Reviews of Protea President Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa
Protea President Hotel, Cape Town
Hotel Class: 
Gorgeous Camps Bay Beach is just down the coast. Stroll on the sands there and try out one of the many excellent restaurants for dinner. The hotel is decorated in a nautical style with imposing seascapes on the walls.
Protea President Hotel Reviews
We stayed for 3 nights whilst...
- Overall Rating:
- 7/10
- Board Basis:
- Bed & Breakfast
- Date of Holiday:
- Jun 2006
- Tour Operator:
- Virgin
- Submitted By:
- Mr R Taylor
- Comments:
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We stayed for 3 nights whilst holidaying with Virgin Holidays in June 2005. We found the location of the Hotel to be perfect for visiting all the places in Cape Town that we wanted to see.
V&A is about 7 mins drive from the Hotel and the Hotel will either order a taxi, or arrange for a driver to chauffeur you, in the Hotel's BWM for around 70 rand. Taxis back cost a little less, around 50 rand.
We ate at Mortons in the V&A and can highly recommend this establishment, for excellent service and delicious food.
Camps Bay is only 5 mins away from the Hotel and offers some excellent places to eat and be seen. Can recommend the Blues Bar, which is frequented by the likes of the Beckhams and Sting.
Food here seems expensive for South Africa, but is excellent and a mere fraction of what we'd pay in England.
The staff at the Hotel are extremely friendly and are constantly looking to make your stay comfortable. I have to say, I've never seen cleaner toilets than those in the Hotel.
Rooms, although small are clean and well maintained. Food at the Hotel, wasn't brilliant and eating out is probably the best option when visiting Cape Town.
Cape Town itself is very big and we can recommend a trip to both Stellenbosch and its surrounding areas, if you like wine. And a trip to Cape point is a must. Both can be arranged by the Hotel, although we'd had our trips pre-arranged as part of our Holiday.
One word of caution...the Hotel will exchange Travellers Cheques at the Reception, however the rate is only around 9 rand to the £. There are Banks about 10 mins walk from the Hotel if you're feeling brave.
We visited one and it took around 20 mins to get our money, due to the extra security getting into the Bank and the speed of the service.
Good Hotel, Good service, Good Location...Fantastic City and Country!
