No frills, no fuss, the Tower is a half-hour drive from the airport and in the heart of Zambia's capital, Lusaka - an African city on the up with cosmopolitan restaurants, malls and entertainment arcades popping up like winter bulbs.

The Protea Hotel Lusaka Tower has 137 rooms of varying standard and configuration. Typically corporate in appearance, but with the necessary comforts to make the leisure guest feel welcome. Each room is equipped with air conditioning, satellite TV, en suite bathrooms, tea/coffee, digital safes, hair dryers and in-room telephones.

With two restaurants, you need not venture far for dinner and with the view from that rooftop bar, you'll be tempted to stay put for a sprightly cocktail or two.

You are less than 2km from the main shopping complex, 7km from the Lusaka National Museum, 500m from the University of Zambia and 26km from the Lusaka National Park. Close enough to explore all that Lusaka has to offer and a short transfer away from the nearest wildlife encounter.