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Protea Hotel by Marriott Bloemfontein

4.0 star property

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Reception
Daily buffet breakfast for a fee
Terrace/patio
Property amenity
Reception

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Breakfast available

Explore the area

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202 Nelson Mandela Drive, Bloemfontein, Free State, 9301
  • Place, University of the Free State
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Mega World
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Mimosa Mall
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Airport, Bloemfontein (BFN)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Room options

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Room, 1 King Bed | Garden view

Room, 1 King Bed

  • Garden view
  • 17 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds

Room, 2 Double Beds

  • Garden view
  • 17 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Double Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds

Room, 2 Single Beds

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 17 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

Protea Hotel by Marriott Bloemfontein

Along with an outdoor pool, this hotel has a restaurant and a bar/lounge. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking and a free manager's reception are also provided. Other amenities include a conference centre, an outdoor tennis court and a business centre. Housekeeping is available on request.
Protea Hotel by Marriott Bloemfontein offers 94 air-conditioned accommodations with a safe and free newspapers. Satellite televisions are provided. Bathrooms include a separate bath and shower with a deep soaking bath, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottles of water and coffee/tea makers. An iron/ironing board and change of bedsheets can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor tennis court and an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

During your stay at Protea Hotel by Marriott Bloemfontein, you're just a quick walk from University of the Free State. Free WiFi in public areas, free self-parking and a free manager's reception are available.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking and Motorhome/coach/lorry parking
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Buffet breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Services include babysitting, dry cleaning/laundry and a concierge
  • On-site recreation includes an outdoor tennis court and racquetball/squash
  • Steps from University of the Free State and 12 minutes on foot from Ster-Kinekor Mimosa
  • Airport and local-area shuttle service available for a fee
Protea Hotel by Marriott Bloemfontein offers its guests an outdoor tennis court and an outdoor pool. There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. A free manager's reception is offered daily. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces.

A business centre and 3 meeting rooms are available. The business-friendly Protea Hotel by Marriott Bloemfontein also features a terrace, a garden, and concierge services. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle are available for a fee. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Bloemfontein hotel.

The hotel hosts a free manager's reception daily.
Protea Hotel by Marriott Bloemfontein has a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/lorry parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends; ZAR 250 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Free daily manager's reception

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Racquetball/squash
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • In-room cot
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 3 meeting rooms
  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference centre

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 2 accessible parking spaces
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • Lever door handles
  • No lift
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible bathroom vanity
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchairs on site

More

  • 1 floor
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free cot

Bathroom

  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Mobile key entry
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Late check-in fee
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: from approximately ZAR 250 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 200 per person (one-way)
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-in fee

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadbolt lock
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Marriott)
Protea Hotel by Marriott Bloemfontein offers transfers from the airport (fees may apply). Please contact the property on the number on the booking confirmation 72 hours prior to arrival with your arrival details. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

Property is also known as

Bloemfontein Protea Hotel
Protea Bloemfontein
Protea Hotel Marriott Bloemfontein
Protea Marriott Bloemfontein
Protea Hotel by Marriott Bloemfontein Hotel
Protea Hotel by Marriott Bloemfontein Bloemfontein
Protea Hotel by Marriott Bloemfontein Hotel Bloemfontein

Protea Hotel by Marriott Bloemfontein Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 34 out of 103 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 47 out of 103 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 103 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 103 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 103 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Donnie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was so helpful and courteous, it was such a pleasant stay!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Had a great stay

Great place, friendly staff and excellent food.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Beth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Food options, helpful staff
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Welcoming staff and a warm and convenient place to stay during the winter.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Janine

Liked: Staff & service
Pros: Good location, good restaurant, friendly staff, clean & comfy beds. Cons: Maintenance and general cleanliness could be better in the room itself
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Les

It was raining Everything good
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Curtis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Yes
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Ziningi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Awesome

Breakfast nice . Staff very friendly❤️
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very pleasing!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Chanel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not the best experience. Toilet bowl cracked - very dangerous. Buffet dinner very limited selection at a hell of a price.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Jean-Pierre

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disappointed and overcharge

My booking did not show at the hotel and we had to wait 2 hours in the lobby before we were provided with a room. I provided the proof of paying by but the hotel wouldn’t accept it. We only got to our room at 23:30. It was simply exhausting. The room is old, dirty and worn out. It is in poor condition and at $91 it has no correlation with what you pay for what you get.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Verified

6/10 Okay

Carike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rooms are nice but hotel are extremely noisy and walls extremely thin; you can only sleep if people are not to loud or walking past of even showering next door.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Moutie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent accomadation

From the moment we stepped into the receiption, we were greeted with a big smile and a very friendly welcome. Check-in was fast. Our room was very comfortable. We enjoyed a relaxing afternoon at the pool side with hot beverages. The waitress was very friendly. All in all a wonderful stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Annelisa

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

Did not sleep a wink

I stopped over in Bloem for the night enroute to EC.. from about 22:00 until 03:00 in the morning the person in the room next door had the music soooo loud I could not sleep. At first I was convinced there was a club nearby only to realize that the music comes from inside the hotel. I am still not sure how the reception desk was not able to hear this sound. I eventually called the front desk and they sent security to address the issue..
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We stayed for one night as we had an AGM and dinner to attend. Reception excellent when asked if we could move from 2nd floor to 1st due to my wifes not liking stairs due to her knees. However the bacon at breakfast was COLD but the choice of food excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Patience

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Value for money

Good place, bathroom is dated and can do with some renovations
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Hugh

An OK Hotel

It was a quiet night with few guests. The room was good. The bathroom needed a bit of a clean. Dinner was limited and too many heavy dishes on the menu. Breakfast wasnt taken.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Estelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Comfortable stay

Very comfortable stay. Hotel is neat and clean. Staff are friendly. Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lunice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wxcellent overnight stay

An excellent overnight stop. With all the outdoor amenities i.e. swimmingpool and restaurant one could easily stay longer. Would definitely recommend the hotel
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Andries

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stop-over with Family

Stayed over one night on a stop-over from Pretoria to Cape Town with the family. Great service, good facilities, good location close to the highway.Not much else to do in the area, but very functional as a stop-over.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Mattheus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Room service a huge turn down

My only complaint is that when ordered room service the price on the menu and the bill differs. The excuse offered was that I had an old menu in the room which I feel was not my mistake. I choose my dinner base on the price given in the menu and not be surprised that it cost in the end R65 more than expected. For that prize it could have eaten out. Thank you
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Glen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well worth the cost, everything as it should be at a Protea Hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent

The overall stay was excellent,the rooms are clean and spacious,the staff is very helpful and courteous.The hotel can however improve on the food especially the buffet. The hotel is otherwise very comfortable and there is ample parking and good security measures in place for vehicles so you can sleep peacefully.The room price was really amazing as i did not expect to pay so little for so much comfort.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Mohammed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Business trip

The hotel is great with please try service . Bathroom is a little cramp with shower just big enough to fit in. The area is very noisy as I assume it's near a university. I stayed only one night which was Wednesday and I could hear constant loud voices outside from nearby that went on till late hours f the night
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Megan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great business hotel in Bloem

This is a great hotel to stay at for business in Bloemfontein. The rooms are modern, clean and comfortable. The service is good. I am not sure that the breakfast, although pleasant, is worth the additional cost.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019