Corner of Nelson Mandela & Melville Drive Brandwag, Bloemfontein, 9301 Bloemfontein, South Africa
#15 of 25 hotels in Bloemfontein
Guests' ChoiceBased on 639 hotel reviews
7.7Cleanliness
8.2
Comfort
8.2
Location
8.8
Facilities
7.8
Staff
8.6
Value for money
8.0
Free WiFi
6.7
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 31 March 2024
Pulengnyana
South AfricaThe room didn't have a bar fridge and needed a proper shower facility, not the one on the bathtub
The place is clean,exceptional staff it's good for peace and quiet had an amazing stay
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 9 March 2024
David
United KingdomThere is no lift. Several flights of stairs to the rooms. Room service plated were left inn the corridor for most of the day.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 5 February 2024
Michael
South AfricaNothing
Awesome location close to the mall which makes it convenient. the breakfast was excellent a variety to choose from. The staff and manager very polite and always willing to assist. We loved the view out of our room toward the garden and swimming pool
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 14 January 2024
Farrah
South AfricaThe access cards are not really user friendly because my door could not open easily. I think I had to try 5 times before the door could open.
The whole stay was very satisfying. The hotel was really clean and my favourite part would be the breakfast. The staff was very friendly and the pool was well maintained. The hotel is very safe and family friendly.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 11 January 2024
Josie
South AfricaThe room was smelly
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 8 January 2024
Paul
South AfricaThe aircons are extremely bulky and noisy. Even though I appreciate a/c, this is just too loud.
Breakfast was great. Pool area is awesome especially if you have kids
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 8 January 2024
Bongolethu
South Africanothing
breakfast was delicious and staff were friendly.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 7 January 2024
Laurika
South AfricaWe booked for four people and the room was prepared for only 2. Only 2 towels and 2 coffees. Housekeeping couldnt communicate in english, trying to explain why we needed another 2 towels and coffee took forever! We eventually had to sign for 2 extra towels. No plugs next to bed? Crazy! Aircon was so noisy we couldn’t sleep with it on and it was super hot! The beds rolled towards the middle. Very unpleasant.
Location and breakfast
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 3 January 2024
Neal
South AfricaThe staff were very friendly and helpful. The rooms were clean and tidy
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 28 December 2023
Sadhana
South AfricaThere was nothing to not like as everything was upnto standard
It was clean and neat with absolutely friendly staff
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 27 December 2023
Chris
South AfricaUnhelpful and unfriendly staff, especially front of house. Food was abysmal. Mushroom.Pasta was a packet meal, Royco I think. Certainly not even close to what I would expect from Southern Sun.
Comfortable beds, nice pool.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 21 December 2023
Alison
South AfricaDesperately needs a revamp. Yellowing paint, dark rooms , sparsely furnished and old. A time warp
Very clean , lovely pool and friendly staff
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 4 December 2023
Kupe
South AfricaThere’s no bar fridge inside the room and it’s not Morden furniture.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 3 December 2023
Lucky
South AfricaI liked the gym facilities and proximity to the shopping mall. The rooms are nice with a much bigger space.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 27 November 2023
Noli
South AfricaThe noise that outside guest make in the restaurant. The room was not as clean Called twice to be assisted in the room- no one knew who was supposed to come to assist-
I had an omelets which was really delicious
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 7 November 2023
Hendrick
South Africapoor service front staff
great
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 5 November 2023
Neville
South AfricaBath was dirty , bin was full when we checked in( had to call reception to empty). Plug in room did not work. Bathroom light flashed on and off all the time. Did not report this as we only stayed the night and were already fed up. Room looks very tired and has not been refreshed for many years
Position near a mall
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 7 October 2023
Daniel
South AfricaService was poor. I enquired about laundry they said they would get back to me and 24hrs later no one had still gotten back to me. I had to enquire and ask for laundry to be cold washed and ended up getting a very expensive bill and felt that I had been ripped off. In 5 days never really saw the hotel manager and they have a breakfast table that is wobbly and everyone goes sits on. And they keep on having to ask people to move off the table when they can just replace the table with another one.
Cleanliness, breakfast was very good, bed comfort. The hotel is well situated and very nice that there is a shopping distance that you have access to through the hotel.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 27 September 2023
Nangamso
South AfricaI would not change anything at the moment
Convenience and access to the highway, friendly staff, cleanliness and comfort. We have decided to make the Southern Sun our halfway destination each time we’re travelling to EC from Gauteng.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 29 August 2023
Phathutshedzo
South AfricaThe breakfast
Clean and very comfortable.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 24 August 2023
Dawid
South AfricaStaff not always very friendly, carpets in rooms and beds need replacing, very old and out dated. Unfortunately our first night was not great at all, there were guests partying and swimming and making a huge noise through out the night, I Phoned at 00:00 and again at 04:45 and still they continued. When questioning reception the next morning they told me they were celebrating, well unfortunately that should not be allowed between 00:00 and 06:00 in the night. surely security should sort them out and not wake the rest of the guests, hardly responding to the complaints. Our access cards also had to be reloaded a couple of times. Lastly the room service food was standing outside in the passages for quite some time, not very pleasant to walk past other peoples dirty plates all day long.
Excellent location for our visit, great breakfast, nice size room, bathroom clean, towels great
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 15 August 2023
Krithika
United Arab EmiratesWater provided was toooo less, asked for connecting rooms and they didn’t hv any. Especially traveling with children u can’t leave them in separate room.
Location
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 7 August 2023
Letitia
South AfricaI disnt get the room i booked
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 18 July 2023
Siphamandla
South AfricaThe rooms inside need to be renovated, especially the floor carpet and the bathroom.
We liked the fact that it's close to the N1 freeway and the shopping center. The breakfast was delicious 😋. The beds were comfortable, and the room was warm.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 13 July 2023
Melissa
South AfricaProperty needs an upgrade. Rooms was serviced to late in the day
location was good
Stayed in July 2023
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