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Desert Palace Hotel & Casino Resort
Keidebees (1 Olifantshoek Road), Upington, Northern Cape 20–320 guestsRRR · Premium
Overview & Capacity
The Desert Palace is Upington's only true resort-scale corporate venue: two Vestebulo conference rooms topping out around 320 theatre-style, a 200-seat banquet capability, Bella Roma restaurant with a 200-pax lapa, and 60 hotel rooms wrapped around a casino. It is the room you book when the brief says 'everyone in one place' in the Northern Cape's far north. The product is more workhorse than showpiece — reviews sit at 3.6 and the decor won't win awards — but the bones, capacity and parking are all there for a production team to transform.
Seated
300
Banquet
200
Cinema
320
B&W Production Notes
- Partially — large flat-floor rooms, power and rigging to be confirmed
B&W Verdict
The region's big-room banker — dress it properly and it carries any 300-pax brief.
Suitable For
Large conferencesgala dinners and year-end functions of 100-320 in the Green Kalahari
What we like
- Biggest verified conference capacity in the region (320 theatre)
- On-site casino, restaurant and 60 rooms keep delegates in one place
- Established corporate track record with in-house events team
What to confirm
- Current operator and management contact
- Rigging points, power supply and AV house rules
- Direct events email and 2026 DCP rates
Amenities & Facilities
Casino
Two conference venues (Vestebulo 1 & 2)
Bella Roma restaurant (120) + lapa (200)
Pool
Free WiFi
Airport transfers
Secure parking
Quick Facts
Keidebees (1 Olifantshoek Road), Upington, Northern Cape
20–320 guests
Casino hotel with conference centre
RRR — Premium
Yes (hotel F&B)
Yes — 60 rooms
🏠 Indoor with outdoor lapa
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