Protea Hotel Black Mountain is located in the Maria Moroka National Park in the Free State.

DISTANCES FROM:

Bloemfontein Airport - 70km (+- 45 minutes' drive)
Thaba Nchu town centre - 20km (+- 10 minutes' drive), for shopping and banking
Bloemfontein CBD - 80km (+- 50 minutes' drive)
Thaba Nchu landing strip - 5km
DIRECTIONS
From Johannesburg:

Take the N1 to Bloemfontein
As you see the Verkeerdevlei Plaza Toll Gate, TURN LEFT to Verkeerdevlei
DO NOT GO THROUGH THE TOLL GATE
Continue with this road, passing Verkeerdevlei, Excelsior and Tweespruit
At the stop street after Tweespruit, TURN RIGHT to Thaba Nchu/Botshabelo (N8)
Continue straight on until you see the MARIA MOROKA NATIONAL PARK signs
TURN LEFT and follow the road for approximately 17km.

From Cape Town:

Take the N1 to Bloemfontein
Take the NELSON MANDELA DRIVE/AIRPORT turn off and carry on straight with the N8 to Thaba Nchu
TURN RIGHT at the MARIA MOROKA NATIONAL PARK sign
TURN LEFT and follow the road for approximately 17km.
From East London:

Take the N6 to Bloemfontein
Turn on the R26 at Rouxville and carry on towards Wepener, Hobhouse and Tweespruit
TURN LEFT on the N8 towards Thaba Nchu
Continue straight on until you see the MARIA MOROKA NATIONAL PARK signs
TURN LEFT and follow the road for approximately 17km.
From Durban:

Take the N3 to Harrismith. Then follow the N5 to Senekal, Marquard, Clocolan, Ladybrand, onto the N8 to Thaba Nchu
Continue straight on until you see the MARIA MOROKA NATIONAL PARK signs
TURN LEFT and follow the road for approximately 17km
Protea Hotel Black Mountain, previously Thaba Nchu Sun, is the latest addition to Protea Hotels in the Free State. Carved from a hillside of unspoilt bush, Protea Hotel Black Mountain overlooks a dam and 5 800 hectares of game reserve. A celebration of African traditional architecture, the design of the hotel combines luxury and elegance demanded of a sophisticated resort. Public areas are under interlinked pyramids, whose patterned walls and grey slate roofs fit into the landscape.

Protea Hotel Black Mountain has 118 en-suite rooms, all elegantly furnished and decorated, in spectacular surroundings.

Dining facilities include a restaurant, terrace, Residents Lounge and several bars.

Leisure and sporting facilities include a fully-equipped gymnasium with sauna and jacuzzi, entertainment centre for children, sundowner cruises, fishing and a Solarium.

Conferencing at Protea Hotel Black Mountain comprises 8 venues, with seating from 27 to 600 in a range of seating styles.

Accommodation at Protea Hotel Black Mountain ranges from standard twin rooms to a Presidential Suite, as follows:

98 standard twin rooms
10 interleading family rooms
8 luxury rooms
1 Junior Suite
1 Presidential Suite
All rooms are en-suite, elegantly furnished and decorated, with private garden or balcony and unrestricted scenic views.

The luxury suites include a separate lounge and dining area, while the Presidential Suite also has a kitchen and GUEST cloakroom.

In-room facilities include:

air-conditioning
telephone
13-channel TV
tea/coffee-making facilities
hairdryers
laundry, valet and dry-cleaning service

The Moroka Restaurant, seating 140, is open for breakfast, a la Carte lunch and buffet dinners. The Moroka Terrace, can be used as an extension of the Moroka Restaurant during busy periods (weather permitting), or private functions of up to 200 GUESTS
The Terrace Lounge, offering a snack menu and light meals from 10h30 until 18h30. The Lounge also has a bar facility from 10h30 until late
A Pool and Snack Bar is open seasonally, from 09h00 until 21h00
The Saloon, with designated smoking area, is an action sports and show bar seating 120 GUESTS. Ideal for an informal cocktail party
18-hour Room Service

include a swimming pool, Putt-putt course, tennis and squash courts, golf driving range, fishing, hiking, 4 x 4 trails and bird watching.

Nearby sporting activities include golf (in Bloemfontein, 80km), horseriding (20km) and Quad Bike Trails.

Game Drives in the adjacent Maria Moroka National Park
Sundowner cruises on the Moutloatsi Setlogelo dam
The Solarium, which opens onto a half-moon shaped sunny terrace, has one of the largest heated and aerated spas in the southern hemisphere, as well as a gymnasium, three massage rooms and two saunas
A 118-seater cinema offers some of the latest feature films.
Kidz Company, which has a creche for children aged 2 and upwards, has various game machines for kids 4 to 12 years of age, as well as action-packed programmes in season
8 venues, seating from 27 in U-shape style to 600 for cocktail functions. All venues have standard conference equipment, as well as secretarial facilities on request.