Book Protea Hotel Kimberley in Kimberley, South-Africa

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Located on the edge of the Big Hole a former diamond mine the non-smoking Protea Hotel by Marriott Kimberley lets guests slip back in time with Victorian décor and modern luxuries like room service and flat-panel TVs. Sitting on the edge of the manmade wonder known as the Kimberley Big Hole this two-story non-smoking hotel feels like a throwback to Victorian splendor full of dark carved wood built-in bookshelves and wingback chairs. The 120 air-conditioned rooms also have a historical feel with wood floors and updated touches such as flat-panel TVs. The restaurant offers white-tablecloth indoor dining or meals in the open-air covered balcony. Shoot some billiards in the game room surrounded by books or sip on a cocktail while drinking in the scenery of the old DeBeers diamond mine from the observation deck. Guests can walk five minutes to learn all about the area's history at the Kimberley Mine Museum Village. The Magersfontein War Museum and battlefield is 30 miles south on the way to Mokala National Park which is about an hour south by car. Kimberley Airport is five miles south accessible via a fee-based shuttle from the hotel; international service comes and goes out of Bloemfontein Airport 108 miles east.