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Menlyn, Pretoria
The Menlyn of old was predominantly associated with Menlyn's huge shopping mall, its residential area sedate and quiet. But today's Menlyn is metamorphising into something of a 'Sandton' in Pretoria, and set to become a far more eclectic and vibrant area than before.
Set just off the N1 highway in amongst Pretoria's other more sought after eastern suburbs, Menlyn's few freehold homes and apartment blocks are now more popular with young couples who work in the area, and students who can use the Gautrain bus route between Menlyn and Hatfield to get to 'varsity campus.
The sprawling Menlyn Park Mall might have been here since 1979 but it has undergone a couple of refurbishments that have transformed it into what it terms a 'super regional shopping centre' with over 300 stores and at least 37 restaurants.
Now there are other new developments to add to the suburb's commercial allure. The Melrose Arch-style collection of Green Star SA-rated commercial buildings known as Menlyn Main marries flats, shopping areas and a business district in a new trendy 'precinct'. It intends adding a casino, much to some Menlyn residents' chagrin.
To rob the developer of his apt description of Menlyn Main as 'the Sandton of Pretoria' and apply it to Menlyn as a whole would not be going out on a limb.
Additional pipeline development includes Menlyn Towers, a 20 storey Michaelangelo Hotel look-alike, due to go up on the corner of Garsfontein and Matroosberg roads, and several high-rise residential and office buildings. These simply add to Menlyn's transformation from a sedate neighbourhood into the more trendy live, work and play phenomenon.
Menlyn lies between Atterbury and Garsfontein Roads, neighbour to Faerie Glen, Garsfontein and Waterkloof Glen.
In the vicinity
Hotels & other accommodation options
Self Catering
The Regency Aparthotel
The Regency Aparthotel offers modern air-conditioned one-bedroom apartments that each contain an en-suite bathroom, a fully equipped kitchen, din...
Guest House / Self Catering
MacGregors Guest House
Enjoy accommodation set in a large tranquil garden in a quiet, centrally located and security-controlled suburb. Offering you the highest level o...
Self Catering
Menlyn Apartments
Menlyn Apartments offers accommodation in Pretoria within walking distance from Menlyn Maine and Time Square Casino and are just 1km away from th...
Things to do in the area
Water Sports
Scuba Crew
Explore the world beneath the water when you sign up for a SCUBA diving course with Scuba Crew in Pretoria. This is a PADI (Professional Associa...
Family Entertainment
Menlyn Park Shopping Centre
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Craft & Flea Markets
Hazel Food Market
The Hazel Food Market is an authentic food market offering a vast array of interesting and delicious food products. You'll find everything from ...
Noteworthy attractions
Golf Courses
Irene Country Club
The Irene Golf Club has one of the most attractive golf courses imaginable, next to Van der Byl Farm in the small, leafy village of Irene. Irene ...
Golf Courses
Waterkloof Golf Club
Waterkloof Golf Club is also the home of South African cricketing icon, AB De Villiers. Waterkloof is situated on the undulating slopes of Pretor...
Golf Courses
Pretoria Country Club
Founded in 1910, the Pretoria Country Club nestles in the scenic beauty of Waterkloof, one of the city�s most prestigious suburbs. Over the years...
Golf Courses
Pretoria Golf Club
Pretoria Golf Club, or Pretoria West as it is popularly known, is steeped in history. It was established in 1894, which makes it the oldest club ...
Golf Courses
Silver Lakes Golf Course
Silver Lakes Country Club is part of an upmarket residential estate which is situated in genuine Bushveld country, 20 kilometres to the east of P...
Golf Courses
Wingate Park Country Club
Lush and luxuriant in the wet summer months and well groomed throughout the year, the championship Wingate Park course has been rated among the t...
Golf Courses
Woodhill Golf Course
Woodhill Country Club and residential estate is situated in the eastern suburbs of Pretoria and the layout consists of two very different halves ...
Nature Reserves
Wonderboom Nature Reserve
Named after the wild fig (Ficus salicifolia) Wonderboom, for which the reserve is famous, and which grows at the foot of the northern slopes of t...
Landmarks
Pretoria Tours
Pretoria also serves as one of the country�s three capital cities, officially the executive or administrative capital. With plenty to see and do ...
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