R680m hotel to open in Cape Town

TSOGO Sun will
construct a new R680m
500-bedroom hotel
complex in the Cape Town
city centre after reaching an
agreement with the owners
of the site of the recently
demolished Tulip hotel. It
will be located on the corner
of Buitengracht and Strand
streets.
Construction is expected
to begin this month with
completion by September
2017.
The hotel will consist
of two products in one
complex – a 200-bedroom
latest-design SunSquare
hotel and a 300-bedroom
new-generation StayEasy
hotel. Also in the complex
will be banqueting and
conference facilities, Tsogo
Sun’s casual dining offering,
Vigour & Verve, retail space
and approximately 300
underground parking bays.
The hotel site currently
includes a heritage façade,
which will be retained.
The investment brings the
total number of Tsogo Sun
rooms in the Cape Town city
centre to over 2 000.
Wesgro ceo, Tim Harris,
said: “Because the two
hotels are targeting the
two- to three-star ‘value
tourism’ market they will
help to meet some of the
excess demand for rooms
in this price range and
broaden the hotel product
offering in the city.”