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Hi All,

While spring has been a bit slow in showing itself down here in the Western Cape, things are certainly warming up at NH as we head toward summer. And we’ve got a bumper line-up of special events and offers to get you into the spirit as well. So read on, take your pick and join us in celebrating spring over the next month or two!

Hope to see you soon,

Congratulations to Mrs C Boshoff and Delveen Clay, the respective winners of last month’s NH The Lord Charles Executive Club Members Draw and newsletter competition.

This month, it could be your chance to win! Read on for the competition details ...

Gourmet cuisine and award-winning wines, great company and a beautiful setting: all these wonderful things come together in NH The Lord Charles’ Wine and Dine Evenings!

Our next Wine and Dine Evening will happen on Friday, 25 October 2013, featuring Van Loveren Family Cellar.
And don’t forget to diarise the next event:

• Friday, 29 November: Overhex Wines

Price: R275 per person, including a 5-course dinner, featured wine and after-dinner coffee. (NH The Lord Charles Executive Club members receive a 10% discount.)
To make a reservation or for more information, contact Denise Reddell on +27 21 855 1040 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Van Loveren is South Africa’s largest family-owned winery.     It launched its first wine in 1980, and since then, the cellar has become synonymous with premium quality, proudly South African wines: generous, full of flavour, accessible, consistent and – most importantly – enjoyable.

Van Loveren Family Cellar is situated on the R317, between Robertson and Bonnievale. For more information, please visit www.vanloveren.co.za

All work and no play ... you know how that goes. No worries, at NH, we’ll always make sure that you maintain a healthy balance. But when we party, we do it properly – and this year’s Festive Season line-up is no exception ...

Take a look:
12 & 13 Dec: Lunchtime office parties in the Garden Terrace
24 Dec: Christmas Eve Dinner Buffet in the Garden Terrace
25 Dec: Christmas Lunch Buffet in the Somerset Suites
25 Dec: Christmas Dinner Buffet in the Garden Terrace
31Dec: New Year’s Eve Dinner Buffet in the Somerset Suites
1 Jan: New Year’s Day Lunch Buffet in the Garden Terrace

Guests attending any of the above events can spend the night for only R510 per person sharing.
For more information about these events or to book your own year-end function, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Executive Club members receive 10% discount on all the festive events above.

This month’s recipe, by Sous Chef Marlin Le Roux  of NH The Lord Charles, brings you the rich, aromatic flavours of the Maghreb.

Chermoula Fish with Pistachio Couscous

NH The Lord Charles is a proud sponsor of the ECHO Fundraising Dinner on 16 November 2013.

Guests will enjoy a three-course dinner and live entertainment.

Date: 16 November 2013
Venue: Somerset Suites, NH The Lord Charles Hotel
Time: 18h30 for 19h00
Dress code: Summer smart
Price: R450 per person (includes access to the Helderberg Wine Festival on Sunday, 17th November).

Tickets will be available as from the 01st October for this event, visit www.plankton.mobi, or for more information, please email Des McLeod at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Special accommodation rates for guests on the evening of R430 per person sharing (including breakfast).

Restaurant Week SA from 24 October to3 November 2013 is all about fine dining at the best for less, giving patrons the chance to dine at SA's top restaurants at special set menu prices.

During this week, you can enjoy a special 2-course lunch menu (R95 pp) or a 3-course dinner menu (R175 pp) in elegance and style at our La Vigna Restaurant, one of SA’s top restaurants.

The number of tables will be limited, so don’t delay! Online bookings open on Monday, 7 October 2013, at www.restaurantweek.co.za. Remember: first come, first serve!

NH The Lord Charles is proud to be part of the D4D (Distance for Difference) and Patch ‘500 Challenge’ on 26 and 27 October 2013 to raise R500,000 for Patch children’s charity. 

The event will start at The Lord Charles Hotel, with the cyclists returning to the hotel after every lap of 50 km. And while the cyclists are out on the road, other participants will be taking turns to keep 40 spinning bikes going inside the Lord Charles Hotel. There will also be fun activities for kids and food and beverages on sale. Donations on the day will also be most welcome. So join us for a fun family event in support of a great cause!

For more information, please click here

For more information on D4D and Patch,  visit www.d4dsa.co.za and www.patch-helderberg.com

As official accommodation partner of the hugely popular FNB Wines2Whales mountain bike challenge – which will be happening from 1 to 10 November this year – NH The Lord Charles is offering special accommodation rates for participants and spectators of the W2W Adventure, W2W Trail and W2W Race.

Please visit www.wines2whales.co.za to book your special rates and reservation forms and click here to view details of the full event. .

Break away to NH Plettenberg Bay this spring for only R499.50 per person sharing, including breakfast