Developed by Leon and Brian Singer of the Singer Group, this all-suite hotel consists of a range of 68 hotel suites - 34 deluxe, 26 executive and 8 presidential penthouses - designed by lauded local designer Antonie Bekker. Urban chic never looked this good. Red-rich wood, chocolate grained leather, fine cotton percale linen, bright white bathtubs and glass stand-alone basins characterise the open plan bedrooms: yes, the baths are in the bedrooms, though not – rest easy – the toilets.And each suite has a mountain view, an ultra-modern kitchenette, a luxurious lounge and something else that is getting business people talking apart from the free wi-fi: an electronic safe with a power socket so you can charge your laptop in total security. All rooms also have a small but significant bonus: a silent bar fridge - so there will be no intermittent shudders and whirrs to disturb your sleep. However, elsewhere there is a sound-proof facility where you can, if you wish, blast the cobwebs right away: it’s called the Sound Room and residents can book it for small groups who want to watch the game or the latest DVD, or simply listen to their latest CD to the tune of top quality multi-decibel Bose surround-sound.So neat touches abound in this Protea-run hotel, whose kitchenettes and lounges also allow you to entertain ”at home” if you wish. But there is a fine dining restaurant on the premises as well – the brand new Crystal – and many more overlooking the water at nearby Canal Walk.The Protea Hotel Colosseum is, then, at the heart of a waterside world including a designated wetland nature reserve, which can be reached by guided canoe – hireable just a few hundred metres away for just R35 an hour complete with your very own gondolier. All this lies paradoxically at the heart of the ever-expanding commercial hub of Century City, just 10km from the heart of Cape Town.But Century City is no far-flung suburb. A growing number of blue chip companies have relocated their head offices there: SAP, PWC, Vodacom, FNB, Liberty Life and Regus, to name but a few – so a business hub it already is. And it has been a retail mecca for some years too, boasting Africa’s largest undercover shopping complex in the form of Canal Walk, which is just 500m from the Colosseum. And an increasing number of people are moving to live at Century City as it expands – about 25,000 residents live permanently in the area so it has its own urban chic vibe.Another attraction of quite another kind is the Ratanga Junction theme park – a magnet for adrenalin junkies young and old, it boasts a number of rides that would give Tomb Raider pause: not least of which are the Slingshot, the Congo Queen swinging boat and the King of the Jungle rides: the Cobra. 32m high and 779m long, this ride suspends you upside down and creates up to four times the force of gravity at speeds of up to 100kph. They claim “absolute terror never felt so good.”So now there’s an elegant space to stay for urban thrill-seekers and business people alike (maybe they’re one and the same?). And its name is the Colosseum – where young lions are welcome, water abounds and the Cobra lies waiting…
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