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City Lodge Hotel Reservations

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.

News & History

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. - City Lodge appoints a new Chief Executive Officer, Clifford Ross. - Bill Dickson, a founding director of City Lodge, retires.
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.

Making a reservation

You can make a reservation at a City Lodge hotel via their website or telephonically.

City Lodge hotel website	City Lodge
Phone City Lodge hotel from within South Africa	0861 LODGES 0861 563 437
Fax number	(011) 557 2670
Phone City Lodge hotel from outside South Africa	+27-11-557-2600
Email	info@citylodge.co.za
Physical address of head office	City Lodge Hotels Head Office "The Lodge" Bryanston Gate Office Park Corner Homestead Avenue/Main Road Bryanston
Postal address	P O Box 97 Cramerview 2060

Flags in front of the City Lodge hotel in Pinelands, Cape town (South Africa)

Contact Details

Bloemfontein City Lodge	Cnr Nelson Mandela Drive & Parfitt Avenue, Bloemfontein Free State Province South Africa	clbloem.resv@citylodge.co.za City Lodge Bloemfontein	Tel: 051 444 2974 Fax: 051 444 2192
Bryanstan City Lodge (Johannesburg)	Cnr Main Road & Peter Place, Bryanston West Sandton Johannesburg Gauteng Province South Africa	clbryan.resv@citylodge.co.za City Lodge Bryanstan	Tel: 011 706 7800 Fax: 011 706 7819
Durban City Lodge	Cnr Brickhill & Old Fort Roads, Durban KwaZulu-Natal Province South Africa	cldurb.resv@citylodge.co.za City Lodge Durban	Tel: 031 332 1447 Fax: 031 332 1483
Grandwest City Lodge	GrandWest Casino & Entertainment World, off Vanguard Drive, Goodwood Cape Town Western Cape Province South Africa	clgw.resv@citylodge.co.za City Lodge Grandwest	Tel: 021 535 3611 Fax: 021 535 3622
Johannesburg Airport City Lodge	4 Sandvale Road Edenvale Johannesburg Gauteng Province South Africa	clairport.resv@citylodge.co.za City Lodge JNB Airport	Tel: 011 392 1750 Fax: 011 392 2644
Pinelands City Lodge	At Mowbray Golf Park, off Raapenberg Road, Pinelands Cape Town Western Cape Province South Africa	clpine.resv@citylodge.co.za City Lodge Pinelands	Tel: 021 685 7944 Fax: 021 685 7997
Port Elizabeth City Lodge	Cnr Beach and Lodge Roads, Summerstrand Port Elizabeth Eastern Cape Province South Africa	clpe.resv@citylodge.co.za City Lodge Port Elizabeth	Tel: 041 584 0322 Fax: 041 584 0374
Sandton Katherine Street City Lodge (Johannesburg)	Cnr Katherine Str & Grayston Dr, Sandown Sandton Johannesburg Gauteng Province South Africa	clkathstr.resv@citylodge.co.za City Lodge Katherine Street	Tel: 011 444 5300 Fax: 011 444 5315
Sandton Morningside City Lodge (Johannesburg)	Cnr Hill & Rivonia Roads, Morningside Sandton Johannesburg Gauteng Province South Africa	clmside.resv@citylodge.co.za City Lodge Sandton Morningside	Tel: 011 884 9500 Fax: 011 884 9440
Umhlanga City Lodge	2 Palm Boulevard, Umhlanga Ridge KwaZulu-Natal Province South Africa	clumhlanga.resv@citylodge.co.za City Lodge Umhlanga	Tel: 031 580 7000 Fax: 031 580 7001
V&A Waterfront City Lodge	Cnr Dock and Alfred Roads V&A Waterfront Cape Town Western Cape Province South Africa	clva.resv@citylodge.co.za City Lodge V&A Waterfront	Tel: 021 419 9450 Fax: 021 419 0460

Brands

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

Incentive clubs

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)

Board of directors

The board of directors of City Lodge Hotel group are:

Board of Directors		Executive team
Mr Clifford Ross (Chief Executive Officer)
Mr Andrew C Widegger (Financial Director) - CA (SA)
non-executive Chairman	Mr Bulelani T Ngcuka - appointed 2008 - a lawyer	Mr Tony Balabanoff
non-executive Chairman	Mr Bulelani T Ngcuka - appointed 2008 - a lawyer	Mr Gary Bisset
lead independent Director	Mr Frank W.J. Kilbourn - appointed 1996 - lead independent director since 1 Jan 2015 - BCom LLM, BA (Hons), HDip Tax	Mr Marcel Kobilski - appointed 2003 Human Resources Divisional Director
Director	Mr George G Huysamer - appointed 1 Jan 2015 - a lawyer	Mr Alastair Dooley - appointed 2009
non-executive Director	Mrs Ndumi Mdupe - appointed 1 Mar 2006 - CA (SA)	Nahnesh Parbhoo - appointed 1 Aug 2007
non-executive Director	Mr Stuart G Morris - appointed 1 Mar 2006 - CA (SA)	Mr Peter Schoeman
Director	Dr Keith I.M. Shongwe - appointed Aug 2002 - BSc MB ChB	Ms Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo - BSC Dip (hotel management)
Director	Mr Vincent M Rague - appointed 1 Jan 2016 - BA Hons	Mr Patrick Tate - appointed 1988