The Protea Hotel by Marriott Johannesburg Balalaika Sandton

All 330 rooms at the Protea Hotel Balalaika are the epitome of relaxed, sophisticated English country elegance, and a home away from home for the discerning guest. The rooms are regularly refurbished and are spread over two sections: the Balalaika and the Crown Court, with a total of 19 Crown Court Deluxe Suites, 8 Balalaika two-bedroom family suites, 188 king-bedded rooms, 109 twin-bedded rooms and 2 rooms with special amenities for the comfort of physically challenged guests.

Each room is luxuriously carpeted and curtained, tastefully furnished in a classic yet comfortable style and beautifully appointed, containing: private bathrooms with separate showers (the Crown Court suites offer the additional luxury of private spa baths); individually controlled air-conditioning and heating; television with DSTV selection of local and international channels; radio; electronic safes; mini-bars available upon request; tea and coffee station and executive work-desks with multiple plugs and modem points.

Both the Balalaika and the Crown Court sections have their own lush, landscaped gardens and sparkling swimming pool where guests can relax, unwind and momentarily experience the timelessness and calm of a bygone era.

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People flocked to the Johannesburg area from all ends of the earth, and the open pastoral landscape changed almost overnight. Shantytowns sprang up and were rapidly transformed into modern concrete cities. Johannesburg became 'The Gold Capital of the World', and the entire country was catapulted into an economic boom.  Today the shantytown remains, a vast and sprawling tin-roofed expanse that houses millions of extremely poor blacks. Astonishingly, the opulent and luxurious mansions of the rich are located less than a mile distant, behind high walls and razor wire. 

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