Protea Hotel Ryalls

Protea Hotel Ryalls features true four-star facilities and services in the heart of Blantyre, Malawi’s top business centre. The hotel is owned and operated by two prestigious names in Africa’s hospitality sector: Blantyre Hotels and the Protea Hospitality Group, which has 120 properties in eight African countries. Ideally located just 15 minutes by car from the airport yet within walking distance of Blantyre’s main business and commercial venues, Protea Hotel Ryalls has earned a loyal following for its authentic style, exceptional comfort and warm hospitality.

Landmark property in the heart of the city

The landmark property opened in 1921 and has been completely upgraded and renovated over the years; a new section was added in 2002. Today, the hotel’s entrance is an elegant covered walkway through a garden leading to a spacious lobby which features natural light and modern furnishings with an authentic African touch. Protea Hotel Ryalls is regarded as one of the most technologically advanced hotels in Malawi, and a look at the guestrooms, public areas and conference facilities shows that this reputation is well earned.

Protea Hotel Ryalls has 117 air-conditioned, elegantly furnished guestrooms, all equipped with air conditioning, en suite bathrooms and showers, satellite TV, wireless Internet access (free data usage of 100MB daily), telephones and mini-bars.

Choice of dining and beverage options

Protea Hotel Ryalls continuously improves its services and recently upgraded its outdoor swimming pool. Other amenities include a fully equipped fitness centre, the Ryalls Restaurant for casual meals and snacks, a cocktail lounge known for its “sundowners” and wine list, and the stylish 21 Grill, named for the year the hotel was founded. 21 Grill is a favourite among hotel guests and Blantyre residents alike thanks to its delicious international and local specialities.

The nearby Blantyre Sports Club offers Protea Hotel Ryalls guests access to various sporting facilities, including golf, tennis, squash and lawn-bowling. Hiking and horseback-riding trails are also within easy reach of the hotel, and many restaurants, nightclubs and other entertainment venues are just steps away.

For visitors looking for bright lights and music, Blantyre’s top nightlife venues are all nearby.

World-class conference facilities

Protea Hotel Ryalls contains flexible, world-class conference and meeting facilities which can accommodate up to 200 guests. These facilities, equipped with the latest audio-visual technologies, are unique in Malawi and have made the hotel a popular choice for conferences, business meetings and exclusive events of all kinds.

The experienced Protea Hotels Ryalls Conference Centre team will take care of all the extras required for conferences, including conference brochures, photocopies, faxing and e-mail services. The hotel’s conference facilities are fully flexible in order to handle all sizes and types of meetings, including banquets. Another plus for conference-goers is the hotel’s location in the centre of the city.

Excellent base for leisure travellers

For leisure travellers, Protea Hotel Ryalls is the ideal base for a tour of Malawi’s many unique tourism attractions, including Lake Malawi along the country’s eastern border. Set among rolling hills covered with tropical vegetation, offering wonderful vistas across to neighbouring Mozambique, Lake Malawi is an unforgettable stop on a trip to Africa and just one of the sites waiting to be discovered by visitors to Malawi.

Popular on travel sites

Protea Hotel Ryalls mainly serves international travellers, including executives, diplomatic missions, aid workers and conference-goers. On Trip Advisor and other travel sites, guests at Protea Hotel Ryalls consistently praise the hotel’s clean and comfortable rooms, excellent beds, dependable Internet connections, modern amenities, delicious breakfasts, gourmet cuisine (especially at the 21 Grill), Malawian-press coffee, and top-notch swimming pool, fitness centre and conference facilities.

Most of all, visitors praise the hotel’s well trained, hospitable staff members, who make an effort to learn guests’ names and in general provide the kind of personalised service world travellers demand. Guests also appreciate the convenience of using the Protea Hospitality Group’s web site to make hotel reservations.

As one satisfied visitor commented, “Travel in Central Africa can be hit or miss but the Protea Hotel Ryalls in Blantyre is right on target. The African hardwood desk in my room was so beautiful I wondered if it would fit in my trunk, and after weak water pressure at other locations, the bath was beyond luxurious.” Another wrote, “For me there is only one hotel in Blantyre, and it is the Protea Hotel Ryalls.” With its four-star services and hospitable welcome, the Protea Hotel Ryalls definitely lives up to its motto, ‘Gateway to the warm heart of Malawi’.

Protea Hotel Ryalls

2 Hannover Ave. – Blantyre
Tel: +265 182 0195 / 955
[email protected]
www.proteahotels.com/ryalls