Taj hotel for Cape Town city centre
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Thursday, 20 August 2009
The five-star 155-room Taj Cape Town is set to open in December this year. Situated in the heart of the city centre and away from the usually favoured V&A Waterfront, the hotel is a welcome boost for inner city rejuvenation.
Image: www.tajhotels.comThe Taj Hotel will be located in the historic and civic heart of Cape Town, on the vibrant pedestrian precinct, St George's Mall, described by Taj Cape Town GM Michael Pownall as "the cultural and historical centre of this glittering cosmopolitan city" in a press statement by Tourism Cape Town earlier this year.
According to the Taj website, the hotel will offer 155 Heritage and Tower rooms and suites, 10 sectional apartments, 12 fractional suites and one presidential suite, playing host to dignitaries, business heads and discerning travellers from across the world.
It will also feature a business centre and several banquet rooms, fitted with state-of-the-art facilities and capable of hosting up to 100 people on the first floor – directly overlooking St. George's Cathedral and Table Mountain.
The hotel will allow its guests to experience "the rich culture, breathtaking sights and countless activities of Cape Town, from a milieu of warm Indian hospitality and unsurpassed luxury," said Pownall.
Inner-city rejuvenation
According to a Business Day article this week, the hotel, which cost R500 million, is a 50-50 joint venture between city centre property investor Eurocape and Taj, the hotel division of Indian conglomerate Tata.
Pownall believed that with the rejuvenation and reinvestment in the city centre in recent years, the timing of opening the hotel could not be better.
"We could not have done this 10 years ago," he told the paper. "But now the streets (are) safer, there are numerous street cafés and there is a lot more life in the area."
Impeccable service
Emerging from the original façade of two iconic historical Cape Town buildings, Temple Chambers (the Board of Executors building built originally in the 1890s) and the South African Reserve Bank Building, it will seamlessly blend old and contemporary architectural styles.
The hotel's new 17-floor glass tower will rise from the heritage buildings into the city skyline, with guestrooms, suites and residences all offering spectacular views of the city's famous St. George's Cathedral, The Company's Garden, Parliament and the stunning Table Mountain.
According to the statement, guests will be able to experience authentic and traditional Indian Ayurvedic wellness treatments at the Jiva Grande Spa, as well as dine at Masala Kraft, an Indian speciality restaurant known for its delectable fare that is skilfully and uniquely prepared with traditional ingredients.
"Operated by Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces, Cape Town's new landmark hotel will continue to uphold our long standing tradition of unparalleled luxury and impeccable service that is over 100 years old," said Pownall.
Source: SouthAfrica.info
The five-star 155-room Taj Cape Town is set to open in December this year. Situated in the heart of the city centre and away from the usually favoured V&A Waterfront, the hotel is a welcome boost for inner city rejuvenation.
Image: www.tajhotels.comThe Taj Hotel will be located in the historic and civic heart of Cape Town, on the vibrant pedestrian precinct, St George's Mall, described by Taj Cape Town GM Michael Pownall as "the cultural and historical centre of this glittering cosmopolitan city" in a press statement by Tourism Cape Town earlier this year.
According to the Taj website, the hotel will offer 155 Heritage and Tower rooms and suites, 10 sectional apartments, 12 fractional suites and one presidential suite, playing host to dignitaries, business heads and discerning travellers from across the world.
It will also feature a business centre and several banquet rooms, fitted with state-of-the-art facilities and capable of hosting up to 100 people on the first floor – directly overlooking St. George's Cathedral and Table Mountain.
The hotel will allow its guests to experience "the rich culture, breathtaking sights and countless activities of Cape Town, from a milieu of warm Indian hospitality and unsurpassed luxury," said Pownall.
Inner-city rejuvenation
According to a Business Day article this week, the hotel, which cost R500 million, is a 50-50 joint venture between city centre property investor Eurocape and Taj, the hotel division of Indian conglomerate Tata.
Pownall believed that with the rejuvenation and reinvestment in the city centre in recent years, the timing of opening the hotel could not be better.
"We could not have done this 10 years ago," he told the paper. "But now the streets (are) safer, there are numerous street cafés and there is a lot more life in the area."
Impeccable service
Emerging from the original façade of two iconic historical Cape Town buildings, Temple Chambers (the Board of Executors building built originally in the 1890s) and the South African Reserve Bank Building, it will seamlessly blend old and contemporary architectural styles.
The hotel's new 17-floor glass tower will rise from the heritage buildings into the city skyline, with guestrooms, suites and residences all offering spectacular views of the city's famous St. George's Cathedral, The Company's Garden, Parliament and the stunning Table Mountain.
According to the statement, guests will be able to experience authentic and traditional Indian Ayurvedic wellness treatments at the Jiva Grande Spa, as well as dine at Masala Kraft, an Indian speciality restaurant known for its delectable fare that is skilfully and uniquely prepared with traditional ingredients.
"Operated by Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces, Cape Town's new landmark hotel will continue to uphold our long standing tradition of unparalleled luxury and impeccable service that is over 100 years old," said Pownall.
Source: SouthAfrica.info
