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SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl

3.5 star property

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Indoor pool
Standard Queen Room
Exterior
Lobby
Indoor pool

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

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23 Buitengracht Street, Corner Buitengracht & Strand Street, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8000
  • Long Street
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Cape Town International Convention Centre
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Cape Town Cruise Terminal
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Cape Town (CPT-Cape Town Intl.)
    ‪20 min drive‬

Room options

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Suite

Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Queen Room

Standard Queen Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Double Room with Two Double Beds

Double Room with Two Double Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Executive Room

Executive Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

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 3.4 mi (5.5 km) from Table Mountain.

What's nearby

  • Long Street - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Cape Town International Convention Centre - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Two Oceans Aquarium - 2 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Cape Town Cruise Terminal - 3 min drive - 1.9 km
  • Cape Town Stadium - 3 min drive - 2.5 km

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 transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Secured, covered 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
  • 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 centre
  • 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
  • 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
  • Lift
  • Low-height bed
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Low-height desk
  • Low-height door lock
  • Low-height electrical sockets 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 lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking
  • Wheelchair-width doorways
  • Wheelchairs on site

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

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 at the property

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

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 carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, 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

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 130 out of 214 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 61 out of 214 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 214 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 214 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 214 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

WAYNE

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Marilyn

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was a good location for getting around downtown Cape Town. It was easy and inexpensive to use Uber to go to places that were a little farther away. The hotel does not have a concierge so we had to figure out a lot of things on our own. The bed was a little hard, and the pillow is very flat.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Imani

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Our initial room was very small, not the cleanest, and directly across the street from a doggy daycare. We requested a different room. The second room accommodated our needs. The food was amazing and the hotel is situated in an ideal location.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maria, Newport

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
That's enough feedback,
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Todd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel at a great value!

The SunSquare was a great place to spend our five nights in Capetown! It is a beautiful hotel, in a great location - in City Bowl and walking distance to V&A - and the staff was great. The room was wonderful and even had a view of Bo-Kaap. The full breakfast has everything and was tasty though it was a bit slow at times given some big crowds. The rooftop had a pool and also bar with outside seating and incredible views of the harbor and also Table Mountain. The hotel was very helpful arranging airport transfer. Really wonderful hotel and very reasonable.
Rooftop bar and dexk
Table Mountain from the hotel
Rooftop pool
Rooftop bar view of Table Mountain
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful new property. Location excellent to explore market and muslim section but evening can look bit scary as there are homeless around. I wouldn’t mind staying rather here and take Uber around that is about $4 to go anywhere around town and be in nice property than to be at Waterfront that is located close to the restaurants but is very wore down. Loved this hotel
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service

Stay Somewhere Else - Bad Service

My stay was less than pleasant. Customer service was subpar. They didn’t have a room available for 2 people on the first night, so my sister and I had to split up and then change rooms the second. Also, the breakfast is mediocre. The amenities and toiletries and subpar. Location is dangerous for tourists. We were told not to walk around on the streets - only take Ubers. I would recommend staying in the V&A Waterfront instead. Or out at Camps Bay if you want a beach.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

LEONOID

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Evert, Twin Falls

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff exceedingly helpful. Was able to secure luggage, until our room was ready for early check in. Minimal cost for early check in. Porters extremely helpful with luggage. Room large, quite and very comfortable. Was able to get late checkout at no additional cost. Staff very helpful with all of our needs. Excellent service at attached restaurant. Breakfast included. Sparkling water and red wine delivered to our room at no charge. Assisted with luggage as well as calling for taxi for departure. Excellent internet.. If ever in Cape Town SA, this will be our first choice for lodging.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

J

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

ricky l

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Haatsari

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Arshad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

GEORGE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel and value

Hotel was much better than I expected given the price I paid. Hotel was immaculate, the lobby, restaurant, roof top bar and my room. Breakfast, which was included, was great! I will definitely stay here next time.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Zweli

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really good!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Jesse, Calgary

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed there for 9 nights and held a conference in one of their conference rooms. Everything was very well done. Location is good. Staff is nice and the rooftop is great. My only complaint being there on business, even holiday for that matter. There is a techno club that plays really loud music 5 of 7 days from open until 6 am or later and it's loud! I found there are noise complaint options online and several different avenues the hotel can and should continue to follow, even legal action. The staff said the city won't do anything. Build a better case, the city will and should support the hotel that brings millions of dollars of revenue to the city each year over a noisy techno club driving away business. I will be traveling back to Cape Town many times, and if it weren't for the noise from that club, it would be my first choice of hotels. I did get placed in a new room with on my second last night facing the ocean which was much quieter.
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

William

Travelled with group
The front desk or reception staff were unfriendly and rude. Our room was flooded at 11 pm and we have to pack and move to the other room. On the day we check out we ask if we can do late check out 1 pm. They said no They said 12 pm but I my friend got to check out at 2 pm. The staff did not want to help us with our luggages.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Kaveri, Johannesburg

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Hotel, central located
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

mark

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wendy, Calgary

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed at this hotel for 4 extra nights after our 2 week South Africa tour ended. It was a great location to walk to many meeting points for the tours we organized. The room was on the small side but we managed with one queen bed. The full breakfast (included) had plenty to choose from. All staff were attentive & helpful while assisting with our many questions. We highly recommended this hotel!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is excellent. Several restaurants & bars are in walking distance around the property. I would revisit again,
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024