Hailed as the gem of the African continent, Botswana is a fascinating country of extraordinary natural beauty. Just a few minutes from the city centre of Gaborone and 12 kilometres from the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport lies The Grand Palm Hotel, Casino and Convention Centre, which, in the grand tradition of Botswana hospitality, offers luxury accommodation and dazzling entertainment.

The Grand Palm offers a versatile conference centre comprising of five conference venues. The world-class Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC), adjacent to the Peermont Walmont hotel, is a state-of-theart, multi-faceted convention facility suited to the needs of both international and local meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibitions and other events. The Grand Palm offers the Okavango Suite that can accommodate up to 250 people seated theatre-style and can be divided into two smaller rooms. The Moremi Suite comprises three separate meeting rooms and the cinema, that can seat 100 people, is ideal for seminars or lectures.

The GICC offers the Tsodilo Suite, covering 1 550 m² in area and can be used as a single venue housing 1 040 people is a banquet set-up, 1 807 people in cinema style and 1 550 for a cocktail reception. This suite offers six varying configurations catering to a variety of needs from banquets and conferences to music concerts and major sporting events.

The GICC also has four Serondela Rooms which can be used separately or in combination. As individual rooms they host 20 people in banquet style, 30 in cinema style and 18 in boardroom style.

The San-Ta-Wani Suite comprises an exquisitely decorated lounge area with a 20-seater boardroom table and fireplace, separate toilet facilities, a service area for bar and catering services and balcony overlooking The Grand Palm Resort. Other facilities at The Grand Palm include the newly refurbished casino with its modern, glitzy interiors and 150 ultra modern slot machines in various denominations. The restaurants offer an unmatched experience to the connoisseurs of fine food and include the Beef Baron and Rib Room specialising in prime Botswana Beef cuts and Mokolwane Bistro, a modern, African chic restaurant serving a delectable international buffet. The Fig Tree is an open thatched pool bar and the Kalahari Bar is the favoured rendezvous for guests to unwind and catch up on the day’s activities.

The 4-star Peermont Walmont is a hotel of elegance, offering Botswana’s highest standards of hospitality. The rooms are equipped with all the facilities and modern conveniences that discerning travellers have come to expect and the newly refurbished Executive 5th floor, with the exclusive Executive Club Lounge, offers the travelling executive unsurpassed business services. The Grand Palm Resort also features the Peermont Metcourt Inn, a modern, chic and affordable 3-star hotel offering guests cosy, and comfortable accommodation and delightful service.

The Grand Palm’s wide range of other recreational and sporting facilities include a health club with full gym, squash court and saunas, 2 floodlit tennis courts, a volleyball court, a sparkling swimming pool, children’s playground, birding, nature walks and a picturesque lake surrounded by manicured lawns and the beautiful African bushveld.