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*.
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.
Based on 2890 reviews
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Above and Beyond at Southern Sun Waterfront
Sep 1, 2025Desiree PJohannesburg, South Africa
I recently stayed at Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town on a business trip and was thoroughly impressed. The staff were outstanding, even going the extra mile to retrieve my charger from another hotel. Room service was exceptionally fast, and every touchpoint—from the warm welcome at the entrance, to check-in, to the cleanliness of the room-was…
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I recently stayed at Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town on a business trip and was thoroughly impressed. The staff were outstanding, even going the extra mile to retrieve my charger from another hotel. Room service was exceptionally fast, and every touchpoint—from the warm welcome at the entrance, to check-in, to the cleanliness of the room-was excellent.
A special thank you to Nandipha, Sibusiso, Aseza, Petido, Zizipho, Verushka, Jadon, and Zolani, whose genuine hospitality made my stay truly memorable. Highly recommended for both business and leisure travel.
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A very good City Hotel
Aug 4, 2025Cathy HBasingstoke, United Kingdom
Recently stayed here at the end of a tour in Africa, the previous nights we stayed in a luxury hotel in Botswana so bit of a let down in the size of the room. Only reason for 4 stars
The room itself was clean and tidy.
Was worried about the noise from the room as all our fellow travellers were overlooking the hotel pool. Must admit having good…
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Recently stayed here at the end of a tour in Africa, the previous nights we stayed in a luxury hotel in Botswana so bit of a let down in the size of the room. Only reason for 4 stars
The room itself was clean and tidy.
Was worried about the noise from the room as all our fellow travellers were overlooking the hotel pool. Must admit having good ear plugs didn't hear a thing.
For some reason our Air con was constantly being switched off by the Domestics.
Only 1 small bottle of water in the fridge a day which was a pain but we managed.
The bed was comfortable
The staff were exceptional especially Portia in the bar, what a lady, she had an amazing sense of humour and very attentive. We really wish her well in her future.
Zko (not sure of the spelling - waiter in the restaurant) what a lovely guy, couldn't do enough for you at Breakfast.
It was a shame we were advised not to go walking around the hotel area due to safety issues but the shuttle bus to the V&A Waterfront was a bonus.
On the whole I would stay at the hotel again.
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Fabulous Utopia salon
Jul 22, 2025Muriel F
Amazing totally relaxing experience, Siwe and Viccie were very experienced therapists and I totally enjoyed every moment.
Jul 21, 2025Thiago F
Bad service at front desk (recepcion), there is no indoor pool and ammenities, and the gym is extremely small! O hot a problem with my reservation and after 3-4 hours waitung, they found my booking! The beds are small too, thia is not compatible to a 4 stars room!
Family Holiday break
Jul 14, 2025jharm441Cape Town, South Africa
We went for a overnight and decided to choose Southern Sun Waterfront. It was our first time visiting this Hotel. Check-in was hassle free and quickly. Our room was clean with lovely views and you could see the Big Wheel from the room. We also enjoyed the free shuttle service to and from V&A Waterfront. We enjoyed our breakfast, although there was…
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We went for a overnight and decided to choose Southern Sun Waterfront. It was our first time visiting this Hotel. Check-in was hassle free and quickly. Our room was clean with lovely views and you could see the Big Wheel from the room. We also enjoyed the free shuttle service to and from V&A Waterfront. We enjoyed our breakfast, although there was not a great variety of food as one would expect from a 4 star Hotel. The other inconvenience is having no access from inside the Hotel to the parking, you need to leave the Hotel and walk around to a lift to get to the parking. Also no play area or activities for kids as it's school holidays. Overall experience was good.
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Above and Beyond at Southern Sun Waterfront
