Tintswalo Atlantic rebuilds after fire

Turning devastation into recreation – On behalf of Tintswalo Lodges Group

Tintswalo Atlantic will be rebuilt:

We estimate that the reconstruction process will take several months, but we are positive that we will work together to bring Tintswalo Atlantic back to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.

We plan to re-open on the 1st December 2015.

As part of public interest we will be documenting our re-build and invite supporters to follow the process on our Tintswalo Atlantic rebuild blog: http://www.tintswalo.com/atlantic/

Gaye Corbett, Tintswalo Lodges group owner, will be contributing to the contents of the blog herself, giving a personal account of what is happening on the ground.

Staff and the community:

There was much concern for our staff and we want to be sure that they are taken care of during this difficult time. Tintswalo Atlantic staff will remain employed and will be assisting in the rebuilding of the property. We have set up an office in on site, which will be their central hub for the next several months.

Staff will be involved in the Hout Bay community by initiating and running several community projects for the duration of the rebuild. We plan to take this as an opportunity to not only reconstruct our site, but to help build up our local community, who have generously given back to us over these past few difficult days.

Training will also be made available to staff at Tintswalo at Waterfall in Johannesburg, or Tintswalo Safari Lodge in the Greater Kruger, should they want to work at a different property.

Thank-yous and recognition:

We would like to express our sincere gratitude for all of the fire-fighters, Volunteer Wildfire Services, NSRI and those still out there fighting against this destructive force of nature. You are our real life heroes.

We’d also like to take this time to thank the Cape Town properties that have accommodated our Tintswalo Atlantic guests at such short notice. Hotel owners, managers and staff have pulled together to honour our terms and conditions in order to make this transition smooth and we are incredibly grateful.

A special thank-you to the ever-gracious management team at 12 Apostles Hotel & Spa who have been unbelievably supportive.

Annual charity event, commemorating our heroes:

As a token of our appreciation towards the brave City of Cape Town emergency services, Volunteer Wildfire Services, NSRI, the fire department, and Hout Bay’s community, we will be hosting a prestigious annual charity event on the 2nd of March. To commemorate the courage and commitment that these amazing individuals have shown, all proceeds raised from this event will be donated to these organisations within the local community.

As an additional thank-you we will make every effort to invite these brave people to personally experience the new, incredible, rebuilt Tintswalo Atlantic at some point in the future.

Managing Director, Michelle du Plessis