Even if you’re not, and if some of it seems like kitsch on a grand scale, you can’t but be taken in by this seamless interweaving of contemporary indoor luxury and the African outdoors. If you’re a die-hard nature lover (like me), it’s music to the ears and a feast for the eyes. Inside my room, a monkey holds up a lamp, and even the furnishings have animal prints. At practically every point in the hotel, you get a sense of the outdoors - whether through animal sculptures, the sound of a waterfall or chirping birds, a view of a lagoon or swathes of thick hillside. Even the view from my hotel room could have been out of Tarzan - all I can see are trees, vines and giant palms. Lions stand guard at corners, birds fly here and there. Look down and a giant sculpture of four elephants dominates the cafe below. /rebates/&.com252fHotelReview-g312595-d1986206-Reviews-ThePalaceAllSuite-DurbanKwaZuluNatal. The chairs are upholstered in zebra stripes. Walk in under the roofed dome of the main lobby, covered by a massive mural of the African landscape. An artwork featuring a crocodile greets you as you approach the Lost City Golf Course, which features a pond filled with Nile crocodiles
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