{"id":555,"date":"2008-11-22T03:45:12","date_gmt":"2008-11-22T01:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=555"},"modified":"2008-11-22T03:46:23","modified_gmt":"2008-11-22T01:46:23","slug":"cape-town-oneonly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/cape-town-oneonly\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Town One&Only"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Sol Kerzner’s One&Only Cape Town is scheduled to open in the V & A Waterfront in May next year, reports Luxury Travel<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The hotel will have 131 rooms, of which 40\u00a0will be\u00a0located on a specially created\u00a0island in the Waterfront.\u00a0\u00a0 The other special island will host the eleven-room Spa and pool, and will be linked to the hotel by means of bridges.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Other facilities will include the One&Only Fitness Centre; Nobu,\u00a0Island Terrace\u00a0and Plate\u00a0restaurants; the Wine Loft with more than a hundred wines by the glass;\u00a0and a KidsOnly Club.<\/p>\n

Sol Kerzner, who became a renowned hotelier and casino operator when he established Sun City and The Palace of the Lost City outside Johannesburg more than 25 years ago, says of his newest project: “One&Only Cape Town will become a significant landmark in Africa with its bold, contemporary design promising to make it one of the world’s leading luxury resort destinations.\u00a0 I am looking forward to once again contributing to South Africa’s tourism industry, which has seen an incredible growth in recent years.\u00a0\u00a0 I am very pleased to open a spectacular resort with a fresh and exciting new concept in my home country in what I’ve always believed to be one of the greatest sites in Cape Town.\u00a0\u00a0 Opening in plenty of time for the 2010 World Cup, the resort will appeal to the international traveller and play a key role in the local community”.<\/p>\n

Kerzner’s One&Only hotels are located in Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Bahamas and Dubai.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He opened his latest Atlantis Palm Jumeirah One&Only in Dubai\u00a0two days ago, with a $20 million opening extravaganza, including the world’s largest fireworks display and a performance by Kylie Minogue.\u00a0\u00a0 VIP guests at the opening included Robert de Niro, Charlize Theron, Wesley Snipes, Janet Jackson, Mischa Barton, Yasmin le Bon, Denzil Washington and Shirley Bassey, signalling the scale at which the One&Only Cape Town could be opening next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sol Kerzner’s One&Only Cape Town is scheduled to open in the V & A Waterfront in May next year, reports Luxury Travel.\u00a0\u00a0 The hotel will have 131 rooms, of which 40\u00a0will be\u00a0located on a specially created\u00a0island in the Waterfront.\u00a0\u00a0 The other special island will host the eleven-room Spa and pool, and will be linked to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[7,3,22],"tags":[264,32367,511,32366,506,505,504,507,509,503,512,508,105,5,283],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t