This luxury 5-star hotel offers guests a combination of refined
Indian hospitality and an authentic Cape Town experience. It has
the Jiva Spa offering a range of signature treatments, yoga and
meditation and there is a fitness centre comprising of a fully
equipped Technogym, heated indoor pool, two saunas and male and
female changing areas. A magnificent hotel in the heart of South
Africa's mother city.
Exterior: Occupying two historic buildings, it retains the
architecture and many meticulously restored interior features of
the original South African Reserve Bank and the old BOE building -
formerly the Temple Chambers, built in 1890. Seventeen new storeys
house suites, guestrooms and residences with magnificent views of
the Mother City and the iconic Table Mountain.
Lobby: The restored ground floor of the Reserve Bank is now the
hotel lobby, with the original marble columns, skylight and
anatomically correct lion medallions pressed into the ceilings,
remains a triumph to the fastidiousness of James Morris, who
designed the building in 1929. There is a bar in the lobby area as
well as a cigar lounge.
Rooms
The rooms and suites are exceptionally well designed and decorated
to ensure a luxurious experience. All rooms have a balcony, an en
suite bathroom with a shower, bath and a hairdryer, as well as
facilities such as WLAN Internet access, air conditioning, a safe
and a minibar. Guests enjoy the comfort of a double or king-size
bed and the convenience of tea and coffee making facilities. A
direct dial telephone, satellite/cable TV, radio, hi-fi, and
individually regulated heating round off the in-room features.
Restaurant & Food
The hotel has two restaurants and a seafood and champagne bar.
Mint, a grille restaurant is built on three levels. It is bounded
by an open-plan show kitchen, a floor-to-ceiling wine wall and
full-length glass sliding doors giving uninhibited views of St
George's Mall, a pedestrianised artery running from the historic
City centre to the Foreshore. It is an all-day informal restaurant.
Patrons can opt for the intimacy of the wine-tasting nook, the
relaxed atmosphere of the contemporary interior or enjoy the sights
and sounds of Cape Town at open-air tables under the trees in the
Mall. The mezzanine level can be used for private dining. On the
ground floor, the hallowed halls of the Reserve Bank have been
restored to house the Bombay Brasserie, an Indian fine-dining
restaurant. The elegant decor and authentic Indian cuisine offer a
more formal and exotic culinary experience.
Activities & Sport
The hotel houses the only Jiva Spa in South Africa, which draws
from Ayurveda, an ancient Indian healing tradition, to deliver a
range of signature treatments, yoga, meditation and massages (fees
apply). The gym offers a fully equipped techno-gym, heated indoor
pool, two saunas, a hot tub, steam room, and male and female
changing areas.