Concentrated in Cape Town (2), Franschhoek (2), Kruger (1), Sabi Sand (1), Stellenbosch (1), Thornybush (1).
ENTRIES26
CHRONOLOGY26 dated events
Sir Donald Currie of the Union-Castle line buys the Cape Town land to build a hotel for his own passengers
The Mount Nelson opens on 6 March — the first hotel in South Africa with hot and cold running water
The Mount Nelson becomes the unofficial British headquarters of the Second Boer War; Churchill reports from it
The Mount Nelson is painted pink by manager Aldo Renato to mark the peace
The Varty and Taylor families buy the land that becomes Londolozi
The Blue Train enters service between Pretoria and Cape Town
Dave and John Varty take over Londolozi and begin restoring the land
Sol Kerzner opens Sun City in the Pilanesberg
Beatrice Tollman founds Red Carnation Hotels
Orient-Express Hotels buys the Mount Nelson
Rohan Vos runs the first Rovos Rail train in South Africa
andBeyond is founded as Conservation Corporation Africa
The MORE Family Collection forms in South Africa
Luke Bailes founds Singita
Luke Bailes opens Singita Ebony on family land in the Sabi Sand
Royal Malewane opens in the Thornybush
Liz and Phil Biden open the first Royal Portfolio house at Birkenhead
The Saxon opens in Johannesburg, where Mandela edited the Long Walk to Freedom
Singita Sasakwa opens in the Grumeti, Tanzania
Singita Lebombo opens in the Kruger with a design that rewrites the safari lodge
Sol Kerzner launches One&Only from the Palmilla and Le Saint Géran
Delaire Graff opens on the Helshoogte Pass, developed by Laurence Graff
Babylonstoren opens on a Cape Dutch farm granted in 1692
Analjit Singh opens Leeu Estates at Franschhoek
One&Only Private Homes launch
The Silo opens in a Cape Town grain elevator carved out by Thomas Heatherwick
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