The Grace Rosebank Hotel
Rosebank, Sandton, South Africa
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THE GRACE
HOTEL - ROSEBANK
 The Grace is
an ideal choice for guests seeking a sophisticated city hotel with
the highest levels of service and
luxury, as well as that personal charm found only in small establishments.
The Grace won the prestigious AA and SAA Accommodation Award for
'Best Luxury City Hotel' for 1999, only one year after opening and
was voted 3rd in the world for service and 3rd in the Middle East
and Africa by Condé Nast traveler 2001.
Set in the heart of stylish Rosebank,
a secure, leafy, Johannesburg suburb, The Grace has easy access to
Johannesburg's
most prominent businesses and the
international
airport. |
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With only 73 bedrooms, The Grace in Rosebank is ideally
positioned to provide personal, unobtrusive hospitality. Its classical
standards of excellence date back to an era of gracious living and
dedication to detail.
Double & Twin Rooms
The Grace has generously proportioned double or twin
rooms each with adjoining bathroom and separate shower. French casement
windows
afford
views to the north, south, east and west. Guest accommodation starts
on the fifth floor. All rooms have zip-up mattresses and can therefore
be double or twin.
Single Suite
Each single suite includes a spacious bedroom, bathroom and separate shower,
a separate lounge and guest toilet, superb views, as well as a separate lounge
suitable
for small
business
meetings and private dining for up to six people.
Penthouse
On the top (10th) floor there are three luxury, one-bedroomed penthouse suites,
each with en-suite lounge, guest toilet, adjoining bathroom and separate
shower. French doors open onto a private balcony.
Rates for all accommodations include
a full English breakfast.
Hotel facilities
• Restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and
dinner
• Guest lounge with adjoining bar
• Rooftop terrace with swimming pool and garden
• Concierge
• King-size, double or twin beds
• 24-hour room service
• 24-hour security
• 24-hour porterage
• Valet service
• Private dining facility for up to 20 people
• 24-hour transfers to and from Johannesburg International
Airport, shops and attractions by arrangement
• Undercover parking
Complimentary services for guests:
• Use of hotel exercise room or a nearby
gym
• First pressing of a full set of clothes
• Café complèt
served in the lounge from 06h00 to 17h00
• Use of fax/internet connection and VCR in your
room (calls charged to your account)
• International plug points in all rooms (Converters
available on request)
• Satellite TV in all Rooms (selected channels)
• Teas and coffees with pastries and cakes (Café Complét)
• 2-hour complimentary use of boardroom for in-house
guests, thereafter R200-00 per hour.
• Daily newspaper
• Shoe shine
• Luggage unpacking service
• Valet parking
Complimentary services (subject to availability)
• Immediate rental of mobile phones (calls
charged to your card)
• Boardroom service - 1st hour complimentary, thereafter R200 p/h - subject
to availability
• Transport to and from your office, a restaurant, the shops or any rendezvous
within metropol area
• Early arrival and late departure
• Children's accommodation in a separate room
• Upgrade to a suite for American Express Platinum card holders
Amenities
• Complimentary
café complèt
in the lounge
• "Sanctuary
at The Grace", a beauty salon/gym facility
• Gym equipment on request and complimentary access to local Virgin Active
Gym
• Laundry, dry cleaning and valet service
• Complimentary transport to within 10 km of The Grace Hotel
• Secure undercover parking
• Facilities for the disabled
Activities
Several stylish shopping malls, art
galleries, cinemas, craft markets, entertainment centres and more than
50 restaurants are within one block of
the hotel.
Sanctuary at The Grace
In
December 2000 The Grace in Rosebank opened its own beauty salon, "Sanctuary
at The Grace", which offers a variety of customized skin and body
treatments for both men and women, including facials, relaxing or energizing
massages (Aromatherapy and Dermalogica), hand and feet treatments and
body waxing. The salon is open seven days a week, from 10h00 to 20h00.
The salon's therapeutic treatments are designed to pamper and restore
you, leaving you feeling relaxed and stress free, equipped to cope with
the pressures of the city.
Dining and
Cuisine
 Chef of "The Dining Room", Raymond
Rundle, has been with The Grace since July 2000, and is currently
a member of the Chef's
Association of South Africa. Rundle approaches cooking with a combination
of creativity, insistence on the finest, natural ingredients and
a flair for authentic food with an African flavour.
According to Rundle, The Dining
Room's menu is "SIMPLE, ELEGANT
AND CONTEMPORARY." His cuisine is unpretentious yet creative, designed
to please and delight the guest rather than impress. Reflecting Rundle's
game lodge background, menu choices at The Grace's restaurant include
African-inspired favourites like Oak-Smoked Springbok (served on hot
multigrain with a white balsamic vinegar and cranberry sauce); main courses
like Ostrich Neck and desserts like Amarula ice cream and Key Lime Souffle
made from Swazi limes.
Offering an elegant yet convivial atmosphere and consistently good
food, The Dining Room is a favourite haunt of many well known businessmen
and celebrities alike. In the five years of its existence, THE DINING
ROOM has earned a reputation for its creative menus, elegant yet unpretentious
ambience, consistently good cuisine and attentive service. The series
of sumptuous gourmet food and wine evenings held monthly at The Grace
have become an ever popular feature of its restaurant.
The Grace's Vinoteque is an intimate private dining venue which can
seat up to 20 guests for discreet functions or special celebrations.
THE DINING ROOM itself can cater for private functions of up to 75 guests.
During South Africa's balmy summers,
The Grace's tranquil roofgarden and pool terrace is an idyllic setting
for alfresco
breakfasts,
lunches or evening drinks.
Breakfasts
The Dining Room has always
served an unbeatable breakfast, marked by variety, abundance and value
for
money.
Now you can sample
their new English Breakfast Menu which includes mouthwatering additions
such as Grace Benedict ( Poached eggs with smoked springbok and avocado
hollandaise on a toasted brioche) and Buttermilk waffles served with
fried eggs, bacon and hot maple syrup.
The Grace's Continental buffet offers a feast of fresh fruit, cereals,
juices, cold meats and smoked fish as well as a variety of freshly baked
breads and pastries. |
Location
Rosebank
is an exclusive suburb of Johannesburg, 40 minutes drive from the Johannesburg
International
Airport, and one mile (five minutes drive) from the CBD
of Sandton.
Entertainment and Activities:
• The Mall of Rosebank, immediately adjacent to The Grace
• The Mall's Rooftop Market, arguably SA's best, offers a huge range of
beautifully crafted merchandise (open Sundays and public holidays)
• Hotel is within one block of one of Jo'burg's most exclusive shopping
precincts, including specialist malls and boutiques
• An eclectic mix of over 200 popular restaurants within easy walking distance
of The Grace
• Old Mutual Entertainment and shopping centre with 12 cinemas, Woolworths,
music and bookstores, children's entertainment centre, fashion stores
and restaurants
• Permanent African curio market with quality controlled traders in Cradock
Avenue promenade (one block from The Grace.)
• Several excellent art galleries and exclusive Art Nouveau cinemaa complex.
Character
Quote
from London's "Daily Telegraph",
Hotel Watch, March 1999:
"Rosebank, quite the best of Jo'burg's Northern suburbs, I mean the old
green ones, not the brash new ones. Wooded, walkable, rich in restaurants,
clubs and cinemas, Rosebank has that characteristic Jo'burg blend of
the chic and the seedy; curio sellers, sushi bars, buskers and beggars."
General comparison with Sandton: Sandton is large, business-centred,
concrete intensive; Rosebank is residential in nature, cosmopolitan and
culture-rich, with tree-lined streets and walkable shopping, eating and
entertainment.
Security
Recent comparative crime statistics
(2000) show Rosebank as the MOST SECURE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF ALL 21 POLICING
ZONES IN JOHANNESBURG. Private
security and cleaning initiatives have reduced crime and petty misdemeanors
to almost nil. Patrol officers on duty 24 hours a day. Security escorts
for pedestrians on request.
Awards
• Petite Conference
Venue of the year, 2000
• Diners Club Wine-list Award (Merit Award) 99, 2000, 2001.
• Menu of the year 2001 - Best Upmarket /Fine Dining Menu in SA
• Among Wine Magazine's Top 100 Restaurants in South Africa
• Third Best in Africa, and 65th in the world
• Third in the world for service
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