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CONTINENTAL HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS

CONTINENTAL HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS

Continental Hotels and Restaurants bought The Marine and under the guidance of the General Manager at the time, Eric Colbeck, also purchased several cottages adjoining the property. The Hermanus was built on the land once occupied by the cottages. After a few years of...

SAN MARINO, 1968

The hotel again changed hands, when Mr Hinder of Cape Town’s Arthur’s Seat Hotel bought it. He developed the San Marino on the adjacent plot. San Marino, which is still a part of The Marine, was established on the land of The Hermanus and included additional rooms, a...

EARLY 1980’S

The Marine was bought by David Rawdon, who subsequently closed it for four years for renovations. It reopened in 1985, and over the following 13 years regained its former fame and glory.
THE MARINE BY LIZ MCGRATH

THE MARINE BY LIZ MCGRATH

Rawdon decided to begin the search for a new custodian for this grand old lady, to bring her into a new century. In 1998, Liz McGrath graciously accepted this responsibility, after having garnered international acclaim for her restorations of The Plettenberg and The...
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