Fire Destroys Mmabatho Palms Hotel One Of South Africa’s Oldest Resorts
Fire Destroys Mmabatho Palms Hotel One Of South Africa’s Oldest Resorts. Peermont Hotels Casinos and Resorts has confirmed that a fire broke out at one of the oldest casino resorts in South Africa, Mmabatho Palms, Hotel, Casino and Convention Resort in the early hours of Wednesday morning, 8 September 2021. The hotel said in a statement that the Police and Fire Departments are in the process of investigating the incident and further information will be issued when available and until further notice, the resort will remain closed to the public.
This devastating fire is going to affect the lives of the employees of the establishment negatively as they will now be out of jobs; this will not only affect the employees but also other businesses that were working with the resort to provide products or services. The resort is one of the oldest in South Africa as it was founded in 1977. As one of the leading resorts in Mafikeng, Mmabatho Palms is home to the 150-key Walmont Hotel. Classically styled, the hotel offers guests every modern comfort, as well as access to a wide range of entertainment and recreational facilities.
Guests can spend their time in the casino, on the nearby 18-hole Championship Leopard Golf Club, being pampered at the Palms Retreat Wellness Spa, or lounging by the pool terrace and bar. The Mmabatho Palms Hotel Convention Resort is in the capital city of South Africa’s Northwest Province, Mafikeng, approximately a three hours drive from Johannesburg. The resort offers four-star luxury in both the accommodation and the facilities on offer.
The hotel is owned by Peermont Group, which is an award-winning hospitality and entertainment company which operates 12 properties located across South Africa and Botswana. Renowned for its excellence in design, development, management, ownership and operation of multi-faceted hospitality and gaming facilities, guests partake in fine dining, relaxing hotel stays, exciting casino action, live entertainment, soothing spa treatments, efficient conferencing, or sporting activities – offered in unique safe and secure, themed settings.
