We posed our General Manager, Nigel Pace, ten questions about Christmas: 1. What will you be doing on Christmas day? Having brunch at home with close friends. I never make big plans for Christmas since it is never holiday time for me! 2. What is your favourite Christmas meal? Will you be having it this year? [...]
In December 1996 Cape Grace opened her doors and through them came a hand-picked team of staff who fussed around making it feel like home. Fifteen years on and ten of those original staff are still here and say that Cape Grace is their home. “We are not going anywhere”, says Kim Christians from the Housekeeping [...]
“People are travelling again,” is the positive message that Cape Grace’s General Manager, Nigel Pace, took away from his US trip in August 2011. And this in the midst of ever-worsening economic news, talk of a double-dip recession and a plummeting stock market. But people are fed up with all the bad news and are [...]
The US Travel + Leisure Magazine has just voted Cape Grace the Best City Hotel in Africa and the Middle East. We asked General Manager, Nigel Pace, what this award means to him and what it takes for Cape Grace to reach and maintain this pinnacle of achievement. Q. What does this award mean to [...]
We looked at New Year’s resolutions on 31 December 2010 – now we revisit the Cape Grace team and see who has indeed been resolute. Nigel (General Manager): Eat, drink and celebrate often and sleep whenever possible. Result: “The eating part has never been a problem and I have done very well so far. I [...]
1. An iPad – I can’t get through another year stealing my wife’s. 2. A bagful of meringues – my favourite sweet treat. 3. Socks – a must in every Christmas Stocking 4. A remote controlled helicopter – very cool toy. 5. A fountain pen – in 2011 I plan to learn how to write [...]
Two of the top guys at Cape Grace – General Manager Nigel Pace and Operations Manager Andrew Rosettenstein – had their weddings within a couple of months of each other, we asked them for a few tips about the man’s role in wedding preparation and how to survive it! Pre-Wedding Tips Nigel: Turning up on [...]