travel-informed.co.za - Royal Hotel - Kwazulu-Natal, Ladysmith

The Royal Hotel is a stately hotel, located in the centre of the town of Ladysmith and caters for a wide range of guests from commercial folk to tourists, and from individuals to large tour groups. Approximately midway between Johannesburg and Durban. Comfortable en-suite accommodation, a choice of restaurants and bars and excellent conference, convention, meeting and function facilities. The area is steeped in Anglo Boer war history.

Known far and wide for service and attention to detail, the staff at the Royal Hotel will provide everything possible to make your conference or function truly memorable. With six individual meeting rooms available, we understand the corporate world's needs. The Royal Hotel has 71 elegant, tastefully decorated, air-conditioned rooms that offer a harmonious combination of comfort and modernism to meet the needs of business travellers.

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. Facsimile and e-Mail facilities are available to guests.

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, e.g. the Siege Museum, historic battlefields, Spioenkop battlesite, the Town Hall and Museum, Soofi Mosque, statue of Ghandi and the All Saints Church (with superb stained glass windows).