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SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl

3.5 star property

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Indoor pool
Indoor pool
Lobby
Meeting facility
Exterior

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

Map
23 Buitengracht Street, Corner Buitengracht & Strand Street, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8000
  • Bree Street
    1 min walk
  • Greenmarket Square
    1 min walk
  • Long Street
    3 min walk
  • Cape Town (CPT-Cape Town Intl.)
    20 min drive

Room options

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Suite | In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, soundproofing

Suite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Queen Room | In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, soundproofing

Standard Queen Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Double Room with Two Double Beds | In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, soundproofing

Double Room with Two Double Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Executive Room | In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, soundproofing

Executive Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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The price is $156
per night
$179 total
includes taxes & fees
Dec 8 - Dec 9
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About the neighborhood

Cape Town

With a stay at SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl, you'll be centrally located in Cape Town, just a 3-minute walk from Long Street and 11 minutes by foot from Cape Town International Convention Centre. .This hotel is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Cape Town Cruise Terminal and 4 mi (6.5 km) from Camps Bay Beach.

What's nearby

  • Long Street - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Cape Town International Convention Centre - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Two Oceans Aquarium - 2 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Cape Town Cruise Terminal - 3 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • Cape Town Stadium - 3 min drive - 1.6 miles

Getting around

  • Observatory Station - 6 min drive
  • Cape Town Station - 9 min walk
  • Cape Town Intl. Airport (CPT) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Village Idiot - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Marco's African Place - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Heritage Square - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Locanda at Villa 47 - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Athletic Club & Social - ‬1 min walk

About this property

SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl

Hotel with a fitness center, a short walk to Long Street
SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl offers 202 air-conditioned accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and coffee/tea makers. Satellite television is provided.

This Cape Town hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include hair dryers and blackout drapes/curtains. Irons/ironing boards, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 202 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones, as well as laptop-compatible safes and desks.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as an indoor pool and a fitness center. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access and a banquet hall.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at Vigour & Verve, a restaurant which specializes in local and international cuisine, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Relax with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and laundry facilities. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Vigour & Verve - This restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Secured, covered self parking on site (ZAR 50 per night)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available
  • Onsite parking options include a garage

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • Vigour & Verve

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Indoor pool

Family friendly

  • Baby bath
  • Free crib
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini-fridge
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Conference center
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Assistive listening devices in meeting rooms
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar in shower
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Hand-held showerhead
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • In-room roll-in shower
  • Lever door handles
  • Low-height bed
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Low-height desk
  • Low-height door lock
  • Low-height electrical outlets in bathroom
  • Low-height view port in door
  • Phone accessibility kit
  • Portable shower seat
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Transfer shower
  • Vibrating pillow alarm
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible bathroom vanity
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking
  • Wheelchair-width doorways
  • Wheelchairs on site

More

  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally-sourced
  • Banquet hall
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Humane treatment of captive wild animals
  • Local artist showcase
  • Local culture and ecosystem education
  • Locally-owned and organized tours and activities
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free crib

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Electrical adapters
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Water-efficient showers
  • Water-efficient toilets
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

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

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 550 per person (one-way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: ZAR 50 (one-way), (up to 12 years old)
  • Covered self parking fee: ZAR 50 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

Pool access available from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl Hotel
SunSquare Bowl Hotel
SunSquare Bowl
SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl South Africa
SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl Hotel
SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl Cape Town
SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl Hotel Cape Town

SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 110 out of 175 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 49 out of 175 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 175 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 175 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 175 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Within walking distance of everywhere I wanted to visit. Staff were all friendly and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The included breakfast was amazing, the pool and rooftop are beautiful. Restaurant great. Despite reading negative reviews, we found every staff member to be incredibly helpful and responsive. We would definitely stay here again. Family of 4 - 9 and 13 year of kids.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Christine

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

christos

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel nicely located close to local markets, restaurants, bars and supermarket. Area is a bit rough, with homeless people begging and following you for quite a while But not as had as I expected. Police and safety officers were present on most corners. If vigilant and avoiding certain streets. one can have nice walks to explore the city and shop local art, clothes and memorabilia. Rooms not huge but comfortable for family of four. Breakfast was excellent with wide range of option and available until 11 on Sunday. Hotel must have been renovated not long ago and looked modern. Staff nice and very helpful. Dining option in the hotel was nice and decently priced.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Lionel

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
We did a same day booking and the staff were very helpful. The included buffet breakfast was really good. The rooms were spacious and the king size bed was appreciated. The shower temperature was hard to set and hot water took a while, but the water pressure was good. The hotel badly needs a refurb and is feeling and looking tired. Carpets have been replaced with hard floors, doors have multiple layers of paint and the fridge is old and the cabinet no longer has a door.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Artur

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is located in the center with 6-7 mins drive by taxi to the Waterfront. Quite a concern was a "camping site" on the opposite side of the road. Taxi can park on both sides of he entrance corner. Restaurant is ok, not ideal but ok. And actually hotel is quite crowded.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shamekila

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Agnieszka

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient, clean hotel with amazing views over Cape Town. A sundowner at the rooftop bar and a sunrise swim in the pool are an absolute must! Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Fatemeh

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Not suitable for a young family
We arrived on 30 March for a three night stay. CONS We’re horrified to see how much poverty and deprivation exists directly outside the hotel. The first two pics is of displaced people right next to the hotel. The roads adjacent and parallel are unsafe with high proportion of people on drugs and/ or displaced. This is not a suitable location for families to go wondering around. It’s okay if you get taxis everywhere. There is no one available to help with luggage, no concierge and generally there is a shortage of staff at reception. The breakfast is very average& selection of bread very limited. We booked a 2 x double bed room which was incredibly small for three people. We found there are two corner rooms on each floor with double beds and they kindly changed our room on the second day. I tried to take a work conference call and the staff recommended the Mezzanine floor. Which is an open space, with some rooms off them. Despite the fact they were empty and I only required for 1 hour, the staff member Masi, was adamant I could not sit in the corner without paying 1000R! Every night we were there we could not sleep as there was very loud parties every single night. The pool is not heated, it never is. It should be described as a cold plunge pool (I am not exaggerating it was freezing and we could not use it). PRO’s The staff are very generally v friendly and welcoming. Especially housekeeping. The price is competitive compared with other hotels on the Waterfront (but k
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yolanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel in the city centre
Great views from the room, great amenities and the pool and lounge in the rooftop were great. Superb breakfast!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Conrad

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location and view!
Comfortable, hotel that is centrally located with a great breakfast. Rooms are a little small for two people but the view is fantastic. Gym, roof top pool, and great staff make it the perfect place to stay while in Cape Town.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Suzana

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

rishad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

rishad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved everything about this property! The room was very modern and comfortable. The food & view at the rooftop and was amazing. The hospitality was 5 stars! I came from the US, stayed for 10 days and will be back!
Stayed 10 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

joschi

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
the hotel as 4star was good as to fittings, room and quality. Service starting with Reception absolutely horrible. Was asked in military ordering tone: Id number, Id, passport, bankcard - and then hard to believe Bankbalance !!!.Of course I did NOT no friendliness and a tone that I would not speak to my own employes (1900). I reported this to some Gentleman who said was 'Duty manager' who did little or nothing about it. Although my booking was fully paid 10 days before arrival I was 'ordered' to pay ZAR 250 parking for the 4 days. Have been customer of Sun International since the days of no! Maharani Hotel in Durban yet. Certainly NO 4star hotel Service This treadment makes visitation in your hotels very questionable, if this is the new tone and service.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommend
Great room, and breakfast! Would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Graciela

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steven J., Gwynn Oak

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is great. Bo Kaap and Long Street are just minutes away. Security in hotel was great. The rooftop bar and restaurant was also fantastic.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024