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THE TWELVE
APOSTLES HOTEL AND SPA
NO. 1 IN CAPE TOWN - UNVEILS
ITS NEW LOOK
The five-star Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa,
Cape Town, consistently wins more than its fair
share of awards but was recently voted the No. 1
City Hotel and No. 1 Hotel Spa in Africa and the
Middle East in Travel+Leisure's 2009 World's Best
Awards, and placed an impressive Number 6 in the
Condé Nast Traveler Magazine 2009 Readers'
Choice Awards, category Africa. This fine hotel has
now been further enhanced with an extensive
multi-million Rand structural and interior design
refurbishment.
President and Founder Beatrice Tollman and her
daughter Toni, inspired by the panoramic views of
the Atlantic Ocean and towering peaks of the Twelve
Apostles Mountain Range, have created a fresh and
calming design scheme that artfully combines
sophistication with simplicity and comfort with
elegance.
The glorious seclusion of the surroundings has
been used to great effect with the natural feel and
character of the environment being echoed
throughout the individually-designed bedrooms,
lobby, corridors, the 24-hour Café and the
one of a kind Presidential Suite. The ambiance has
been achieved with light yet warm fabrics, natural
wooden shutters in the bedrooms, plus various
designs and colours of Bodrum marble and Thassos
beige and white marble to create a delightfully
decadent feeling in all the custom-built bathrooms
- for convenience a pale blue LED night light
provides subtle illumination.
Each en suite bedroom has been carefully
decorated to suit every taste, using luxurious
fabrics and soothing colour hues, beautiful
antiques and custom furniture. White hardwood
plantation shutters adorn the windows, which lead
out to private balconies overlooking the Atlantic
Ocean or to the famous fynbos vegetation nestling
below the magnificent Twelve Apostles Mountain
Range. The beds are the ultimate in luxury,
complete with 400 thread count sheets allowing
guests the most perfect night's sleep.
Skilled craftsmen from the local area, and
further afield, provide a number of the more
unusual items, such as chandeliers made from
recycled clay and candy stripe wool carpets to
emphasise the relaxed beach feel of Cape Town. A
host of other thoughtful details have been added to
meet every conceivable need and desire with the
latest technology flat screen TVs in all rooms,
iPod docking stations and WiFi for sheer business
convenience, all discreetly in evidence, while the
walls are adorned with impressive art purchased
from local artists and from antique houses round
the world. The extensive grounds, already boasting
a superb selection of sculptures, have become a
showcase for the work of the most talented local
artists.
Clive Bennett, Managing Director of The Red
Carnation Hotel Collection in South Africa,
comments that, "Excellence is the result of
constant innovation and we are keen to take our
already luxurious offering to an entirely new
level. Discerning guests are constantly looking for
a once in a lifetime experience with fresh
pleasures and we're confident that this stunning
refurbishment will launch an entirely new era in
the hotel's illustrious history. Our staff pride
themselves on providing the ultimate in customer
service and can't wait to perform on what they see
as a magnificent new stage."
The pièce de résistance is the
magnificent Presidential Suite, which has undergone
a complete transformation, finished with perfect
architectural details and the utmost attention to
detail. Taking up almost the entire top floor of
the hotel at approximately 170 square meters,
the layout is immensely flexible with a large
lounge, wood panelled study and dining area. The
suite easily transforms to provide one, two
or three bedrooms en suite as required. The
principal bathroom and bedroom have been
significantly extended, affording sweeping
uninterrupted views of the Atlantic Ocean, Lions
Head and the Twelve Apostles Mountain Range.
A freestanding, antique marble bath allows
guests to relax and unwind while taking in the
breathtaking views and the immensity of the blue
ocean. The superb seclusion of the private terrace
offers the most perfect setting for an intimate
cocktail at sunset, or private dinner for two. The
decor of brilliant white silks, taffeta and lush
custom fabrics in ice blues offers a fresh and
vibrant feel of lightness and soothing
tranquillity. Chests of drawers have custom crystal
knobs and the principal bedroom's custom-made
headboard is upholstered in ice blue silk and
tufted with over 600 clear crystal buttons.
The floors are cool white marble throughout with
under floor heating, white chandeliers from Capri,
Italy and walls adorned with antique mirrors; some
clad with a specially designed sculptural effect
and exquisite mosaics. The dining area seats ten
and allows our Executive Chef to prepare for you
and your guests a private dinner according to your
personal selections and while these are prepared,
you can enjoy a specially mixed cocktail of your
choice at your private bar while sitting on Italian
designed barstools covered in pale blue
leather.
The hotel's already excellent green credentials
have been further enhanced with a redesigned
kitchen. Under the direction of Executive Chef,
Roberto Carvalho, the kitchen has been transformed
to create an efficient and eco-friendly environment
that goes hand in hand with world class
cuisine.
These improvements include a customised air
extraction system. Installed by WSP consulting
engineers, it uses a UV filtering system to remove
all odours and turn all grease not caught by the
filters into ozone for an environmentally friendly
waste product. The new Capturejet Halton canopy,
locally manufactured by AMMS, is a first for South
Africa. It provides a healthy, fresh environment
and ensures comfortable working temperatures
throughout the year.
The level of investment and the sheer attention
to detail clearly demonstrates why Red Carnation
Hotels is so respected the world over. Nothing
stands in the way of their passionate commitment to
offer guests an experience unmatched throughout the
entire hospitality industry.
For more information and/or reservations,
contact The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa on (27)
(21) 437 9000, email bookta@rchmail.co.za
or visit
www.12apostleshotel.co.za .
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2009 and 2008: Azure Restaurant wine list
awarded Diners Club South Africa's
highest award - the Diamond Award
2009: Voted "Number One Hotel Spa in Africa and
the Middle East" in
Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards Readers'
Survey
2009: Voted within the "Top 15 Best Hotels in
the World" in
Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards Readers'
Survey
2009: Number Six in the Condé Nast
Traveler Magazine 2009
Readers' Choice Awards, category Africa
2009: Voted to the Condé Nast Traveler
Gold List: 95.8 ranking for rooms
and 96.0 ranking for food making it first in the
whole of Africa and the Middle East
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