The High Performance Centre Hotel at the University of Pretoria is fast gaining admiration from other travellers than the usual athletes who visit the centre for training and assessment.This is so because the hotel packages are designed to meet each customer’s needs and make full use of the hpc’s services. Guests, including business and leisure travelers, can use the sportscience gym and the 25m heated swimming pool free of charge. Optional extensions include the services of the Institute of Sport Research (such as assessments), the medical and sport science centre (in-house medical practitioners, physiotherapists, psychologists, a nutritionist, bio-mechanists, etc), the Time Out Restaurant and the Nashua Auditorium and other smaller conferencing facilities.Guest transportation is provided by the hpc’s fleet of vehicles and range from day and overnight tours to transport to the school and various sporting facilities. Hotel guests enjoy the option of dining a la carte or having team meals tailored to their nutritional needs at the Time Out Café.
The main hotel (previously known as the Rugby House) is housed on the top floor of the hpc and boasts spectacular views of the sporting grounds and surrounding Pretoria. Visitors stay in top-star comfort while being offered use of the center’s full spectrum of services.
The hotel offers the following:
- 17 Twin-bedded rooms
- 1 Single room
- En-suite bathroom with showers
- Air-conditioning
- Two baths in a central unit which may be used for ice-bath therapy
- A private lounge, available for the exclusive use of hotel guests
- TV’s with access to 10 channels, including a video channel
- Full-sized desks with dedicated lines for Internet access
- Bar fridges (stocked on request) and tea/coffee making facilities
- An electronic safe in each room
- Laundry facilities, on a per-item and per-kilo basis
For Reservations & more information, phone 012 362 9800 or fax 086 636 3992 or e-mail to julie.o’donoghue@hpc.co.za
