First Four Seasons Hotel in South Africa to open mid 2014
The Four Seasons Hotel Westcliff Johannesburg, the global operator's first in South Africa, is set to open in the second quarter of 2014.
The original luxury Westcliff Hotel was built in 1997, but closed in June last year to undergo renovations and new constructions after the owners signed a long-term management agreement with Four Seasons.
The brand new Spa at Four Seasons will feature nine treatment rooms – one of which is a couple's suite – two swimming pools plus separate changing rooms, steamrooms and saunas for men and women. The spa’s 24.9m (82ft) outdoor infinity lap pool includes a water feature and a bubble bed – which provides a gentle underwater massage.
Four Seasons has retained the original architect of the hotel – Johannesburg-based RSL Architects – and interior design firm JACKET.
The spa complex also includes a 24-hour fitness centre, plus on and off-site jogging trails.
The hotel will feature 117 guest rooms, including 12 suites, located in nine low-rise residential buildings. All bedrooms will open onto a garden terrace or balcony with views of gardens, courtyards, the city’s dense tree canopy or the neighbouring Johannesburg Zoo.
Located in the city’s affluent area known as The Parks, the Johannesburg Zoo is within walking distance, 36 of the country’s top 100 golf courses are within one hour’s drive and the resort is also close to the UNESCO World Heritage Site – known as the Cradle of Humankind.
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