gay or gay friendly hotel in Cape Town, SA
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gay or gay friendly hotel in Cape Town, SA
I'm going there the first week of March. Anyone know a gay or gay-friendly hotel in CPT? also, if not gay or gay friendly, just any hotel I should look at near the gay area, is it Da Waterkant or has the gay area moved to (or always been in Green point)? Any advice is helpful. thank you.
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Protea , Victoria Junction is well located to a few bars. Decent hotel as well especially if you stay in a Loft room. Staff is great and helpful. Was there in April last year. Also credits to Marriott rewards (not if booked on third party site)
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I'm going there the first week of March. Anyone know a gay or gay-friendly hotel in CPT? also, if not gay or gay friendly, just any hotel I should look at near the gay area, is it Da Waterkant or has the gay area moved to (or always been in Green point)? Any advice is helpful. thank you.
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When is actually the best time of the year to visit Cape Town? - in terms of weather and people/action at gay bars, disco etc (or the latter are bust all year around?)
Sorry for my ignorance about S A.
Sorry for my ignorance about S A.
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some tips:
- try and stay somewhere with a pool because the ocean is far too cold to swim in
- uber is cheap, safe and reliable. Used it all the time.
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We stayed at the Glen in 2005, it was great. Judging from pics on the website, the hotel has expanded quite a bit.
Obviously this was pre-Uber, but at the time (and in 2008), a car was necessary for exploring CPT, IMO.
The 2008 trip we stayed at the Westin, which was also a good hotel and pretty convenient (e.g., walking to V&A Waterfront).
Obviously this was pre-Uber, but at the time (and in 2008), a car was necessary for exploring CPT, IMO.
The 2008 trip we stayed at the Westin, which was also a good hotel and pretty convenient (e.g., walking to V&A Waterfront).
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I spent 2 weeks in CPT and stayed in Sea Point, Bantry Bay and V&A Waterfront.
My order of preference was BB, SP, V&A. I was told not to stay downtown by many people and glad I didn't.
I had a car so it wasn't an issue, but the night going out and drinking the 20min Uber ride was like $5.
My order of preference was BB, SP, V&A. I was told not to stay downtown by many people and glad I didn't.
I had a car so it wasn't an issue, but the night going out and drinking the 20min Uber ride was like $5.
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It has been a few years for us, but we really enjoyed the Westin (on points) in 2011. They were quite welcoming, and as pointed out above, it was a short and inexpensive ride from there to the bars. We even walked it once or twice.
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We stayed at the Protea Victoria Junction and it was easy, friendly and didn't bat an eye when we checked in. It's central, easy to walk where we wanted to go and nice modern rooms for a good price.
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Stayed there last week and also had a good experience. Less fancy but also nearby (and a good MR gold upgrade) is the Protea Cape Castle. Finally, the 15 on Orange isn't walking distance to De waterkant but is a phenomenal gorgeous property, very W like, and is a great use of Marriott Rewards points. Right next to Companys Gardens.
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I'm going there the first week of March. Anyone know a gay or gay-friendly hotel in CPT? also, if not gay or gay friendly, just any hotel I should look at near the gay area, is it Da Waterkant or has the gay area moved to (or always been in Green point)? Any advice is helpful. thank you.
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From a weather perspective the later you leave it, the further into Summer you get, so theoretically, the "better" the weather. However, that is very much theory. You can have wonderful weather in October and in November, and you can have terrible weather in both months. The reason I say March is a great month is the weather is still warm, but usually the wind has died down. Wind for me is the worst weather factor you are likely to experience in October/November.
Not sure if that helps at all