The Palace At The Lost City - accommodation in Pilanesberg, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Centuries ago, they fled the Barbarians of the Northern deserts, wandering South until they found it, a splendid valley. This gentle tribe, blessed with prosperity built a fabulous city crowned by a magnificent Palace in tribute to their Royal family. The legend of this Palace and its Lost City has echoed in the souls of adventurers for centuries. Re-discovered, its splendour has been restored, the Palace of The Lost City at Sun City, situated on the world famous Sun City Complex, voted one of the top hotels. Set in the North West Province, 166km north west of Johannesburg, and adjacent to South Africa's 3rd largest game park, The Pilanesberg.

The accommodation at the Palace Hotel has 338 luxurious rooms and suites that offer royal hospitality with wonderful views over water or jungle for guests to choose from. The furnishings are intricately hand-carved and reflect the flora and fauna of Africa and attention to detail that emphasizes the personal touch.

The epitome of regal luxury is the King Suite, with hand-carved walls, frescoed ceilings and hundreds of custom designed items adorning two bedrooms, lounge, two en-suite bathrooms, guest powder room, library, butler pantry and balcony. All luxury suites also feature a sauna and a jacuzzi bath.

All standard rooms have entrance foyers, en-suite bathrooms, lounge and seating areas. Standard amenities include a carved armoire which contains the TV, safe, refrigerator and butler stations; a direct-dial telephone; radio; hairdryer; electric razor plug, air-conditioning; ceiling fan; 24 hour room service with message service.

Sun City is home to one of the largest casinos in the southern hemisphere, offering American Roulette, Blackjack, Punto Bunco and a variety of slot machine games. Resident guests at the Palace can sip a cocktail at the poolside or in the gracious Tusk Bar and dine in splendour in the Crystal Court or Villa Del Palazzo, where fine cuisine is a treasured art. Whether it is a conference for 20 or 2000 delegates; whether it requires hi-tech staging or unusual venues, Sun City has the capacity to do it. Sun City offers the largest and most comprehensive facilities in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Lost City Convention Centre and the Sun City Hotel Conference Centre all function rooms have wall-to-wall carpets, public address systems, air conditioning, independently controlled lighting with dimmer switches and adjustable spotlights, soundproofing black-out facilities and telephones. The Palace Conference Rooms are individually designed to reflect the unique style of the hotel and provide conference rooms each with their own interesting and unique character.

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