http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T10:34:02Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/5/34820/9640 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Oyster_Box_Suite.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>We've been waiting for the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/30/211647/179/hotels/Raw_or_Rockefeller_Durban_s_Oyster_Box_Will_Pair_Well_with_Champagne">big renovation</a> of Durban's iconic <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Oyster+Box/local/1353"><b>Oyster Box Hotel</b></a> to get finished up in South Africa &#150; and now the wait is over. Last week the new Oyster Box was unveiled with an 800-guest party including all the local celebrities, with at least one prince and one king along for the fun.<p>The Oyster Box is often described as an "architectural treasure" of Durban, so the new owners (the Red Carnation group) have been careful to leave all the good historic bits of the place intact. That includes murals, paintings and antique furnishings, and to complement all that they use natural timber and stone features in a lot of the décor &#150; amandak 2009-10-08T15:33:56-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/