# Southern Sun Newlands

Cape Town, South Africa · Mapped: on the map. It has not cleared the selection standard yet, so read it as coverage, not a recommendation.

- Page: https://mindreachgetaways.com/za/cape-town/wellness-retreat/southern-sun-newlands
- Book direct: https://www.southernsun.com/southern-sun-newlands
- Map pin: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-33.975444,18.465222

## Our read

Newlands is the 162-room hotel at 7 Main Road, beside the cricket ground and a short way from Kirstenbosch. The beach is a drive. Come if the southern suburbs are the Cape Town you want. Skip it if you needed the Waterfront at the door.

## Come here for

- Kirstenbosch and the Newlands grounds, as the page places them
- Bihari for North Indian food
- A 25-metre heated pool, which the page also describes as a short walk

## Skip it if

- You wanted the V&A outside. That is a different Cape Town hotel.
- You assumed the pool is outside the room. The page also says the 25-metre pool is a short walk away.

## The place

Southern Sun Newlands is at 7 Main Road in Newlands. The page counts 162 rooms, from standard rooms to suites, and places the hotel near Kirstenbosch, Newlands Forest, and the rugby and cricket grounds, about 10 minutes from the city centre. Bihari is the Indian restaurant. Newlands Cafe is the all-day room. The page describes a 25-metre outdoor heated pool, and also says guests have complimentary access to a gym and a 25-metre pool a short walk away. Nine venues hold up to 160 people. Parking is complimentary, covered and open. Breakfast is included only on a bed-and-breakfast rate. The beach is a drive. The phone is +27 21 683 6562. This is not Strand Street and it is not the Waterfront. The reason to stay here is the ground and the garden, not the sand. Ask where the pool actually is before you treat it as outside your room. The page does not print a fixed nightly rate. Reserve with the hotel. MindReach does not take the booking.

## What it is like

- The street: 7 Main Road, near Kirstenbosch, the forest, and the grounds.
- The count: 162 rooms. Nine venues, up to 160 people.
- The pool: A 25-metre outdoor heated pool. The page also calls it a short walk.
- The table: Bihari for tandoori. Newlands Cafe is all day. Breakfast depends on the rate.
- The phone: Phone +27 21 683 6562. Parking is complimentary.

## Ways to stay

- A Newlands room · Price on their site · https://www.southernsun.com/southern-sun-newlands

## Getting there

7 Main Road, Newlands. About 10 minutes from the city centre, on the hotel's line. Phone +27 21 683 6562.

## Questions

**Where is the hotel?**
7 Main Road, Newlands, about 10 minutes from the city centre.

**Is the beach next door?**
No. The page says the beach is a short drive.

**Where is the pool?**
The page describes a 25-metre outdoor heated pool, and also says it is a short walk away. Ask which door.

**How many rooms?**
162, on the hotel page.

**Where do I book?**
With the hotel. MindReach does not take the reservation. Phone +27 21 683 6562.

## How far to trust this

Written from what the property publishes. Not yet checked by hand. Confirm on their site before you book.
MindReach Getaways does not take the booking. You book with the property.