The black man's burden

DURBAN: There is something about Five Star Living that just marks it different from the other 'mere mortals' of hotel life.
At Makaranga Lodge, just a few minutes from the centre of Durban, where rooms fetch a hefty amount per night, soap turns into lather soon as water touches it. You won't have to coax lather out of the soap. The towels are as white as Makgadikgadi Pans. On the balcony stretches the views of a large park, serene, green, lush and dotted with sculptures from a Zimbabwean master sculptor.

 
At San Lameer, the suite's lighting is soft and subject to manual manipulation. You could make it softer by turning little knobs on the wall.
Or take Fourdon Hotel and Spa in the Kwazulu Natal's midlands region where the heating system works through the floor.
Everything in Five Star hotels is usually a product of careful consideration and artistic application.