Much travelled Married man, with too much time on his hands...again in need of another Holiday.
Much travelled Married man, with too much time on his hands...again in need of another Holiday.
Member since:04.11.2006
Reviews:4
We stayed for 3 nights whilst holidaying with Virgin Holidays in June 2005. We found the location of the Hotel to be perfect for visiting all the places in Cape Town, that we wanted to see.
V&A is about 7 mins drive from the Hotel and the Hotel will either order a taxi, or arrange for a driver to chaffeur you, in the Hotel's BWM for around 70 rand. Taxis back cost a little less, around 50 rand. We ate at Mortons in the V&A and can highly recommend this establishment, for excellent service and delicious food.
Camps Bay is only 5 mins away from the Hotel and offers some excellent places to eat and be seen. Can recommend the Blues Bar, which is frequented by the likes of the Beckhams and Sting. Food here seems expensive for South Africa , but is excellent and a mere fraction of what we'd pay in England.
The staff at the Hotel are extremely friendly and are constantly looking to make your stay comfortable. I have to say, I've never seen cleaner toilets than those in the Hotel.
Rooms, although small are clean and well maintained. Food at the Hotel, wasn't brilliant and eating out is probably the best option when visiting Cape Town.
Cape Town itself is very big and we can recommend a trip to both Stellenbosch and it's surrounding areas, if you like wine. And a trip to Cape point is a must. Both can be arranged by the Hotel, although we'd had our trips pre-arranged as part of our Holiday.
One word of caution...the Hotel will exchange Travellers Cheques at the Reception, however the rate is only around 9 rand to the £. There are Banks about 10 mins walk from the Hotel if you're feeling brave. We visited one and it took around 20 mins to get our money, due to the extra security getting into the Bank and the speed of the service.
Good Hotel, Good service, Good Location..Fantastic City and Country!!!!
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The review is on the hotel I believe, not Cape Town. Cheers
interscope123 14.03.2007 17:41
Cape town is a place i have always wanted to visit and it sounds great. Sorry for the low rating i just feel that if your are describing a place then it needs to be in a lot more detail. If you decided to edit it then let me know and i would be more than happy to come back and re-rate it.
TheHairyGodmother 14.03.2007 17:40
sorry for the low rating but this review is crying out for loads and loads more information. Have a look around at similar reviews to see what is required and if you update, please do not hesitate to drop me a line in my guestbook and i will happily come back and re-rate :o)
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