Protea Hotel Cumberland

The Hotel

The Protea Hotel Cumberland is located in the charming Boland town of Worcester, in the heart of the Breede River Valley. Accommodation ranges from from standard to deluxe, all fully air-conditioned, or you could spoil yourself and enjoy the luxury of the Presidential Suite.

Wining and dining at the hotel is traditional, homestyle and elegant. Other restaurants in town offer various menus should you wish to dine away from the hotel. There is a leisure centre at the hotel, with a fully-equipped gym, pool, spa, sauna and steam bath, tennis court and a glass-backed squash court.

Our BBBEE rating as a Level Three Contributor, with Value Added Supplier status, allows our customers to claim 137.5% of their spend towards their preferential procurement measurement for their own BBBEE status.

Protea Hotel Cumberland - Experience the best hospitality in the Boland.

Features

Wining and Dining at the Protea Hotel Cumberland includes:

The Gallery Restaurant, beautifully situated around the swimming pool, boasts excellent cuisine and mouth watering dishes all prepared with the greatest of care. A full breakfast buffet is served daily from 06h30 to 10h30 and a wide-ranging a la carte menu is available for lunch and dinners. Join us for our Sunday Family Lunch Buffet, on offer every Sunday from 12h00 to 14h00 and enjoy traditional home style country cuisine. The Cabernet Cocktail Bar or Kramer Public Bar are ideal for friendly sundowners or cocktails.

Sporting Facilities
The hotel's modern Leisure Centre consists of a fully equipped gym and squash court, with tennis also onsite. After a workout, the relaxing spa or steam bath and swimming pool will help restore lost energy and soothe aching muscles.

For outdoor sport enthusiasts, facilities for yachting, bowls, angling and virtually all other sports are available nearby, as well as a magnificent golf course designed by Gary Player.

Location

Situated in Worcester, the main town of the fertile Breede River Valley, one of the most important wine and food producing regions in South Africa.

On the main Johannesburg/Cape Town route, it is a recommended stopover for tourists en route to and from Oudtshoorn and the Garden Route. Cape Town is only 104km away.

Attractions

Worcester has historical old buildings, beautiful scenery and shops that cater for tourists.

Kleinplasie Open Air Museum
A living open-air museum where the lifestyle of the early pioneer farmers is depicted and where you will find various buildings and structures pertaining to early agricultural industries. There is a tobacco shed, an early farm dwelling, a soap kitchen, a blacksmith's shop and a water mill, to name a few. (Open Mon - Sat from 09:00 - 16:30 and Sundays 10:30 to 16:30. No activities on Sunday.)

The Karoo National Botanical Gardens
This jewel of a garden, with 144ha of natural semi-desert vegetation and 10ha of landscaped gardens, features the unique plants of the drier parts of the country and its greenhouses boast world famous collections of stone plants. Open daily from 08:00 - 17:00.

Worcester Winelands Wine Tasting Centre
To experience the excellent range of widely acclaimed wines of the Worcester Winelands, a visit to the Wine Tasting Centre at Kleinplasie is a must.

The nearby Brandvlei Dam is ideal for all types of watersports. Nature-lovers and those in search of tranquility and crisp, brisk air need look no further than Worcester - a wonderful town, especially when the snow falls on the Boland mountains nearby.

Rooms

Accommodation at Protea Hotel Cumberland is luxurious and spacious, comprising:

1. 55 rooms, including a  Presidential Suite
2. en-suite bathroom
   
3. air-conditioner
4. colour satellite TV
5. radio
6. hairdryer
7. self-dial telephone
   

 24 hour room service, valet, laundry, dry-cleaning and babysitting services are also available.

Conferencing

Where your conference is concerned, you can depend on plush sophistication to satisfy even the most seasoned delegate. At Protea Hotel Cumberland, our philosophy is that high-powered motivation becomes most effective in luxurious surroundings.

Recreation facilities include a professionally-equipped gym, a nearby 18-hole golf course designed by Gary Player and watersports at the Brandvlei Dam.

Five conference rooms, with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, seat from 40 to 350 delegates in a range of styles.

TEAMBUIDING ACTIVITIES ON/AT THE BREEDE RIVER include:

1. Partner Swopping - The aim of this activity is to get different partners working together in the boats. This will help to build new relationships with different people in a new environment.
2. Blindfolded Soccer - Two teams and one captain for each team is chosen. All the players are blindfolded except for the two captains. The captains goals are to navigate the players, where the ball is and where to kick it.
3. Sailing - Any two people may work together for this activity. The goal is to construct some sort of sail for the boat. (This activity is weather permitting).

Specials

Go Undercover this Winter

Winter Breaks

R 799 per room per night

Valid: 15 Mar 2013 - 30 Sep 2013

Check-in

Nights 1 2 3 4 5

Rooms 1 2 3 4

Adults 1 2 3 4

Kids 0 1 2 3 4

Rate is room only. Minimum 2 night stay. Valid Friday - Sunday. Terms & Conditions apply.