Raw or Rockefeller, Durban's Oyster Box Will Pair Well with Champagne
South Africa is soon to have a new address for luxe, lust and haute cuisine curry when the Oyster Box reopens in mid 2009.
The 87-room Durban digs with the aphrodisiac-inspired name was recently snapped up by U.K.-based Red Carnation Hotels, which has closed the hotel to update its colonial look. The makeover is set to include a mode facelift that will meld technological must-haves like high-speed WiFi, flat-screen, satellite TVs and CD and DVD players in guest rooms with a mélange of the Oyster Box's original artwork and new, more contemporary pieces the continued tradition of fresh oysters at the hotel's Lighthouse Bar (the hotel has its own lighthouse, of which it's the official warden).
So with a name like the Oyster Box, the real question is: what's the best room to book to get it on? Unfortunately, we won't know the answer to that until the hotel reopens, especially since no two rooms will look alike -- one of Red Carnation's hallmarks.
What we do know is what happens in Durban, likely stays in Durban. But in the meantime, we certainly like the idea of sipping South African vino and overlooking Indian Ocean vistas while we patiently wait for amatory effects of those fresh oysters to kick in.
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