Cresta Botsalo Hotel

About Cresta Botsalo Hotel

Between Gaborone and Francistown lies the town of Palapye. Cresta Botsalo Hotel is accessible on the main highway linking the capital to Francistown. The Hotel offers well-equipped conference facilities, comfortable air conditioned accommodation, swimming pool, satellite television, direct dial telephone, restaurant and cocktail bar, room service, tea/coffee making facilities and personalized service to make your stay as much of a success as your business trip. Join the locals and dine at the Savuti Grill, enjoy a cocktail at the poolside of simply explore the history of the Bangwato Tribe and the resting place of their king Sir Sereste Khama.

Between Gaborone and Francistown lies the town of Palapye. Cresta Botsalo Hotel is accessible on the main highway linking the capital to Francistown and the junction to the Orapa mine. 100km from Martins Drift over the Limpopo river westward. Francistown is approx 160km / 100 miles from the Hotel while Gaborone is approx 260km / 162.5 miles away. Palapye is a large town in Botswana, situated about halfway between Francistown and Gaborone. Over the years its position has made it a convenient stopover on one of Southern Africas principal north-south rail and road routes. Located here is the Morupule Colliery coal mine, which supplies Morupule Power Station, Botswanas principal domestic source of electricity. In 1997 Palapye was said to be the fastest-growing village in Africa, with plans to expand its population from 30,000 to 180,000. Palapye is situated nearly 70km north of the Tropic of Capricorn. It is located towards central-eastern edge of Botswana. Summer months are from mid-September to mid-April. Summers are very hot in Palapye, with daytime temperatures reaching up to 40 degress centigrade. Thunderstorms are plentiful in the summer, Winters in Palapye are mild and dry.