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Our journey to...Who we are

Established in 1985 by Swiss-born Hans Enderle, CLHG is a JSE-listed South African‑based hotel group with 59 hotel properties across Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa. As one of the top 250 hotel groups in the world, the group houses four hotel brands: Courtyard Hotel, City Lodge Hotel, Town Lodge and Road Lodge. As a leading competitor in the southern African hospitality sector, the group aims to provide quality accommodation, a homely atmosphere, friendly service, and a stayover to all walks of life. From the budget-friendly ‘basically brilliant’ Road Lodge, to the upper midscale Town Lodge and City Lodge Hotel, and to the upscale accommodation and conference services of the Courtyard Hotel, the group caters for both ends of the budget scale, and for every guest in-between.

1985

  • Hans Enderle opened the first
    City Lodge Hotel in Randburg, Johannesburg
    (now Bryanston).

1990

  • Town Lodge brand,
    is added to the portfolio.

1992

  • City Lodge Hotels Limited
    lists on the JSE.

1995

  • The CLHG 10th Anniversary Employees’ Share Trust is established, thus enabling employees to become shareholders.
  • Road Lodge and Courtyard Hotel brands are added to the portfolio.

2012

  • The group acquires 50% of Fairview
    Hotel Limited in Nairobi, Kenya.

2013

  • Town Lodge Gaborone opens in
    Botswana as the first hotel in the
    group to be established outside of South Africa.

2017

  • Town Lodge Windhoek
    opens in Namibia.

2018

  • City Lodge Hotel
    Dar es Salaam opens in Tanzania.

2020

  • City Lodge Hotel Maputo opens
    in Mozambique in February.
  • World Health Organization declares
    Covid-19 a pandemic and extensive
    lockdown measures are implemented globally.

2021

  • Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City
    opens in Midrand, Johannesburg
    as our flagship hotel.

2022

  • Sale of four hotels in
    Kenya and Tanzania together
    with the Fairview Hotel brand.
  • Roll-out of Eat-in lunch
    and dinner offering at Town
    Lodge and Road Lodge.