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Meeting And Event Hotels
Crowne Plaza Monomotapa
Overlooking the city, the imposing four-star Crowne Plaza Monomotapa is located adjacent to the Central Park and Gardens,
while Zimbabwe’s National Gallery is a five-minute walk away.
With 228 rooms, the IHG managed hotel offers a mix of standard and king types, with seven luxury suites and a top floor presidential suite – all feature individually controlled air-conditioning, IDD telephones, satellite television, wi-fi, hair dryer and bathrobes, room safe, trouser press, iron and ironing board, mini bar, coffee-making facilities and mineral water.
Other features of the Crowne Plaza Monomotapa include a pool and sundeck, 16th- floor fitness centre, same-day laundry, curio shop, business centre and porter’s lodge – while dining options include the formal Monos, also available for private parties with a maximum capacity of 65 pax; the Parkview Brasserie, famed for its buffets with indoor and outdoor seating (140 seat), the Gazebo deli catering for up to 40 and the Aquarium Bar on the pool deck.
Meetings & Events
Premier event venue at the hotel is the Great Indaba Room that can accommodate up to 300 theatre- style, while five other rooms, all clustered on the first floor, are available with capacity between five and 80 for smaller meetings.
Among the highlights of the hotel’s conference facilities are dedicated registration and break-away area, private restrooms, separate tea and coffee lounge, while all conference rooms are equipped with state of the art equipment.
Contact details: Crowne Plaza Monomotapa, PO Box 2445, 54 Park Lane, Julius Nyerere Way, Ha- rare, Zimbabwe. Tel: +263 4 704501. Email: gm@ crownep.africansun.co.zw. Reservations: hacro@ africansunhotels.com or www.crowneplaza.com/ hotels/gb/en/reservation. www.africansunhotels.com
Meikles Hotel
Consistently voted Zimbabwe’s best city hotel, Meikles is synonymous with elegance and style offering luxury in the
heart of Harare as a member of Leading Hotels of the World, and has a history that dates back 100 years in 2015.
An urban meeting place, the hotel has developed to meet modern trends – most recently investing $9 million in the refashioning of the North Wing with complete renovation of rooms and suites, as well as the redesign of functions rooms on the ground and second floors, refurbishment of the flagship restaurant, Le Fontaine Grill and a new Meikles Club spread over three floors with dining room for 44, a boardroom and butler service.
Overlooking Africa Unity Square, the hotel has 312 rooms in two wings, seven floors of which are designated non-smoking, and offers guests a choice of room types from deluxe to club rooms and 28 suites, all of which feature air-conditioning, satellite television, IDD telephones, hair-dryers and in-room safes, mini bars, trouser press, modem points and daily newspaper.
Other hotel facilities include full concierge service, business centre, bureau de change, garden terrace, gift shop, golf club membership, pool and sauna, plus a new spa and gym as part of the upgrade programme.
Within the hotel, dining options include La Fontaine Grill with seating for 100, plus the all- day Pavilion; the Explorer’s Club with echoes of Out of Africa in its décor, capacity 60; the Can Can cocktail bar, pool deck bar and Tea Lounge, while events can be hosted at the first-floor roof garden.
Meetings & Events
Flagship conference venue is the Stewart Rooms, divisible in to two, with capacity for up to 300
HARARE: Crowne Plaza Monomotapa
Theatre
Cabaret
Class- room
U-Shape
Board- room
Hollow- Square
Dinner
Reception
Great Indaba Room
300
250
250
142
45
180
250
250
Ophir
80
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70
50
35
40
80
80
Function Room 1
60
60
40
25
30
20
50
70
Function Room 2
10
10
8
6
6
5
10
10
Boardroom
-
-
-
-
20
-
-
-
Function Room 3
20
20
12
12
-
6
10
10
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