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8.5

1,005 reviews

Southern Sun The Cullinan

Southern Sun The Cullinan

1 Cullinan Street, Foreshore, Waterfont, Cape Town, 8002, South Africa

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Spa/Wellness packages

Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Room service

Fitness center

Air conditioning

Kid-friendly buffet

Southern Sun The Cullinan

Welcome to the Southern Sun The Cullinan, where the sunny vibes of Cape Town meet classic comfort! Nestled just 1.1 kilometers from the city center, this fabulous 4-star hotel is your passport to adventure. Picture yourself enjoying a refreshing swim in the outdoor pool, soaking up the sun on the terrace, or indulging in a scrumptious breakfast that starts your day right. And with prices starting from just $303, a stylish retreat awaits without breaking the bank!

With 1005 glowing reviews, guests rave about the superb amenities that make this hotel a standout. Parking options, a delicious on-site restaurant, and even a fitness center encourage you to both relax and stay active. Whether you're in town for business or leisure, the Southern Sun The Cullinan has everything you need, including a spa for pampering sessions (extra charges apply) and a business center for those work-related tasks. Plus, the friendly 24-hour front desk is always ready to cater to your needs—after all, the guest experience is paramount!

As the day winds down, imagine sipping a cocktail from the bar as you contemplate your next adventure. With soundproof rooms ensuring a good night's sleep and a wealth of family-friendly options like babysitting services and extra long beds, you're covered whether you're traveling solo, as a couple, or with an entourage. Plus, the beach chairs and umbrellas are ready for you to lounge in style! So pack your bags and get ready for a Cape Town getaway filled with laughter, relaxation, and fun at Southern Sun The Cullinan!

As the sun sets over the vibrant city of Cape Town, the Southern Sun The Cullinan transforms into a lively oasis, making it the perfect backdrop for unforgettable evenings. Head over to the Peach Tree restaurant, where the modern and family-friendly ambiance serves up delightful dishes guaranteed to please even the pickiest of eaters. Whether you're in the mood for a savory dinner with the fam or a romantic meal for two, this on-site culinary gem has you covered. Even better, you can unwind with a cocktail at the bar, sharing stories of the day's adventures while the sound of laughter fills the air, setting the scene for lasting memories.

What’s more, you can dive into relaxation at the outdoor pool, where sun-kissed days of fun await. Kids will love the shallow end, making it a fantastic spot to splash and play, while adults can lounge under the sun, cocktail in hand. With cozy beach chairs and umbrellas right at your fingertips, every moment spent poolside is a moment of bliss. Who says you can't mix leisure with a little luxury? Soak in the captivating atmosphere as you unwind, enjoying the soft Cape Town breeze—this is what vacation dreams are made of!

Beyond the hotel, an array of thrilling experiences awaits right outside your doorstep. Stroll through the bustling streets of Cape Town, filled with charming shops, cultural hotspots, and breathtaking views that will leave you spellbound. Whether you're a lover of art, history, or adventure, your days here can be as thrilling or as chilled out as you wish. At Southern Sun The Cullinan, you have the perfect launchpad for exploring the magnificent wonders of this coastal city, all while returning each evening to your very own slice of paradise. So what are you waiting for? Your Cape Town adventure is calling!

Closest airports

Cape Town International Airport

10.7mi

Most popular amenities

Spa/Wellness packages

Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Room service

Fitness center

Air conditioning

Kid-friendly buffet

Bar

Sun deck

Tour desk

Terrace

Soundproof rooms

24-hour front desk

Non-smoking rooms

Live music/Performance

Wheelchair accessible

Beach umbrellas

Beach chairs/Loungers

Elevator

Extra long beds (> 6.5 ft)

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Free toiletries

Bathtub

Rooms

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Room - 2 Queen

2 Double Beds

260 sqft

Smoking not allowed

City view

Private Bathroom

Bathtub

Flat-screen TV

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Welcome to our spacious Double Room with Two Double Beds, perfect for a family of four. Enjoy the convenience of air conditioning, a bathtub, and free toiletries in your private non-smoking room.

Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan

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Room - 2 Double, Smoking Allowed

2 Double Beds

260 sqft

Smoking allowed

City view

Private Bathroom

Bathtub

Flat-screen TV

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Welcome to our spacious Double Room with two comfortable double beds, perfect for 2 adults. Enjoy the convenience of smoking allowed and indulge in amenities like air conditioning, bathtub, and free toiletries.

Executive, King Size

1 King Size Bed

390 sqft

Smoking not allowed

City view

Private Bathroom

Bathtub

Coffee machine

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Indulge in our spacious 527 sqft Executive Double Room with a luxurious King size bed. Enjoy the comfort of air conditioning, a relaxing bathtub, and free toiletries in your private non-smoking haven.

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Executive, 1 Bed

390 sqft

Smoking not allowed

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

Tea/Coffee maker

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Offering free toiletries and bathrobes, this double room includes a private bathroom with a bath, a shower and a hairdryer. The spacious air-conditioned double room offers a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a tea and coffee maker, a seating area, a wardrobe as well as city views. The unit offers 1 bed.

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Executive Suite

1 King Size Bed

775 sqft

Smoking not allowed

City view

Private Bathroom

Bathtub

Minibar

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Standard Queen Room - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Standard Queen Room - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Standard Queen Room - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Standard Queen Room - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Standard Queen Room - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Standard Queen Room - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Standard Queen Room - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Standard Queen Room - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Standard Queen Room - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Standard Queen Room - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Standard Queen Room - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan
Standard Queen Room - Smoking in Southern Sun The Cullinan

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Queen Room, Smoking Allowed

1 Queen Size Bed

260 sqft

Smoking allowed

City view

Private Bathroom

Bathtub

Flat-screen TV

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Double Room, Accessible

1 Double Bed

Smoking not allowed

Wheelchair accessible

x4

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x3

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Executive

Smoking not allowed

x4

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x3

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Superior, 2 Double Beds, Smoking Allowed

2 Double Beds

Smoking allowed

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Superior, 2 Double Beds

2 Double Beds

Smoking not allowed

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x6

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Superior, Queen Size

1 Queen Size Bed

Smoking not allowed

x10

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x6

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Superior, Queen Size, Smoking Allowed

1 Queen Size Bed

Smoking allowed

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Guest reviews

8.5

1,005 reviews

Categories of assessments

Cleanliness

Comfort

Location

Facilities

Staff

Value for money

WiFi quality

Breakfast

Featured reviews:

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Shannon

8.2

November 2024

Really great experience staying in the hotel. Excellent location ,very near and walking distance to shopping areas . We were also very lucky to get a really nice room with a spectacular view . Not to forget, the Nice breakfast buffet included with plenty of choices to choose from . Moreover we were lucky enough to get a free bus to waterfront which really helped included in our booking.

Some of the the staff, especially when we asked for bottles of water which we paid for were a bit unfriendly .

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Alberica

9.1

December 2024

The location, the excellent reception, concierge and restaurant staff. Wonderful room.

The bar staff. There are about 4-5 staff at the till by the kitchen door and they tend to be extremely noisy by shouting orders at each other. Plus there is usually one barman behind the bar who has to serve customers sitting at the bar and making the drinks for other bar and pool customers, so if you’re sitting at the bar you wait for quite a while.

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Ross

9.1

November 2024

The Cullinan is a superb hotel which is conveniently located to the CBD, Cape Town International Conference Center and the Waterfront. The staff are friendly and extremely helpful and the breakfast will have you coming back for more. I always enjoy my stay at the Cullinan.

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Ayman

9.1

December 2024

The room is spacious. Enough space for two persons with their big luggage :). The breakfast was definitely nice and the staff was always smiling and willing to help. The location is very nice. Close enough to waterfront. You can definitely walk from and to Waterfront. Also, the availability of the shuttle to/from the waterfront is definitely a big plus. It definitely had a very nice spa, for massages, but unfortunately, I did not have the time to experience it.

Everything was fine. Maybe the shuttle can be pushed one hour later or just till 11pm. The pool was too small. So it is not a hotel to go and enjoy the pool.

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Lakshmi

9.1

September 2024

1. Location 2. Shuttle service to the V&A - convenient and the friendly drivers who take time to explain everything 3. The breakfast buffet is excellent 4. Friendly staff - always smiling and ready to answer questions 5. Comfortable beds 6. Restaurant meals reasonably priced

1. Rooms are on the smaller side 2. More attention to detail: we were a family of three. I had to request an additional bath towel. This was not replaced the next day. 3. For breakfast, often we would have to find an empty table, and then request for it to be cleaned up, before we could sit down. I think it would be useful to have someone at the door to just guide guests to tables and have someone else walk around and ensure that tables are cleared as guests finish breakfast.

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Haroon

9.1

February 2025

The hotel is across the road from the conference centre. An excellent hotel with a comprehensive breakfast menu. Ebrahim at the concierge desk went out of his was to assist us. The spa on the ground floor is superb-perfect for a relaxing massage. The hotel has a nice pool and a deck to reax on. The hotel is an easy 15 min walk to the waterfront provides a nice perspective when waking during daytimes. rather use their bus services in the evenings. I like the view of the waterfront from my room.

Pillows from housekeeping took some time. A very minor inconvenience.

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Seelendran

8.2

December 2024

They have a shuttle from the hotel to the V & A Waterfront every 30 minutes. Wide varied buffet breakfast. Facilities are clean.

Although this is a non-smoking property, there were guests close to our room that were smoking (could get the strong cigarette smoke smell as soon as I exited my room - this was very unpleasant for my family & I especially that we are all non-smokers). Reported it to the hotel staff (I was told another guest also complained), but I don’t believe anything was done as the smell was there everyday!

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Rob

10

March 2025

We attended the annual Cape Town Cycle Tour and were very impressed with our stay at Southern Sun (The Cullinan), the facilities are incredible, the rooms were very clean, the staff super friendly. The hotel also went beyond the call of duty to accommodate all the cyclist. This includes setting up a coffee and breakfast station from before 5am in the morning and provided all cyclist with a hand made trophy. Thank you for a great stay and we will certainly be back.

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Dr

8.2

December 2023

Easy to get to. Quick walk to the wharf (or free shuttle). Right across the street from the convention centre. Nice breakfast. Our first room was really nice, big corner room, same price, but our second room was the same layout but MUCH smaller so you room can vary although both were nice enough. Beds were comfortable. Staff were friendly and very helpful.

The area is not very safe. Upon arriving our first day, mid afternoon, we looked out the window to see an older couple being mugged on the boardwalk (thankfully security was close by). One of our colleagues was attacked on his walk back on one of the nights and stabbed several times, ending up in the hospital. Another of our colleagues was carjacked on the street nearby. Be extremely careful walking alone during the day or at night. Uber works well but can be tricky to get someone after midnight.

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Bernardino

10

January 2024

We stayed for a week and loved this hotel. Excellent location, confortable and quiet room, beautiful facilities, especially the entrance hall with the giant Christmas tree. Good and varied breakfast and the "Stella" cafe/restaurant is excellent value for money. We had most of our dinners there. Staff is very friendly and professional. A big thanks to the receptionist at the guided tours counter who was very helpful and quick in arranging our private tour to the Cape of Good Hope. We also appreciated the breakfast boxes prepared for our early departure.

The swimming pool is quite small for the number of guests and always full. The piano player, who plays at breakfast and in the evenings, makes more noise than music, mainly because he plays so fast that all the tunes end up sounding the same. Other than this everything was perfect.

Points of Interest Around Southern Sun The Cullinan

Attractions

Two Oceans Aquarium

0.7mi

Long Street

0.9mi

Noon Gun

0.9mi

South African Jewish Museum (SAJM)

0.9mi

Cape Town Stadium

1.2mi

Lion's Head

1.3mi

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

5mi

Langa Township

6.3mi

Rhodes Memorial

7.8mi

Duiker Island

11.3mi

Jordan Wine Estate

18.4mi

Simon’s Town

19mi

Delheim Wine Estate

26.6mi

Delaire Graff Estate

28.6mi

Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve

30.5mi

Restaurants

Peach Tree

Cuisines

  • 0

Ambiances

  • Family Friendly
  • Modern

Stella Café & Bar

Cuisines

  • 0

Ambiances

  • Family Friendly
  • Modern

Pools

Location

  • Outdoor

Features

  • Heated
  • Shallow end

Age restrictions

  • Adults only

Availability

  • All season

Amenities of Southern Sun The Cullinan

Spa/Wellness packages

Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Room service

Fitness center

Air conditioning

Kid-friendly buffet

Bar

Sun deck

Tour desk

Terrace

Soundproof rooms

24-hour front desk

Non-smoking rooms

Live music/Performance

Wheelchair accessible

Beach umbrellas

Beach chairs/Loungers

Elevator

Extra long beds (> 6.5 ft)

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Free toiletries

Bathtub

Stay rules - Southern Sun The Cullinan

  • Check-in / Check-out

  • Pets

  • Internet

  • Age restrictions

  • Curfew

  • Parking

  • Reservations

  • Children and beds

  • Cards accepted at this property

Frequently Asked Questions - Southern Sun The Cullinan

What are the check-in and check-out times at Southern Sun The Cullinan?

The designated check-in period at Southern Sun The Cullinan begins at 02:00 PM. As for check-out, it's before 11:00 AM.

Does Southern Sun The Cullinan offer complimentary parking?

Yes, there is public parking available at Southern Sun The Cullinan for R60 per day, located nearby the hotel. Unfortunately, parking reservations cannot be made.

What are the rates at Southern Sun The Cullinan?

Southern Sun The Cullinan offers accommodations starting at $303. Keep in mind, room types and dates might affect the final price. For specific rates, input your stay dates.

What are the room types available at Southern Sun The Cullinan?

The hotel offers a variety of rooms including Double Rooms with Two Double Beds accommodating 2 adults and 2 children, Suites with a King size bed accommodating 2 adults, and Executive Double Rooms with a King size bed accommodating 2 adults. All rooms are non-smoking and vary in size from 258 sqft to 786 sqft. Bed sizes range from Queen to King, offering options for different preferences.

What is there to do in Southern Sun The Cullinan?

Guests at Southern Sun The Cullinan can enjoy a variety of leisure amenities during their stay. For dining, they can visit the on-site restaurant, Peach Tree, which features a family-friendly and modern ambiance. The hotel also boasts an outdoor swimming pool with a shallow end, perfect for relaxation and cooling off. Furthermore, guests can take advantage of the spa, fitness center, and sun deck to unwind and recharge. Families with children can benefit from the kids' meals and babysitting services, while business travelers can utilize the business center. Additionally, 24-hour front desk service, room service, and non-smoking rooms cater to the comfort and convenience of all guests. The hotel's shuttle service and airport shuttle make it easy for guests to explore the surrounding area or arrive and depart without hassle.

Can guests use a pool at Southern Sun The Cullinan?

Yes, the hotel does have a pool. The Southern Sun The Cullinan offers one pool, which is an outdoor pool with availability all season and features a shallow end.

Does Southern Sun The Cullinan feature its own restaurants?

The hotel has the on-site restaurant called Peach Tree which offers a modern and family-friendly ambiance. It does not specify the type of cuisine offered at the restaurant.

Are both cash and credit cards valid payment options at Southern Sun The Cullinan?

No, cash is not a valid payment option at Southern Sun The Cullinan. However, credit cards such as Discover, Diners Club, American Express, Visa, JCB, and Mastercard are accepted for payment.

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