Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town

4.0 star property
4-star spa hotel near Cape Town Cruise Terminal

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Lobby
Exterior
Outdoor pool, open 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM, pool umbrellas, sun loungers
Suite
Suite | Living room

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Parking available
  • Gym
  • Spa
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
1 Lower Buitengracht, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8000
  • Bree Street
    2 min walk
  • Cape Town International Convention Centre
    4 min walk
  • Long Street
    5 min walk
  • Cape Town (CPT-Cape Town Intl.)
    21 min drive

Room options

Double Room with Two Double Beds

  • 22 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Standard Queen Room

  • 20 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Suite

  • 41 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Executive Room

  • 47 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Cape Town

Central Cape Town getaway .At this Cape Town City Centre hotel, you'll be well placed to visit Cape Town International Convention Centre and Long Street, both within a 5-minute walk. Bree Street and Adderley Street are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Cape Town International Convention Centre - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Long Street - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Two Oceans Aquarium - 20 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Cape Town Cruise Terminal - 3 min drive - 1.7 km
  • Cape Town Stadium - 3 min drive - 2.4 km

Getting around

  • Observatory Station - 7 min drive
  • Cape Town Station - 12 min walk
  • Cape Town Intl. Airport (CPT) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Col'Cacchio - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Seattle Coffee Company - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Food Lover's Market - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Firemans Arms - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Shift Espresso Bar - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town

4-star spa hotel near Cape Town Cruise Terminal
Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town offers its guests a full-service spa, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center. Along with a restaurant, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi.

A business center and meeting rooms are available. A terrace, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the business-friendly Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is available for a fee. Parking is available for a fee.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Cape Town hotel.

  • 537 guestrooms or units
  • Meeting rooms
  • 0 sq m of conference space
  • Deli
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Umbrellas for the pool
  • Business facilities
  • Conference space
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Terrace
  • Elevator
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town offers 537 accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and complimentary bottled water. Satellite television is provided. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include facials and manicures and pedicures. The spa is open daily.

Languages

English, Hindi, Portuguese

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Secured covered self parking on site (ZAR 55 per day)
  • Onsite parking options include a garage
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Things to do

  • Fitness center
  • Full-service spa
  • Outdoor pool

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Raised toilet seat

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Satellite channels
  • TV

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free cribs/infant beds

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 625 per vehicle (one way)
  • Covered self parking fee: ZAR 55 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club, debit cards, and cash.

WiFi is provided up to 500 MB per room, per day.

We should mention

  • Pool access available from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
  • Reservations are needed for spa treatments. For reservations, contact the hotel before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation.

National rating

Quality Graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organization.

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Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 131 out of 270 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 102 out of 270 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 24 out of 270 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 270 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 270 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Central location, good facility.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gwendelyn

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Oluwagbemiga

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay
Great stay and easy to get to other places. The hotel is very quiet and peaceful and the staff are friendly and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Leanne

Stayed 6 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

James

Travelled with family
Good hotel for the unsafe area near cruise center.
Just ok Warned that area is unsafe.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Pinkie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb reception and Breakfast staff.
The stay was comfortable. Reception and breakfast staff were superb. Housekeeping could be better. They knocked to clean our room before we went out for breakfast. We told them we will be out in 10 minutes. Indeed we were. We were down to breakfast only to come back to our room undone. We took a nap had a do not disturb before we went out. Went out after lunch time. Came back later still our room was not done. That was the only downside of our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Patricia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bustling vibes
Whilst the hotel was geared more for business people the staff could not have been more friendly and helpful. Large bustling hotel just off Waterfront
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Danye

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Warren

Liked: Cleanliness
Location and location
I stayed three nights at the hotel of work and some downtime. The hotel although well located has seen better days. The service makes up for this and it is a good hotel for short stays.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Rhiannon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were great. Couldnt be more helpful. Hotel was fine. Maybe due to SA power generation issues but the AC made a noise, but didnt seem to be cold. Other slight negative was that the hotel name says its at the Waterfront. But we were advised it wasnt safe to walk anywhere from hotel so had to rely extensively on Ubers. Which were very cheap. Overall would recommend.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, friendly, room size and conditions beautiful. Restaurants just way too pricey , glad breakfast was included.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Joshua Fred

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It seems safe

8/10 Good

Troy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Value
The breakfast and service is excellent! I just got off a cruise ship and my shower is smaller and there's no electric outlets in the bathroom. Its a good value and its a 20 minute walk to the V & A Waterfront
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Charlene

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Such a friendly atmosphere.
The people are amazing and so friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were amaxing
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Stefan

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Stefana

Disliked: Amenities
Horrible. No A/C. Took over an hour to get ice! One bar of soap. Never again
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Lawrence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All in all cannot fault the hotel. Great condition, food is good and staff are very helpful. I stayed for 11 nights along with 4 colleagues for a work trip. Would have given 5 starts except all of my colleagues received a welcome gift and complimentary mid-stay gift and I received nothing

10/10 Excellent

Michelle Marie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were very comfortable during our stay and had all our requests taken care of. It was convenient to take the shuttle to the V&A Waterfront and which we did a few times for both shopping and dining.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

SHARIEM

Travelled with family
too expensive for an average hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Aurelio

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hospitality.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Stefano

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023