Originally Posted by
sdsearch
Mine would be one of the Protea properties in southern Africa, but I'd have to review which ones are (still) cat 1 and then which ones of those I might consider "favorite" among cat 1s. (Some of those Proteas were so low priced that I paid instead of using points, and at least one had no points availability for my nights so paid for that reason, so that's why I don't remember offhand which ones were cat 1 vs cat 2.)
Protea Hotel Kruger Gate was still a Cat1 last month. Prices were slightly above 200$ (but included bfast & dinner). Loved this property would book it without hesitation when I head back to Kruger.