Umhlanga's Oyster Box Hotel

The Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga, South Africa had a face lift (completed in 2009) that transformed it into a modern luxury property but managed to retain it's original character at the same time.

The Oyster Bar is one of my favourite places in Umhlanga for a peaceful drink and possibly a plate of oysters plucked from the Indian Ocean a few hundred metres away.  Quirky, modern and colonial, the combination of decor and design works extremely well.