Umhlanga hotel expands
PROTEA Hotel Umhlanga is launching a new 15-storey tower that
will add 119 rooms, restaurant, lounge and bar to the property. It
will launch in the third quarter of this year. The property will offer
240 rooms in total, ranging from luxury to semi-self-catering to
suit corporate and leisure travellers. The new conference rooms
can host up to 150 delegates and there is also an eight-seat
executive boardroom.
&Beyond upgrades Zimbabwe properties
&BEYOND’S lodges in Matetsi Private Game Reserve in Zimbabwe
are undergoing a US$10 million (R144,4 million) rebuild and
refurbishment and are due to reopen on July 15. The lodges
are 40km from the Victoria Falls. &Beyond Matetsi River Lodge
features two camps, each with nine suites and a family suite.
&Beyond Matetsi River House, a private villa, accommodates
groups of up to eight people. The four-bedroom villa has a kitchen,
indoor and outdoor dining areas, a private veranda overlooking the
Zambezi River, a swimming pool and a fireplace. Guests can enjoy
two daily game drives, bush walks, riverboat cruises and canoeing.
&Beyond also offers a children’s programme, WILDchild, which
offers activities such as making fishing rods, fishing in the river
and making plaster casts of animal tracks
