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Protea Hotel Midrand


4 STAR MIDRAND HOTEL
GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA

The Protea Hotel Midrand offers luxurious 4-star accommodation in an exquisite garden setting. This hotel is conveniently situated between the ever-bustling cities of Pretoria and Johannesburg, and is close to the main business districts and shopping centres in Gauteng. This optimum locale ensures that our corporate and leisure guests are catered for during their time in South Africa.

Lavish luxury awaits the guest, and is evident from your entrance into the elegant reception foyer, finished in a combination of cherry wood and granite, and ceilinged by wood and glass rafters. Each of the hotel's 177 rooms continues this posh theme.

The Palm Terrace Restaurant at the Protea Hotel Midrand offers superior cuisine.
Relaxing sundowners or hearty breakfasts are ideally enjoyed on The Terrace. The Koi Pond is topped by a waterfall, which also overlooks the gorgeous gardens and crystal-clear swimming pool. For the guest seeking
a trendy hang-out, the new lounge provides African chic in sophisticated style. The Protea Hotel Midrand offers an idyllic oasis within the hustle and bustle of urban life.

Conference facilities at the Protea Hotel Midrand can accommodate up to 150 delegates, and is sure to impress even the most demanding corporate traveller. Your wedding will also prove to be the most elegant and lavish of affairs when enjoyed at the hotel.
Accommodation

The 177 rooms of the hotel are comprised of 101 Standard Double Rooms with a Queen-sized bed and an indulgent armchair with ottoman, 43 Standard Twin
Rooms with 2 three-quarter beds, 2 Twin Rooms suitable for guests with disabilities, 17 Deluxe Rooms with 2 Queen-sized beds, and 8 Executive Rooms with Queen-sized bed, armchair with ottoman, a sleeper couch and coffee table. The
last 4 rooms are Suites, which enjoy all the luxuries of the Executive Rooms as well as a separate lounge and meeting facility.

All of these hotel rooms are equipped with en-suite bathrooms, work desks,
wireless Internet access, European and UK adapters, air-conditioning, safes (ideal size for laptops) and soundproof technology, ensuring a restful night's sleep. Windows are double-glazed and blackout curtains are standard. A
remote-controlled colour TV (with satellite), tea- and coffee-making facilities, a hairdryer and mini-fridge (mini-bar stocked on request) are also standard features, to ensure comfort and the ultimate in hospitality.

Facilities

Wine and Dine

The Palm Terrace Restaurant at Protea Hotel Midrand is perfect for any occasion; whether corporate guests are entertaining colleagues and clients, families are enjoying a meal after a day spent exploring the area, or a couple is savouring a romantic dinner over candlelight. The intimate atmosphere of the restaurant and the varied a la carte menu meet to create the perfect dining experience. A full English Breakfast Buffet is available between 06:30 to 10:30 every day. Relax to the sounds of the live jazz band every Sunday, from 12:00 to 14:30, while enjoying the extensive buffet lunch.

The new lounge provides a trendy venue with a chic African feel, ideal for sundowners, cocktails, or a range of foreign and local beers. Cuisine is strictly contemporary and boasts fusion techniques and tastes, prepared expertly by world-class chefs. This lounge is the ideal venue for business meetings, get-togethers with friends, or a relaxing oasis in the middle of the urban bustle.

More formal corporate functions are accommodated in our progressive Executive boardroom, which seats 12.

Conference & Banqueting Facilities

Convenient conferencing facilities accommodate up to 200 delegates. For smaller groups, this main meeting room can be divided into 3 different sizes, according to your unique requirements. The Executive Boardroom seats 12 delegates, and the Boardroom seats 10. Fax and secretarial services are also available, on request.

Sports and Recreation

Refresh yourself in the hotel's crystal-clear swimming pool, or maintain your routine in the Fitness Centre, open exclusively to guests of the Protea Hotel Midrand, 24 hours a day.

Attractions

Due to the convenient location of the Protea Hotel Midrand, it enjoys close proximity to several major shopping centres, such as Centurion Mall, Sandton City, Sandridge and Carlswald Shopping Malls. Restaurants and The Sound Stage
Theatre (providing weekly entertainment, with a range of live shows and Montecasino) also provide guests with ample activities during their stay in the area.

Cultural trips to Soweto, the Lesedi Cultural Village and Gold Reef City are a must for local and international visitors alike. Another must is the Sterkfontein Caves, where the fossilised bones of the first adult ape-man were discovered in 1936. Wildlife enthusiasts will enjoy a trip to the Pilansberg National Park, the De Wildt Cheetah Research Centre and the Lion and Rhino Park, the latter two both being a short drive from the Protea Hotel Midrand.

South Africa's first golfing theme park is close to the hotel, as is the Blue Valley
Golf Course, designed by world-famous Gary Player. Other nearby golf courses include Leeukop, Kyalami and Woodmead.

The Protea Hotel Midrand will gladly arrange horse rides, water skiing, tennis, fishing, go-karting and quad biking. Gentlemen needing a revitalising spa are urged to book into the Thyme Medi Spa, Gauteng's premier male spa.

Within the spacious confines of this luxury hotel are an outdoor swimming pool, Sabine Health and Beauty Clinic and the Fitness Centre available exclusively to guests at no extra charge.

Location

The 4-star Protea Hotel Midrand is ideally situated between the cosmopolitan city centres of Johannesburg and Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The Protea Hotel Midrand is situated on the Olifantsfontein exit from the Ben
Schoeman Highway (N1) in Midrand, and enjoys easy access to major highways.

Distances
  • Vodacom & Vodaworld - 1.5km
  • Gallagher Estate - 8km
  • Sandton City and Sandton Convention Centre (20 minutes drive)
  • Kyalami Race Track - 10km
  • OR Tambo International Airport - 37km (25 minutes drive)
  • Johannesburg City Centre - 15km
  • Centurion - 12km
  • Volkswagen Marketing South Africa - 4km
  • The Development Bank of South Africa Head Office - 4km
  • Siemens - 5km
  • BMW South Africa
  • Johnson & Johnson plus Numerous business parks and pharmaceutical company headquarters - 4km
  • Centurion Mall (10 minutes drive)
  • Gold Reef City - 25km
Directions

From Johannesburg
  • Take the N1 North (Ben Schoeman Highway) towards Pretoria
  • Take the OLIFANTSFONTEIN off ramp
  • At the traffic lights, turn left
  • At the next set of traffic lights, turn left again into LEVER ROAD
  • Turn left into the first road on your left - COUBROUGH ROAD (after the Engen Garage) The Protea Hotel Midrand is down this road on the left
From Pretoria
  • Take the N1 South (Ben Schoeman Highway) towards Johannesburg
  • Take the OLIFANTSFONTEIN off ramp
  • At the traffic lights, turn left
  • Proceed over the bridge and over the next set of traffic lights
  • At the next set of traffic lights, turn left again into LEVER ROAD
  • Turn left into the first road on your left - COUBROUGH ROAD (after the Engen Garage)
  • The Protea Hotel Midrand is down this road on the left