Vivian Warby

2 days ago | iol.co.za | Vivian Warby

1minsold: the hotel has been sold. Image: Armand HoughAfter much speculation, the deal has been closed and the Ritz Hotel Cape Town has been sold to an international hotel group. The group is OKU Hotels, Bruce Hendricks, MD of Hendricks Harmse Attorneys, one of the representatives of the former owners and whose company is managing the Ritz Hotel building, confirmed. OKU Group has luxurious top-end hotels in both Ibiza and Cos and is known for their design. Think minimialist and slow living.

3 days ago | capeargus.co.za | Vivian Warby

Security guard Asive Kantyi escorts us through the dilapidated corridors and the once-revolving restaurant of The Ritz Hotel. Image: Armand Hough/ Independent NewspapersA matric certificate lies in a pile of other materials in a room in the condemned Ritz Hotel in Sea Point. In another corner is a fire fighter certificate. Under an old duvet cover is a job rejection letter. During Covid the once glamourous Ritz Hotel was taken over by hijackers, alleged prostitutes, drug dealers and...

1 week ago | iol.co.za | Vivian Warby

Springbok foodie 1minSiya Kolisi began the culinary journey with fellow Sharks playerAphele Fassi in Joburg and ended it in Cape Town. Image: Tik Tok and suppliedSiya Kolisi brought down the house in Cape Town this afternoon when he did a quick pit stop at a local eatery to get a take away. One person, who sent us a short video clip, said South African’s favourite captain asked what he should order and a man suggested the chicken-schnitzel bagel. in the end, he got that and a bagel dog.

1 week ago | capeargus.co.za | Vivian Warby

Property salesThe Revolving Restaurant may still get its turn again. Image: Vivian WarbyLocated on the popular Atlantic Seaboard, the Ritz Hotel Cape Town is on the brink of being sold for R240-300 million to either a Dutch or French company. Bruce Hendricks, MD of Hendricks Harmse Attorneys, one of the representatives of the owners and whose company is managing the Ritz Hotel building, confirmed they were deep in negotiations for the sale, with some i's to be dotted and some t's to be crossed.

1 week ago | capeargus.co.za | Vivian Warby

Property salesHas the Ritz Hotel in Sea Point been sold? Yes, say agents in the area, but no one is willing to confirm it on the record. Image: Vivian WarbyLocated on the popular Atlantic Seaboard, the Ritz Hotel Cape Town is believed to have been sold for a whopping R300-350 million to either a Dutch or French company.