The Hotel

Opening in February 2008, the brand new Protea Hotel Highveld, in Witbank's Financial Square, is only an hour's drive from Johannesburg and Pretoria on the N12 and N4 respectively. Protea Hotel Highveld offers elegant and comfortable accommodation in a choice of 48 twin/queen rooms or 6 spacious Suites.

Tasty meals are served in the Coalhouse Restaurant and Bar, while numerous eateries are available nearby.

Sporting and leisure activities in the area inclue a Health & Recreational Gym, the Ridge Casino and Entertainment Resort and a Shopping Centre..

Protea Hotel Highveld - A luxurious alternative in Mpumalanga

Location

Just over an hour's drive from O.R. Tambo International Airport (JHB) and Pretoria on the N12, on the way to Nelspruit, the Panorama Route and the Kruger National Park.

Features

Delicious meals are served in the Coalhouse Restaurant and Bar, while various popular restaurants can be found nearby.

Nearby Sporting and Leisure activities
Include an 18-hole golf course, squash, bowls and tennis, as well as the Ridge Casino & Entertainment Resort.

Conference facilities
A Function room is available for up to 60 delegates, suitable for breakaway conferences, small business meetings, training sessions or social events.

Activities

A wide range of activities such as game viewing by boat at the Loskop Dam Nature Reserve, skiing, parasailing, golfing, scenic hiking trails, 4X4 trails, windsurfing and a variety of water sports is on offer. The Cultural Heartland boasts the largest dam in the Southern Hemisphere with a catchment area extending 3540 km (ideal for water sports).

Ndebele women do beadwork and other handicrafts and paint the attractive murals which are prominent feature of their culture. Excellent examples of Ndebele art are featured throughout the region and visitors can explore various stalls and homesteads or the open-air museum.

Visitors to the region can explore the Anglo-Boer route or embark on industrial tours to collieries and steel manufacturing plants, or agricultural tours which are the main economic activities in this region. The Cultural Heartland is also home to the Lanatus Cycad, indigenous and unique to the region, and a multitude of wild flowers like the arum lilies that transform this area into a magical garden during summer. Game drives and birdwatching are also attractions of the area.

Rooms

Accommodation at the brand new Protea Hotel Highveld comprises:

• 16 Twin rooms - each with two 3/4 beds and en-suite bathroom
  32 Queen Rooms - each with one queen-size bed and en-suite bathroom
  6 Executive Suites - each with a king-size bed and en-suite bathroom.
  All rooms and suites are fully air-conditioned, with satellite TV and tea/coffee-making facilities.