PROTEA ADDS NEW HOTEL TO LUSAKA SHOPPING PRECINCT

Cape Town, 9 September 2008: Protea Hotels has once again made its mark in Africa with the new Protea Hotel Lusaka, a 100-room hotel. The property is situated within the vibrant and bustling Arcades Shopping and Entertainment Complex in close proximity to bars, restaurants and night clubs and opened this month.

20 twin bedded rooms cater for families who can take advantage of the restaurants, gaming arcade and the bowling alley in the entertainment complex, which lies almost on the hotel's doorstep. Parents visiting their studying offspring at the nearby University of Zambia can be accommodated in one of the 80 king-sized deluxe rooms which guarantee relaxation after witnessing first hand the antics of the frenzied student life their loved ones lead! Not forgetting business travellers who have the convenience of the Mulungisha International Conference Centre only a stone's throw away – and of course, the wireless internet facilities and on site conference and banqueting facilities that hold up to 120 people.

Protea Hotel Lusaka has been graded as three star and is 12km away from the airport.

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