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Yes, it\u2019s true! We have a special parking bay for Elvis fans only at Rivonia Premier Lodge<\/a>. Violators will be all shook up.
\nAnd we mean it!<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Why a special parking bay for Elvis fans only? Meet Gerard Marais, the owner of Rivonia Premier Lodge who has been an avid Elvis fan since he was a teenager.<\/p>\n

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Gerard rocking and rolling at university bop sessions<\/div>\n

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… recording at Sun Studios in Memphis Tennessee<\/a>; the very studio where Elvis made his first record, the very mike that he used.<\/div>\n

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Happiness is. Gerard\u2019s very first record.<\/div>\n

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Then a visit to Graceland, Elvis\u2019s mansion. Sadness as Gerard stands by the King\u2019s grave.<\/div>\n

Thus it is that we have one parking bay for Elvis fans only.
\nElvis may have left the building but Rivonia Premier Lodge still rocks!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yes, it\u2019s true! We have a special parking bay for Elvis fans only at Rivonia Premier Lodge. Violators will be all shook up. And we mean it! Why a special parking bay for Elvis fans only? Meet Gerard Marais, the owner of Rivonia Premier Lodge who has been an avid Elvis fan since he was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":857,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history-of-rivonia","category-rivonia-news"],"yoast_head":"\nThe \u2018Elvis Fans only\u2019 parking bay at Rivonia Premier Lodge . The story behind it\u2026.. - Rivonia Premier Lodge Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The \u2018Elvis Fans only\u2019 parking bay at Rivonia Premier Lodge . 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