The Hotel

Situated in the central business district of Blantyre, the commercial capital of Malawi, Protea Hotels Ryalls is perfectly sited for business travellers and holidaymakers alike. This district has become the financial hub of Malawi and the hotel is only 15 minutes from the airport.

The hotel accommodation is spacious, elegant and comfortable, comprising 120 air-conditioned and en-suite rooms, with satellite TV amongst its facilities, as well as wireless internet access. Protea Hotels Ryalls is the most technologically-advanced hotel in the country - the hotel for any result-orientated executive.

After a hard and stressful day, you can either relax at the newly renovated pool or work up a sweat in the new Fitness Centre. Blantyre Sports Club, just down the road, offers the use of additional sporting activities such as golf, tennis, squash and bowls.

Wining and dining facilities are available in the hotel and in town, plus an ideal venue for conferencing and banquets, offering world class facilities unique to the Malawi market. Seating up to 120 delegates in various seating configurations, facilities include a business centre and other commercial facilities.

Protea Hotel Ryalls - Gateway to the warm heart of Malawi

Location

Centrally situated in Blantyre, the Protea Hotel Ryalls is only 15 minutes from the airport. An easy drive to Zomba, but about three hours' drive to the lake.

Distances:

1. Airport - 15 Kilometres
2. Shopping - 200 metres
3. Mulanje Mountain - 106 Kilometres
4. Lengwe National Park - 85 Kilometres
5. Zomba Plateau - 77 Kilometres
6. Southern Lakeshore - 221 Kilometres
7. Liwonde National Park - 120 Kilometres
8. Capital City (Lilongwe) - 360 Kilometres
9. Nearest Hospital - 5 Kilometres

Features

The Protea Hotels Ryalls offers sundowners at the cocktail bar, while dining in the "21" Grill and Coffee Shop offers an excellent experience in local taste, colour and cuisine.

Sporting and Leisure Facilities
The hotel has a swimming pool on hand to cool off in after a busy day, while the Blantyre Sports Club (just down the road) offers GUESTS the use of facilities including golf, tennis and bowls. If you're looking for bright lights and music, the night life in Blantyre includes vibrant clubs such as Legends, Crossroads and The Taj Mahal Nite Club.

Conference and Banqueting Facilities
The Protea Hotels Ryalls is an ideal venue for conferencing in town, with facilities for up to 200 delegates in different styles.

The most modern, up-to-date conferencing venue in Malawi for many years provides business centre services for the most discerning traveller. The Protea Hotels Ryalls Conference centre will take care of all the additional extras required for out of town conferences, namely name tags, conference brochures to copies, faxing and e-mail services. The conference equipment available will support full breakaway sessions as well as the most complicated presentations.

The conference rooms allow total flexibility with the ability to sub-divide and the smaller rooms make perfect breakaway rooms. Situated in the heart of Blantyre, all international businesses as well as all financial establishments, are within walking distances of the hotel.

Rooms

Accommodation at the Protea Hotel Ryalls comprises 120 deluxe en-suite rooms, each with separate bath and shower cubicles. Each room contains a mixture of twin, queen or king size beds.

Rooms on the 3rd floor are available for non-smoking GUESTS, while our 1st floor rooms are suitable for disabled GUESTS.

Other in-room facilities include

1. Air-conditioning
2. DSTV satellite TV(Movies, Sports, CNN
3. Individual GUEST room telephones
4. 12 Channel colour TV
5. Local TV Malawi
6. 5 Channel Radio and Music Radio
7. Mini Bar Fridges in all rooms

All rooms also offer FREE INTERNET ACCESS for GUESTS with laptop computers.

Conferencing

This most modern, up-to-date conferencing venue in Malawi for many years provides business centre services for the most discerning traveller. The Protea Hotel Ryalls` Conference centre will take care of all the additional extras required for out of town conferences, namely name tags, conference brochures to copies, faxing and e-mail services. The conference equipment available will support full breakaway sessions as well as the most complicated presentations.

The conference rooms allow total flexibility with the ability to sub-divide and the smaller rooms make perfect breakaway rooms. Situated in the heart of Blantyre, all international businesses as well as all financial establishments, are within walking distances of the hotel.