good point. The locking in isn’t so much of a problem in that we would have the key card to the room but the escape would definitely be problematic....

as as an update, I have found the Protea hotel Cape Town north offers a 1 bedroom suite as standard and is a cat 5. I am awaiting a reply from the hotel as to whether we could upgrade to the two bed suite and how much it would cost - the cash difference between the two is around 300 rand per night (£18 or $23). Am I being overly hopeful that they would just charge the difference (assuming they will indeed accommodate)?

thanks