For over 30 years, Granny Mouse Country House & Spa strives to give off their best when it comes to their guest’s needs.

When it comes to providing for a function or conference, it’s all hands on deck to ensure that the customer leaves happy every time.

For corporates looking for a conferencing venue that adds their own personal touch – Granny Mouse not only offers a venue that can accommodate 120 people but can offer boutique conferencing for small groups and custom-makes packages to the needs of clients.

As part of their mandate, Granny Mouse have a list of “to do’s” for every conferencing client that visits Granny Mouse and Banqueting Manager, Ané Du Preez, offers the following advice to ensure that Granny Mouse’s “personal touch” can be added to every conference:

1. Provide the Granny Mouse team with some insight into the personalities and likes of your team, as they have a number of on-site and nearby activities that can be arranged to suit the nature of your team to ensure everyone participates and has a good time.

2. Have touch points across every element that fit into your theme. Granny Mouse’s personal touch allows them to tailor make conference pacakges around the themes of your conference. If you are stumped as to how to incorporate the theme across all elements of your conference, allow them to help with ideas and concepts to tie everything together.

3. The Granny Mouse team have hosted many varied events and conferences, and through this have been exposed to many amazing and different ideas, so lean on them for advice to make your conference different and really special for all participants.

4. Advise the on-site team as to the exact timetable of your events to ensure that all technical aspects such as data projectors, screens and sound equipment are in place to ensure that the meeting flows without a hitch.

5. The entire Granny Mouse team is there to help, so advise them of any special needs that your team may have, whether this is a pregnant colleague or someone requiring wheelchair access. This will allow the team to make arrangements to ensure their safety and participation.

These are just a few of the many touches Granny Mouse add to their conferences, apart from the spa and team-building activities available, for those interested in adding these to their packages. We ensure that the staff is also briefed accordingly to allow each delegate to leave feeling refreshed and motivated.
For more information, or ot book your next conference, contact 033 234 4071 or email banqueting@grannymouse.co.za

They always say you can’t have your cake and eat it, but in the case of Granny Mouse Country House & Spa, this simply isn’t true with the arrival of the Hotels’ new pastry Chef, Leon de Kock.

Having attended the Alfresco International Academy of Food and Wine, de Kock joins the Granny Mouse team with a wealth of experience and knowledge, and adds a further dimension to this already award winning venue.

Hailing from East London, de Kock’s passion for pastry began at an early age, as he recalls often fuelling his creative side by playing in the kitchen, mixing up ingredients to see the resulting outcome. It was this passion for exploration, coupled with his level of perfectionism, which led de Kock into the field of pastry, where exact measurements are key to the success of any dish.

His passion for all things creative in his field has led to him specialise in a number of pastry dishes, including the very tricky traditional croquembouche, which has been his shinning glory.

When asked why he decided to join the Granny Mouse Team, de Kock commented that, “for me it was a personal challenge, as I have the opportunity to run a division on my own, and hope that I will be instrumental in providing our guests with more refined pastry dish options.”

Aside from his prowess with pastry, De Kock’s creativity extends to his hobbies, which include gardening and playing the piano.

De Kock’s presence on the Granny Mouse team will once again add to their already impressive wedding offering, in that the Hotel has the capacity to truly be a one-stop wedding venue, including wedding cake preparation for any bride.