5 ways to celebrate Life, One&Only Cape Town style

1. DRINKS AND DINING

• HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
  Guests can look forward to a series of celebratory offerings at the resort’s leading restaurants. Diners who book their birthday dinner (on their actual birthday) at Reuben’s or Nobu during the month of April (excluding the Easter weekend) will receive a complimentary ‘petit gateau’ after their meal with only 24 hours notice required. Couple this with the exceptional service, outstanding wines and sophisticated ambience and there’s no doubt, it will be a birthday celebration to remember.
• COCKTAILS WITH A VIEWAlready a popular venue for after-work, pre and post-dinner drinks gatherings, Vista Bar & Lounge is the perfect place to celebrate life, love and everything else. Thanks to a plethora of gourmet cocktails devised by One&Only Cape Town’s resident mixologists, guests at Vista can expect a series of mouthwatering cocktails.
  
  Try these 5 favourite cocktails in April
  • Capital Cocktail – Voted as World Design Capital Cape Town’s official cocktail for 2014 and chosen as Cocktail of the Year at the upcoming annual 2014 Fine Brandy Fusion events>
    A fusion of Collison’s White Gold Brandy, rooibos syrup, apple juice, lime juice and a dab of WDC2014 yellow food colouring
  • Sixteen72
    A spring inspired blend of KWV 10 year old brandy, a splash of apple juice and rooibos tea syrup topped with herbal sundown peach foam
  • Smoked MargaritaCointreau, fresh lemon juice and agave syrup, complimented with One&Only Cape Town’s signature homemade smoked tequila and smoked sea salt. Quite simply, the most amazing Margarita you will ever drink.
  • Blushing Rose Mojito
    Bacardi Superior Rum pressed with fresh mint, rose petals, lime juice and finished with a splash of pink grapefruit
  • Aviation
    Gin, Maraschino liqueur, fresh lemon juice and violet liqueur. A fantastic, tangy cocktail with a floral finish – too many of these and you really will be flying.

2. AFTERNOON TEA TIME
Afternoon Tea is a popular institution at One&Only Cape Town and the month of April will see the splendid daily buffet groaning with sweet and savoury delights. Of course, it’s Easter in April, so guests and visitors can look forward to an even more indulgent tea-time setup than usual while on Thursday 3 April (One&Only Cape Town’s official birthday), Head Pastry Chef Rene Simatos, will create a 5-Year Birthday Cake which will be sure to wow all Afternoon Tea guests. For the rest of the month, every day will see Afternoon Tea showcase the birthday in one of Rene’s creative ways.

3. KIDS PARTY TOO
What birthday is complete without a party? One&Only Cape Town is offering an all-expenses paid party for 10 children at KidsOnly Club, the resort’s state-of-the-art children’s entertainment centre, exclusive to younger guests. While the children enjoy the fun and games, their moms will be similarly spoilt at an indulgent, complimentary Afternoon Tea. The competition to win this party for 10 is on the resort’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/OneOnlyCapeTown) and any parents with children born in 2009 are eligible to enter.

4. SPA & FITNESS
One&Only Cape Town’s birthday celebrations extend to the Spa as well this April. Guests booking Spa treatments who also celebrate a birthday in April, will receive a 15% discount on any treatment booked over R500 (excluding current Special Offers). Select ESPA and Bastien Gonzalez products will also be available at a 15% discount. . Additionally, anyone who books a 30 minute Personal Training session during the month of April will receive an extra 30 minutes free.

5. SHOPPING & SLEEPOVER SPECIALS
Guests visiting or staying at One&Only Cape Town will be able to indulge in even more spoils at the renowned NEO Boutique. This ultra stylish emporium plays host to a slew of international and local designer’s latest fashion offerings and accessories. For many of the brands, NEO is their exclusive home in South Africa. All visitors to the boutique in April will receive a 5% discount off selected products, subject to availability.

South African residents should enquire about One&Only Cape Town’s anniversary accommodation special offers. Given that it is South African school holidays and that the hotel has so many fabulous Easter activities planned for the whole family, there’s no doubt this is an excellent five-star offering indeed.

Comments Clive Bennett: “As Managing Director, it has been a truly rewarding and humbling experience to see One&Only Cape Town develop from the ‘new kid on the block’ into one of the leading hotels in Southern Africa and in such a short period of time.   The continuous accolades for service excellence in conjunction with the achieved rates and occupancies are a testament to the management and staff’s commitment to blowing away the customer. “