Now the hotel remains dusty and abandoned, merely housing memories of its heyday, including wild parties in the 80s, along with a couple of ghosts of the people who died there.
There’s even a jacuzzi with an ocean view in the cockpit.
Saffas near and far were so chuffed to see the action star on our turf, so we have to know more about where he kicked his shoes off after a gruelling day of stunts and filming.
A man who allegedly couldn’t pay for the services of a sex worker was recently spotted dangling out the window of a hotel in the Durban CBD.
Dubai’s $5 billion moon-shaped hotel is the latest architectural oddity in an ever-lengthening list of strange hotel ideas.
An argument between a guest and officers at a Gauteng hotel escalated rapidly, with investigators now looking into the conduct of the police.
In order to help billionaire wannabe astronauts decide if it is worth wasting millions on an actual flight to space, a French hotelier has set up a way to give them a taste.
The Burj Al Arab, one of the world’s most exclusive hotels with seven stars, is offering a tour for non-guests at 14 times less than the cost of a night stay.
New York’s luxury hotel, the Waldorf Astoria, has had a long and storied history since its opening 90 years ago. Now new renovations are bringing it into the current century.
Nelson Mandela’s former Houghton home has been refurbished and will open as a boutique hotel from August.
For the first time in history, people other than royals or courtiers can sleep on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles.
By 2027, it looks like you’ll be able to add ‘low orbit’ to your list of travel destinations, including a booking at a fully kitted out space hotel.
We may see far fewer international visitors this holiday season, for obvious reasons, but that doesn’t mean South Africans won’t flock to the Mother City.
One of Cape Town’s most well-known hotels is being taken to court over alleged outstanding debts, with conflicting takes on how it got to this point.
While not all of us can afford a stay in a luxury hotel, we can usually cover the cost of a cocktail in one of the best hotel bars in the world.
International visitors may soon be trickling in, and hotels are pulling out all the stops to make sure they give themselves the best chance of survival.
Wesley Barnes posted a couple of bad reviews after his stay at a hotel in Thailand. Then things went horribly wrong.
If you’re looking for somewhere weird or whimsical to stay while travelling, we’ve got you covered.
Interprovincial travel will at least allow South Africans to holiday in other parts of the country, but without overseas tourists, the industry is in real trouble.
One wouldn’t usually associate North Korea with a lovely spot to take a holiday, and yet it does have a tourism industry.
It’s a luxury hotel, in the middle of a vineyard next to an old oak tree. It’s also made entirely from shipping containers.
The pandemic has left more than 300 sex workers in the red-light district without an income for almost four months.
Travel + Leisure have released their ‘World’s Best’ list of the top 100 hotels across the globe.
Those with dreams of taking a dump in a golden toilet can have them fulfilled at the world’s first gold-plated hotel.
It’s generally a bad idea to sleep with guests at the hotel where you work, and even more so when those guests are in quarantine.
If woodland, icy waters, and off-the-grid living are what you’re after, you should book a stay at this Swedish floating hotel.
This hotel chain really wants you to procreate. So much so, in fact, that if you conceive a baby in one of their rooms on February 14, you can stay there for free.
Big business, and big money, will descend on Cape Town in February next year for the world’s largest mining investment event, the Investing in African Mining Indaba.
Atlantis, The Palm hotel in Dubai, has long been the pinnacle of luxury. Now it’s getting a sister hotel that could surpass it.
This massive luxury development opening soon in Dubai boasts, amongst other things, a large number of floating swimming pools.