Best Places to Stay Near MatteFarms in Ndola

My stay of four nights was fine. The room was large, the bed massive - although they managed to cover most of it with cushions ;) and the mattress was rather soft. The room was very dark due to another building just a few meters away from the large window. Decor throughout the hotel is 'Afro/Oriental bling' and not very comfortable. I tried to work in the evenings, but the chair for the desk was too low, giving me backache. The two chairs in the room were not very comfortable either. The room has a massive walk in wardrobe (with a broken door) Bathroom was large, complete with jacuzzi bath! The first night there was no hot water, but this was fixed when I mentioned it to reception staff. Unfortunately, the jacuzzi bath didn't have a plug that fitted and one couldn't be found by reception staff. In addition, the bath was stained and cracked. There was no where to fix the 'telephone' sic, shower head so one handed showering or leaving the shower at the bottom of the bath was required. It wouldn't suit an older or less mobile person as the bath is VERY high to climb into. Nice to have a fridge in the room, but had to turn it off at night as it was too noisy. A TV was in the room, but no remote and as it is attached to the wall it was not possible to find the buttons and no remote was in the room. I didn't bother asking for one as I don;t watch TV. A working, quiet aircon was a blessing in temps of 35 / 36c. Breakfast was adequate, but limited. However, the room and linen was clean and the staff friendly. A clear example where 'keeping it simple' would have meant this hotel would have had a far better rating from me.

The hotel is very high-end, it should be the most upscale hotel in the local area, very new, and the hardware is very good. The place to eat is very large, the soup dumplings are relatively high-end, and the steak is good.

Location is superior, convenient transportation, front desk efficient, thoughtful, professional is very good, room lighting is good, bright, quiet, health is very clean, mattress is very comfortable, water fast, good water temperature, fast speed, office convenience, room finishing, strongly recommended

We’ve stayed at a few Proteas around southern Africa and the Ndola branch definitely ranks among the top. The entire hotel complex has a modern, airy style, with a small but nice pool area at the back. Rooms are spacious with all expected amenites. Being a family of four we had two rooms with an interleading door - perfect for us. Breakfast had pretty much everything you can ask far. Wifi was good throughout the premises. Staff generally kind and helpful. Top notch!