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the golf course. These include a deli seating 80pax and a restaurant seating 200pax including private dining areas and a private wine tasting room. A Skybar & deck is located at the northern edge of the building on the upper ground floor. The Skybar, which boasts sunken loungers with fire pits nestled between pockets of vegetation overlooking the views of the golf course, reminds you of the ode to nature that forms such an integral part of the design of the hotel. 40 The hotel also houses a number of pools on both the lower and upper ground floor which includes an 80m 2 indoor heated pool, 190m 2 spa pool, adult pool and 400m 2 family pool complete with decks, terraced lounge areas, restrooms and landscaped showers. Architectural Features The architecture features undulating curves that wrap around the environment creating a central The Houghton Hotel