Strengths: Located centrally very close to the V&A Waterfront
Weakness: Expensive if you do not get discounted pricing which is available from time to time
I visited this hotel in mid September 2010. I did my booking via RCI Rentals via the Bangalore Call Centre (available only to RCI Members) and got a Hot Deal which offered me a rate of INR 7000 per night as opposed to regular rate of INR 13000 per night. If you get any process below INR 9000 per night – please go ahead as opting for this hotel saves you a lot of money travelling within the city.
The Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel, Cape Town is located bang in central Cape Town very close to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront (V&A Waterfront). If you choose to walk down to the hotel it is a 15 minute walk but the hotel runs a complimentary shuttle for all customers which operates every 15 minutes to the waterfront.
The rooms at the Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel, Cape Town are well equipped with all the regular amenities of a 4 Star Hotel, only a mini bar / fridge was missing from the room. The rooms are a bit small but very comfortable. Wi-Fi Internet as well as the Internet Vouchers at the Business Centre are very expensive and charge ZAR 100 for 1 hour slots – so internet surfing is avoidable.
I found the hotel staff exceptionally friendly and helpful. The reception guys offered good tips of travelling around the city and the concierge desk bent backwards to find me a laptop adaptor as well as an ice bucket (to protect the expensive cheese we had bought) given that there was no mini – bar / fridge in the room. None of the rooms at the Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel, Cape Town offer any spectacular views of the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront so do not bother asking for one.
The breakfast at the Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel, Cape Town is included in the room tariff for most packages. The breakfast spread has a lot of variety and no matter which part of the world you are from you will not face an issue in finding something to suit your palette. Room Service Menu is limited but very affordable and the service is pretty prompt as well. I enjoyed the mini meals such as chicken curry and rice that they had on offer.
This hotel is centrally located and the following attractions are very accessible from this hotel.
(1)City Sight Seeing Bus Tour (Stop No.3)
(2)Clock Tower
(3)Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben Island
(4)Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
You can find further details on the above attractions in my other blogs or from the hotel staff or on the Internet. Do note that there are 3 Southern Sun Group Hotels in the Cape Town area. The hotel which I am referring to is the Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel, Cape Town.
Weakness: Expensive if you do not get discounted pricing which is available from time to time
I visited this hotel in mid September 2010. I did my booking via RCI Rentals via the Bangalore Call Centre (available only to RCI Members) and got a Hot Deal which offered me a rate of INR 7000 per night as opposed to regular rate of INR 13000 per night. If you get any process below INR 9000 per night – please go ahead as opting for this hotel saves you a lot of money travelling within the city.
The Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel, Cape Town is located bang in central Cape Town very close to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront (V&A Waterfront). If you choose to walk down to the hotel it is a 15 minute walk but the hotel runs a complimentary shuttle for all customers which operates every 15 minutes to the waterfront.
The rooms at the Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel, Cape Town are well equipped with all the regular amenities of a 4 Star Hotel, only a mini bar / fridge was missing from the room. The rooms are a bit small but very comfortable. Wi-Fi Internet as well as the Internet Vouchers at the Business Centre are very expensive and charge ZAR 100 for 1 hour slots – so internet surfing is avoidable.
I found the hotel staff exceptionally friendly and helpful. The reception guys offered good tips of travelling around the city and the concierge desk bent backwards to find me a laptop adaptor as well as an ice bucket (to protect the expensive cheese we had bought) given that there was no mini – bar / fridge in the room. None of the rooms at the Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel, Cape Town offer any spectacular views of the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront so do not bother asking for one.
The breakfast at the Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel, Cape Town is included in the room tariff for most packages. The breakfast spread has a lot of variety and no matter which part of the world you are from you will not face an issue in finding something to suit your palette. Room Service Menu is limited but very affordable and the service is pretty prompt as well. I enjoyed the mini meals such as chicken curry and rice that they had on offer.
This hotel is centrally located and the following attractions are very accessible from this hotel.
(1)City Sight Seeing Bus Tour (Stop No.3)
(2)Clock Tower
(3)Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben Island
(4)Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
You can find further details on the above attractions in my other blogs or from the hotel staff or on the Internet. Do note that there are 3 Southern Sun Group Hotels in the Cape Town area. The hotel which I am referring to is the Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel, Cape Town.
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