Morning wake-up calls have been a staple at hotels since the early 1900s. Now, City Lodge Hotels is pioneering its own brand of nocturnal hospitality, with Bedtime Stories for Business People. Anxious travellers tossing and turning the night before a dreaded conference or pitch have recourse to a witty repertoire of bespoke tales – funny, nuanced audible narratives with genuinely relaxing properties. 20 Mar 2024 Read more As South Africans look forward to a series of upcoming public holidays – Human Rights Day on 21 March, the Easter long weekend from 29 March to 1 April, and Workers’ Day on 1 May – the rush to book accommodation begins. City Lodge Hotels understands the last-minute booking frenzy and has the perfect solution. 14 Mar 2024 Read more You don’t need a pot of gold to celebrate St Patrick’s Day – it’s easy to go green at City Lodge Hotels! Head to any Courtyard Hotel, City Lodge Hotel, or Town Lodge in South Africa on the weekend of 15 -17 March 2024 (inclusive) and enjoy 2 x Guinness 440ml cans to share for only R75. This iconic stout with its signature gold harp logo and velvety black liquid is perfect for celebrating the holiday in true Irish style. 11 Mar 2024 Read more As the holy month of Ramadan approaches, Muslims around the world are preparing for a period of fasting, prayer, and reflection. This year, Ramadan begins on 9 March and ends on 8 or 9 April, depending on the sighting of the moon, marking a time of spiritual growth and community bonding. 8 Mar 2024 Read more City Lodge Hotels has announced a number of key staff appointments. 12 Feb 2024 Read more We all love a bargain and City Lodge Hotels is putting money back in your pocket by extending its Bucket Deal on select beers, flavoured beers, and spritzers across all its hotels until 31 March 2024. Buy 4 and pay for 3 – now that’s a bargain worth ordering the bucket for! 8 Feb 2024 Read more Love is always on trend, never more so than in February. City Lodge Hotels has cut through the profusion of crimson hearts and love-infused frippery to bring you the discount of dreams to spoil your special someone. 1 Feb 2024 Read more The recent World Travel Market London highlighted travellers’ strong emphasis on sustainability in their choices. Euromonitor's research identifies eight traveller segments: eco-adventurers, blended travellers, leisure seekers, cultural explorers, luxury seekers, wellness worshippers, digital travellers, and adventure lovers. 30 Nov 2023 Read more City Lodge Hotels has burst into summer, with a new look and feel, enough to give you a double take. We've also got special offers galore to choose from, and our restaurants have beefed up their menus so you never need to leave your hotel. Let's dive in! 25 Oct 2023 Read more City Lodge Hotels' (CLH) reviewed provisional condensed consolidated results for the year to 30 June 2023 show an impressive recovery in occupancies, average room rates, and revenue post the Covid-19 pandemic and the severe effects of the lockdown on the hospitality and tourism industries. 25 Oct 2023 Read more As the hospitality industry evolves and faces new challenges and opportunities, City Lodge Hotels' forward-thinking chief operating officer (COO), Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo, shares key insights into how transformation, inclusivity, representation and diversity work together to build strong, connected teams and organisations that are successful and profitable. 14 Aug 2023 Read more When Nelson Mandela has a birthday, the whole world celebrates. On his birthday on 18 July - declared Nelson Mandela International Day by the United Nations in 2009 - it is customary to spend at least 67 minutes making a difference to the lives of vulnerable communities. 24 Jul 2023 Read more When Tracy Norton, a chef from City Lodge Hotel Victoria & Alfred Waterfront created a recipe for the Global Pizza Challenge 2023, she took a risk including elements of a dish she grew up with but wasn't a fan of - bobotie. 14 Jun 2023 Read more Is the end in sight for dinky bottles of toiletries in hotel bathrooms? The European Union (EU) is considering banning miniature hotel toiletries and single-use food containers in a bid to reduce wasteful packaging, reported Euronews. The proposal is part of the European Green Deal, which aims to reach net zero by 2050, separate economic growth from resource use and promote a circular economy within the EU. 9 Jun 2023 Read more Get Dadventurous with your gifts this Father's Day because your pops deserves more than just biltong, a necktie or socks! We've got the ideal way to spoil all the dads in your life this Father's Day and Father's Month of June 2023 - a weekend away in one of our hotels. 25 May 2023 Read more The day is finally here - this year's South African Global Pizza Challenge (GPC) gets underway at the Hotel & Hospitality Show at Sandton Convention Centre from Thursday, 18 May to Saturday, 20 May 2023 when the winner will be announced. 18 May 2023 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group held its Annual Leadership Conference at the beautiful Kievits Kroon Gauteng Wine Estate in Pretoria in April. This is the first time since 2019 and the pandemic that management has been able to gather en masse, brainstorm and present on an array of topics that will ensure the group embraces the changing travel, tourism and hospitality environment and delivers the best service excellence to guests. 9 May 2023 Read more At City Lodge Hotel Group we like to call it Mother's May, giving those keen to spoil their moms and mother figures in their lives a month to treat them to overnight stays, meals and more. 5 May 2023 Read more South Africans are sports mad and this passion for a variety of sporting codes starts early. School sports teams are where we first feel the thrill of the match, develop our competitive spirit, camaraderie, and that unstoppable desire to put our physical and mental best towards a shared goal. 31 Mar 2023 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) is pleased to announce two hotel general manager appointments: 30 Mar 2023 Read more Time to book that road trip! City Lodge Hotel Group has partnered with Avis Budget Southern Africa to offer guests 10% discount off domestic online rates for car rental in South Africa. Just click on the link to Avis Budget Southern Africa online reservations provided on our website - www.clhg.com/specials - and follow the directions provided. Ts and Cs apply. 29 Mar 2023 Read more Keeping the kids entertained during Easter school holidays can be tough, especially with little ones in the house hopped up on chocolate eggs and other sweets. At City Lodge Hotel Group, we're keen to lend a helping hand and swoop in to save you from an EISHter! 23 Mar 2023 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group has announced its condensed unaudited consolidated interim financial results for the six months ended 31 December 2022. 28 Feb 2023 Read more Are you planning your next trip? We've got 10 top tips to help you maximise your next stay at any City Lodge Hotel Group property. 10 Feb 2023 Read more Doesn't it just suck that Valentine's Day is falling on a Tuesday this year? Well, you can still have that romantic weekend getaway with your darling during the month of love aka February 2023 with City Lodge Hotel Group's Courtyard Hotels, City Lodges Hotels, and Town Lodges. 8 Feb 2023 Read more Summer is here and with it a refreshed drinks menu at City Lodge Hotel Group. Cocktails have been revamped, the wine list enhanced, and with the chilled beverages on offer overflowing with zest and zingas we usher in summer days and the festive season. 9 Dec 2022 Read more Tired of cooking and washing up in the heat of December? Try our festive feasts offered at participating City Lodge Hotel Group properties this year! 30 Nov 2022 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group put out a voluntary operational statement on 28 November 2022. Chief executive officer, Andrew Widegger reports: "The lifting of the National State of Disaster in April 2022 has further facilitated positive travel trends with businesses and individuals returning to travelling, meeting and experiencing life while nurturing relationships which had suffered during the prolonged period of lockdown." 30 Nov 2022 Read more Mealtimes just got better at your favourite City Lodge Hotels and Courtyard Hotels. Two new menus for lunch and dinner for each hotel brand currently being rolled out have all your favourite dishes on them, plus some exciting new ones. New flavours, ingredients and preparation methods mean you will always want to dine in during your next stay. 3 Nov 2022 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group is pleased to share news of the following staff appointments and movements: 28 Oct 2022 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group has your summer holidays sorted. Whether you plan to head to the coast for sun, sea, sand and siestas, or travel inland to explore the city and cultural sights of the countryside, visit family and friends around the country or take a solo adventure, we have a hotel near to where you want to be. 26 Oct 2022 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group has announced its annual results for the year ended 30 June 2022, and the numbers point to a strong recovery and "a promising position for future all-round wellness". 23 Sep 2022 Read more On Saturday, 24 September, as a nation we recognise and celebrate our cultural wealth, each doing what connects us most to our families, communities and each other. If you've missed the opportunity to take a weekend away this month, City Lodge Hotel Group is offering great rates and food and beverage promotions. Why not take a payday getaway at one of our hotels to sleep in, relax in our restaurants, sit by the pool, and take a well-deserved break. 22 Sep 2022 Read more It was a great moment for City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) today (14 September 2022) as we were able to donate funds to three major charities for the first time since April 2019. An accumulated figure of R194,500 was donated to the Cancer Association of South Africa (Cansa), R135,000 to the Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa, and R95,000 to Food and Trees for Africa, totalling R424,500. 15 Sep 2022 Read more Iconic product launches happen at iconic venues. The stunning Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City didn't disappoint when selected by BMW to launch their exciting new i4 M50 and iX3 models last month. A number of journalists stayed over at the hotel, which made the perfect backdrop for these cars, photographed by Rob Till. 23 Aug 2022 Read more Ongoing staff training is an important career development pillar at City Lodge Hotel Group. The latest undertaking sees nine kitchen staff successfully complete the SA Chefs Association's Recognition for Prior Learning (RPL) programme, conceptualised by the Department of Tourism and funded through CATHSSETA (Culture, Art, Tourism, Hospitality, and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority): 16 Aug 2022 Read more Womandla! is the cheer this Women's Month. Let us make you feel special with our Women's Month accommodation promotion. Every weekend from 1-31 August 2022 - Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays - we're offering up to 30% off our best available rate (BAR) on Courtyard Hotels, City Lodge Hotels (excluding City Lodge Hotel at OR Tambo International Airport) and Town Lodges, and up to 10% off BAR at Road Lodges (excluding Road Lodge Umhlanga Ridge). 1 Aug 2022 Read more With the Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla repealing the regulations relating to wearing of masks and restrictions on gatherings on 24 June 2022, the meetings, incentives, conferences and events (Mice) industry is excited to get back to business as usual. 27 Jun 2022 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) is delighted to announce a new partnership with Singapore Airlines, offering discounted accommodation at three of its hotel brands to members of the airline's KrisFlyer frequent flyer rewards programme. CLHG now offers Singapore Airlines' KrisFlyer members a 20% discount off best available rate (BAR) at all Courtyard Hotels, City Lodge Hotels and Town Lodges, exclusively available when booking via the Kris+ app. 15 Jun 2022 Read more We've declared dads Man of the Weekend this month at City Lodge Hotel Group and put together great rates and meal deals that apply every weekend in June 2022. 6 Jun 2022 Read more The flagship Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City in Midrand, Johannesburg has added a high tea experience with a difference to its delicious food and beverage offering. Teaming up with Pongrácz, one of South Africa's finest Méthode Cap Classiques, executive chef Keegan Maistry and his team of talented chefs have developed a signature selection of sweet and savoury delights that pair perfectly with a glass of bubbly as well as a range of teas and coffees. 30 May 2022 Read more Take note - 27 May 2022 is Woza Friday! At City Lodge Hotel Group this means you quality for big discounts when you book accommodation via www.clhg.com on the last Friday of the month, in this case 27 May, for stays up to and including 31 December 2022. 27 May 2022 Read more As we mark Africa Day on 25 May, City Lodge Hotel Group is keen to re-introduce City Lodge Hotel Maputo in Mozambique, which rounds up its southern African expansion into three important neighbouring countries, the other two being the 147-room Town Lodge Windhoek in Namibia (opened October 2017) and 104-room Town Lodge Gaborone in Botswana (opened May 2013). City Lodge Hotel Maputo's opening in February 2020 was marred by the pandemic and subsequent periods of lockdown, with the hotel having to temporarily suspend services after only a month of being open. 25 May 2022 Read more Don't fall back on robot roses and petrol station chocolates this Mother's Day - let's do it right! City Lodge Hotel Group has put together a great deal this year that applies to the next five weekends - Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 29 April to 29 May 2022 - at Courtyard Hotels, City Lodge Hotels and Town Lodges. 28 Apr 2022 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group once again visited Emthonjeni Community Centre to donate another mountain of soft goods and toiletries. This time, the donation included 1,935 items of linen and towelling, 415 pillows and 3,000 bars of soap worth close on R266,000. 26 Apr 2022 Read more When you take part in Earth Hour, you are joining likeminded people from around the world. Organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), this initiative encourages individuals, communities, corporates and households to turn off their lights for one hour from 8:30pm to 9:30pm on the last Saturday of March, in support of and to raise awareness for the need to protect nature and tackle the climate crisis. 4 Apr 2022 Read more The Easter long weekend from Friday 15 to Monday 18 April 2022 is a mini-break everyone looks forward to. At City Lodge Hotel Group, we've put together a series of specials across all four brands to get you hopping into a plane, train or automobile to enjoy a change of scenery. 31 Mar 2022 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group has announced its interim results for the six months to 31 December 2021 and is pleased to report the numbers are moving in the right direction after two long years of pandemic-induced losses: 1 Mar 2022 Read more During all the lockdowns, eating in, and scraping by, keeping your special someone feeling like a king or queen may not have been a top priority. Time to remedy that with a little help from City Lodge Hotel Group. 7 Feb 2022 Read more The two-star, 118-room Town Lodge Midrand has changed name - it is now called Town Lodge Waterfall, Midrand to make it easier for guests to immediately identify its location. Just five minutes away from its two sister properties - four-star, 168-room Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City and three-star, 149-room City Lodge Hotel Waterfall City - this trio of hotels gives guests three distinct brands and price points to choose from, while still offering the City Lodge Hotel Group promise of service excellence. 3 Feb 2022 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) has announced several staff appointments: 1 Feb 2022 Read more Nearly two years after the start of the pandemic, when all 63 City Lodge Hotel Group properties were forced to temporarily suspend their services, the group is delighted to announce that from 7 February 2022, all South African-based hotels will be open and most others elsewhere in Africa. 31 Jan 2022 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group is pleased to announce the rollout of its Eat-in restaurants at all Town Lodges and Road Lodges, serving lunch and dinner daily. Five hotels piloted the Eat-in concept last year, with six more hotels set to offer lunch and dinner by the end of January 2022. The rest of the properties will follow suit in the months to come, with all Town Lodges (barring Town Lodge Upper Hill in Nairobi, Kenya which is still temporarily closed) and Road Lodges featuring Eat-in restaurants by June 2022. 27 Jan 2022 Read more "Dear City Lodge Hotels, I have been working from home for almost two years now, thanks to the various levels of lockdown, while trying to home-school the kids when schools are closed, keep the house clean and feed the family. I used to love my kitchen, but now I'm sick and tired of cooking and this festive season I'd like the day off. Please help!" 13 Dec 2021 Read more What happens when you combine the ethos behind the World Association of Chefs' Societies' (Worldchefs) annual International Chefs Day with compassionate hoteliers and lively children? Fun, food and education! 30 Nov 2021 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group has published its Integrated Report (IR) for 2021, providing an in-depth look at the hotel's activities during the past financial year from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021, and its forecasts and plans for the year to come. 5 Nov 2021 Read more Instead of joining the mad rush asking people to book on that one last Friday in November, City Lodge Hotel Group has come up with a better deal that runs for five Fridays in a row. From 29 October to 26 November 2021, accommodation booked on any Woza Friday for stays any day up to and including 30 April 2022 qualify for big savings. 27 Oct 2021 Read more Road Lodge Potchefstroom general manager, Brandon Adams, received the Rising Star Award from the School of Tourism and Hospitality (STH) at the University of Johannesburg on 22 September 2021. That same evening, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA), Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, was welcomed into the STH Golden Circle Alumnus. 8 Oct 2021 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group is heading into Level 2, warmer weather and year-end festivities with gusto with the launch of its annual Summer Special campaign. Bookings made from mid-September 2021 to the end of the year for stays from 16 December 2021 to 9 January 2022 will qualify for up to 30% discount off the prevailing best available rate (BAR) at Courtyard Hotels, City Lodge Hotels and Town Lodges and 10% off at Road Lodges. 28 Sep 2021 Read more Provisional results for year ended 30 June 2021 14 Sep 2021 Read more Warmer weather, longer days and budding foliage mean it must be September. With spring in the air just in time for shared Heritage Month and Tourism Month in South Africa, City Lodge Hotel Group has various accommodation and meal deals to lift the spirits. 6 Sep 2021 Read more As it's Women's Month, we thought we would share a round-up of reasons why some of the women working at City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) have found their niche in hospitality. For starters, take a look at how the group fares when it comes to women in the workplace in South Africa (similar statistics apply for other territories in which the group operates): 24 Aug 2021 Read more August is all about celebrating the special women in our lives - the women who make us go "Whoa!" Businesswomen making it work during a pandemic, stay-at-home moms who deserve a medal, the caregivers and the go-getters. 10 Aug 2021 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) has appointed Anneke Pienaar as the general manager of City Lodge Hotel Maputo in Mozambique. She was most recently general manager of City Lodge Hotel Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. 29 Jul 2021 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group is celebrating the win of a slew of Agoda Customer Review Awards just in for the following hotels... 26 Jul 2021 Read more The hospitality industry has once again had to make major adjustments to operating procedures, following President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement that South Africa has returned to adjusted Alert Level 4 from Monday, 28 June 2021. There are several key ways in which the new regulations impact City Lodge Hotel Group's operations, all of them already familiar to the group, and staff are able to swiftly make the necessary adjustments. 5 Jul 2021 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group is pleased to announce the imminent reopening of two more of its properties, which have been rebranded while they were closed. City Lodge Hotel Eastgate (previously Courtyard Hotel Eastgate) and Road Lodge Sandton (previously Town Lodge Sandton, Grayston Drive) are set to reopen on 21 June 2021. This will bring to 57 the number of hotels in the Group now up and running again, with only six due to reopen as demand dictates. 17 Jun 2021 Read more The Sandton and East Rand hotels in the City Lodge Hotel Group have once again handed over a massive haul of used but still functional linen, duvets, pillows, towelling, crockery and kitchen items plus new bottles of body lotion, to the value of nearly R228,000, to Emthonjeni Community Centre in Zandspruit, west of Johannesburg, on Tuesday, 25 May 2021. The last consignment was in September 2019 prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. 9 Jun 2021 Read more Just short of 14 months since the country went into lockdown, the 184-room City Lodge Hotel Hatfield in Pretoria has flung open its doors and the team is welcoming guests back to the hotel once again. 1 Jun 2021 Read more Whether yours is a "Rad Dad" or regular Joe, Jabu or Johnnie, City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) has put together a range of deals and meals throughout the month of June to spoil the father figures in your life. 28 May 2021 Read more Need to save big on your accommodation costs? Take advantage of City Lodge Hotel Group's monthly Woza Friday promotions running on the last Friday of the month every month throughout 2021, for savings on stays anytime of the year. 27 May 2021 Read more It's Woza Friday again this Friday, 30 April, which means substantial savings when you book any of City Lodge Hotel Group's 63 properties for any dates this year. 28 Apr 2021 Read more We've rounded up ten of the best things to do with your mother or mothers-in-law, grannies, aunties, mentors, "fur moms" - at any City Lodge Hotel Group property. We look forward to hosting you in our safe Covid-19 sanitised and socially distanced yet warm and welcoming hotels! 23 Apr 2021 Read more The four-star 168-room Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City in Midrand opened on 1 March 2021, headed up by opening general manager Brendan Luttig. The hotel is located across the road from the iconic Mall of Africa and close to the Sandton and Midrand CBDs, Gautrain Midrand Station, major highways, Gallagher Convention Centre, Kyalami International Convention Centre and Netcare Waterfall City Hospital. It is also close to sister property, the 149-room City Lodge Hotel Waterfall City. 20 Apr 2021 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group is delighted to announce the appointment of one of South Africa's top chefs, Trevor Boyd, to the newly created position of general manager: food and beverage, effective 1 April 2021. 6 Apr 2021 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group once again committed to turning off non-essential lights during Earth Hour from 8.30pm to 9.30pm on Saturday, 27 March 2021. The group saved 293kWh or 15% of the energy usually consumed during this time on a regular Saturday evening. 1 Apr 2021 Read more Eco-warriors around the world are poised to mark Earth Hour 2021 by turning off non-essential lights from 8.30pm to 9.30pm on Saturday, 27 March 2021. City Lodge Hotel Group is inviting you to join us at your local Courtyard Hotel, City Lodge Hotel, Town Lodge or Road Lodge to do the same. 25 Mar 2021 Read more Staying hydrated is a fundamental part of staying healthy, and City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) has made it easier and safer for guests to do so. While South Africa does have good quality drinking water, there is nothing as convenient as a bottle of filtered water for guests on-the-go. 23 Mar 2021 Read more The Easter holidays are around the corner and City Lodge Hotel Group has a great deal just in time to help maximise your travel budget. 12 Mar 2021 Read more - Revenue: R215,6m; 2019: R809,3m (-73%)
- Group occupancies - all hotels: 17% (-37%); 2019: 54%
- Group occupancies - open hotels: 27%
- Flagship Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City opens 1 March 2021
- Courtyard Hotel Rosebank refurbishes
- Technology further streamlines contactless operations
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11 Mar 2021 Read moreCourtyard Hotel Rosebank has refurbished its bedrooms and reopened at the beginning of the year to accommodate its first group of guests since its temporary suspension of services at the start of lockdown. With fresh furniture, furnishings and air-conditioning units, the hotel is keen to welcome back guests. 19 Feb 2021 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group has twelve special days lined up for 2021 that save guests money and make travelling budgets go further. The WOZA Friday deal offers guests special rates on their stay all year round and across all hotel brands when accommodation is booked on the last Friday of the month. The first WOZA Friday for 2021 is this Friday, 29 January. 1 Feb 2021 Read more Following the announcement last year of Brendan Luttig being appointed as opening general manager of the new Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City and Elzabe de Jager taking over his previous position as general manager of City Lodge Hotel Fourways, from her position as general manager of the Courtyard Hotel Sandton, the ripple effect staff movement within management, effective 1 February 2021, is as follows:Following the announcement last year of Brendan Luttig being appointed as opening general manager of the new Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City and Elzabe de Jager taking over his previous position as general manager of City Lodge Hotel Fourways, from her position as general manager of the Courtyard Hotel Sandton, the ripple effect staff movement within management, effective 1 February 2021, is as follows: 29 Jan 2021 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group has taken the guesswork out of planning a romantic evening with your special someone this Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day packages have been put together at participating Courtyard Hotels, City Lodge Hotels and Town Lodges that include a night and a luxury dinner for two at selected Courtyard Hotels and City Lodge Hotels and a night for two plus a gourmet picnic box to share at selected Town Lodges around the country. 27 Jan 2021 Read more The new Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City is set to open in a few weeks, adding 164 rooms and four suites plus conference and event space for up to 120 people and two restaurants to the growing Waterfall City hub in Midrand. The hotel is headed up by opening general manager Brendan Luttig, who was previously general manager of the thriving City Lodge Hotel Fourways, and the kitchens led by new executive chef Keegan Maistry, who has extensive experience in luxury hotels in South Africa and the US. This is the 63rd hotel in the City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) and 56th in South Africa. 21 Jan 2021 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group has declared the last Friday of the month Woza Friday with a special price promotion available online only via www.clhg.com. 18 Dec 2020 Read more With the end of the year upon us, it's time to take that much-needed holiday. To make it more affordable for guests to shake off cabin fever, City Lodge Hotel Group's summer campaign transforms the WKND Special rates into the Looong WKND Special rates available on weekdays too. 15 Dec 2020 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group has started a new festive season tradition - the celebratory brunch or breakfast! In house guests as well as day visitors and their families will be able to book a festive brunch or breakfast at any of the group's hotels on 24, 25 and 26 December 2020 as well as 1 January 2021. Just sit back, relax and enjoy a festive meal prepared for you in the comfort of one of our hotels - all of your foodie wishes, none of the dirty dishes! 10 Dec 2020 Read more There is a solution to every problem, says Patrick Tate, retiring divisional director of operations at City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG). This approach, coupled with a lifetime of experience, steady and grounded disposition, and an abundance of patience has made Tate excel as a hotelier. 30 Nov 2020 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group has announced several changes to its operations department, starting with the retirement of Patrick Tate, divisional director of operations after 32 years of loyal service, effective 30 November 2020. He has been with the group since 1 August 1988 when it only had three hotels, joining to manage City Lodge Cape Town (now City Lodge Hotel Pinelands) on the group's third birthday. Patrick managed several hotels for City Lodge Hotel Group before his promotion to divisional director of operations at central office in 2001. (Please see separate media release on Patrick for his full biography.) 27 Nov 2020 Read more At City Lodge Hotel Group, guests are encouraged to come for the comfortable rooms and service excellence, and stay for the delicious food and beverage offerings. As summer heats the pool ready for those first swims, the group has revamped the bar and snacks menus at its hotels, giving guests more reasons to relax in the spacious public areas outside and indoors, or in their rooms. 24 Nov 2020 Read more This November, every Friday is Woza Friday at City Lodge Hotel Group. We know what it's like waiting for Friday to come, and what better way to celebrate than a special price promotion only bookable on Fridays. Instead of joining the mad rush asking people to book on that one last Friday in November, we have come up with a better deal for our customers, bookable only online. 20 Nov 2020 Read more Construction of the new concept Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City is nearing completion, and the hotel is set to open in the first quarter of 2021. A hard hat tour of the building by management in October 2020 revealed an elegant, upmarket hotel taking shape. Behind the hoarding and scaffolding is a 164-room hotel, the result of a land and building lease agreement with JSE-listed property company Attacq. 10 Nov 2020 Read more As the hospitality industry opens up and more people travel, technology is playing an important role in helping keep everyone safe. City Lodge Hotel Group now offers guests contactless online check-in at its hotels, accessed via its website, www.clhg.com, and on its mobile app too. In a similar manner to the online check-in for flights, guests can check themselves into their hotel and avoid having to touch too many shared items at the reception desk, keeping both guests and staff safe. 22 Oct 2020 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group continues to pay 10% commission to IATA-registered travel agents and travel management companies on bookings for all of the group's hotels, including Fairview Hotel in Kenya, Courtyard Hotels, City Lodge Hotels, Town Lodges and Road Lodges. Paying commission has long been a part of the group's business culture and helps foster good relationships with travel professionals. 9 Oct 2020 Read more As more travellers start to emerge from their homes to shake off cabin fever, City Lodge Hotel Group has launched its Summer Campaign to help finances go further this festive season. After the success of its Weekend Special rates launched in August 2020, the group is now extending this rate to include all weekdays too. From 1 December 2020 to 31 January 2021, the following special rates apply per room per night (single or double occupancy): from R749 at Town Lodges, from R799 at City Lodge Hotels and from R999 at Courtyard Hotels. (Offer does not include Road Lodges.) 6 Oct 2020 Read more Guests have voted four hotels in the City Lodge Hotel Group as their favourites on Tripadvisor. Fairview Hotel and City Lodge Hotel at Two Rivers Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, Courtyard Hotel Port Elizabeth and City Lodge Hotel Lynnwood in Pretoria have won Tripadvisor 2020 Traveler's Choice Awards. 15 Sep 2020 Read more Revenue: R1,16bn (-25%)
Average group occupancies: 38% (-17%)
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Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City due to open March/April 2021 4 Sep 2020 Read more Good news comes in threes: South Africa has moved to Level 2 of the lockdown, inter-provincial business and leisure travel is allowed and City Lodge Hotel Group has launched its Weekend Special rates. 24 Aug 2020 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group is expanding its in house food and beverage offering, under the Eat In banner, starting with a pizza menu. After a successful trial of the new pizza selection at Town Lodge Umhlanga and Road Lodge Durban, the concept is now being rolled out to Courtyard Hotels, City Lodge Hotels, Town Lodges and Road Lodges across South Africa. 18 Aug 2020 Read more The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in many people working from home. Cue children/partner/pets crashing the Zoom meeting for the umpteenth time, or living their best yet noisy lives within earshot. City Lodge Hotel Group has launched a solution utilising the spacious work desks present in every Courtyard Hotel, City Lodge Hotel, Town Lodge and Road Lodge. 13 Aug 2020 Read more The City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) has been working hard behind the scenes to strip out single-use plastic from guest bedrooms. In a bold move, the group, together with its South African supplier The Bespoke Amenities Company (TBAC), is launching an all-new range of bathroom amenities, including a Zero Bar. These will be available across all five hotel brands - Fairview Hotel (Kenya), Courtyard Hotel, City Lodge Hotel, Town Lodge and Road Lodge - in what is a first for a South African hotel group, and among the first in the world. 31 Jul 2020 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group is starting to open up its hotels in a phased response to business traveller demand as South Africa moves to Level 3 alert of the lockdown from 1 June 2020. The group has been busy during Levels 5 and 4 preparing its properties to open in a Covid-19 world. Some properties have offered quarantine accommodation while others have accommodated essential services, now extended to include business travellers. 3 Jun 2020 Read more Running a food and beverage service at a quarantine or essential services hotel during the lockdown is a balancing act. The strict protocols of social distancing need to be observed while serving tasty, nutritious meals three times a day to guests, who have to stay in their rooms as public areas like the restaurant are closed. The City Lodge Hotel Group caters for its quarantine and essential services guests either produced by its own food and beverage teams or produced and delivered by professional catering company. 25 May 2020 Read more Operating a hotel during the time of Covid-19 brings about its own challenges, chief among those is the safety of staff and guests. Cleanliness, hygiene and sanitisation have taken on a new role, which is equally important now during the lockdown as it will be afterwards. In fact, "business as usual" just got an overhaul. 12 May 2020 Read more Since the lockdown announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa took effect at midnight on 26 March 2020, all businesses relating to non-essential services have been closed. This temporary suspension of services has affected most of City Lodge Hotel Group's 56 properties around South Africa (it also has six hotels in Southern and East Africa). Five hotels have remained open to accommodate inbound and outbound travellers in quarantine, as well as essential workers. The group remains well positioned to reopen any of its hotels on very short notice. 30 Apr 2020 Read more The City Lodge Hotel Group published the following statement on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange News Service (SENS)... 26 Mar 2020 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group has launched Explore More, a month-long promotion valid from 18 March to 3 May 2020 (inclusive), in which guests can save up to 40% on their stay. Make the most of the upcoming run of long weekends and family getaway opportunities by staying at any Courtyard Hotel from R999, City Lodge Hotel from R799 and Town Lodge from R749. This includes hotels in South Africa as well as the group's properties in Windhoek, Namibia; Botswana, Namibia; Maputo, Mozambique; Nairobi, Kenya; and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 12 Mar 2020 Read more As a 'people-caring-for-people' organisation, City Lodge Hotel Group has launched a coronavirus disease 19 (Covid-19) protocol across its 62 hotels, educating staff and guests and introducing measures to ensure all stay safe in the face of this global health emergency. 9 Mar 2020 Read more - Average group occupancies 54%
- Targeted southern and East African expansion substantially complete
- Portfolio of hotels in excellent shape to benefit from economic growth
| 20 Feb 2020 Read moreThe City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) has opened its 62nd hotel, the City Lodge Hotel Maputo in Mozambique, under the leadership of general manager Gustavo Cardoso. The hotel is ideally located on Rua Para o Palmar, near Avenida Julius Nyerere, and within easy reach of the Costa do Sol beach, city centre, a private hospital, university and various other business, entertainment, shopping and cultural attractions. It is the closest hotel to the Maputo International Airport, at some 6.5km or 12-minute drive away. 10 Feb 2020 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group is pleased to announce new appointments and promotions: 31 Jan 2020 Read more A City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) breakfast is the highlight of the day for many guests, with an estimated 1.4 million eggs consumed per year. It will soon have a feel-good as well as a taste-good component as the group announces its commitment to transitioning to 100% cage-free eggs throughout its operations by 2025. 31 Jan 2020 Read more The City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) has launched a direct booking application or app for mobile phones, available to download for free from iOS for Apple and Google Play for Android. 3 Dec 2019 Read more Step into the refreshed and tranquil space that is the revamped Club Lounge, bar and patio at the Courtyard Hotel Sandton in Johannesburg. This commercial area is now bookable and features a new look and feel reflected in stylish chairs and rugs, contemporary lighting and artwork, and the latest fittings and fixtures. Various seating arrangements make this the ideal spot for guests and day visitors to hold meetings, host exclusive events, celebrate special occasions, or simply enjoy a meal from the new a la carte menu. The recently launched a la carte offering for lunch and dinner is now available at all five Courtyard Hotels in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Port Elizabeth. 26 Nov 2019 Read more The five Courtyard Hotels in Rosebank, Sandton and Eastgate in Johannesburg, Arcadia in Pretoria and Port Elizabeth, have added an a la carte menu to their offering. The Club Lounge, which used to serve a range of upmarket canapes and drinks in the evening from 5pm to 9pm, now offers a curated menu of dishes that cater for a range of tastes and dietary requirements. 25 Nov 2019 Read more It is with enormous sadness that the City Lodge Hotel Group announces that Hans Rudolf Enderle, founder and past chairperson, has died on 9 November 2019 at the age of 77. He passed away peacefully after complications of surgery. 12 Nov 2019 Read more The City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) has listened to its customers and once again launched its half-price Summer Campaign. This annual promotion sees Courtyard Hotels, City Lodge Hotels and Town Lodges offer a number of rooms at each property at a whopping 50% discount. That's half-price accommodation during peak season! Valid from 13 December 2019 to 19 January 2020, this special offer is available for online bookings via www.clhg.com, quoting the promotional code: HALFPRICE. 5 Nov 2019 Read more The City Lodge Hotel at Two Rivers Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, hosted a "welcome to the neighbourhood" and official opening event on 24 October 2019. The hotel has opened in phases and while it has been trading for the past two years, City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) was delighted to host this official event showcasing all of its facilities, presided over by Dr Chris Kirubi, Kenyan businessman, entrepreneur and leading industrialist, and owner of the Two Rivers mixed-use complex. 4 Nov 2019 Read more The Friends of City Lodge Hotel Group Golf Day was once again a resounding success. 8 Oct 2019 Read more Management teams from several City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) properties in Johannesburg came together this winter to collect items for the Emthonjeni Community Centre in poverty-stricken Zandspruit, west of Johannesburg. On 27 August 2019, the group donated a trailer-load of used linen and bedding and new and used scarves, gloves, beanies and clothes. Guests donated these winter woollies in the "Warm heads, hands and hearts" collection in participating hotels, dropping them off in specially marked boxes in reception. 1 Oct 2019 Read more The City Lodge Hotel at Two Rivers Mall, Nairobi, has been awarded four-star rating from the Tourism Regulatory Authority in Kenya. The hotel "successfully scored 100% on essential items as required by the East African Community grading procedure", confirms the report. 27 Aug 2019 Read more - Average South African occupancies - 58%
- Targeted East and Southern African expansion almost completed
- Town Lodge Umhlanga opens
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21 Aug 2019 Read more"It always seems impossible until it's done," said Nelson Mandela. And in his honour, around 80 staff from 15 City Lodge Hotel Group properties in Johannesburg set about refurbishing the boys' dormitory and cleaning the girls' dormitory and main kitchen of the New Jerusalem Children's Home in President Park, Midrand in a single day. The home provides residential care facilities for some 95 boys and girls, ranging in age from infants to 18-year olds, and is run by 32 staff members. The centre is a place of safety for abandoned and abused, orphaned and vulnerable children and has sheltered more than 1,000 children since it was established in September 2000. 6 Aug 2019 Read more The City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) is undertaking a large-scale solar project for the group at 25 of its 60 hotels. This follows a successful pilot study at the 118-room Road Lodge Centurion in Pretoria, which has a 50kWp (Kilowatt peak) generation system installed on the roof. The roll-out will result in nearly 4,250 solar panels being installed at 24 hotels in South Africa and one hotel in Namibia, with a combined energy output of approximately 1.45 megawatts of power. The full installation will cost approximately R20m. The panels have an expected lifespan of 30 years. 2 Aug 2019 Read more Construction of Town Lodge Umhlanga is nearing completion and is scheduled to open in July 2019 and headed up by general manager Lizelle Henze. 21 May 2019 Read more City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) announces the appointments of Erich Oberhauser as general manager of Courtyard Hotel Port Elizabeth, Lizelle Henze as general manager of Town Lodge Umhlanga, due to open in July 2019, and Ayanda Masemola as general manager of Road Lodge Umhlanga Ridge. 2 May 2019 Read more Road Lodges, part of the City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG), are now bookable via global distribution systems (GDS). The 22 Road Lodges, totalling 2,059 rooms, have been listed on Galileo and Amadeus, with the Sabre listings to be completed soon. Inventory comes out of CLHG's proprietary Lodgix system into the GDS and rooms are visible on both systems. There is no change to the payment process: Road Lodges still have to be prepaid or settled by guests on arrival. 25 Mar 2019 Read more - Average group occupancies 58%
- Return on equity 17%
- Normalised diluted headline EPS -6%
- New Courtyard Hotel for Waterfall City - African expansion advanced in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique
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The City Lodge Hotel Group has announced that an exciting "new concept" hotel within its Courtyard Hotel brand will be developed in Waterfall City north of Johannesburg. 15 Feb 2019 Read more City Lodge Hotel Dar es Salaam in Tanzania is opening its first batch of 41 rooms today (16 November 2018) on the first and second floors. The hotel will have 148 rooms in total when complete. Anneke Pienaar is general manager. 16 Nov 2018 Read more Recently retired CEO Clifford Ross and new COO Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo of the City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) each received the South African Chefs Association President's Award 2018 at a gala dinner at Holiday Inn Sandton on 28 September. They were among only eight recipients of this industry award this year, bestowed at the discretion of the president of SA Chefs. The event also marked the last official duty of outgoing president Stephen Billingham and a warm industry welcome to newly elected president, James Khoza, the first black, homegrown chef to lead the association in its 44-year history. 10 Oct 2018 Read more - Average group occupancies 59% (61% in South Africa)
- Revenue -1% to R1.5 billion
- African expansion on track - new hotels in Nairobi, Dar es Salaam and Maputo to open by end of October
- Construction underway on Town Lodge Umhlanga Ridge
- Group will have 7,991 rooms at 63 rooms in six countries once current development programme is completed
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20 Aug 2018 Read moreIn its first foray into art sponsorship, the City Lodge Hotel Group sponsored prizes for winners of the Irma Stern-focused RMB Turbine Art Fair which took place in Newtown, Johannesburg, from 12-15 July. 25 Jul 2018 Read more The JSE-listed City Lodge Hotel group has appointed two new executive directors to its board with effect from 1 July 2018... 5 Jun 2018 Read more After more than 30 years at the City Lodge Hotel Group, the last 15 years as Chief Executive Officer, Clifford Ross is stepping down from his role at the end of June due to ill health. 23 May 2018 Read more Continual refurbishing and upgrading of its hotels is a critical part of the City Lodge Hotel Group's operational strategy that has seen it become one of Africa's top selected services hotel chains. 9 May 2018 Read more - Average occupancies 63%
- Return on equity 20%
- Normalised diluted headline EPS -12%
- African expansion makes progress in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique
15 Feb 2018 Read moreCity Lodge Hotel Group's third hotel in Nairobi and 59th hotel in Southern and East Africa 17 Jan 2018 Read more Donations benefit fight against cancer, palliative care, environment and food production 21 Nov 2017 Read more Becomes 58th hotel in the City Lodge Hotel Group 9 Oct 2017 Read more Four new African hotels opening from 3Q 2017 to 2Q 2018
Additional capacity planned in South Africa 18 Aug 2017 Read more Enhancements introduced across Courtyard Hotel, City Lodge Hotel, Town Lodge and Road Lodge brands 1 Jun 2017 Read more - 148-room City Lodge Hotel Maputo will add to City Lodge Hotel Group's African expansion progress in Kenya, Tanzania and Namibia
- Group will have seven hotels outside of South Africa by mid-2018
20 Feb 2017 Read moreCLHG Rewards enables online bookers to earn points towards B&B or room only 19 Jan 2017 Read more Shareholders have enjoyed compound annual growth of 23.93% over a five-year period 25 Nov 2016 Read more The City Lodge Hotel Group won the national one star and two star categories for service excellence in hotel accommodation at the 2016 Lilizela Tourism Awards held in Sandton on 16 October. 21 Oct 2016 Read more CANSA gets R199,600, HPCA gets R140,000 and Food & Trees gets R91,000 19 Sep 2016 Read more 147-room hotel on track to open towards the end of 2017 7 Sep 2016 Read more The City Lodge Hotel Group grew its revenue by 14.6% to R1.5bn in the financial year to 30 June, 2016 and is on track to open three new African hotels in mid-to-late 2017. 12 Aug 2016 Read more Fourteen hotels within the JSE-listed City Lodge Hotel Group have received 2016 Certificate of Excellence awards from TripAdvisor, the global online travel website. 23 Jun 2016 Read more The official opening of City Lodge Hotel Newtown 21 Jun 2016 Read more Work has begun on the 147-room City Lodge Hotel Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Construction is also progressing well at the 169-room City Lodge Hotel Two Rivers in Nairobi. The development of Town Lodge Windhoek is to begin in June. 26 May 2016 Read more The City Lodge Hotel Group is this year more closely involved than ever with the gruelling Joberg2C mountain bike event which will see a group of incredibly brave riders make their way from Gauteng all the way down to the KZN South Coast between 22 and 30 April. 12 Apr 2016 Read more City Lodge Hotel Two Rivers will be the 58th hotel in the City Lodge Hotel Group and is expected to open in second quarter of 2017; other African expansion plans also progressing in Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique and Namibia 23 Feb 2016 Read more JSE-listed City Lodge Hotels Limited has issued a strong set of results for the six months to 31 December 2015, with revenue up by 17.3% to R753.4 million and headline earnings rising 17.5% to R194.1 million. South African hotel occupancies rose to 69% from 68% with improvements across the group's Courtyard Hotel, City Lodge Hotel, Town Lodge and Road Lodge brands. Work has begun on the 169-room City Lodge Hotel Two Rivers in Nairobi, scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2017. 19 Feb 2016 Read more |
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