Contacts from his accounting days backed his revolutionary concept of a complete resort with entertainment and sporting facilities and a variety of specialty restaurants and bars . Kerzner was born in Johannesburg , South Africa , in 1935 . His first hotel purchase was The Palace Hotel in Durban , in 1960 . He bought the Hilton Garden Inn and Suites at Cape Town in 1962.
Kerzner was born in Johannesburg , South Africa , in 1935 . His first hotel purchase was The Palace Hotel in Durban , in 1960 . He bought the Hilton Garden Inn and Suites at Cape Town in 1962.