Protea Hotel Balalaika Sandton

Sandton’s oldest hotel is a popular conference venue and has retained the feel of a country-style hotel, complete with the Lords Bar which stays open past midnight. Away from its bustling lobby it feels more like a resort, with its low buildings enclosing exceptionally lush and treed gardens with two swimming pools, where flight crews from Europe lap up the sun. The rooms are spacious and the hotel is located in the heart of Sandton's financial district, close to the Gautrain station and to premier shopping centres, Sandton City and Nelson Mandela Square. The Bull Run steakhouse is a popular dining spot on the premises.

Conference facilities
The hotel can host conferences and banqueting functions from 15 - 300 people. Of the nine conferencing halls, the largest can seat 300 and can also be split into two rooms. There are also three boardrooms suitable for two to 16 delegates. Conferencing facilities include all the essential extras such as microphones, flip charts, projectors, white boards, PA systems, Wifi and TVs.

A popular venue for weddings and gala dinners is the hotel's The Village Manor (designed after a typical English Elizabethan manor). It seats 100 people banquet-style or 200 cinema-style.