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Gaborone Sun Hotel
BOTSWANA ACCOMMODATION
BOTSWANA HOTELS
GABORONE SUN HOTEL
Botswana is home to the magnificent Kalahari Desert and the wild Okavango River delta which is famous for its abundant African wildlife.
Sun International's luxury Hotel and Casino in Botswana, the Gaborone Sun Hotel & Casino, is located in Botswana's capital city of Gaborone, which offers world travellers and business people a sophisticated conference and meeting place with the added advantage of a premium casino.
The Gaborone Sun Hotel & Casino provides its guests with excellent restaurants and bars, as well as world-class high-tech conference facilities which offer comfort and luxury. The Gaborone Sun Hotel & Casino has been voted the Best Hotel in Botswana.
Facilities at the Gaborone Sun Hotel & Casino, Botswana:
Casino: Guests can enjoy the Casino at the Gaborone Sun Hotel with its blackjack and American Roulette tables, and the slot machines with their progressive jackpots.
Golf: The adjacent Gaborone Country Club golf course offers complimentary membership to all guests and access can be arranged to the Phakalane Golf Estate.
Tennis: Two all weather floodlit tennis courts are available for guests staying at the Gaborone Sun Hotel.
Squash: Two air-conditioned squash courts.
Swimming Pool: The swimming pool at the Gaborone Sun Hotel & Casino, Botswana, is a place to relax and unwind.
Gymnasium: A gymnasium is located at the squash courts.
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Accommodation at the Gaborone Sun Hotel & Casino, Botswana:
The hotel rooms at the Gaborone Sun Hotel & Casino provide a home-from-home feel where guests can relax or catch up quietly on after hours work. The beautiful rooms at the hotel feature soft African-hued furnishings which offer a serene escape from the bustle of the casino and the city.
The Gaborone Sun Hotel & Casino in Botswana dates back to the seventies and has been extensively refurbished and refined since then. Accommodation at this hotel includes a total of 196 rooms which comprises of a palatial Presidential Suite, Suites, Luxury rooms and 154 Standard Rooms.
Standard hotel room features and amenities at the Gaborone Sun Hotel include:
Adjustable air-conditioning and heating
Colour satellite television and remote control
Telephone with voice mail
Bath and shower
Electric shaver plug (220 volts AC, 50 cycles)
Personal safety deposit boxes
Mini Bars
Hairdryers
24-Hour Room Service
The Casino at the Gaborone Sun Hotel, Botswana:
The big draw card at the Gaborone Sun Hotel is the casino. The upmarket casino area at the hotel transcends its visitors into another world with state of the art casino technology at the guests fingertips, including video slot machines and smart cards. Smart cards replace the need to feed coins into slot machines and provide players with hours of coinless casino pleasure at the Gaborone Casino.
Slots: For the visitors casino pleasure there are many slots to choose from including top paying machines; Jokers Wild Poker, Double Nutty, Break the Bank, Hunters Gold, and Triple Crowns. Slots denominations range from 10t (thebe) to P5 (Pula).
Salon Prive: The exclusive slots prive is for top end players only and provides a luxurious area for the MVG's. This is the area to redeem your winnings directly from your Smart Card or to transfer funds to your smart card.
Nearby attractions at the Gaborone Sun Hotel & Casino, Botswana:
Gaborone, the capital, is situated in the southeast of the country and is at the forefront of education, sport and culture. The University of Botswana, The National Museum and Art Gallery as well as the National Sports Stadium are all located in the city. Music and Drama is catered for at the Maitisong Cultural Centre.
Near to Gaborone is a dam with a yacht club offering sailing, and fishing; use of facilities is available to visitors at the invitation of a club member. 10km Southwest of the hotel is the privately operated, 3000 ha Mokolodi Nature Reserve, where visitors can go on guided game walks amongst the elephant, cheetah and antelope.
Day trips can be made to see local crafts at Oodi, Thamaga and Pilane. A trip to the weaving centre at Lentswe-La-Odi, just north of Gaborone, is especially recommended as the local craftwork can be bought at a fraction of the normal price.
Botswana's National Parks and Game Reserves are a real attraction. The Okavango Delta area, northwards in the Kalahari Desert, is home to more than 300 exotic species and a variety of fauna. It is extremely beautiful, composed of vast grass flats, low tree-covered ridges and lagoons. The Moremi Wildlife Reserve in southern Africa, covering 1812 sq km in the northeast corner of the Okavango Delta, is spectacular. Small boats travel the delta through lagoons abundant with birdlife. Most lodges and safari camps have restaurants and licensed bars.
Botswana's magnificent wildlife can be observed in the national parks. Visits can be arranged independently or with tour operators. Botswana is particularly good for horseback safaris and it is also possible to go on elephant-back safaris. Entry permits are required for all reserves.
Meetings and Conferences at the Gaborone Sun Hotel & Casino, Botswana
The Gaborone Sun Hotel features sophisticated conference facilities that appeal to incentive and conference organisers mainly because of the superiority of the venues, the state-of-the-art equipment and the excellent and professional service from the banqueting team. The Gaborone Sun Hotel, Sun Internation, is the gateway to incredible outdoor adventure and safaris and many team-building exercises begin and end at the Gaborone Sun.
The Gaborone Sun Conference centre consists of a main conference room, which may be divided into three separate rooms. In addition there are five seminar rooms for use as meeting rooms. The centre is totally self-contained with a reception and lobby area and pre-assembly that includes a bar. A distinct advantage is the simultaneous translation facilities that are available.
All conference and meeting rooms at the Gaborone Sun Hotel are equipped with wall to wall carpeting, air conditioning, independently controlled lights with dimmer switches, PA Systems, black-out facilities, telephone jacks and conference aids.
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