House and Leisure-Visa Best of SA Awards 2009

"Finalists Announced"

House and Leisure magazine’s prestigious Best of SA awards, in association with Visa, are back in the August issue of the magazine. House and Leisure has searched far and wide to put together its list of the country’s top five hotels, spas, lodges and restaurants, and is now offering its readers the opportunity to help crown the winner in each category.

“South Africa has some of the most exciting, luxurious and welcoming leisure destinations in the world, and it was a wonderful challenge having to choose just five in each category,” says Naomi Larkin, editor of House and Leisure magazine. “Our shortlist includes destinations with a unique South African touch and a global appeal. It’s now up to South Africa to tell us which ones get their votes.”

House and Leisure readers stand a chance to win amazing prizes in the House and Leisure/ Visa Best of SA Awards. By voting for the winning hotel, spa, lodge or restaurant, four lucky readers will each win a five-star trip for two to one of the winning establishments. For more information on how to vote, see the August issue of House and Leisure magazine.

House and Leisure/Visa Best of SA 2009 finalists :

Hotels :

• Athol Place (Johannesburg, Gauteng)
• Cape Grace (Cape Town, Western Cape)
• Cape Heritage Hotel (Cape Town, Western Cape)
• Cybele Forest Lodge and Spa (White River, Mpumalanga)
• The Owner’s Cottage at Grande Provence (Franschhoek, Western Cape)

Spas :

• Angsana Spa (Cape Town, Western Cape)
• Fordoun (Midlands, KwaZulu-Natal)
• Karkloof Spa (Midlands, KwaZulu-Natal)
• Le Spa Tranquille (Knysna, Western Cape)
• Saxon Spa & Studio (Johannesburg, Gauteng)

Lodges :

• Ivory Lodge, Lion Sands (Mpumalanga)
• Makanyane Safari Lodge, Madikwe (North West Province)
• Singita Sweni (Mpumalanga)
• The Homestead, Phinda Resource Reserve (KwaZulu-Natal)
• The Manor at Samara (Eastern Cape)

Restaurants :

• Hartford House (Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal)
• La Colombe (Constantia, Western Cape)
• Marianas (Stanford, Western Cape)
• Ritrovo (Waterkloof Ridge, Gauteng)
• The Tasting Room (Franschhoek, Western Cape)

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