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HotelChatter - za http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T14:25:36Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ This Week in Hotel Lust: White Picket Fences at Cape Town's Mount Nelson http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/20/132913/59 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/mountnelson.jpg" class="top"> This week, a combination of wanderlust and hotel lust led us to research the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mount+Nelson+Hotel/ian/141143">Mount Nelson Hotel</a> in Cape Town, South Africa, which a roving <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/25/11503/0347/hotels/The_Cape_Town_Hotel_Scene_Dine_in_Style_at_the_Mount_Nelson_Hotel">HotelChatter correspondent</a> briefly had the chance to visit last year. We deemed Mount Nelson worth a second look from afar, because of the consistent buzz it garners for its exaggerated sense of luxury. Then again, if it weren't exaggerated it wouldn't be lust-worthy, would it? Fat cats who travel to areas of the world deemed "exotic" aren't usually in the game of roughing it. Maybe they've come for a safari, but they better be welcomed home at the end of the day by plush linens at the very least. No Heidi Atwal 2009-11-20T16:40:00-05:00 Durban's Oyster Box Hotel Opens Again, Better Than Ever 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"> 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">Oyster Box Hotel</a> to get finished up in South Africa 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.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 amandak 2009-10-08T15:33:56-05:00 Hotel Missoni Goes For South Africa Next http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/9/8643/37527 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/missonistatis.jpg" class="top"> <A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Missoni%20Hotels">Hotel Missoni </a>wastes no time. On the crest of the wave of hype surrounding the very first Missoni Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland (it opened <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/8/05258/77166/hotels/Hotel_Missoni_Opens_Today_But_Why_In_Edinburgh_">yesterday!</a>), <A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/rezidor hotels">Rezidor Hotels</a> has just announced that Missoni will bring its mutilcolored, dreamy lodging designs to Cape Town, South Africa in 2010. Hotel Missoni Edinburgh opened its doors amidst a technicolored flurry of publicity, and as we wait on Missoni's second lodging outpost to open its doors next in Kuwait this fall followed by an Oman location later on, we've apparently got a fourth location to look forward to. The 157-room Hotel Missoni Cape Town will be, supposedly, opening "just in time" for the FIFA World Cup in 2010 Jenna 2009-06-09T08:57:08-05:00 Johannesburg Not Blue About Getting a Radisson Blu http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/20/8843/00400 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Radisson_Blu_Johannesburg.jpg" class="top"> Complete with the sassy new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/4/1201/07199/hotels/Adventures_in_Rebranding_Radisson_SAS_is_Now_Radisson_Blu">Radisson Blu</a> branding, the former <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/radisson sas">Radisson SAS</a> chain has a new hotel in South Africa. The Radisson Blu Hotel Sandton has just opened in Johannesburg and it sounds cool enough to go with the "Blu" title.Big flat-screen LCD TVs for all, complimentary WiFi for all, and a big wine bar and lounge, this hotel sounds great except for one not-so-cool (well, to us) feature. As part of its ONEwellness Spa and fitness center, it's got this:<blockquote>an indoor/outdoor jogging course that snakes in and out of the hotels public areas.</blockquote>So they want us to jog, sweaty and puffy, through public areas of the hotel? The hotel designers obviously have a amandak 2009-04-20T09:11:41-05:00 Mariah Carey Performs for Nelson Mandela at One & Only Cape Town Opening http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/3/143816/7839 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/mariahmandela.jpg" class="top"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/one%20and%20only%20resorts">One & Only Resort</a> has opened and despite the worldwide economic troubles, the luxury resort has decided to open with a serious bang--having Mariah Carey perform for Nelson Mandela at a private luncheon hosted today. Except that private luncheon including about 350 rich and famous folks. The official press release says: <blockquote>Sol Kerzner (One and Only owner) introduced his 350 guests including: Mariah Carey, Thandie Newton, Marisa Tomei, Morgan Freeman, Sharon Stone, Robert DeNiro, Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon to the resorts world renowned chefs, Gordon Ramsay and Nobu Matsuhisa. The master ensemble of global musicians including Clint Eastwoods son Kyle Eastwood on bass, legendary Dave Koz on saxophone; Jonathan Butler on guitar; the magnificent Patti Austin juliana 2009-04-03T14:41:40-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/