| . upgraded rooms and suites add air-conditioning, furnished balconies and minibars, and some have whirlpool baths and/or living rooms. other amenities include 2 pools, a hot tub and 2 wedding chapels. sleek rooms with heated floors offer flat-screen tvs with satellite channels, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. there's a restaurant, and a posh spa offering outdoor treatments under gazebos. set in a villa surrounded by landscaped gardens, this refined hotel is 17 km from the city centre and 13 km from pretoria national botanical garden
O.R. Tambo International Airport 47 min
Freedom Park Heritage Site & Museum (37 min)
Hilltop memorial to South African freedom fighters & a museum tracing the nation's history. Union Buildings (25 min)
Governmental buildings, designed by Sir Herbert Baker, with towers and gardens, completed in 1913. Melrose House Museum (31 min)
Grand Victorian mansion from 1886 with traditional decor, a history exhibit & audio-guided tours. Groenkloof Nature Reserve (30 min)
Zebra, wildebeest & giraffe on a reserve made up of thicket & grasses, plus hiking & biking trails. Pretoria Art Museum (24 min)
Large gallery founded in 1964 and known for its collection of Dutch masters and South African works. Premier Mine (27 min)
Venerable mining operation known for its discovery of the world's largest diamond. Wonderboom Nature Reserve (26 min)
Public park with a 19th-century fort, Stone Age site & a 1,000-year-old fig tree & daughters. Faerie Glen Nature Reserve (23 min)
Stunning nature reserve with a broad range of native wildlife, plus hiking trails & scenic views. National Zoological Gardens of South Africa (34 min)
210-acre zoo and research hub including a reptile park, aquarium and exotic tree collection. Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (30 min)
Displays of African animal skeletons with fossils, including a fossilized skull & bird collection. Voortrekker Monument (36 min)
Imposing edifice commemorating the Afrikaans settlers who arrived in the country during the 1830s. Kruger Museum (32 min)
Built in 1883, Paul Kruger's former home is now a museum that showcases 19th-century living. Pretoria National Botanical Gardens (21 min)
Botanical garden with succulents, herbs, wetland area & arboretum, plus wildlife & an eatery. Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary (28 min)
29-acre sanctuary offering wetlands with many bird species, plus guided tours & an exhibition hall. Nelson Mandela Statue | Union Buildings (25 min)
The world's tallest statue of Nelson Mandela is this 9-m high bronze sculpture of the iconic leader. | 
