The Hotel

This 3-Star Cape Town Hotel has had a name change!

If you're looking for something different, you've definitely come to the right 3-Star Hotel. The deluxe Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! will have you climbing the walls ... no, really, there's a 5 storey climbing wall on the outside of the Hotel building. Hang around in our 3-Star reception area (literally) ... we have a hanging chair for those who really like to "hang around".

Swim around our Hotel restaurant ... the glass walls between our restaurant and pool, along with fantastic lighting, definitely draw a lot of interest. In short, stay with us and go with the flow of Cape Town city. Whatever your heart desires, you'll find it at this 3-Star Cape Town Hotel or we'll find it for you. This vibey, novel, sizzling accommodation establishment lies in the entertainment hub of Cape Town city. The Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! offers you a place to chill, a base from which to explore and a friendly place to call home at the end of each day.

Were expanding to give you so much more...
Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! is happy to advise you that, due to public demand and the amazing response to our hotel, we will soon be able to offer you more rooms, conference facilities, a luxurious new swimming pool and a gym.
The renovations involve connecting to a structure adjacent to the hotel, and will take place between now and July 2009. If you would like to know more about this exciting new development, please do not hesitate to contact Anton Gillis, general manager, at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Protea Hotel Fire and Ice! – So Hot, So Cape Town, So Cool

Features

Wine and Dine

Of course, we have the standard items you'd actually EXPECT to find at a hotel, the Restaurant, Lounge and Bar areas. Now although you expect to HAVE them there, you're not really expecting what you're going to find at this innovative Cape Town Hotel, so expect the unexpected when it comes to our wining and dining areas. Gourmet milkshakes and hamburgers are par for the course. All you need to know is that these 3 star areas are social and relaxed and you can forget about the china teacups, we're way past that.

Conference facilities

The innovative Launch Pad, which will be available in July 2009,  will cater for your conferencing and banqueting needs. With a maximum capacity of 120 cinema style seating and 130 cocktail style, the Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! will ensure that your function gets the kick-start it needs! The 3 star Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! also provides a unique venue for innovative product launches.

Sports and recreation

Now our pool area - that's definitely a public space. The wall between the restaurant and pool is made of glass and is, therefore ... you guessed it ... see-through. We're not sure who is going to get the most entertainment out of the pool, the swimmers ... or the diners, but entertainment there will be. With fantastic underwater lighting and music, the ambiance of both the pool deck and the restaurant will be enhanced, whether there are swimmers or not.

Another fab outside area is A Cup (yeah, we know what you're thinking, but that's not it). We believe in telling it like it is and this structure really looked like a cup, so that's what we called it. A Cup is another "not so public" public space. This area consists of sunken seating surrounded by the round walls of the teacup, where you can hide from the world and share some poolside drinks with friends or people you'd like to make your friends.

To get you climbing the walls, we don't have to anger you in any way. We just give you some rope and other equipment and send you around to the outside of the Hotel, where you'll find our 5-storey climbing wall, which is sure to provide hours of fun to climbers and spectators alike. This needs to be booked in advance. For those looking for a rather more pedestrian workout, there is a Gym and Wellness Centre in the vicinity of the Hotel.

Out of the ordinary

Aha, although we're talking public spaces here, not all of our spaces are all that public. Take, for instance, our Private Sound Room. Now here is a room you don't want to share with the whole world and his father. The Private Sound Room, as its name implies, can be hired out privately for your listening pleasure. Get together a group of mates and get blown away by the quality of the Bose Surround Sound speakers situated around the room to give maximum effect. The Sony LCD screen brings your viewing to life, whether it is wildlife movies, music videos or your own private holiday videos. And, because we never grow up, we have the latest in gaming technology with the new X-Box 360. The themed lifts and unisex restrooms will also have you talking about Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! for a long time to come.

Location

Ok, let's get the boring stuff out of the way. If you want the address for Protea Hotel Fire & Ice!, look right. If you want the GPS co-ordinates for the hotel, they are:

• 33'55" 37.36S
• 18'24" 41.01E

Now that's out of the way, let's get into what really makes us the best location around. Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! is situated at the foot of Table Mountain with views of Signal Hill. If you woke up one morning with an urge to climb more than just our climbing wall, you wouldn't even need to take a taxi anywhere; you can start climbing almost immediately after you've left the hotel. (For those who prefer to take in the amazing views from the top of Table Mountain without expending too much energy, the Cable Car Station is literally 3km away from the hotel entrance.)

Then, there's the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront , a desired location for both the locals and foreigners. Let's not go into too much detail about the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront now – EVERYBODY knows it, right?

Of course, distance from the airport is also one of those things that can make or break a location. Too far from the airport and people worry about missing flights, etc. Too near to the airport, people need earplugs. Well, don't worry about either ... Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! is 25km from the airport, not too close, but plenty close enough.

Now, if you enjoy great food, the selection of the most happening restaurant in the immediate vicinity of the Hotel is astounding. Although we can't list them all, you may want to check out a few of our favourites, including

• Relish
• Bacini's – Kloof Street
• Saigon – Kloof Street
• Maestro's – Kloof Street
• Shoga – Buitengracht Street
• Ginja – Buitengracht Street

Our location also brings the nightlife to you, but with so many clubs and bars, we'd get tired listing them. Our Hotel STAFF are all in the know; so you can put them to the test and let them name the best nightspot for you.

Wow, the saying "Location, Location, Location" was invented for a reason, wasn't it? Our location brings to mind so many great places of interest and fun that we may have missed some, like the fact that Clifton and Camps Bay beaches (Cape Town's famous hot-bod-spots) are only a few kilometers away.

Whatever it is you're looking for in a holiday getaway, or a business trip, Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! is sure to provide it. For you business people reading this, we're right at the top of the CBD and close to the CTICC, so business is made easier and quicker, letting you get back to the hotel and turn business into leisure time.

But, the best way to learn more about a location is to visit and experience the area for yourself ... We look forward to welcoming you to the Mother City of South Africa, Cape Town.

Attractions

Distance
2 km from Table Mountain
2 km from
25km from Cape Town International Airport
2km from Artscape Theatre
2km from CTICC
Fabulous restaurants are in the immediate vicinity 2km from Clifton and Camps Bay beaches
Directions
From the N2 (Cape Town International Airport) or N1 highways

• follow the signs into Cape Town
• When you get to the intersection at the end of the freeway (at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, CTICC on the left), continue over the set of traffic lights to the next set, where the freeway becomes Buitengracht Street
• Travel straight up Buitengracht Street until you reach the Buitensingel traffic intersection (approximately 3kms)
• Turn left into Buitensingel Road
• Turn right into New Church Street

Attractions

From Abseiling to Windsurfing, we provide almost the full alphabetical range of activities (if anyone can think of an activity starting with Z, please let us know and we'll source it and add it to our selection of activities on offer).

Just to give you an idea of the activities you can take part in while in the Mother City, let's start with the fact that we have an ocean on our doorstep, so that provides for: Surfing, Swimming, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing (don't forget we also have fabulously strong winds), Wakeboarding, Jet Skiing, Scuba Diving, Shark Cage Diving. (For the less adventurous, having an ocean also means having a beach; so sun tanning is always a fabulous activity in Cape Town).

Moving along, we also have a mountain (a fabulously large one), which brings the following activities to you: Mountain Climbing, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Abseiling, Paragliding, Hang-gliding, picnics and, of course, Sight-seeing.

Then, as do most major cities, we have roads on which to run or cycle. The thing that makes us different from most major cities is the fact that the scenery we can offer during your run or cycle is hard to beat. Make a trip over the hill towards Bantry Bay and you'll see what we're talking about.

Shop till you drop at some of South Africa's premier destinations and along Cape Town's funkiest streets. Gemstones, clothing, curios and art are all up for grabs.

All of our activities in the Mother City cater to the "Forever Young". provides an awesome backdrop to a picnic lunch, whilst Township Tours will bring you closer to learning about the South African and Capetonian cultures.

Rooms

Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! boasts 130 three star hip and happening rooms, each with in-room shower (yup, that's right, forget the en-suite, in-suite is the new thing. Don't worry, the toilet is still en-suite and we hope that that never changes.) We know that not many people get too excited about rooms (except the honeymooners), because there are so many other places you want to be when you get to vibey Cape Town, but most people at least want to know what facilities the room has. So, here’s the boring info stuff:

Each of the 130 bedrooms has

• An extra-length King Size bed or two single beds
• Bose Alarm clock radio
• A large Executive Desk with international electrical points and wireless internet connections
• An LCD flat screen television
• Tea/Coffee facilities
• Air conditioning
• Telephone (you expected that one, didn't you?)
• Laptop-friendly safe, with charger
• Complimentary limited wireless internet

For those who really like to get into detail, 98 of our rooms are doubles (the ones with those King Size beds) and 32 are twins (not the fraternal kind, the ones with two single beds).

Restaurant

Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Restaurant which launched to wild applause in November 2006, has a unique food concept to complement it's ultra social experience. Surrounded by exclusively different furniture and fittings including high-back chairs, a completely open-plan kitchen concept, and a 360 degree glass cold-room, you will want to explore and discover! For fun, try out our swimming pool that runs the length of the restaurant window. The Fire & Ice! Restaurant is definitely not short of imagination.
Of course, we have the normal facilities you'd EXPECT to find at a hotel, such as lounge and bar areas, but these are anything but ‘ordinary and standard’! Expect the unexpected!
Gourmet milkshakes and hamburgers are par for the course. All you need to know is that these areas are social and relaxed and you can forget about the china teacups, we're way past that!
The Fire & Ice! Bar concept is one that you will struggle to find elsewhere in world! Ice is placed inside the bar counter, to keep your drink ultra-chilled in Cape Town’s coolest hotel. Already known as the place to be seen and heard in Cape Town, the Fire & Ice! Bar offers something for absolutely everyone. We are all about diversity, which is fitting to the Mother City! Your bar waiters will have you begging to try the huge range of Specialty Cocktails and Gourmet Milkshakes.

Check out our menu’s and This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to reserve your spot at the Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Restaurant and Bar.
Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Restaurant and Bar – Cape Town’s hottest place to chill!

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