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Royal Hotel - Accommodation in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
The
Royal Hotel caters for a wide range of guests from commercial folk to
tourists, and from individuals to large tour groups. The street-front
facade and carved front door date back to the late 1800's, and remain the
same today as they were during the whole of the famous 118 day Ladysmith
siege. The hotel reception area is, however, fully modernized, and
equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. Friendly highly trained staff
are at your service. All function rooms, bedrooms, restaurants and bars
are air-conditioned, and there is ample secure off-road parking. All the
support services to be expected of a modern three-star hotel are
available. We understand the needs of the business traveler and ensure
that The Royal Hotel is your 'home-from-home.' Included are a 15
hour-a-day room service facility, car rental, dry cleaning, emergency
toiletries, medical services on call, and property safe keeping.
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| Price: 4 |
| bed and breakfast |
| 71 rooms |
There
are 71 luxury rooms, all en-suite (shower or bath or both) and all
rooms have television including the M-Net pay channel. All bedrooms
are air conditioned. All bedrooms have direct dial telephone
facilities. Fax and e-mail facilities are available. Facilities are
designed to cater for the requirements of disabled people. Room
service is available 15 hours each day.
Ladysmith
dates back to about 1850, and was named after the Spanish wife of Sir
Harry Smith. The town saw considerable expansion after gold was
discovered on the Witwatersrand, and today remains an important
railway junction. The Royal Hotel has been witness to all these times,
and remains a focal point of Ladysmith today. Ladysmith was central to
the struggle for Natal during the Anglo-Boer war, and for 118 days was
besieged by the Boers during which time the name Ladysmith featured in
press headlines around the world. Ladysmith remains an important
supply point for a widespread farming community, and is also an
expanding industrial centre. A pleasant town, with many interesting
features and sites to visit. Siege walking and driving guides.
An excellent guide is available from the information office at the
Town Hall, or from the siege museum. Covering over 80 historically
significant sites in and around Ladysmith. Historic battlefields.
Names such as Spioenkop, Colenso, Wagon Hill, Elandslaagte, and Tugela
Heights all mark battles of the region. The Wagon Hill battle site,
the Spioenkop Nature Reserve