Sun City Resort hosts conferences, incentive programs, gala dinners, product launches, exhibitions and weddings for anything from 12 to 1,500 guests. The resort counts six ballrooms and more than 100 possible breakout rooms, plus outdoor venues and four hotels, all in one place in South Africa's North West province.
Seminars and company events
The King's Ballroom is the main plenary room: up to 1,200 cinema style, 858 schoolroom or 750 at a served banquet, and it divides into smaller sections down to 60 guests. Warriors Hall takes up to 840 cinema style, 480 schoolroom and 460 at a served banquet. The Sun City Convention Centre, on the upper level of Sun Central, groups boardrooms, breakaway spaces and dining areas. Bespoke Conferences, formerly the Hall of Fame, includes the Mogolodi and Sefudi rooms, with glass walls over Sun Central. The Letsatsi Conference Centre, on the first floor of the Sun City Hotel, seats 160 cinema style, and the Royal Chamber takes 100 cinema style or 100 at a served banquet. Board meetings of 12 use the Council Room or The Journey. Sun Park, a flexible hall for exhibitions, expos and festivals, takes 1,250 cinema style and 1,500 for a cocktail.
Weddings and receptions
The Windchime Wedding Chapel, in the gardens of the Lost City along the Baobab Trail, seats 80. Receptions can follow on the Palace Pool Deck for 300, in the Royal Chamber or in one of the ballrooms.
Rooms and capacities
Beyond the ballrooms, Sun City has outdoor and dining venues for evening events. The Botsalanong Boma takes an 800-guest buffet, the Valley of Waves 1,000 for a cocktail and 350 for a buffet, and the Amphitheatre 800 cinema style. The Sun Terrace Restaurant can be booked for conference dinners of 450 buffet or 600 cocktail. The Shebeen, with South African food, takes 350 for a cocktail, the Monkey Spring Plaza 400, and the Elephant Courtyard 350. The Maze of the Lost City and the Gazebo in the Palace gardens suit smaller groups of 150 and 60.
Accommodation
Four hotels share the resort: The Palace of the Lost City, a five-star hotel of the Sunlux Collection; Cascades, a five-star hotel in the center of the resort; the four-star Sun City Hotel, at the casino; and the three-star Cabanas, next to Waterworld. Groups can split delegates between categories while meeting in the same venues.
Catering
Catering is run by the resort, with banquet, buffet, served dinner, dance and cocktail formats listed for most venues. Restaurants such as the Sun Terrace, the Palm Terrace and the Shebeen can be reserved for a group. The resort is cashless: guests pay by card, phone or Leisure Points.
History and setting
Sun City opened in 1979 and has grown into a resort with a casino, a golf offer, the Valley of Waves water park and the Lost City, all bordering the Pilanesberg National Park. Letsatsing Game Park and the Baobab Trail run through the resort itself, which allows game drives and outdoor activities between sessions.
Getting there
Sun City lies about two hours by road northwest of Johannesburg. O. R. Tambo International Airport is the main gateway, and Pilanesberg International Airport is a short drive from the resort.
