City Lodge hotel group is an iconic brand a reasonably priced chain of hotels spread throughout Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth. The hotels are used by tourists and business travellers alike.
2016. City Lodge Newtown open (148 rooms), with less than expected sales.
4 February 2014 : City Lodge agrees to purchase the 50% it does not own of The Fairview Hotel & The Country Lodge in Nairobi.
1 August 2013 : City Lodge expects normalised diluted earnings per share over the year to 30 June 2013 to be 27% to 32% higher than the previous year.
15 Dec 2009 : City Lodge Fourways announces the opening of 61 of its 211 rooms.
Oct 2009. At their annual conference in Polokwane, the following achievements were recognised:
Business Driver of the Year Award goest to Morne Bester, the General Manager of Town Lodge Midrand
Chairman’s Award to Clive Hadebe, the assistant manager of Road Lodge Carnival City.
The Gotcha Cup Award goes to the Town Lodge Nelspruit
Hotelier of the Year is Glenn Pappin, the General Manager of the City Lodge Port Elizabeth
NQ Assessor / Facilitator of the Year Award goes to Ian Whitmore a junior assistant manager at the Town Lodge Johannesburg Airport
NQ Site of the Year Award goes to Town Lodge Polokwane
People Caring for People Award goest to Anton Rademeyer, Manager of the Road Lodge Carnival City
Tip-top Loving and Clean Award goes to the City Lodge Bryanston
Sep 2009 |
It is confirmed that the City Lodge Hotel Group has purchased land near Lanseria Airport (in Cradle City Business Park) with the intention of developing a hotel. |
May 2009 |
Construction begins on the 187 room City Lodge Hatfield. |
Apr 2009 |
Work begins on the City Lodge Lynwood (202 rooms). |
Q4 2008 |
Construction begins on a 200-roomed City Lodge in Fourways (Johannesburg), a 150-roomed City Lodge in Hatfield (Pretoria) and a 200-roomed City Lodge in Lynnwood (Pretoria). |
2 Aug 2008 |
City Lodge Hotel runs some close-to half-price specials across the country. |
May 2008 |
The Johannesburg Airport City Lodge adds 59 rooms and the Grandwest City Lodge adds 56 rooms. |
2007 |
Jessie Sheba, a staff member of the City Lodge at Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, receives the "guest attendant of the year 2007 award" from the Housekeepers Association of South Africa. |
1 Aug 2007 |
Naynesh Parbhoo is appointed to City Lodge's executive committee as accounting director. |
2006 |
City Lodge launches a project called "On Top of our Game", an initiative aiming to improve service levels and draws analogies with the Soccer World Cup 2010. |
1 Mar 2006 |
Mr Stuart Morris and Mrs Ndumi Mdupe are appointed non-executive directors |
10 Nov 2005 |
Mr David C Coutts-Trotter (BBus Sci, BAcc, CASA) and Mr DA "Buddy" Hawton resign from the board. Coutts Trotter and Hawton were representatives of Sun International, and resigned as a result of Sun International selling its City Lodge Hotel shares. |
2005 |
Sun International announces that it will be selling its 36.8% share ownership of the City Lodge Hotel group. |
2005 |
An internet based incentive scheme is set up, called the Lodger Club. |
2004 |
Net profit in excess of R100m is recorded for the first time. |
2004 |
City Lodge Hotels Limited is included in the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's SRI Index (one of 51 companies included in the index, of which only two are small cap stocks). |
2004 |
The V&A Waterfront's City Lodge has 44 rooms added. |
2004 |
City Lodge Umhlanga Ridge is opened next to the Gateway shopping centre. |
1 July 2003 |
- City Lodge's founder, Hans Enderle, becomes a non-executive chairman thereby relinquishing his executive functions. |
2003 |
Gary Bisset and Tony Balabanoff (executive directors) stand down from the City Lodge board in order to attain a better ratio of executive to non-executive directors. |
18 June 2003 |
The group sells its millionth room-night in the financial year, a first. |
2001 |
City Lodges establishes an academy to train its future executives. |
2000 |
City Lodge GrandWest is opened in Cape Town |
1999 |
City Lodge launches an online hotel room auction site at www.bid2stay.co.za. |
1998 |
An online reservations system is implemented. |
1 Aug 1995 |
The group launches an Employees Share trust, allowing for all employees to become shareholders. |
1994 |
Kersaf becomes a major shareholder in City Lodge hotel group. |
1993 |
City Lodge Victoria and Alfred Waterfront (164 rooms) and City Lodge Sandton Morningside (161 rooms) are opened. |
23 Sep 1992 |
A share incentive trust scheme is adopted to replace the City Lodge Executive Employee Incentive Scheme, in order to enable group executives to acquire an equity interest in City Lodge Hotels Limited. |
18 Nov 1992 |
The City Lodge Hotel group lists on the JSE (in the Beverage and Hotels sector), with each staff member being given a hundred shares in the company (staff members were also able to apply for shares on the same basis as institutions). At the same time, 13636364 unsecured compulsorily convertible subordinated debentures of R5.50 were issued and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. These debentures are compulsorily converted into ordinary shares on the basis of one ordinary share for each debenture converted, with effect from 1 August of the financial year following that in which the total dividend declared on each ordinary share is equal to or exceeds 60.5 cents, i.e. the annual interest paid in cents on each debenture. |
1991 |
The City Lodge board appoints Clifford Ross as operations director. |
16 Nov 1989 |
In terms of an authority granted by the shareholders, the City Lodge Executive Employee Incentive Sheme is approved and adopted by the directors, and a total of 1500000 ordinary shares of 10 cents each are created for the future requirements of the scheme. |
1989 |
Bloemfontein and Pinelands' City Lodges are opened. The City Lodge Hotel in Pinelands is the first hotel on a golf course in a major South African city. |
1988 |
Port Elizabeth and Durban's City Lodges are opened. |
1987 |
The Sandton City Lodge in Katherine Street opens, as does the City Lodge at Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport (then Jan Smuts International Airport). |
1986 |
"Team scheme" is launched, enabling groups booking four or more room on weekends to benefit from group discounts. |
Jul 1986 |
The City Lodge Hotel group is incorporated. |
1 Aug 1985 |
The brainchild of Swiss-born Hans Enderle, the first City Lodge Hotel opens in the Bryanston/Randburg suburb of Johannesburg, with 123 rooms. |
You can make a reservation at a City Lodge hotel via their website or telephonically.
City Lodge hotel website |
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Phone City Lodge hotel from within South Africa |
0861 LODGES |
Fax number |
(011) 557 2670 |
Phone City Lodge hotel from outside South Africa |
+27-11-557-2600 |
Physical address of head office |
City Lodge Hotels Head Office |
Postal address |
P O Box 97 |
Bloemfontein City Lodge |
Cnr Nelson Mandela Drive |
Tel: 051 444 2974 |
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Bryanstan City Lodge |
Cnr Main Road & Peter Place, |
Tel: 011 706 7800 |
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Durban City Lodge |
Cnr Brickhill & Old Fort Roads, |
Tel: 031 332 1447 |
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Grandwest City Lodge |
GrandWest Casino & Entertainment |
Tel: 021 535 3611 |
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Johannesburg Airport City Lodge |
4 Sandvale Road |
Tel: 011 392 1750 |
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Pinelands City Lodge |
At Mowbray Golf Park, |
Tel: 021 685 7944 |
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Port Elizabeth City Lodge |
Cnr Beach and Lodge Roads, |
Tel: 041 584 0322 |
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Sandton Katherine Street City Lodge |
Cnr Katherine Str & Grayston Dr, |
Tel: 011 444 5300 |
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Sandton Morningside City Lodge |
Cnr Hill & Rivonia Roads, |
Tel: 011 884 9500 |
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Umhlanga City Lodge |
2 Palm Boulevard, |
Tel: 031 580 7000 |
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V&A Waterfront City Lodge |
Cnr Dock and Alfred Roads |
Tel: 021 419 9450 |
The City Lodge Hotel group labels its hotels with the following brands:
Courtyard - the most upmarket of the City Lodge hotel brands.
City Lodge
Town Lodge
Road Lodge - cheap and friendly
The City Lodge Hotel Group has two incentive clubs:
the Corporate Club, for companies which spend more than R75,000 per annum on accommodation
the Lodger Club, for those who spend less than R75,000 per annum on accommodation (including individuals)
The board of directors of City Lodge Hotel group are:
Board of Directors |
Executive team |
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Mr Clifford Ross (Chief Executive Officer) |
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Mr Andrew C Widegger (Financial Director) |
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non-executive Chairman |
Mr Bulelani T Ngcuka |
Mr Tony Balabanoff |
Mr Gary Bisset |
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lead independent Director |
Mr Frank W.J. Kilbourn |
Mr Marcel Kobilski |
Director |
Mr George G Huysamer |
Mr Alastair Dooley |
non-executive Director |
Mrs Ndumi Mdupe |
Nahnesh Parbhoo |
non-executive Director |
Mr Stuart G Morris |
Mr Peter Schoeman |
Director |
Dr Keith I.M. Shongwe |
Ms Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo |
Director |
Mr Vincent M Rague |
Mr Patrick Tate |
City Lodge Hotels Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration Number 1986/002864/06
ISN: ZAE 00000 1483
Share code: CLH