Colony Hotel
Travel Blogs from Sandton
A bit of leisure today
... was no different, lovely and damn hot. luckily i had a long island iced tea to put the fire out.
Came back to the hotel a decided to find the elusive roof bar which we had tried to locate the night before and earlier. noticed 2 extra lifts on the side of the hotel which only went from ground to floor 9. jumped in pressed 9. Mythical Skye Bar found and its lovely cocktail list. Martini Vodkas !
Not sure what time i went to bed, it was late though.
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In which I look around Johannesburg
... the community so I was happy to pay. Note: (December 2010) - one of the two stone statues I bought and carried all around South Africa, through Botswana and into Zambia, then on my canoe trip down the Zambezi, then back to Sudan, did not survive the DHL trip back to Australia. Smashed to absolute smithereens.
After that we went to Nelson Mandela’s old house, concrete floors, ...
One Language, Different Dialects
... people based on one thing: nationality. A state can run better if all the people identify with a loyalty to that state. If you have people coming and going with no sense of what it means to cross from Zimbabwe to South Africa, then does the South African identity really exist? Without borders people would see themselves more as citizens of the world. When it came time to devote whatever capacity you had to your country, you wouldn't feel the need to. You ...
Reorganization
... a woman sitting in front of who would start clapping above her head to get her waiter; all this to complain that she was cold. It was just strange. The table next to her was the twin brother of the “Liverpool guy” at Slainte. Those who have been there for an early morning Liverpool game know who I am talking about. It is the old fat guy who doesn’t order anything and just yells “let’s go ...
Is 2010 Africa's year?
... They have been well ahead of the rest of the world, but the trend with every trading partner is clearly on the up.
2010 has been built up to be 'a year of multiple successes’ not only for South Africa but also for the rest of the continent. I see it a bit differently; I feel 2010 will be the marketing campaign, with no immediate benefits but it will be the start of a longer, drawn out 5-10, maybe even 20 year plan. Yes, so we are hosting the ...
Location
Other places to stay in Sandton
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Holiday Inn Sandton - Rivonia Road
123 Rivonia Road, Sandton | 4 star hotelfrom $145 -
Protea Hotel Balalaika Sandton
20 Maude Street, Sandton | 4 star hotelfrom $192 -
Radisson Blu Hotel Sandton, Johannesburg
cnr Daisy St & Rivonia Rd, Sandton | 4 star hotel$350 average -
Hilton Sandton
138 Rivonia Road, Sandton | 5 star hotel$350 average -
Indaba Hotel
Vallombrosa Lane Tuff Topp Estates, 1, Orange Free State 9300, Sandton | 4 star hotelfrom $74 -
Michelangelo Hotel
135 West Street, Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton | 5 star hotelfrom $257 -
Michelangelo Towers
8 Maude Street, Sandton | 4 star hotelfrom $401 -
InterContinental Johannesburg Sandton Towers
Corner Maude & Fifth Streets, Sandton | 5 star hotelfrom $282 -
Holiday Inn Express Sandton-Woodmead
54, Maxwell Drive, Sandton | 3 star hotelfrom $81 -
Garden Court Sandton City
Cnr West and Maude Streets, Sandton | Hotelfrom $134 -
Garden Court Sandton
Cnr. Katherine Street and Rivonia Road, Sandton | 3 star hotelfrom $115 -
City Lodge - Sandton/Morningside
corner Hill & Rivonia Roads, Sandton | 3 star hotelfrom $129 -
Town Lodge Sandton-Grayston Drive
Cnr Grayston Drive & Webber Road, Sandton | Hotelfrom $105 -
The Westford Hotel, Sandton
84 Katherine Street, Sandton | 3 star hotelfrom $62 -
City Lodge Bryanston
cnr Main Road & Peter Place, Sandton | 3 star hotelfrom $113 -
Southern Sun Katherine Street Sandton
115 Katherine Street, Sandton | 4 star hotelfrom $147 -
Raphael Penthouse Suites
South Tower, Nelson Mandela Square, Fifth Street, Sandton | 5 star hotelfrom $428 -
Don Sandton III
125 Pretoria Avenue, Sandton | 3 star hotel -
Don Sandton I
3 Rivonia Road, Sandton | 3 star hotel -
Don Sandton IV
115 Pretoria Street, Sandton | Hotel -
Sandton Sun
Corner Fifth & Alice Streets, Sandton, Sandton | 5 star hotelfrom $254 -
The Fairlawns Boutique Hotel & Spa
1 Alma Road, Sandton | 5 star hotelfrom $258 -
Mandolino Lodge & Restaurant
31 Mulbarton Road, Sandton | 4 star hotel -
Sandton Lodge
Cnr Main and Cloete Street Langebaan 7357, Sandton | Hotel -
Sunningdales Hotel
73 Joubert Street, Johannesburg, 2001, Sandton | Hotel -
Ten Bompas
10 Bompas Rd, Sandton | 5 star hotelfrom $250
