Tsogo Sun’s two-in-one new dual 19-storey hotel in Cape Town’s City Bowl opened its doors on September 28, with the Director General of Tourism, Victor Tharage delivering the keynote address.
The dual-brand hotel is on the corners of Bree, Strand and Buitengracht.
The R700 million (€43.7 million) development incorporates two economy hotels, the select-service SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl, with 202 bedrooms, and StayEasy Cape Town City Bowl with 302 bedrooms.
The SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl has five banqueting and conference venues, the largest of which caters for up to 140 delegates, a fitness centre, Vigour and Verve casual dining offering, and the 14 Stories Rooftop Bar and pool, with panoramic views that include the harbour, Lion’s Head, Signal Hill, Table Mountain and the stadium.
Tsogo Sun’s Vigour and Verve restaurants, which feature throughout properties in SA, have developed a special section for the SunSquare City Bowl restaurant, featuring authentic specialities from the region, such as traditional Cape Malay lamb bobotie, sambals, and wood-fired peri-peri chicken livers, featuring Portuguese and African flavours.
The StayEasy hotel has a breakfast restaurant and offers access to all the facilities in the complex. There is also under-cover parking for 300 vehicles.
Jacques Booysen, Group CEO of Tsogo Sun, says the development of two economy hotels opens access to a wider market sector, as previously, four- and five-star hotels were predominant in the area. “These two hotels have been developed in response to a growth trend in the mid-market hotel sector in South Africa.”
“Just last year, according to Cape Town Tourism, over half a million visitors arrived in Cape Town by air, representing an 8% year-on-year increase. Of these visitors, close on 84 500 were international visitors, which was a strong 29% increase on the previous year. We were convinced that the City Bowl would be an excellent location for a major investment,” says Booysen.
Tharage welcomed the new development saying: “This new hotel complex is providing affordable offerings for business and leisure travellers in a highly sought-after location, which will encourage visitor growth and contribute to job creation in the tourism sector.”
The group now operates a total of 2 000 rooms spread across six hotels.
