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You Need To Reconsider How You Look At Hotel Star Ratings
08 Nov 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The generic hotel star ratings seem to suggest that a five-star hotel will wow you, while a one-star hotel will leave you disappointed, but it’s actually more complicated than that.
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Meanwhile In Durban – Video Shows Half-Naked Man Dangling Out Of Hotel Frequented By Sex Workers
19 Oct 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
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.
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Dubai’s Moon Hotel Isn’t The Only Wacky Hotel Idea Doing The Rounds
27 Sep 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Dubai’s $5 billion moon-shaped hotel is the latest architectural oddity in an ever-lengthening list of strange hotel ideas.
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Hotel Staff Reveal “Staggering Range” Of Truly Shocking Things Rich Guests Get Up To
02 Mar 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Consider animal role-play, sexualising horses, and eating off of and then shooting blow-up dolls that resemble Taylor Swift.
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Can’t Make It To Space? Try This R440 000 ‘Astronaut Orientation’ Weekend Instead
19 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
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.
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The World’s Most Exclusive Hotel In Dubai Is Offering Tours To Non-Guests Now [Videos]
13 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
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.
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They’re Spending $1 Billion Redoing New York’s Famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel [Images]
05 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
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.
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The Long, Debauched History Of The Hotel Chelsea
18 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The Hotel Chelsea, back in the news amidst sexual abuse and grooming allegations made against Bob Dylan, has quite a story to tell.
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Madiba’s Former Home Has Been Turned Into A Hotel [Images]
01 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Nelson Mandela’s former Houghton home has been refurbished and will open as a boutique hotel from August.
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You’ll Fork Out A Decent Sum To Stay At Some Of The World’s Best Hotels
23 Jun 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Once conditions are safe enough to open more international borders, those who have been unable to travel will likely take to the skies. Here are a few hotels worth a closer look.
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387-Year-Old Palace Of Versailles Opens Hotel
10 Jun 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
For the first time in history, people other than royals or courtiers can sleep on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles.
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A Closer Look At Two Of Cape Town CBD’s Most Stylish Hotels
17 Dec 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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Western Cape Beach Pad Makes Condé Nast Traveler Top 10 Resorts
26 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Condé Nast has consulted their readers to find the top 50 resorts (or lodges) in the world, with South Africa scoring seven spots, including one in the top 10.
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Trouble At The Vineyard Hotel In Newlands
26 Oct 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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Disinfecting Machines, Electro-Mist, And Invisible Sanitiser: Cape Hotel Going All Out To Survive
21 Oct 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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Six Instagram-Worthy Places To Stay On Your Next Holiday
26 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
If you’re looking for somewhere weird or whimsical to stay while travelling, we’ve got you covered.
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Tough Times Ahead For Famous Cape Hotels
21 Aug 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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A Rare Look Inside North Korea’s Secretive Hotels
05 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
One wouldn’t usually associate North Korea with a lovely spot to take a holiday, and yet it does have a tourism industry.
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Travel + Leisure’s List Of The Top Five Hotels In The World
15 Jul 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Travel + Leisure have released their ‘World’s Best’ list of the top 100 hotels across the globe.
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CLOSED: COVID-19 Claims Three Iconic SA Hotels
22 Jun 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The economic fallout of the national lockdown and COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the closure of some iconic South African hotels.
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Forbes Travel Guide’s Top Restaurant, Hotel, And Spa In The World
25 Feb 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Forbes’ expert reviewers have tallied up the numbers, handed out the ratings, and the verdict is in on the best hotel, spa, and restaurant in the world.
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Forbes ‘2020 Star Awards’ Features These Five-Star SA Hotels
17 Feb 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
For the first time in 62 years, four hotels in South Africa have been awarded a Forbes Five-Star Rating.
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That Floating Hotel In Sweden Is Finally Open For Business [Images]
06 Feb 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
If woodland, icy waters, and off-the-grid living are what you’re after, you should book a stay at this Swedish floating hotel.
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Hotel Offers 18 Years Of Free Stays If You Make A Baby There On Valentine’s Day
30 Jan 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
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.
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Accommodation Specials For Mining Indaba
12 Nov 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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The Luxury Hotels In Dubai Are Getting Silly Now
01 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Atlantis, The Palm hotel in Dubai, has long been the pinnacle of luxury. Now it’s getting a sister hotel that could surpass it.
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Dubai’s Latest Luxury Development Is An Architectural Masterpiece [Images]
20 Aug 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
This massive luxury development opening soon in Dubai boasts, amongst other things, a large number of floating swimming pools.
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Seven Of The Best Hotels In Cape Town
07 Aug 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There’s plenty of competition to land on a ‘best hotels in Cape Town’ list, but we’ve picked these seven options in and around the Mother City.
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The World’s Most Famous Helipad Celebrates 20 Years Of Stunts, Celebrities, And Parties [Video]
02 Jul 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
The Burj al Arab, complete with its famous helipad, was the first step in Dubai’s journey to becoming a prime destination for the global elite.
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Inside The London Hotel That Lets You Party Like It’s 1969
24 Jun 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
America’s raciest hotel chain has turned a boring British office block into an Austin Powers-style retro party palace.
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