The City Lodge Hotels Group has come a long way from its relatively humble beginnings - a 123-room City Lodge in Randburg, opened on 1 August 1985. Through the vision of founder, Swiss-born Hans Enderle, and the financial backing of the Mine Pension Funds, City Lodge Randburg became the catalyst for what today is South Africa's leading selected hotel chain. From the start, emphasis was placed on quality accommodation, homely ambience and friendly service - and these are still hallmarks of the group today. After Pioneering the quality, selected services hotel concept in South Africa, the group was incorporated in July 1986 and has since substantially grown and diversified its product offering to meet different travellers' needs. With Six Courtyards (424 suites), ten City Lodges (1 476 rooms), six Town Lodges (713 rooms) and ten Road Lodges (855 rooms), the City Lodge group has 3 468 rooms and suites and ranks amongst the 250 largest hotel chains in the world.
Africa's largest and leading hotel group, Protea Hotels, now displays its special brand of hospitality in over ten African and Indian Ocean Island countries, as well as London and Russia! Each Protea Hotel is uniquely different in character and our collection ranges from small country hotels in the Eastern and Northern Cape, sea- and lakeside resorts along the Garden Route, Durban and Cape coasts, to mountain retreats in the Free State, bustling city centre hotels in Cape Town and Johannesburg and our prestigious portfolio of Premier Protea Hotels and Game and Safari Lodges in Mpumalanga.