The Protea hotel group is a well known hotel chain in South Africa. The group owns the African Pride Hotels, Protea and Protea Hotel Fire & Ice.
22 April - 26 August 2017. The Protea Hotel Centurion is being renovated and alternating parts of it will be closed during the renovation. The work will be done during the day, from 09h00 to 16h00 from Mondays to Fridays.
10 March 2017. The Protea Hotel Franschhoek (by Marriott) will be closed for the 3 months from the 25th May 2017 until the 25th August 2017, as it is being refurbished.
15 February 2017. The Protea Hotel George Outeniqua has been refurbished, and is taking guests.
The Protea Hotel Transit in Kempton Park was offering a R1654 for 2 people sharing a standard double room, with free wifi from the 8th to the 9th December 2016.
8 November 2013. Marriot International has signed a letter of intent to purchase Protea Hotels. Protea is to create a property company which owns its hotels, and the company would enter into a long-term lease and management contract with Marriott International.
August 2013. Protea Hotel wins the category of "Travel Sales Team" at the Business Traveller Africa Awards 2013.
29 May 2013. Get 50% off Protea Hotel bookings in Namibia by flying with Air Namibia - show your boarding pass stub and ID to qualify. Runs until 31 December 2013. Maximum 3 nights.
Q1 2014 Planned opening of the Protea Hotel Fire & Ice Menlyn (in Pretoria). Construction started in the 2nd half of 2012. "All the entertainment areas are on one level, so the vibe and energy of the experience will be felt from check in till check out." The pool deck is the main focal point. It will contain private pods with fireplaces ideal for socialising, meeting and entertaining. The conference centre is an incredible space. It'll be a double storey facility which comprises of two large multi-use conference venues accommodating up to 450 delegates. The ground floor will have a ramp to allow for easy access for product and vehicle launches and there are also 4 board or meeting rooms ideal for strategic meetings, board meetings or breakaway rooms." said Arthur Gillis, Chief Executive of the Protea Hospitality Group.
Apr 2013. On joining the Protea Hotel group, The Zebula Golf Estate & Spa is renamed the Protea Zebula Lodge.
31 Oct 2012. The revamp of the Protea Hotel Upington is completed. Twenty nine rooms, a restaurant, a gym and a conference centre have been added.
1 Sep 2011 |
Protea Hotel Victora Junction in Greenpoint reopens, after a 4-month renovation. A new gym will also be opening. There are now iPod docking stations, Bravia LCD screens, international adaptor installations, walk-in "rain showers", complimentary Wi-Fi, and a digital safe. |
q1 2010 |
Protea Hotel Fire and Ice Melrose Arch is due to open its doors. |
18 Jun 2009 |
After beating Italy 1-0, 5 members of the Egyptian Confederation Cup team reported that their wallets (which contained some R19,000 cash) have gone missing from their rooms in the Protea Hotel Wanderers (Illovo), and that they had left the money outside the safes in their rooms. A representative of sports clothing manufacturer Puma also reportedly had some R7,000 stolen from his room. However, it's also reported (but denied by the Egyptian players) that female consorts who had been brought onto the premises to join an impromptu victory celebration, had robbed the players. |
Feb 2009 |
Protea Hotel Willow Lake opens in Bloemfontein. |
30 Nov 2007 |
Protel Hotel Group does not renew its licence to use the Extreme brand, and changes the name of Extreme Hotels to Protea Hotel Fire and Ice. |
1 Nov 2007 |
The Protea Hotel Colleseum opens. The Protea Hotel Colleseum is situated behind the Canal Walk shopping centre in Cape Town, and is owned by the Singer Group (the same group which owns Protea Hotels Island Club). |
Oct 2007 |
The Protea Hotel Group opens a four star hotel in Kimberley, near the big hole. |
May 2007 |
It's announced that construction is set to begin on the Protea Hotel Willow, a new hotel in Bloemfontein in the Free State Province of South Africa. |
Apr 2007 |
Protea Hotels forms a joint venture with the Sharaf group from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The joint venture is called Sharaf Protea Hotel Middle East. The first product of the joint venture is a hotel in Dubai called Protea Hotel JBR Executive Suites. |
Apr 2007 |
Protea Hotels acquires the Franschoek Inn and renames it "Protea Hotel Franschoek". |
22 Mar 2007 |
The Stella Group in Australia purchases the Protea Hotel Group for A$255 million (R1.5 billion). |
Mar 2007 |
Construction begins on a Protea hotel Clarens, between Harrismith and Bethlehem in the Free State Province of South Africa. |
Mar 2007 |
Protea Hotel Group announces that it will be opening a hotel in Entebbe, Uganda. |
14 Nov 2006 |
The Extreme Group and Istithmar Hotels forms an alliance with the Protea Hotel group to establish a new hotel brand - Extreme Hotels. |
5 Oct 2006 |
A new African Pride Superior Hotel is launched in the KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa - the Fordoun. |
28 Sep 2006 |
A new African Pride Superior Hotel in the KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa - Audacia Manor. |
21 Sep 2006 |
Protea Hotel wins a prize for Africa's Leading Hotel Brand at the 13th Annual Ceremony of the World Travel Awards. |
13 Jul 2006 |
The Protea Hotel Group announces that it will be opending its first hotel in Uganda. |
15 Apr 2006 |
The Protea Hotel's Prokard loyalty program has its 100,000'th member - Ms Morata from Cape Town. |
31 Mar 2006 |
Protea Hotels Namibia is formed through a joint venture between the Protea Hospitality Corporation and the United Africa Hospitality Group. |
1 Jul 1984 |
The Protea Hotel group is founded, running 4 hotels on a management contract. |
You can make a reservation at a Protea hotel via their website or telephonically.
Phone Protea hotel from within South Africa |
0861-119000 |
Phone Protea hotel from outside South Africa |
+27-21-4305300 |
Email Protea hotel |
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Physical address |
Corner of Main Road & Arthur Road |
Postal address |
Box 75 |
Protea hotel website |
There are Protea hotels through South Africa's provinces (Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West & Western Cape). See this review of the Protea Hotel Waterfront Centurion.
There are Protea hotels in Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, United Kingdom and Zambia.
The Protea Hotel group offers accommodation under three brands:
African Pride Superior Hotels
Lodges and Country Houses and Extreme Hotels
Protea Hotels
After 2 and a half years of talking behind the scenes, on 22 March 2007 an Australian travel services and hospitality company, the Stella Group, acquired the Protea Hotel Corporation (Pty) Ltd (for R1.5bn). The Stella Group financed the purchase by borrowing money from Investec Capital Markets. The Stella Group in turn is a division of MFS Limited, an investment management company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange with a range of investments in Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The Chief Executive of the Stella Group overseeing the deal was Rolf Krecklenberg, an ex-South African.
Pumba Private Game Reserve |
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Marine Drive, Summerstrand
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The Sands @ St Francis |
8 Frank Road
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Protea Hotel Bloemfontein Central |
Bloem Plaza, |
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Protea Hotel Bloemfontein |
202 Nelson Mandela Drive, Brandwag
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Protea Hotel Clarens |
Cnr Main Street & Van der Merwe Street,
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Protea Hotel Montrose |
N3 Highway, Swinburne
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Tel: 058 672 1011 |
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Protea Hotel |
101 Henry Street, Willows
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Protea Hotel by Marriott Johannesburg Balalaika Sandton |
20 Maude Street, Sandown
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Protea Hotel Capital |
390 Van der Walt Street
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Protea Hotel Gold Reef City |
Shaft 14, Northern Parkway, Ormonde
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reservations@phgoldreefcity.co.za Proteahotels |
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Protea Hotel Hatfield Apartments |
1080 Prospect Street |
Proteahotels |
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Protea Hotel Manor Hatfield |
Corner Burnett & Festival Streets, |
Proteahotels |
Tel: 012 362 5646 |
Protea Hotel Midrand |
14th Street |
Tel: 011 3181868 |
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Protea Hotel Parktonian |
120 De Korte Street |
Tel: 011 4035740 |
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Protea Hotel Samrand |
Samrand |
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Protea Hotel Suikerbosrand |
R55 to Daleside, off the Heidelberg/Meyerton road in Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, |
Proteahotels |
Tel: 016 365 5334 |
Protea Hotel Transit |
3rd Floor |
Proteahotels |
Tel: 011 390 1160 |
Protea Hotel Wanderers |
Corner Corlett Drive and Rudd Road, |
Tel: 011 770 5500 |
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Corner Gordan Hood & Hendrik Verwoerd Ave, |
Tel: 012 663 8700 |
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Melrose Arch Protea Hotel Fire & Ice Has conference facilities |
1 Melrose Square |
Tel: 011 214 6666 |
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Mount Grace Country House & Spa |
Rustenburg Road
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Tel: 014 577 5600 |
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The Rosebank |
CNR Tyrwhitt & Sturdee Avenues, |
reservations@therosebank.co.za Proteahotels |
Tel: 011 448 3600 |
149 O.R Tambo Parade, North Beach
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Tel: 031 337 3681 |
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Protea Hotel Empangeni |
64 Turnbull Street, Empangeni
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Tel: 035 772 3322 |
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Protea Hotel Hluhluwe & Safaris |
104 Main Road |
Tel: 035 562 4000 |
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Protea Hotel Imperial |
224 Jabu Ndlovu Street |
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Protea Hotel Karridene Beach |
Old South Coast Road |
Tel: 031 916 7228 |
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Protea Hotel Richards Bay |
Cnr Davidson & Launder Lanes, Meerensee
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Protea Hotel Shakaland |
Normanhurst Farm |
Tel: 035 460 0912 |
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Protea Hotel Simunye |
Springfield Farm |
Tel: 035 450 0101 |
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Protea Hotel The Richards |
3 Hibberd Drive Meerensee |
Tel: 035 753 1111 |
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Protea Hotel Umfolozi River |
Off the N2, |
Tel: 035 551 0322 |
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Protea Hotel Umhlanga |
Protea Mall |
Tel: 031 561 4413 |
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Protea Hotel Waterfront Richards Bay |
Corner of Bridgetown and Pioneer Road, |
res@phwrb.net www.proteahotels.com/protea-hotel-waterfront-richards-bay.html |
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Endless Horizons, Boutique Hotel |
108 Umhlanga Rocks Drive |
info@endlesshorizons.co.za Africanpridehotels |
Tel: 031 564 0360 |
Fordoun Hotel, Spa & Restaurant |
R103 Nottingham Road |
Tel: 033 266 6217 |
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The Audacia Manor |
11 Sir Arthur Road |
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Tel: 031 303 9520 |
The Bayshore Inn |
4 The Gully |
Tel: 035 753 1246 |
Protea Hotel Landmark Polokwane |
N1 Northbound, Polokwane |
Tel: 015 225 8100 |
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Protea Hotel The Ranch |
Farm Hollandrift, District Polokwane |
Tel: 015 290 5000 |
Protea Hotel Hazyview |
R40 Road, 38km after White River, 7km before |
Tel: 013 737 9700 |
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Protea Hotel Highveld |
Financial Square, |
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Protea Hotel Kruger Gate |
On the Sabi River at the Paul Kruger Gate |
Tel: 013 735 5671 |
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Protea Hotel Nelspruit |
30 Jerepico Street, Orchards |
Tel: 013 752 3948 |
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Protea Hotel The Winkler |
R538 Numbi Gate Road |
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Protea Hotel Witbank |
167 Jellicoe Street |
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Tinga Private Game Lodge |
Tinga Private Game Lodge,
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Protea Hotel Christiana |
3km North of Christiana,
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Tel: 053 441 2244 |
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Protea Hotel Klerksdorp |
Between Barend & Margaretha Prinsloo Street,
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Tel: 018 464 2180 |
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Protea Hotel Mahikeng |
80 Nelson Mandela Drive,
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Tel: 018 381 0400 |
Protea Hotel Diamond Lodge |
124 Du Toitspan Road
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Protea hotels |
Tel: 053 831 1281 |
Protea Hotel Kimberley |
West Circular Road |
Tel: 053 802 8200 |
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Protea Hotel Oasis |
26 Schroder Street
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Tel: 054 337 8500 |
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Protea Hotel Upington |
24 Schroder Street
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Tel: 054 337 8400 |
Protea Hotel Botlierskop Private Game Reserve |
Farm Botlierskop |
Tel: 044 696 6055 |
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Protea Hotel Breakwater Lodge |
Portswood Road, V&A Waterfront
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Tel: 021 406 1911 |
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3 Main Road, |
Tel: 021 439 1016 |
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Protea Hotel Colosseum |
Cnr Century Way & Century Boulevard, |
Proteahotels |
Tel: 021 526 4000 |
Protea Hotel Cumberland |
2 Stockenstrom Street,
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Protea Hotel Dolphin Beach |
Marine Drive, Tableview
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Protea hotels |
Tel: 021 557 8140 |
Protea Hotel Dorpshuis & Spa |
22 Dorp Street |
Tel: 021 883 9881 |
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Protea Hotel |
New Church & Victoria Street, |
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Protea Hotel Franschoek |
33/34 Huguenot road
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Tel: 021 876 3012 |
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Protea Hotel |
Century Boulevard, Century City
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Tel: 021 528 7000 |
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Protea Hotel Keurbooms River |
Keurbooms River Road |
ProteL hotels |
Tel: 044 535 9300 |
Protea Hotel |
King George Drive, King George Park
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Tel: 044 874 7659 |
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Protea Hotel |
Waterfront Drive
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Tel: 044 382 5005 |
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Protea Hotel |
Cnr of Church and Market Streets,
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Tel: 044 691 3738 |
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Protea Hotel |
1 Lower Bree Street
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Tel: 021 443 4600 |
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Protea Hotel Outeniqua |
123 York Road
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Tel: 044 874 4488 |
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4 Alexander Road |
Tel: 021 434 8111 |
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Protea Hotel Riempie Estate |
Baron Van Reede Street,
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Tel: 044 272 6161 |
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Protea Hotel Riviera |
273 Beach Road |
Protea hotels |
Tel: 021 434 1040 |
Protea Hotel Saldanha Bay |
51B Main Road
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Tel: 022 714 1264 |
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Swimming pool (not heated) |
Arthurs Road |
Tel: 021 434 3344 |
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Protea Hotel Stellenbosch |
Techno Avenue
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Tel: 021 880 9500 |
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Protea Hotel Tygervalley |
Hendrick Verwoerd Drive, |
Tel: 021 913 2000 |
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Protea Hotel Victoria Junction |
Cnr Somerset & Ebenezer Roads,
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Tel: 021 418 1234 |
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Protea Hotel Wilderness Resort |
George Road
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Protea hotels |
Tel: 044 877 1110 |
Falcons View Manor |
2 Thesen Hill
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Tel: 044 382 6767 |
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Mosselberg on Grotto Beach (Hermanus) |
253a 10th Street, Voelklip
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Tel: 028 314 0055 |
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The Andros Boutique Hotel |
Corner Newlands & Phyllis Road, |
Tel: 021 797 9777 |