茶园和餐厅,并于1954年开业,作为牡蛎盒酒店。
It was purchased in 2006 by Red Carnation and given an extensive restoration and renewal and reopened in 2009.
Today the property has 86 rooms and suites, a 24-seat movie theater, dolphin-watching from two outdoor terraces, outdoor dining overlooking the Indian Ocean, a swimming pool and access to the beach. The rooms are all different and individually appointed.
它的玻璃枝形吊灯,丰富的植物,数百种原始美术,方格瓷砖地板以及整个酒店展现出的微妙设计和谐感,使其成为一种漫长的体验,而且看上去都没有闪闪发光。
恩典开普酒店
(西码头路,维多利亚州和阿尔弗雷德海滨,南非开普敦)
Cape Gracelives up to its name as it graces the popular Victoria and Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town with its stately presence. It would surely have to be near the top of any listing of the many fine hotels in the area.
这座现年21岁的恩典开普敦酒店(Cape Grace Hotel)站在一侧活跃的运输码头与开普敦繁华的维多利亚州和阿尔弗雷德海滨的另一侧游艇码头之间的私人码头。四层楼的结构俯瞰着活跃的码头,里面有五颜六色的拖船,起重机和驳船。港口地区的景色,桌山是全华丽的背景,可能是酒店最无价的特色。
酒店的室内设计基于航海主题,其中包含许多老式的荷兰木制家具。该设计也有意识地受到米莱角人的艺术的影响,并认为应该提醒客人在房间里时在非洲。
从恩典斗篷中的景色。
格蕾丝开普(Cape Grace)是一个迷人且位置良好的总部,访问开普敦。它有一个水疗中心,游泳池,巴斯科勒威士忌酒吧和信号餐厅,所有人都被优雅地任命和舒适。该酒店有120间客房,包括三居室和一居室公寓。
All the rooms are decorated differently from each other. The designers went so far to distinguish them from each other as to incorporate one-of-a-kind, hand-painted curtains created by local artisans. The carpets and décor in the hallways vary from floor to floor, so the floors look different. If you go out of the elevator on the wrong floor, you’ll know it.
The hotel is within a 10-minute walk from most of the attractions in the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront area, including more than 450 restaurants and shops, and the recently opened Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa.
酒店为孩子们提供特殊服务的家庭(例如故事时间和姜饼绘画),作为三晚家庭套餐的一部分,其中包括四个小时的保姆。