The Protea Hotel Fire & Ice is the proud winner of the 2008 Best New Hotel Development Award.

Hang around with the guys at Protea Hotel Fire & Ice – literally- there is a hanging chair in their reception, or swim around their restaurant ... the glass walls between the restaurant and pool, along with the fantastic lighting, will definitely draw a lot of interest.

In short, stay at the Protea Hotel Fire & Ice in Cape Town and go with the flow. Whatever your heart desires, you'll find it here or they will find it for you.

Protea Hotel Fire & Ice offers you a place to chill, a base from which to explore and a friendly place to call home at the end of each day.

Their address is the corner of New Church and Bree Street,...

“The only thing I know is playing music. You can be depressed, and if you put music on, it changes your whole mindset. You can be sad, and then come home and put on Bob Marley, The Beatles, whatever, it changes everything.” – Joe Petersen.

He was born as Mohammed Amien Petersen, but this humble and friendly music man would prefer it if you called him by the name everyone knows him by – Joe, from the Jimi Hendrix song Hey Joe, which is covered by Joe and his band (the Ganga Muffins) in the first track on their CD – The Streets of Cape Town.

Joe both plays music and records albums with fellow musicians that have come into his life over the years – together they are known as Joe and the Ganga Muffins.

They have brought out a number of albums...