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Quirky conferences at Granny Mouse

When it comes to finding the right place for a business conference, that offers it all under one roof, the experience can often be challenging as there may be various preferences across the board.

With the option of conference facilities that seat from 30 to 130 persons, Granny Mouse Country House and Spa can make for an ideal intimate or larger business meeting, teambuilding, product launch, and/or corporate conference and is the ideal venue for executive breakaways. Yet, what sets Granny Mouse apart from the rest, are their quirky conferencing team building ideas, such as the ever-popular Mousterchef!

Nestled in the heart of the KwaZulu Natal Midlands, a mere hour and half from Durban, and four hours from Johannesburg, Granny Mouse Country House & Spa tailor makes each and every conference bought to their premises, making your conference fun, interesting and interactive.

The Mousterchef competition usually comprises of four teams of four guests, who were each tasked with creating and preparing one meal, resulting in a starter, main and dessert, with the fourth team being tasked with pairing each course with an appropriate wine.

Even those who are usually very lost in a kitchen love this activity, as their cooking skills are overseen by those in the know, including Executive Culinary artist, Wayland Green, who commented that “even the most reluctant of cooks are soon in full challenge mode as the teams vie for the top spot!”

Given the current focus on all cookery shows, Granny Mouse Country House & Spa recently used this theme to incorporate a fun activity for conferencing guests, with their very own Mousterchef competition, and General Manager, Sean Granger comments that, “the heat is on in the kitchen when these teams get to it!”

Team building events such as this, is exactly what sets Granny Mouse Country House & Spa apart when selecting them as your preferred Conference venue. Why not give them a try. For more information on their conferencing packages, contact Granny Mouse on (033) 234 407 or visit www.grannymouse.co.za

Giving your proposal the green light with the help of Granny Mouse

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Most women have extremely high expectations when it comes to what they expect for their proposal and some men know exactly how to be romantic, but for others, the perfect proposal might seem a lot different to what the love of their life might have in mind.

If you are going to go ahead with a magical proposal, then there is only one way to do it. Go all in or don’t do it at all.

A proposal can be simple or extravagant, with both being memorable.

Here are some ideas for your proposal, courtesy of Granny Mouse Country House & Spa:

  1. Simple and chic Picnic

You can set up a picnic yourself with a blanket, scatter cushions, champagne, snacks and of course the ring, or you may find it easier to purchase a picnic package and just arrive to have it all ready for you.

Granny Mouse offers a picnic menu for R300, which is perfect for an outdoor proposal.

The menu includes a picnic basket for 2 including fresh assorted breads, 4x bread spreads, Cold meat platter with condiments, Cheese platter with condiments, 2x cupcakes, Chef’s sweet choice, 2x waters, and 2x Ceres Fruit Juice, however the choice of adding a bottle of wine or champagne to your basket can be ordered as an extra. Wine list prices available on request from the award winning wine list.

Just order your basket, collect and bring a blanket along to set up your romantic picnic. Staff are on hand to assist where needed.

There are also 2 ways of performing the proposal – surprise or announcement on arrival.

The surprise aspect will have you bring your partner to the area and enjoy the food and drinks before you pop the question.

The announcement on arrival could be in the form of a chalkboard or signage set up at the picnic so that when your partner arrives, they see the board and know that the setup is in fact for their proposal.

  1. A tasty experience

Another idea is to take your partner for dinner and then book a special tasting experience as dessert – such as a Brandy and Chocolate tasting. You could arrange with the Chef or if selecting this option at Granny Mouse, the Culinary Artist, to incorporate the ring into a chocolate, so that you can break it open and present the ring whilst proposing, during the tasting experience.

The Granny Mouse Brandy and Chocolate tasting offers 3 brandy’s featuring KWV 3 year old, Klipdrift premium and Bertrams VO, and 3 chocolates at a cost of R150 per person.

  1. Treasure Hunt

If your partner is the adventurous type, then a great way to set up a proposal may be to lay clues around different areas and have her find each one. The final clue would then be the question with the ring next to it or perhaps, have a piñata hanging from a tree which is to be smashed, allowing the ring to fall out.

So if you’re clueless on how to propose, then allow a professional to help you out. Contact Granny Mouse on 033 234 4071.