The Westin Cape Town

The Westin Grand Cape Town Arabella Quays has a beauty and fitness centre on the 19th floor with a gym, swimming pool, sauna, steam bath and jacuzzi. The hotel also has a Jazz bar called 'Louis B's' overlooking the canal. The hotel's guest facilities are excellent and restaurant serves good food all day. One of South Africa's best 5 star hotels.
Exterior: A 19-storey modern glass block building connected to the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
Lobby: A wide sleek reception desk greets guests in this very large lobby. The reception area has a calming water feature, white tiled floor and modern comfortable leather seating. There is art on display and a row of concierge desks.

Bright and contemporary in design the rooms are spacious with long comfortable beds holding an abundance of soft pillows and a colourful woven throw. Each room has a chaise longue and a writing desk in front of huge ceiling to floor, and wall to wall windows. The enuite bathrooms have a separate bath and shower, double basins, hairdryer, bath robe and slippers. The stylish rooms all come with air-con, mini bar, safe, cordless telephone, fax machine, coffee and tea making facilities, in room movies and satellite TV, free wireless internet and a free newspaper is delivered to your door daily. There is 24 hour room service.

The hotel has a choice of two restaurants and two coffee shops offering guests excellent fresh food and drinks. The breakfast area on the ground floor is called Louis B's and has views of the hotel courtyard and private canal port through its enormous windows. The restaurant on the 19th floor has spectacular views and equally good food.

There is a heated swimming pool and sun loungers in the well-kept grounds. Further leisure options include a Jacuzzi, a sauna, steam baths and a massage service and it is also possible to pay a visit to the in-house gym.

Take the N2 from Cape Town International Airport towards the Cape Town CBD. Follow the N2 all the way into the city and turn left into Coen Steytler (first set of traffic lights), and another left into Lower Long Str.