HOUSE AND LEISURE ANNOUNCES BEST OF SA FINALISTS

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House and Leisure / Visa Best of SA Awards

House and Leisure magazine has announced the finalists in the 2010 Best of SA Awards, in association with Visa. These awards celebrate the best hotel, spa, lodge and restaurant in the country as voted for by House and Leisure readers.

"We have narrowed down the search this year to the top five finalists in each category and now give readers the opportunity to vote for their favourite spot," says Naomi Larkin, editor of House and Leisure magazine. "The finalists represent the best South Africa has to offer, from urban chic hotels and world-class spas and restaurants to luxurious country lodges."

House and Leisure / Visa Best of SA 2010 finalists :

Hotels :

• The Owner’s Cottage (Franschhoek, Western Cape)
• The Oyster Box (Umhlanga Rocks, KwaZulu-Natal)
• Shamwari Townhouse (Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape)
• 15 On Orange (Cape Town, Western Cape)
• Kurland (Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape)

Spas :

• Fordoun Hotel and Spa (Nottingham Road, KwaZulu-Natal)
• Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa (Knysna, Western Cape)
• Karkloof Spa (Karkloof, KwaZulu-Natal)
• The Saxon Hotel and Spa (Sandhurst, Gauteng)
• Equinox Spa (Cape Town, Western Cape)

Lodges :

• The Homestead (Phinda Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal)
• Singita Sweni Lodge (Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga)
• Granite Suites, Londolozi (Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Mpumalanga)
• Tswalu Kalahari (Near Kuruman, Northern Cape)
• Bushmanskloof Wilderness Reserve (Cederberg, Western Cape)

Restaurants :

• Hartford House (Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal)
• The Tasting Room (Franschhoek, Western Cape)
• La Colombe (Cape Town, Western Cape)
• Marianas (Stanford, Western Cape)
• Restaurant Mosaic (Elandsfontein, near Pretoria, Gauteng)

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 is the authority on "Stylish SA at home and play". It is South Africa’s beloved premium home-grown shelter title, showcasing the South African dream : stylish homes and people. Inspiring decor. Delicious and innovative food. Inspiring travel and leisure. House and Leisure's readers are discerning, up-market pleasure seekers who are at home in South Africa and the rest of the world. House and Leisure is their trusted guide, celebrating what matters to them most - their homes, passions and pastimes.

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FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH

LAND OF LEGENDS

Just a few weeks back, we told the world of our joy at Hartford being voted South Africa’s best restaurant in the House and Leisure / Visa Best Of SA competition. The results are now in the public domain following the publication of the November issue of House and Leisure, and we applaud our fellow KwaZulu Natal and Land Of Legends pals, The Homestead at Phinda Game Reserve and Fordoun Spa, for topping their categories alongside Hartford.

To quote House and Leisure editor, Naomi Larkin, “each of the winning destinations has a unique touch and global appeal, and deserves to be named the best in South Africa”.

And then back to renowned food critic, Anne Stevens, who wrote this past week in The Mercury : "But that’s not all, as they say in the ads. Hartford and the Beverley Hills in Umhlanga have earned Diamond Wine List awards as well”.

“The celebration was twice as sweet for both; the “Bev” was also awarded an American Express Platinum Award for its signature restaurant, The Sugar Club, and Hartford took its fifth consecutive American Express Fine Dining Award in Johannesburg”.

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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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