Entertainment

Rosebank provides an array of entertainment to its residents and visitors at a variety of shopping malls, pavement cafes, restaurants, markets, luxurious hotels, cinemas, arts galleries and night clubs.

Art

Rosebank has a thriving art scene with a number of galleries and dealers trading in all mediums along the 'art strip' which includes the more established Goodman and Kim Sacks galleries.

Outdoors

Rosebank is outdoors and pedestrian friendly – Due to its compact size, visitors, residents and employees are able to walk the area, enjoying the outdoor atmosphere, en route to their destination.

Growing

Rosebank's infrastructure projects and property developments augur well for the future of the node. Areas located directly around future Gautrain Stations are attracting great interest.

Monarch on auction

The Monarch, a five-star boutique hotel built in 1924, is located in Oxford Road opposite the new Gautrain station. It was originally a telephone exchange and then the Saxonwold Post Office during the 1930s.

"The recent opening of the Gautrain Station in Rosebank has caused an acceleration of activity within the ever-expanding Rosebank precinct, and investor demand for property in the area is at a high," said Aronson.

The historic property has a presidential suite that played host to Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills during the 2010 Fifa World Cup. It is valued at R60-million. The ground floor offers a reception area and lobby, seven suites, dining room, public ablutions, well-equipped kitchen, cigar room and board room. The first floor includes five suites and an office space.

The hotel was refurbished in 2009, transforming it into a five-star boutique hotel. But it is only the inside that was renovated and the facade of the building still remains. Its surrounds are a mix of retail and business developments, including the Zone mall, The Firs, the Hyatt Hotel and Oxford Corner.

Another Rosebank hotel, The Grace, closed its doors in August