NH HOTELES NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2010
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welcome from the md

Welcome again to NH, where we bring you warm hospitality, great food and good times with many special events to choose from.

In this month’s edition, we bring you news of what’s happening in the NH World, both here at home and abroad. There is our monthly competition with a High Tea at NH The Lord Charles up for grabs, and we introduce you to Chef Sheldon Conway of the NH Plettenberg Bay, who has also contributed this month’s recipe. And please don’t forget to diarise the NH The Lord Charles Charity Ball, which will be happening on 29 May this year – with your generous support, we hope to make this one an even bigger success than previous ones.

See you soon,

congratulations to...!

• Mr B. Edelstein is the winner of our December 2009/January 2010 Executive Club Members Draw. Mr Edelstein is a Platinum Member and has won a breakfast voucher for two at either
  NH The Lord Charles or NH Plettenberg Bay.
  

• Mr H. Smit, a Platinum Member of the Executive Club and our Grand Prize Winner for 2009!
  Mr Smit won an overnight stay for two inclusive of breakfast at either NH The Lord Charles or
  NH Plettenberg Bay.
  

• Carol Joao is the lucky winner of last month’s competition. She won a dinner for two at La Vigna Restaurant at NH The Lord Charles by correctly answering the question: Which prestigious hospitality industry award did NH Hoteles receive recently? The answer was: A 2009 European Hotel Design Award.

Thanks to everyone who entered. Read on for this month’s exciting competition!

Interested in becoming a member of our Executive Club and benefiting from a host of special offers and great discounts?

For more information, please visit www.nh-hotels.co.za, contact the Executive Club office at 021 855 0466/77,  or email info@nh-hotels.co.za.

recipe of the month

This month, we’re featuring a recipe by NH Plettenberg Bay chef, Sheldon Conway.

Sheldon started his love affair with cooking during a gap year in England, where he worked as commis (apprentice) in Southampton. Upon his return to South Africa, he took in a three-year Professional Cookery and Kitchen Management Higher Diploma through the International Hotel School in Durban, working at various hotels in and around the city.

After qualifying, he took a position with the International Hotel School, training and running the kitchen at the Westville Hotel, before moving on to positions at the exclusive Bayete Zulu Boutique Lodge, Kurland Polo Estate and the Whalesong Hotel and Hydro in Plettenberg Bay, and finally joining NH Plettenberg Bay in August 2009.

Sheldon says that he has no particular favourite cuisine – he prefers to try everything while bringing South African flavours and ingredients to his dishes.

Paella mixta (Mixed paella)

Paella is a Catalan word for “pan” and refers particularly to the specialised twin-handled shallow pan of polished steel used for cooking paellas. Originally Valencian in origin, and prepared with white rice, green vegetables, meat, snails, beans and seasoning, paella has become a perennial favourite around the world, especially in its mixed seafood and meat variation.

View the recipe.

make a date...

We have a great line-up of events to titillate and entertain you again
this year – click here for a look at our Special Events Calendar for 2010.

Let us wine and dine you

NH The Lord Charles Wine and Dine evenings continue to please the most discerning of palates with a combination of fine cuisine and inspiring wines from across the various wine-growing regions of the country.

Join us in the elegant setting of La Vigna Restaurant in the company of our Executive Chef and his winemaking guests as they guide you through a gourmet 5-course dinner and the award-winning wines that transform a great meal into a memorable occasion.

Our next Wine and Dine evening is on Wednesday, 31 March 2010, featuring Constantia Uitsig Wine Estate.

Upcoming Wine and Dine program for 2010:

• 23 April – Marianne Wine Estate
• 26 May – Yonder Hill Wine Estate
• 30 June – La Motte Wine Estate
• 28 July – Meerendal Wine Estate
• 25 August – Cabrière –The home of Haute Cabrière and Pierre Jourdan
• 29 September – Simonsig Wine Estate
• 27 October – Bon Courage Wine Estate
• 24 November – Bouchard Finlayson Boutique Winery
• 15 December – To be advised

Avoid disappointment... bookings are essential for this popular event!

Special offer: Book for 4, only pay for 3!

If you make a reservation for four people for the Wine and Dine evenings, the fourth member of your party is on the house!

Price: R250.00 per person*, including a 5-course dinner, featured wine and
after-dinner coffee

Bookings are essential – to make a reservation or for more information, contact
Denise Reddell on +27 21 855 1040 or email: d.reddell@nh-hotels.co.za

look good, feel good, do good It’s almost time again for the NH The Lord Charles Charity Ball. This annual event has become a highlight on our calendar, and the generous support of our sponsors and guests have assured that it has been a resounding success since its inception in 2005, raising hundreds of thousands of rands for the local charity organisations Imibala and ECHO. The 2010 NH The Lord Charles Charity Ball will take place on 29 May 2010 – diarise it now!

In celebration of our coming our age, NH The Lord Charles is still running our super low Day Conference Special Offer of R321.00 per person through to 30 April 2010. For  more information, contact Marchelaine at sales@nh-hotels.co.za

spotlight on...

Ilanga Restaurant at NH Plettenberg Bay

In the tradition of excellent cuisine served in relaxed elegance, Ilanga Restaurant offers guests delicious five-star tastes and flavours with warm hospitality in a distinctly African ambience.

• A full Continental or English breakfast buffet is served
  between 07h00 and 10h30.

• Light lunches are served between 12h00 and 15h00.

• A full à la carte dinner is served from 19h00 to 22h00.

For more information, please contact Will Beale at:
Tel: +27 (0) 44 533 3572, or Email: w.beale@nhplettenbergbay.co.za

NH trainee hits the high notes!

Jacques Schmidt, a third-year Hotel Management Trainee at NH The Lord Charles recently appeared on the popular local musical quiz show, “Noot vir Noot” on SABC2 – an experience he modestly describes as one of the high points of his life.

But this Namibian-born (and now Strand resident) is a young man with many talents who is used to excelling, be it sport, academics or general knowledge competitions. He also has a passion for working with people, and having made his first tentative steps into the hospitality industry at the Surfside Restaurant in the landmark Strand Pavilion, he was selected for the NH The Lord Charles Hotel in-house Hospitality Management course in 2006.

Since joining the NH team in December of that year, Jacques has never looked back – he’s been nominated as “Employee of the Month” on numerous occasions and received the award in August 2007. Now in his final year of studies, he plans to head out into the wild blue yonder – literally! – to gain more experience of the hospitality industry on cruise liners.

Sightseeing in style

In June 2009, NH Plettenberg Bay hosted a group of amateur detectives for a Murder Mystery Weekend. Hylton Ross Exclusive Touring made sure that our super sleuths never lost the trail...

Hylton Ross was established over 25 years ago and has a reputation of being one of South Africa's most popular and reliable coach-tour- operators. The company specialises in guided day tours of Cape Town, Cape Point, the Garden Route, the Cape Wine Route, local Townships and exclusive private day tours.

For more information, you contact Hylton Ross at:
Tel: +27 (0) 21 511 1784, Fax: +27 (0) 21 511 2401, Website: www.hyltonross.co.za
E-mail: info@hyltonross.co.za

competition time!

This month, we are giving away a High Tea for two at
NH The Lord Charles!

To win, just answer the following question:

		Who is the chef at NH Plettenberg Bay?

Send your answer to sales@nh-hotels.co.za. The closing date for entries is 15 March 2010.

Helpful hint ~ The answer appears elsewhere in this newsletter ...

Win a Honeymoon Package at NH Plettenberg Bay!

NH The Lord Charles hotel has long been one of the most spectacular wedding venues in the Winelands. And now, with our brand-new wedding coordination service, NH Your Wedding, we can offer you a full range of complementary services to ensure that your dream wedding comes true.

Should you choose NH The Lord Charles as your wedding venue, one of our experienced and innovative wedding coordinators will work with you from the initial planning stages through to your last toast, to design and bring to life a package that will ensure that your wedding is as uniquely individual as you are.

We are running an exciting competition to mark the launch of
NH Your Wedding. If you book and confirm your wedding on or before
30 June 2010, you will be entered into a draw for a chance to win a Honeymoon Package at NH Plettenberg Bay!

The prize includes 3 nights’ accommodation at NH Plettenberg Bay, including breakfast and exciting excursions to major attractions in the beautiful Garden Route area.

Conditions apply:
▪ For wedding dates through to 30 June 2010
▪ For wedding parties of 50 guests or more
▪ Must be contracted with signed agreement received and initial non-refundable deposit
wof R3 500 paid by 30 June 2010
▪ Prize draw will take place on Monday, 5 July 2010

For more information about the NH Your Wedding Honeymoon Competition, or to arrange a tour of our facilities or meet one of our talented wedding coordinators, please contact Jaco du Plooy on +27 (021) 855 1040.

from our international desk...

First NH Express opened in Germany

NH Berlin Potsdamer Platz, the first NH Express hotel in Germany, recently opened its doors. Situated in the heart of the city centre, the brand new, three-star, 89-room hotel features a refreshing modern design concept that combines stylish furnishings with a mix of fresh and trendy colors. NH Express designates an inclusive bed and breakfast rate and free WiFi internet connection in all public areas of the hotel. With the addition of this new hotel, NH Hoteles has expanded its presence in Germany to 58 hotels.

For more information or reservations please go to www.nh-hotels.com

Green, greener... NH!

NH Hoteles has shown its continued commitment to being one of the most responsible businesses in the hospitality industry by joining the ITP and setting up the NH Sustainable Club, with the aim of working in a more sustainable manner with all our suppliers.

These most recent additions to NH’s commitment to sustainable and responsible business practices, complements the company’s goal of achieving a 20% reduction in CO2 emissions, water usage, energy consumption and waste generation by 2012. NH will also shortly launch a trial for the Eco Meetings Project, which is intended to make meetings held within NH hotels more environmentally sustainable.

		Tel: +27(0)21 855 1040 Fax: +27(0)21 855 1107 Email: info@nh-hotels.co.za Web: www.nh-hotels.co.za I www.nh-hotels.com