{"id":20482,"date":"2026-11-13T15:33:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T13:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=20482"},"modified":"2026-11-13T15:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T13:33:50","slug":"make-a-wish-and-watch-it-grow-the-tree-of-wishes-arrives-at-four-seasons-hotel-the-westcliff-johannesburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/make-a-wish-and-watch-it-grow-the-tree-of-wishes-arrives-at-four-seasons-hotel-the-westcliff-johannesburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Make a Wish and Watch it Grow: The Tree of Wishes Arrives at Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong> Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg unveils its Tree of Wishes on 1 December 2026 as part of its Gardens to Gatherings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/specials\/\">festive programme<\/a>. Created in collaboration with Babylonstoren, the trellis-inspired installation invites hotel guests to hang a wish for the year ahead and take home a seeded keepsake card to plant after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/christmas-dinner-johannesburg\/\">festive season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>The festive season is a time for making memories, sharing traditions and, occasionally, making a few wishes for the year ahead.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg is giving those wishes a rather lovely place to land with its Tree of Wishes, a trellis-inspired festive installation in the hotel lobby.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Unveiled on 1 December 2026, the installation forms part of Gardens to Gatherings, the hotel&#8217;s month-long festive programme celebrating connection, generosity and seasonal traditions.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Curated in collaboration with Babylonstoren, the Tree of Wishes brings a little botanical inspiration into the heart of the hotel, creating a thoughtful festive moment for guests. The idea is wonderfully simple. Hotel guests are invited to write down their hopes for the year ahead and hang their wishes on the tree. Before leaving, they can take home a seeded keepsake card, which can be planted long after the festive decorations have come down.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is a small gesture with a meaningful message: a wish for the future that can quite literally grow into something new. Rather than being just another festive decoration, the Tree of Wishes encourages guests to pause, reflect and take part in an experience centred on optimism and new beginnings.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration with Babylonstoren adds to the garden-inspired character of Gardens to Gatherings, bringing elements of the Cape Winelands to Johannesburg. Across the hotel, the festive programme draws on the beauty and abundance of the garden, with seasonal touches designed to make the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/tag\/end-year-functions-johannesburg\/\">December celebrations<\/a> feel connected to nature and togetherness. <strong>For guests visiting Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg during the festive season, the Tree of Wishes offers a lovely reason to spend a moment in the lobby, share a hope for the year ahead and take home a little reminder that good things can grow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick details<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Experience:<\/strong> Tree of Wishes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Part of:<\/strong> Gardens to Gatherings festive programme<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unveiling date:<\/strong> 1 December 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Hotel Lobby, Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg<\/li>\n<li><strong>Installation:<\/strong> Trellis-inspired festive tree<\/li>\n<li><strong>Collaboration:<\/strong> Babylonstoren<\/li>\n<li><strong>Guest experience:<\/strong> Hang a wish for the year ahead and take home a seeded keepsake card to plant<\/li>\n<li><strong>Address:<\/strong> 67 Jan Smuts Avenue, Westcliff, Johannesburg<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hotel telephone:<\/strong> +27 (0) 11 481 6000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reservations:<\/strong> +27 11 481 6450<\/li>\n<li><strong>Email:<\/strong> reservations.johannesburg@fourseasons.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg unveils its Tree of Wishes on 1 December 2026 as part of its Gardens to Gatherings festive programme. Created in collaboration with Babylonstoren, the trellis-inspired installation invites hotel guests to hang a wish for the year ahead and take home a seeded keepsake card to plant after the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"wps_subtitle":"What is the Tree of Wishes at Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg?","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20482"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20507,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20482\/revisions\/20507"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}