2024-05-04T03:47:33-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150299870/former-home-of-nelson-mandela-opens-as-boutique-hotel Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2022-02-22T15:07:00-05:00 >2022-02-27T12:00:07-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/92/924b92dfd5ee50da90970e9d5b2d14f6.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>This historic home is now a museum with an overnight rate. The former house and surrounding gardens of former South African president and anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela is now accepting reservations after being transformed into an inn.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Located in the suburb of Houghton, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/473730/johannesburg" target="_blank">Johannesburg</a>, Sanctuary Mandela, not only offers lodging but also features curated exhibits that pay tribute to the human rights activist&nbsp;and a restaurant with menu items inspired by Mandela&rsquo;s favorite meals.&nbsp;</p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYqYgREM9mB/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> View this post on Instagram </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYqYgREM9mB/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Sanctuary Mandela (@sanctuarymandela)</a><br><p>The boutique hotel includes nine rooms and retreat spaces and can host up to 18 guests at a time. The former residence is the first home Mandela lived in following his 27 years of imprisonment. Between 1992 and 1998, he resided in the building where a range of famous guests was hosted and later used as the headquarters for the Nelson Mandela Foundation.</p>