New hotel in Botswana

A NEW affordable hotel, the Metcourt Inn, is opening its doors on December 7 in Gaborone, Botswana. The Metcourt Inn forms part of the Peermont Global’s Grand Palm Hotel, Gaming and Convention Resort and offers accommodation for the budget conscious traveller from BWP245 (R366). The hotel, with its 149 rooms, is at four kilometres from the centre of Gaborone and 12km from the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. Residents of the hotel benefit from all the facilities and services of The Grand Palm with a casino that offers slot machines, and table games. The Grand Palm complex also offers a range of sports activities, as well as a lake where residents can view the 125 different species of birds. Kevin Cloete, gm at the Metcourt Inn said: “This brand new hotel will be a welcome change to the existing accommodation available in Botswana.” (Dorine Berger)