The cache is placed with permission at the legendary landmark of the Brittania Hotel in Umgeni Rd. Please do not attempt this cache at Night!
The Britannia Hotel was built in 1879 by Castle Wine and E K Green a liquor wholesaler. It served primarily the White population of Durban and was classified as such. Initially it was one block of a building but later it was extended to include more facilities. During the reign of the apartheid regime the wholly White status quo remained in terms of the main facilities of accommodation and pub.
In an obscure isolated part of the building the owners earmarked two little rooms called “coolie bar” and “kaffir bar” (derogatory terms to refer to Indians and Blacks respectively). These were really not bars but little rooms serviced by hatches from the main bar. The hotel was then sold to Hymie Saacks who later sold it to two Indian businessmen. Not much had changed during their reign till in 1983 the Moodley family took over. Since then it had undergone a major transformation.