Desert Sands Hotel is on the A1 at Palapye, alongside the other roadside hotels in the town. It has a restaurant on site, which matters if you arrive after dark on the eastern corridor.
Quick facts
- Area
- Eastern Botswana
- Property type
- Hotel
- Setting
- On the A1 at Palapye
- Nearest park or reserve
- Khama Rhino Sanctuary
Rooms
Non-smoking and family rooms among the room types, with tea and coffee making facilities in the rooms and room service. We do not publish room counts or rates.
Facilities at Desert Sands Hotel Palapye
A restaurant, breakfast, an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness centre, room service, an airport shuttle and free Wi-Fi.
Location and access
On the A1 at Palapye, at the junction for Serowe and the Khama Rhino Sanctuary.
Palapye, and why it is on this site
Palapye sits on the A1 between Gaborone and Francistown, at the junction for Serowe and the Khama Rhino Sanctuary. It is a coal and university town rather than a tourist one, and almost all of its accommodation is built for contractors, students’ families and people driving the eastern corridor.
For travellers it is a useful place to break the drive, and it is the obvious base for a Khama Rhino Sanctuary visit if you would rather not camp. We list its properties plainly, because that is what they are.
Who it suits
- Late arrivals who want dinner on site.
- Travellers breaking the Gaborone to Francistown drive.
- Families needing a family room with a pool.
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