Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani

Siyawuthanda emathafeni alula. Siyawuthanda umbono we-Indian Ocean kusuka efasiteleni lethu. Siyawuthanda ukudla kwasekuseni futhi izinketho ze-vegan zazimnandi. Siyawuthanda ukuthi banikela ngodla lwe-comrades kusukela ngo-1:00 a.m. kuya ku-3:00 a.m. ngeziphuzo nezokudla ezithathwayo. Siyawuthanda ukuthi sikwazi ukuthola amabhasi e-Comrades ngemuva kwehotele, kanye nokuthatha uhambo lwe-Bruce Fordyce Comrades ngqo ngemuva kwehotele. Siyawuthanda indawo yokuhlala eduze kwe-Comrades expo. Sihambe sisuka ehotele siya kwi-expo. Siyawuthanda ukuthi sibe nomuntu ophumayo uMandy oza nsuku zonke. Wayengumuntu opholile kakhulu futhi wenza umsebenzi omuhle nsuku zonke. Abantu bokulethwa kwezindlu nabo babenobubele kakhulu futhi i-curry ye-vegan ne-rice yayimnandi futhi ibhakiwe kakhulu. Sazizwa siphumule kahle ehotele. Siyawuthanda igym esikhungweni esisebenzisile kabili. Umbono we-Indian Ocean wawuwumqondo omuhle kakhulu engiwake ngabe ngise-gym!! Siyawuthanda i-day spa esiyisebenzisile kanye kuphela ngemuva kwe-Comrades Marathon, sithokozisa imithambo yengalo nekhanda. Abamasebenzi bethu babenobuchwepheshe obuphezulu futhi babenobungane. Iphuli yayihle kakhulu ukuyibona kodwa asizange siyisebenzise njengoba yayibanda kakhulu... kwesinye isikhathi 😊. Ukuthi umjaho we-park run we-North Beach wawuphakathi komgwaqo kwakuyinto enhle. Sazizwa sithokozile ngemuva kokuthi sibe nesidlo se-buffet ehotele ngemuva kwe-Comrades Marathon futhi ngoba sobabili sibe nemidanti... kwakuyinto ethile ephansi. Abasebenzi babenobubele kithi ngalesi sikhathi sokudla... kungenzeka ukuthi babebona ukuphazamiseka nokuphazamiseka. Ukuhamba kwethu emoyeni emuva e-Durban airport kwakuhamba kahle futhi kusebenze kahle. Sihlele lokhu kalula ngevenkile esikhungweni se-hotel. Owesifazane osihambisile emoyeni wayengumuntu opholile futhi onolwazi. Izinto ezinhle ngale hotele ziqinile kakhulu uma ziqhathaniswa nezinkinga ezincane esihlangabezane nazo. Ngicabanga ukuthi ngibhukhe i-airport shuttle ukusuka e-Durban airport ukuya ehotele njengoba sifikile sebusuku. Ngithumele i-imeyili ehotele njengoba bekuceliwe ngemininingwane yokundiza. Angizange ngiqonde ukuthi kufanele ngigcwalise ifomu futhi. Akekho owafika ukusithatha ngakho-ke saphuma senze lokho okukhulunywe ngakho ukuthi singakwenzi e-Durban futhi sahlangana nomuntu osebenza emoyeni. Ubepholile kakhulu futhi usizo futhi walinda izinsuku ezimbili ngaphambi kokuthi sikwazi ukumkhokhela njengoba singenayo imali. Lo muntu usisindisile njengoba bekungekho ama-Uber noma amabhasi ngaleso sikhathi sobusuku futhi angikwazanga ukufonela ngaphandle ngefoni yami noma ngifonele ihotele. Ngasekuseni, bekungekho zinketho ze-vegan ze-yogurt futhi kwadingeka ngicela ubisi lwe-soy + ibhotela le-vegan nsuku zonke okwakubonakala kudala izinkinga kubasebenzi. Kwadingeka futhi ngicela inketho yobisi lwe-vegan efasiteleni lami nsuku zonke futhi abantu bokulethwa kwezindlu bekudingeka bayilethe, okwakuhlala kubonakala kungakhululeki. Bekungekho iziphuzo ze-vegan efasiteleni, kodwa bekukhona ama-biscuit uma ungengowama-vegan. Bekukhona ukuvuza ngaphansi kwesinki e-bathroom. Bekukhona isikhala ohlangothini lwefasiteleni esavumela umoya ukuthi ungene okwenza kube noise kakhulu ngobusuku obunye lapho bekukhona umoya omkhulu. Omunye wabasebenzi (ekupheleni kokuhlala kwethu) ekuseni wayengakabi nobungane. Saphazamiseka ngokuqondisa futhi sathanda uma lokho bekungukuhlupheka ngoba sasingakhiphi. Lokhu bekuyiphutha lethu futhi sizofunda ngamasiko nezilungiselelo zokuphawula ukuze kube kuhle emuva. Ngobusuku obubodwa ngacela i-spaghetti enesosi ye-napolitana kusuka kumasevisi wezindlu futhi ngacacisa ukuthi angifuni ushizi njengoba ngingum-vegan. Nokho, ukudla kwami kwafika ne-cheese eningi. Ngakhipha ushizi futhi ngakudla noma kunjalo 😊.

Indawo yeHotele, ukuhlanzeka, igumbi elinokuthokozisa kanye nabasebenzi beRestauranti abaqeqeshiwe nabasebenza kahle abaqinisekisa ukuthi imenyu iyahlangabezana nezidingo zabantu bonke futhi ukudla kukhona okwanele. Abasebenzi beHotele babenobungane futhi beqeqeshiwe. Nokho, angizange ngithande ukuthi abaphathi abatholakali kalula kwiFoyer yeHotele (ngaphandle) futhi ababenikeli usizo ngempahla. Ngaphezu kwalokho, angizange ngithande ukuthi abanye abasebenzi beReception babegaya igum ngesikhathi besiza izivakashi, okungukuthi, ngokombono wami, akukhombisi ubuchwepheshe.

Noma ukuhlanzeka kanye namagumbi bekulungele, ukudumazeka kwavela lapho bekufanele sime emgqeni omude ukuze sithole ukudla kwasekuseni kanye ne-dinner? Ngaphezu kwalokho, nina nithumele izidingo zomphakathi wamaMuslim ngesikhathi sokudla kwasekuseni ngokugcina ukudla okungahambisani nehalal kude, kodwa lokhu akusasebenzi. Ngikhulume nabapheki mayelana nalolu daba futhi wayengangabazi ngakho. Ngiphinde ngakhuluma nomphathi we-fnb ophakathi kokuphatha mayelana nokudla okungahambisani nehalal okwakugcinwa phakathi kokudla kwe-veggie nekhekhe, okwakhe wathi bazocabanga. Kodwa akukho okunjalo okwenzekile ohambweni lwami lwesibili lapho. Kufanele kube nohlelo olwakhiwe ukuze wonke umuntu ajabulele ukudla kwasekuseni ngaphandle kokuma emgqeni omude futhi ukudla okungahambisani nehalal kugcinwe kude. Angizokweluleka le hotele kunoma ngubani wami noma emndenini. Ngidumazekile.