The Protea Hotel Stellenbosch offers you a conferencing experience like no other. Our services include an all-in-one solution concept that gives you a venue with the opportunity to create your own spectacular event based on fun, facts, funky and fantasy. A venue to suit all needs, all budgets!

Being the largest combined Conferencing and Accommodation facility in Stellenbosch, seating from 14 to 700 delegates in 11 conference venues, you don`t have to cut the GUEST list. Our state-of-the-art conferencing rooms, facilities and STAFF assistance will ensure that your conference is successful. And our location: surrounded by rolling mountains and exceptional natural beauty of the Western Cape, Stellenbosch is where you want to be.

Black Bull Bar

In addition to the standard bar as it was at opening, a small VIP lounge was added in the last year, able to accommodate 14 pax in U-shape or up to 20 pax in schoolroom style and 30 pax for cocktails. This venue is great for executive type meetings as it is fitted with a plasma screen to which a laptop is easily connected for presentations.

The Black Bull Restaurant recently under went construction by adding on an additional restaurant section with more comfortable and upmarket seating than the bar itself. Food will be predominantly served in this area. The Black Bull Restaurant will also be available to be booked for conferencing during the day and will be able to accommodate 30 pax in u-shape, 40 pax in schoolroom, 50 for cinema and cocktail style. Future construction includes an amphitheatre, outside tented area equipped with a built-in braai facility and pizza oven.

Aristata Restaurant

Originally designed as a 120-seater restaurant, the Aristata has been extended to be able to cater for up to 220 GUESTS now. The Aristata Extension allows the restaurant to process increasing breakfast and meal numbers more efficiently. The Extension can also be booked for conferencing and can accommodate 80 pax in schoolroom seating, 120 pax in cinema seating, 80 pax on banquet rounds and up to 150 pax for cocktails.

Magnifica Conference Centre

Construction is almost complete on the extension of our conference facilities. This extension will include the raising of the ceiling height of the current Magnifica conference rooms from 2,9m to 4,5m, which will add significant volume to the conference rooms. We’ve also added a second floor on top of the current facilities, which will initially provide three (3) additional facilities, one of which will be permanently occupied and the other two (2) for which business has been secured covering 12 days out of every month.

The extension also includes a more permanent covering for the deck area which would allow us to host better weddings and outside functions. The second floor also incorporates a new boardroom seating 12 GUESTS and will have a balcony overlooking the Kleine Zalze vineyards. A dedicated internet station with three (3) dedicated computers will be available for conference GUESTS to use in addition to the whole facility being equipped with wireless technology.

Day Conference Package:
Price Per Person : R275
Rate includes: Standard Equipment i.e. Flipchart, Data projector, Screen, Whiteboard, Podium
Valid Until : 31 July 2008
Terms & Conditions: Full pre-payment required, Not Valid for existing bookings, Groups less than 15 pax will be charged at an additional venue hire fee of R1800

ROOMS

NATURAL RESOURCES

1. Cape Nature Conservation
2. Botanical Gardens
3. Le Bonheur Crocodile Farm
4. Drakenstein Lion Park
5. Butterfly World
6. Wiesenhof Game Park
7. Fly Fishing Club
8. Dombeya Farm
9. Birdwatching at Jonkershoek Nature Reserve

HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS

1. Stellenbosch Village Museum
2. De Akker, which is the oldest pub in Stellenbosch
3. The Toy & Miniatures Museum
4. University Rag & Carnival in February
5. Stellenbosch Street and Musical Festival in September
6. Arts and Crafts represented in a host of galleries in town
7. Oom Samie se Winkel
8. Indulge in Victorian and Cape Dutch architecture in between modern day design and living
9. The Food and Wine Festival and the Van Der Stel Festival in October
10. The Ghost Tour

SPORTING/TEAM BUILDING FACILITIES

1. Foosball
2. Survivor Team Challenge
3. Indoor Team Challenge
4. Movie Making
5. Archery
6. Kleine Zalze and Stellenbosch Golf Courses
7. Flip in a Fixed-wing plane
8. Paintball
9. Drumming Workshops
10. Topless Bus Tours

ENTERTAINMENT/NIGHTLIFE

1. Aristata Restaurant and Black Bull Bar Restaurant and Bar on the premises
2. Selection of restaurants in the area offering a wide range of different dishes

OTHER VALUE-ADDED SERVICES AT HOTEL/NEARBY

1. Breathtaking views of the Stellenbosch and Helderberg Mountains
2. Blaauwklippen vineyards in close proximity
3. Largest accommodation and conferencing venue in Stellenbosch
4. Stunning 30m exterior deck for a different alternative for tea/coffee breaks
5. Stylish and classic earthtone decor in all rooms
6. Natural lakes
7. Flanked by two international golf courses
8. Situated in the winelands
9. A different world, only 40 minutes from the City of Cape Town

THEMING OF CONFERENCES

1. Selection of varied themes available on request