For Owerri, and indeed the rest of the south east of Nigeria, where decent hotel accommodation is in short supply, the Protea Owerri is a great addition. The standard of the rooms, of the common facilities and the variety of the buffets are not easy to find in the south east. The comfortable bar stocked with books is very nicely Protea. While the manager was very helpful, the rest of the staff didn't quite measure up. The receptionist wasn't very helpful and I was unable to get a hamburger at the bar even after one hour. The restaurant staff were not very easy to get hold of, perhaps because I was there on a very busy weekend. To be fair, when I did manage to attract their attention, they were reasonably helpful.