The Palace of the Lost City

Location & Setting

Next door is the malaria-free Pilanesberg National Park, so a game drive is only minutes from the room, and the Valley of Waves water park is inside the resort. Johannesburg is about two hours away by road in normal traffic.

The Palace opened in 1992 as the centerpiece of the Lost City, the most elaborate corner of the wider Sun City resort. Beyond the resort fence, Pilanesberg fills the crater of an ancient, long-extinct volcano and holds the Big Five. A morning game drive and an afternoon at the Valley of Waves fit easily into one day.

Rooms

There are 326 rooms and suites, all with full bathrooms. Luxury and Superior Luxury rooms, some facing the pool, make up most of the hotel, alongside family rooms, accessible rooms, junior and superior suites and the presidential suites. Many look over the gardens or the pool, and there is turndown every evening.

Facilities

Breakfast is laid out in the Crystal Court, and dinner is at the Grill Room, a fine-dining steakhouse. The Plume Jazz Lounge has music and a nightcap, while the Tusk Bar and Pool Deck are more relaxed. There is the Royal Spa, a gym and the vast Grand Pool, and the casino, shows, Valley of Waves and the two golf courses are a short walk or shuttle ride away.