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An outdoor pool full-service spa and Kruger National Park 100 meters away are the benefits of a stay at the non-smoking Protea Hotel by Marriott Kruger Gate. The Protea Hotel on the banks of the Sabie River has a veranda and walkway that gives the effect of being in a treehouse with a view of the African bush trees and birds. The 96 rooms are arrayed in a two-floor lodge-style building with exterior corridors. Rooms all come with marble bathrooms in-room safes coffee/tea makers mini-bars Wi-Fi flat-panel TVs with satellite and premium movie channels plug-in panels for electronic devices and plush beds with cotton-rich linens. Dining and drinking options include a buffet breakfast (for a fee) open-air restaurant with a fire pit poolside bar overlooking the river and restaurant serving African cuisine with wild game and iron pot specialties. The restaurant also features entertainment like Shangaan traditional dancers African choral groups and marimba bands. Splash around in the freeform outdoor pool open year round or enjoy a massage (for a fee) in the full-service spa situated overlooking the river and featuring African treatment methods. The hotel also has a fitness center miniature golf tennis and volleyball courts free parking and an in-house safari office for booking outdoor activities. The Protea Hotel is on the Sabie River 100 meters west of the Paul Kruger Gate of Kruger National Park. Sabi Sand Game Reserve is seven miles northeast. Hazyview and Elephant Whispers elephant viewing park are about 26 miles west. The hotel is about 60 miles northeast of Nelspruit and its attractions like Emnotweni Casino and Mbombela Stadium. If you're coming from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport the hotel is 61 miles northeast.