Taj - Cape Town

Where to eat over the Cape Argus Cycle Tour Weekend?

If you're in town this weekened, for the 2010 Cape Argus Pick 'n Pay Cycle Tour, why don't you take some time out to experience a meal, an exceptional cup of coffee or an afternoon drink at the Taj Cape Town. If you're a cyclist we'll forgive you for only visiting ...

Cape Argus Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Tour 2010

The streets of Cape Town will soon be alive with the energy and exhilaration of The Cape Argus Pick 'n Pay Cycle Tour, one of South Africa's largest and most anticipated sporting events. This year, the event takes place on Sunday 14 March, and all proceeds will be donated to ...

The Bombay Brasserie on Food 24

If you're interested in reading about what it's like to dine at the Taj Cape Town - from someone other than the Taj Cape Town - head on over to Food 24. Judging from the review Chef Caro thoroughly enjoyed her Bombay Brasserie experience.

What is there to do in Cape Town?

In Cape Town you never have to worry about what you're going to fill your day with because this is a city overflowing with cultural and non-cultural activities. At the Taj Cape Town we are so passionate about what the city of Cape Town has to offer visitors that we've put ...

The Taj Cape Town Romantic Rendevous Package

The Taj Cape Town’s central location ensures that it is ideally situated for honeymoon couples who want to experience both the exceptional Cape Town city centre – with its unique history, culture, world-class dining and nightlife experiences and exceptional boutique shopping – and not forgetting the stunning Cape Town scenery. At ...

The Taj Cape Town Tower Rooms and Suites

The Taj Cape Town Tower Rooms and Suites, located in the Tower Wing, are modern in design and sophisticated in décor. They make use of floor-to-ceiling glass facades, and private balconies, to offer panoramic views of the city and Table Mountain. The Tower Rooms and Suites décor effectively maintains the timeless Taj ...

The Taj Cape Town Family Package

Do you want to visit Cape Town as a family and experience everything it has to offer? If so you should book the Family Getaway Package* at the Taj Cape Town. Our central location and family friendly approach ensures that we are ideally situated to cater for families with children of ...

The Taj Cape Town Art

The art at the Taj Cape Town is a collection of art by both local and Indian artists. Each piece was selected, or commissioned, with the unique Taj Cape Town project in mind. If you're in the area pop in and have a look at our art. You could also stay ...

The Taj Cape Town Heritage Rooms and Suites

In the Taj Cape Town Heritage Rooms and Suites the original architecture is complemented by old-world quality and the best modern features. All the Taj Cape Town Heritage Rooms have been lovingly restored and tastefully updated. They all still boast their original, and historically relevant, large sash windows which look out ...

The Taj Cape Town Introductory Offer

We are presently running a special Taj Cape Town Introductory Offer: three nights for the price of two. If you follow this blog you'll probably remember that we have blogged about this fantastic offer before but (in hindsight) it was a little premature, because we weren't as close to opening ...

Hermant Oberoi visits The Taj Cape Town

Hemant Oberoi, worldwide executive chef of the Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces - and one of India's most influential food related exports - recently joined us at the Taj Cape Town to oversee the final stages before our three restaurants were opened officially to the public. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="554" caption="Hermant ...

Taj Cape Town Open Days

The Taj Cape Town Open Days, which took place from Monday the 18th of January to Thursday the 21st of January, gave us the opportunity to formally introduce the remarkable Taj Cape Town to both journalists and members of the general public. We believe that the Taj Cape Town is, in ...

The Taj Cape Town in the News

After our open days - which we'll discuss in more detail in this Friday's blog post - we had a lot of great online publicity. A number of people who attended the Taj Cape Town open days wrote fantastic things about their experience. What was really exciting for us is that ...

The Taj Cape Town Menus

We've spoken a lot about the Taj Cape Town restaurants - with specific focus on the Bombay Brasserie and Mint. We recently highlighted a few of the dishes from the Bombay Brasserie menu but we haven't, up until now, shared their full menus with you. Below are the provisional Bombay Brasserie ...

Taj Cape Town Podcasts

We've released our Taj Top Ten Podcasts. In these podcasts, of which there are 10, we've highlighted what we believe are 10 not-to-be-missed Cape Town experiences. If you're looking for something special, something that will ensure that your Cape Town adventure is unforgettable, visit our Taj Cape Town podcast page.

The Cape Town Stadium

Purshoth Chetty, CEO of Sail Stadefrance, operator of the Cape Town Stadium, gives us an inside look at the new stadium in Greenpoint. This podcast includes detailed information about the stadium's unique design, capacity, facilities, history and future.

The V&A Waterfront

Set in a working harbour with Table Mountain as a backdrop, the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town offers a wide variety of shopping and entertainment outlets. From leisure and adventure activities to numerous restaurants and eateries - there's something for everyone at the Waterfront.

Long Street with Aden Thomas

Aden Thomas takes us on a brief tour from the Company's Garden down onto Long Street, by day and by night one of Cape Town's most vibrant locales! Find out where to eat, dance and shop on Cape Town's most popular thoroughfare.

South African National Gallery

The South African National Gallery is the premier site for artworks in South Africa. As such it holds the country’s visual heritage. The collection includes traditional African art, photography, historical works and contemporary art.

Robben Island Museum

A landmark in South African history, Robben Island is a must-see for visitors interested in the country's past. This podcast tells us about the experiences, sites and sounds visitors can expect on a tour to Robben Island.

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

Kirstenbosch has been lauded as one of the seven most magnificent gardens in the world. The Western Cape is one of the world's unique floral kingdoms and most of the vegetation in Kirstenbosch is indigenous - just one of the many features that make this garden unique.

The District 6 Museum

Former residents of District 6, and other areas which experienced forced removals during Apartheid, give visitors an understanding of the effect Apartheid had on people and their lives as they were dispossessed due to the colour of their skin.

The Castle of Good Hope

Captain Francois Morkel, Castle Manager at The Castle of Good Hope, gives us a brief overview of the Castle's 350-year history. Attractions include the Castle Military Museum and the William Fehr Collection which showcases various artworks and period furniture.

Table Mountain Cableway

Collette van Aswegen, Marketing Manager for the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, talks about the facilities and activities atop Cape Town's most famous landmark. This podcast includes information about the walks, animals and views that can be experienced on the mountain.

Cape Town Beaches

Saul Kropman, Cape Town-born podcaster, gives us his recommendations for the best beaches to see and be seen at along Cape Town's trendy Atlantic Seaboard.

The Bombay Brasserie’s Food

For the last four months you've been part of the Taj Cape Town journey. It has been quite an experience for us ... and hopefully you've enjoyed being part of the adventure as much as we've enjoyed sharing it with you? Over the last few weeks we've focused a great deal ...

History and heritage of the Taj Cape Town, with John Maytham

Cape Town broadcaster John Maytham goes behind the scenes of the Taj development and discovers the hotel's rich heritage. Have a look at our enhanced podcast to find out just where our guests are really staying.

Taj Cape Town Doorstep Tour, with Aden Thomas

It's time to go and explore Cape Town's historic heart. Radio personality Aden Thomas takes you on a tour of the many things to do just outside our doors.

Mint Restaurant – ready to go

A week ago Mint looked like this: It now looks like this: At this rate you'll be joining us for a lazy lunch or and a delectable dinner in no time.

Long Street Cape Town

Long Street is not only one of Cape Town's oldest streets it is also one of its most well-known. It measures approximately 3,8 kilometres (2,4 miles) and stretches along 20 of Cape Town's city blocks. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Long Street by day (image courtesy of dvdmerwe: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dvdmerwe)"][/caption] Long Street is home ...

The Twankey – Seafood, Champagne and Oyster Bar

The Twankey Seafood, Champagne and Oyster Bar has furniture! This weekend it was being laid out in preparation for the very important week ahead. This week we are introducing journalists, friends and some Cape Town locals to the very special Taj Cape Town and its unique city-centre offering. The Twankey Seafood, Champagne ...

The Seafood, Champagne and Oyster Bar: Glancing Back

Three months ago the Seafood, Champagne and Oyster Bar was completely closed off to the outside world: Two months ago it looked like this: A month ago it looked like this: In our next post we'll show you what it's looking like now.

Mint Restaurant

Mint is complete and the furniture is just waiting to be laid out. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="512" caption="Mint chairs lined up and ready to go."][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="504" caption="Mint after a little bit of layout work has taken place."] [/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="341" caption="Mint - fabrics and textures."][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" ...

Mint: Glancing Back

Three months ago Mint was full of builders and building dust. A month ago the show kitchen was being fitted and the walls painted. It's now come so far we need to dedicated an entirely different post to it. See you on Monday with the latest Mint photos.

The Bombay Brasserie

The Bombay Brasserie is equipped and, at the time of this post, the four spectacular chandeliers were being assembled on site. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="The Taj Cape Town Bombay Brasserie Chairs. Gorgeous!"][/caption]

The Bombay Brasserie: Glancing Back

Three months ago the Bombay Brasserie looked like this: A month ago it looked like this: Tomorrow we'll show you what it looks like now.

The Taj Cape Town Foyer

The Taj Cape Town's foyer, which was the previous reserve banking hall, now has all its furniture in the place. In fact - a few weeks ago - we had some Taj Cape Town friends round to try a few Bombay Brasserie style dishes and help us tweak our wine pairings.

Happy 2010

Happy New Year! May 2010 be everything you've hoped for and more. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Image courtesy of Creativty + Timothy K Hamilton (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bestrated1/)"][/caption]

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas! We hope you have a wonderful day filled with family, friends, good food, great cheer and much happiness. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Image courtesy of Flowery Luzas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/luchilu/)"][/caption]

The Old Reserve Bank Foyer: Glancing Back

It's easy to forget how much has been accomplished in the last three months. Three months ago this is what the old reserve bank foyer looked like: One month ago this is what the old reserve bank foyer looked like: In our first post of the New Year we'll share what it looks ...

The Taj Cape Town: How Far We’ve Come

The Taj Cape Town has started to come together beautifully. When we went live with our blog, three months ago, it was difficult for many to imagine just what this hotel - set in these two magnificent Cape Town city centre landmark buildings - would look like when it was ...

The Zula Sound Bar

One of the most popular live music venues in Cape Town is the Zula Sound Bar on Long Street. The Zula Bar is packed every evening, it isn't music genre specific and it caters to a cross section of people. The Zula Sound Bar believes that because their are no age, ...

Director of Sales and Marketing at the Taj Cape Town

Theo Cromhout is the Director of Sales and Marketing at the Taj Cape Town. Theo Cromhout has over 18 years experience in both the local and international tourism and hospitality industry. Theo is a respected member of the South African tourism community and has worked in senior management positions in operations, sales ...

South African Parliament

The South African Parliament, located in a short walk from the Taj Cape Town, is the seat of two houses: The National Assembly - made up of 400 Ministers of Parliament (MP's). These MP's represent the interests of the various South African political parties. The National Council of Provinces - here the ...

The Taj Cape Town Assistant Executive Manager

Justin Arenhold is the Taj Cape Town’s Executive Assistant Manager. Justin Arenhold began his career at the Cellar-Hohenort in the Constantia Winelands. Following this he filled the role of General Manager at Cybele Forest Lodge in Mpumulanga. Justin then spent a lengthy period as General Manager of Ellerman House in Bantry ...

The Taj Cape Town Introductory Offers

We have put together a series of spectacular Taj Cape Town Introductory Offers to coincide with our official opening in January 2010. Throughout this month we’ll be highlighting the various packages starting with the Taj Cape Town’s Stay of 3 Pay for 2 offer. The Taj Cape Town Stay for 3 Pay ...

When will the Taj Cape Town officially open its doors?

We have been restoring and developing the Taj Cape Town’s premises for over three years. It has been a remarkable journey for us and for the very patient city of Cape Town. In our development efforts we have worked tirelessly to ensure that the key original elements, of each landmark property, ...

The Taj Cape Town General Manager

The Taj Cape Town is not just about its beautiful and historic Cape Town city centre location, or its internationally renowned five star luxury; it’s also about its people. We looked long and hard before we filled our various positions and now we’re going to introduce you to a few of ...

The Jiva Grande Spa Update

The Jiva Grande Spa has, in the last month, really filled out. The changing rooms, saunas and vitality pools and have been completed. The beautiful indented wood panelling is up and we're just waiting for the six modern and very spacious treatment rooms to be fitted with their very treatment-specific ...

The Iziko Slave Lodge

Thanks to our unique city centre location we've been able to delve into all the fascinating pieces of Cape Town history that are situated within walking distance of the Taj Cape Town. Take for example the Iziko Slave Lodge. It is located just opposite our main entrance and it is ...