Gaborone, Botswana
Botswana is known as the gem of Africa as here you will find natural beauty, abundant game life, mineral wealth and the outstanding Grand Palm Hotel and Convention Resort that offers you four elegant and stylish hotels, casinos, restaurants, and entertainment for the whole family.
The The Grand Palm Hotel and Convention Resort Casino offers you 150 ultra modern slot machines all set in a casino that is modern and smacks of the glitz and glamour that one would expect to find in the more upmarket casinos in Las Vegas or Monticarlo. Table games offer games such as Blackjack, Roulette and Poker and these games are scattered across the 16 different tables here.
Exhibitions, conferences, product launches, corporate functions, live shows, team building events and weddings can all be held here and there is a choice of 4 different venues. The conferencing at the Peermont Walmont has 4 different venues itself and can seat anything from 12 to 306 guests. The San-Ta-Wani Suite has two venues and seats between 40 and 80 guests while the Serondela Rooms have 3 venues and can seat between 10 and 150 people. The last venue is the Tsodilo Suit and this venue offers 6 different options and can seat between 80 and 1 807 people cinema style.
Restaurants here strive to bring you fine foods that will satisfy the connoisseur, the business person and family units. The Beef Baron and Rib Room serves prime Botswana Beef cuts in their a la carte menu and the Mokolwane Bistro, with its contemporary African Chic decor serves a delectable buffet. The Boma, The Fig Tree and the Kalahari Bar are a little less formal and here you will be served lighter meals, refreshments and cocktails.
The Peermont Walmont (5 star), the Peermont Mondior (4 Star), the Peermont Metcours Inn (3 Star) and the Peermont Metcourt Francistown (3 Star) all offer you fantastic accommodation that is classically elegant and stylish.
The Boabab Curio Shop offers you African gifts and art, while the Health Club offers all residents all the machinery and exercise machines that will maintain your fitness routine. There are also bird and nature trails, a children’s play gym, a Olympic swimming pool, two tennis courts and volley ball that is all offered here.
Directions
From O.T. Airport, take the R24 West, Continue with the interchange where it joins the N3 – Follow the Pretoria signs. Keep straight on this highway – DO NOT turn right onto the N1 to Pretoria.
From the N1 South Roodepoort “Concrete Highway” or Western Bypass heading South, take the M8 off-ramp signposted “14th Avenue” and then follow M47/N14 signs. At Tarlton, where the N14 intersects with the R24 at a 4-way stop, turn right taking the R24 signposted “Rustenburg,” which goes to Magaliesburg.
On the way out of Magaliesburg, fork left and take the R509 signposted “Derby/Koster” and follow the R509 all the way to Swartruggens. (Please note that it is necessary to turn right in Koster: the signpost “R509 Swartruggens” is on the right hand side of the road in the middle of Koster). At the T-junction just before Swartruggens, turn left onto the N4 signposted “Swartruggens” and then “Zeerust”.
In Zeerust, turn right at the third stop street into President street, following the signpost “R47 Gaborone/Madikwe Game Reserve”. (The First National Bank is on the corner where the signpost is). Follow the R49 (this used to be the R505 north towards Gaborone)
Physical Address
The Grand Palm Hotel and Convention Resort,
Bonnington Farm,
Molepolole Road,
Gaborone,
Botswana
GPS co-ordinates: S: 24° 38’ 27.16” | E: 25° 52’ 46.55”
Tel: +267 363 7777
Fax: +267 391 2989
E-mail: info@grandpalm.bw
BORDER POST TIMES TABLE
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From Namibia: |
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Mamuno – Trans Kalahari Border Post |
07:00 – 24:00 |
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From South Africa: |
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Martin’s Drift Border Post |
08:00 – 18:00 |
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From Zambia: |
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Kazungula Ferry Border Post |
06:00 – 18:00 |
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From Zimbabwe: |
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Ramokgwebane – Plum Tree Border Post |
06:00 – 20:00 |