Southern Sun Waterfront

Cape Town, South Africa

Virgin rating

Standard 2 Bed
Swimming pool view at the Southern Sun Waterfront
Suite
Yizani
Waterfront Bar
Waterfront Bar
Standard 2 Bed
Swimming pool view at the Southern Sun Waterfront
Suite
Yizani
Waterfront Bar
Waterfront Bar

The hotel

Situated on the doorstop of the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town's premier leisure complex, the Southern Sun Waterfront hotel is ideal for exploring the city, offering great value in an amazing location. The hotel boasts a contemporary design with impressive and modern rooms in addition to the great dining options available. An elegant swimming pool provides some well deserved relaxation after a hard day's sightseeing. 

Amenities

  • Babysitting service
  • Wheelchair access
  • Bar
  • Restaurant
  • Safety Deposit Box
  • Close to City Centre

Where is it

Just outside the entrance to the V&A Waterfront. Transfer time from airport: 25 minutes.

Hotel information

537 rooms on 14 floors in 1 building with 5 lifts. All with air-conditioning, complimentary WiFi, satellite TV, telephone, in-room safe, tea/coffee maker and hairdryer. Standard Rooms with 1 king-size bed or 2 queen-size beds, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Executive Rooms are larger in size, with 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults. 

Family Rooms have 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 4 adults. 

Suites have a seating area, with 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults. 

Yizani (contemporary South African fusion restaurant). Waterfront Bar (cocktail bar serving light meals). 

Outdoor swimming pool. Fitness centre. Utopia beauty salon and spa*.

Complimentary WiFi. Babysitting service*. Concierge. 24-hour room service. Self-parking*.

Wheelchair-accessible rooms with twin beds and roll-in shower.Wheelchair accessible rooms available on request. Please note that these rooms are subject to availability and may be restricted to specific room categories and bedding arrangements. Rooms and facilities vary between hotels so please check at the time of booking. For more information and contact details please check out our Special Assistance page

*Denotes local charge. 

Rating summary

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Traveller rating

  • Excellent (1274)
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  • Average (301)
  • Poor (96)
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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Typical City Centre hotel but with courtesy bus to waterfront

Nov 15, 2023 639martinw Wokingham, United Kingdom

City Centre hotel handy for all the main sites and with the bonus of a courtesy bus to the Waterfront area. Average size rooms typical of a city hotel - think most people tend to eat at the Waterfront and just grab drinks in the bar area which is a little small for such a large hotel. Pretty good breakfast and very efficient lifts.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Great hotel!

Nov 13, 2023 Mpursel16

Stayed here for a few nights and had a great stay. It is located close to The V&A waterfront which is a really nice place to walk around and eat, and the hotel had a free shuttle! The breakfast at the hotel was great and all the staff we interacted with were friendly and helpful. Rooms were clean.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Blissful Experience in the Come & Relax Beauty Salon

Nov 8, 2023 Nat G

Top Rate Experience with very welcoming and friendly hosts. Kgalaleo (Lelo) is a first rate beauty therapist who takes her time to Listen to her client’s needs and takes care to provide a top quality essential grooming and self care services. I wholeheartedly recommend you check out this “utopia Face & Body” experience in the COME & RELAX BEAUTY… Read more
Top Rate Experience with very welcoming and friendly hosts. Kgalaleo (Lelo) is a first rate beauty therapist who takes her time to Listen to her client’s needs and takes care to provide a top quality essential grooming and self care services. I wholeheartedly recommend you check out this “utopia Face & Body” experience in the COME & RELAX BEAUTY SALON, and book your treatment with Kgalalelo. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating It was average

Oct 23, 2023 ging466 Sydney, Australia

This is a large hotel near the convention centre. As a single woman, I didn't particularly like the location as I went out for a walk and was harassed twice, there also was not many people walking around the street. Next time I would stay at the V&A waterfront. My room was comfortable and had a good shower. The tiny little bottle of water was not… Read more
This is a large hotel near the convention centre. As a single woman, I didn't particularly like the location as I went out for a walk and was harassed twice, there also was not many people walking around the street. Next time I would stay at the V&A waterfront. My room was comfortable and had a good shower. The tiny little bottle of water was not sufficient. We had a very nice buffet dinner at Yizani and I also enjoyed the buffet breakfast each morning. Every time I came back to my room, the air con had been switched off and the window opened. I found this a little annoying. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Yizani restaurant

Oct 4, 2023 lotsofchocolateforme Dubai, United Arab Emirates

We chose Yizani restaurant in Southern Sun over another fine dining property, but our mistake was that we didnt check that the last review was 8 months ago!! We were very disappointed with the service (although some staff was good). There was one vegetarian and we had ordered a vegetarian menu for her and asked for onion rings on the side. When… Read more
We chose Yizani restaurant in Southern Sun over another fine dining property, but our mistake was that we didnt check that the last review was 8 months ago!! We were very disappointed with the service (although some staff was good). There was one vegetarian and we had ordered a vegetarian menu for her and asked for onion rings on the side. When the food arrived, the onion rings were piled on top of the meat which was a strict no no for my religious hindu friend. They did apologise, and offered to bring a new portion, but we were already very hungry and could not wait. Next, I asked for ketchup and a bottle of ketchup was promptly kept on my table. I have been in cape town for 3 days and ate a various restaurants, non of them were fine dining, but they never kept a bottle of ketchup on the table. It was always served in a separate dish or bowl. Not something a restaurant in a fancy hotel is expected to do. Lastly, it wasnt a very crowded restaurant, but the staff took way too long to serve and did not bother to come check if we needed anything else. Unfortunately, it was a disappointment and marred our last day in beautiful Cape Town! Read less