This multi-million rand renovation project has been completed in stages to minimise the impact on the business and leisure guests of the hotel. The refurbishment began in October 2008 and the majority of the construction during the fourth phase will take place on weekdays from 8am to 5pm.
All public areas have already undergone extensive refurbishment, said hotel GM Pieter Buitendag, and work on the rooms completed so far includes:
Protea Hospitality Group's marketing and advertising manager, Nicholas Barenblatt, said that the hotel's transformation is dramatic. "The renovation has taken the Protea Hotel President into a new league and it is one of three Atlantic Seaboard Protea Hotels that have undergone multi-million rand refurbishments recently. Our guest feedback on the improvements at Protea Hotel President has been tremendously positive and there is no doubt that it is one of the finest hotels in Cape Town."