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Thursday 24 May 2012

4-Star

 

This 4-star country hotel was built in 1960 and has been managed by the Shearer family ever since.

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Protea Hotel The Ranch, South Africa

“Where hospitality is a long tradition!”

It is situated on a 1 000 ha conservancy lying between the R 101 and N1 25 kms south of Polokwane. From small beginnings it has grown into one of Limpopo’s finest business and leisure hotels, and the wide variety of facilities have been expertly developed to meet the needs and expectations of discerning travellers.

 

Protea Hotel The Ranch offers 107 ensuite bedrooms, four Executive suites and two Presidential suites. These suites rank amongst the very best in South Africa and epitomize the care and attention to detail that has made this hotel a landmark and a by-word of hospitality and service over half a century.

 

 

Two excellent restaurants continue the long tradition of fine dining, and special food festivals, with celebrity chefs, are held six times a year.

 

A major new feature, and the first of its kind in South Africa, is the Golf Estate and Academy. Forty self-catering chalets surround a 12-hole (par 3) “express” golf course, and a top professional is on hand for beginners and extra lessons for the regular golfer.

 

The conservancy is home to 23 antelope species and, tucked away amongst the trees of the savannah, is the Kolobe tented camp that can accommodate up to eighty guests, and the Bush Willow Entertainment Centre, a very special venue for intimate functions and product launches.

 

Conference & Meeting Venue

Game and sundowner drives are offered, and a major attraction is the Lion Kingdom where walking tours with the lions can be arranged.

 

 

As a conference and meeting venue, Protea Hotel The Ranch has few equals. There are eleven function rooms ranging from a venue that can seat 900 delegates and 550 banquet guests, to the small but state-of-the-art Excalibur Board Room. Country weddings are not forgotten and a beautiful small chapel seating 200 people makes that special day quite unforgettable.

 

Next to the chapel is the rose-garden, a fitting tribute to the skills and the love of gardening of the Shearer family. But is not just the heady fragrance of roses that fills the air. Every building is surrounded by gardens where each season offers a brilliant new array of colours and scents.

 

This is the ideal getaway for stressed city-dwellers seeking to unwind, play some sport, go horse riding or mountain biking and even challenge the team-building course with its high ropes and other obstacles! Four swimming pools (two heated), a fitness centre and a children’s Activity Centre all contribute to a hotel operation that fully understands what each guest is seeking and strives to provide levels of service and traditional hospitality that far exceed the expectations of the guests.