 GREENODD GUESTHOUSE - Riviera, Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria Accommodation / B&B or Self Catering Accommodation in Riviera
Greenodd Guest House offers stylish, yet affordable bed & breakfast or self catering accommodation in three elegant, spacious guest rooms, all with en-suite bathrooms and satellite TV. Situated in a safe and quiet residential area in the heart of Pretoria.
A beautiful B&B / self catering thatched cottage located in a safe and quiet residential area in the heart of Pretoria. Offering both business and international traveler’s stylish, yet affordable accommodation in three elegant, spacious rooms. Within 5 minutes drive of the Union Buildings, Church Square, Paul Kruger House, restaurants, bars and shopping centres.
The Guesthouse offers the following facilities:
» All rooms en-suite with satellite TV and coffee/tea making facilities
» Well equipped open plan kitchen and living room with alarm system
» Hob, oven and microwave
» Fridge, freezer
» Crockery, cutlery, kitchen utensils
» Hi-fi
» Private swimming pool with deck area and braai (barbeque)
» Secure double garage
» Laundry service available during the week
» Telephone, fax and Wireless Hotspot (internet) available
Accommodation:
Guest House Rooms:
Room with double bed and en-suite bathroom with corner bath, hand shower and toilet
Room with double bed and en-suite bathroom with shower and toilet
Room with single bed (additional bed can be arranged) and en-suite bathroom with shower and toilet.
The cottage can also be rented as a whole, comfortably accommodating 5 adults.
Additional beds can be added on request.
Come and experience a stay that you will never forget!
Greenodd Guesthouse - Riviera, Pretoria
Contact: Anna-Sofe Watson
Telephone: +27 (0)12 329 - 2952
Mobile: +27 (0)82 579 - 6121
Fax: +27 (0)12 329 - 7106
Address:
2 Malan Street
Riviera, Pretoria
Gauteng, South Africa
Bed & Breakfast Association Pretoria
Guest House Facilities:
Television in rooms
Fully Serviced (housekeeping)
Wireless Hotspot
Airport Transfers
Secure on site parking
Fax & E-Mail facilities
Close to Airport
Swimming pool
Laundry / Dry Cleaning service
Restaurants & Bars nearby
Casino nearby
Golf course & Gym nearby
Hiking & Horse Riding nearby
Game Viewing nearby
Fishing nearby
| GREENODD GUESTHOUSE - Riviera, Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria Accommodation / B&B or Self Catering Accommodation in Riviera
Greenodd Guest House offers stylish, yet affordable bed & breakfast or self catering accommodation in three elegant, spacious guest rooms, all with en-suite bathrooms and satellite TV. Situated in a safe and quiet residential area in the heart of Pretoria.
A beautiful B&B / self catering thatched cottage located in a safe and quiet residential area in the heart of Pretoria. Offering both business and international traveler’s stylish, yet affordable accommodation in three elegant, spacious rooms. Within 5 minutes drive of the Union Buildings, Church Square, Paul Kruger House, restaurants, bars and shopping centres.
The Guesthouse offers the following facilities:
» All rooms en-suite with satellite TV and coffee/tea making facilities
» Well equipped open plan kitchen and living room with alarm system
» Hob, oven and microwave
» Fridge, freezer
» Crockery, cutlery, kitchen utensils
» Hi-fi
» Private swimming pool with deck area and braai (barbeque)
» Secure double garage
» Laundry service available during the week
» Telephone, fax and Wireless Hotspot (internet) available
Accommodation:
Guest House Rooms:
Room with double bed and en-suite bathroom with corner bath, hand shower and toilet
Room with double bed and en-suite bathroom with shower and toilet
Room with single bed (additional bed can be arranged) and en-suite bathroom with shower and toilet.
The cottage can also be rented as a whole, comfortably accommodating 5 adults.
Additional beds can be added on request.
Come and experience a stay that you will never forget!
Greenodd Guesthouse - Riviera, Pretoria
Contact: Anna-Sofe Watson
Telephone: +27 (0)12 329 - 2952
Mobile: +27 (0)82 579 - 6121
Fax: +27 (0)12 329 - 7106
Address:
2 Malan Street
Riviera, Pretoria
Gauteng, South Africa
Bed & Breakfast Association Pretoria
Guest House Facilities:
Television in rooms
Fully Serviced (housekeeping)
Wireless Hotspot
Airport Transfers
Secure on site parking
Fax & E-Mail facilities
Close to Airport
Swimming pool
Laundry / Dry Cleaning service
Restaurants & Bars nearby
Casino nearby
Golf course & Gym nearby
Hiking & Horse Riding nearby
Game Viewing nearby
Fishing nearby
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THE UNION BUILDINGS
The Union Buildings form the official seat of the South African government and also house the offices of the President of South Africa. The imposing buildings sit on Meintjies Kop and overlooks Pretoria.
ARCHITECTURE
These buildings, built from light sandstone, were designed by the architect Sir Herbert Baker in the English monumental style and are 275 m long. They have a semi-circular shape, with the two wings at the sides, this serve to represent the union of a formerly divided people (see the talk page). The east and west wings of the building represent two languages, English and Afrikaans. These buildings are considered by many to be the architect's greatest achievement and a South African architectural masterpiece.
HISTORY
Andries Francois du Toit (1813-1883) was the original owner of the land on which the Union Buildings were built. He was also Pretoria’s first magistrate and was responsible for the layout of the city. During this period he sold his land, called Arcadia, to Stephanus Jacobus Meintjies (1819-1887), after whom the hill is named.
The cornerstone was laid in November 1910, shortly after the Union of South Africa — for which the buildings are named — was formed. Taking 1,265 workers over three years to build, the structure was completed in 1913 at a total cost of £1,310,640 for the building and £350,000 for the site.
GARDENS AND GROUNDS
Notable are the terraced gardens, planted exclusively with indigenous plants, surrounding the buildings as well as the 9,000 seat amphitheatre.
Within the grounds of the Union Buildings are various monuments and statues. A large statue of General Louis Botha (First prime minister of the Union of South Africa) on horseback dominates the lawn. The Delville Wood War Memorial is a tribute to South African troops who died during the First World War and sits at the top of the gardens, where there is a statue of prime minister J.B.M. Hertzog.
HISTORICAL EVENTS
On August 9, 1956 20 000 women staged a march on the Union Buildings to protest against the proposed amendments to the Urban Areas Act (commonly known as the pass laws) of 1950. They left bundles of petitions containing more than 100 000 of signatures at prime minister J.G. Strijdom's office door.
Outside they stood silently for 30 minutes, many with their children on their backs. Those who were working for white people as nannies were carrying their (white) charges with them. The women sang a protest song that was composed in honour of the occasion: Wathint’Abafazi Wathint’imbokodo! (Now you have touched the women, you have struck a rock.). In the last 50 years since, the phrase (or its latest incarnation: "you strike a woman, you strike a rock") has come to represent women's courage and strength in South Africa.
The march was lead by Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Rahima Moosa and Sophia Williams-De Bruyn.
Since 1994 August 9 is commemorated annually and is known as Women’s Day in South Africa. In 2006 a re-enactment of the march was staged for its 50th aniversary, with many of the 1956 march veterans attending.
On May 10, 1994 the Inauguration of Nelson Mandela and his Vice-Presidents after the country's first free elections took place at the Union Buildings. This date is considered as the "birth" of the new South Africa.
HOW TO FIND US:
Found Cnr Church str and Zeederberg opposite the Sheraton Hotel in Arcadia, the Union Buildings is one of South Africa's foremost monuments. A popular place for picnics and tourists, always be careful and preferably visit the union buildings during the day.
The Union Buildings are an out door museum and no entrance fees, No tel no's applicable
GREENODD GUESTHOUSE - Riviera, Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria Accommodation / B&B or Self Catering Accommodation in Riviera
Greenodd Guest House offers stylish, yet affordable bed & breakfast or self catering accommodation in three elegant, spacious guest rooms, all with en-suite bathrooms and satellite TV. Situated in a safe and quiet residential area in the heart of Pretoria.
A beautiful B&B / self catering thatched cottage located in a safe and quiet residential area in the heart of Pretoria. Offering both business and international traveler’s stylish, yet affordable accommodation in three elegant, spacious rooms. Within 5 minutes drive of the Union Buildings, Church Square, Paul Kruger House, restaurants, bars and shopping centres.
The Guesthouse offers the following facilities:
» All rooms en-suite with satellite TV and coffee/tea making facilities
» Well equipped open plan kitchen and living room with alarm system
» Hob, oven and microwave
» Fridge, freezer
» Crockery, cutlery, kitchen utensils
» Hi-fi
» Private swimming pool with deck area and braai (barbeque)
» Secure double garage
» Laundry service available during the week
» Telephone, fax and Wireless Hotspot (internet) available
Accommodation:
Guest House Rooms:
Room with double bed and en-suite bathroom with corner bath, hand shower and toilet
Room with double bed and en-suite bathroom with shower and toilet
Room with single bed (additional bed can be arranged) and en-suite bathroom with shower and toilet.
The cottage can also be rented as a whole, comfortably accommodating 5 adults.
Additional beds can be added on request.
Come and experience a stay that you will never forget!
Greenodd Guesthouse - Riviera, Pretoria
Contact: Anna-Sofe Watson
Telephone: +27 (0)12 329 - 2952
Mobile: +27 (0)82 579 - 6121
Fax: +27 (0)12 329 - 7106
Address:
2 Malan Street
Riviera, Pretoria
Gauteng, South Africa
Bed & Breakfast Association Pretoria
Guest House Facilities:
Television in rooms
Fully Serviced (housekeeping)
Wireless Hotspot
Airport Transfers
Secure on site parking
Fax & E-Mail facilities
Close to Airport
Swimming pool
Laundry / Dry Cleaning service
Restaurants & Bars nearby
Casino nearby
Golf course & Gym nearby
Hiking & Horse Riding nearby
Game Viewing nearby
Fishing nearby
| GREENODD GUESTHOUSE - Riviera, Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria Accommodation / B&B or Self Catering Accommodation in Riviera
Greenodd Guest House offers stylish, yet affordable bed & breakfast or self catering accommodation in three elegant, spacious guest rooms, all with en-suite bathrooms and satellite TV. Situated in a safe and quiet residential area in the heart of Pretoria.
A beautiful B&B / self catering thatched cottage located in a safe and quiet residential area in the heart of Pretoria. Offering both business and international traveler’s stylish, yet affordable accommodation in three elegant, spacious rooms. Within 5 minutes drive of the Union Buildings, Church Square, Paul Kruger House, restaurants, bars and shopping centres.
The Guesthouse offers the following facilities:
» All rooms en-suite with satellite TV and coffee/tea making facilities
» Well equipped open plan kitchen and living room with alarm system
» Hob, oven and microwave
» Fridge, freezer
» Crockery, cutlery, kitchen utensils
» Hi-fi
» Private swimming pool with deck area and braai (barbeque)
» Secure double garage
» Laundry service available during the week
» Telephone, fax and Wireless Hotspot (internet) available
Accommodation:
Guest House Rooms:
Room with double bed and en-suite bathroom with corner bath, hand shower and toilet
Room with double bed and en-suite bathroom with shower and toilet
Room with single bed (additional bed can be arranged) and en-suite bathroom with shower and toilet.
The cottage can also be rented as a whole, comfortably accommodating 5 adults.
Additional beds can be added on request.
Come and experience a stay that you will never forget!
Greenodd Guesthouse - Riviera, Pretoria
Contact: Anna-Sofe Watson
Telephone: +27 (0)12 329 - 2952
Mobile: +27 (0)82 579 - 6121
Fax: +27 (0)12 329 - 7106
Address:
2 Malan Street
Riviera, Pretoria
Gauteng, South Africa
Bed & Breakfast Association Pretoria
Guest House Facilities:
Television in rooms
Fully Serviced (housekeeping)
Wireless Hotspot
Airport Transfers
Secure on site parking
Fax & E-Mail facilities
Close to Airport
Swimming pool
Laundry / Dry Cleaning service
Restaurants & Bars nearby
Casino nearby
Golf course & Gym nearby
Hiking & Horse Riding nearby
Game Viewing nearby
Fishing nearby
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