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TABLE BAY HOTEL

Overview
The Table Bay Hotel is a five-star, 329-room hotel and it uniquely responds to its magnificent surroundings. It has a maritime flavour that extends to each room and suite, which has sea or mountain views and is a luxurious port of call.

The interior of the hotel presents a kaleidoscope of impressions, from the European marble mosaic of the entrance court to the intricate parquet floor of the foyer framed by the full-scale drama of Table Mountain, with the activity of the harbour in the foreground. Below the foyer to the south, is the grand lounge with its cathedral ceiling and twin fireplaces.

A nearby dock, capable of accommodating an ocean liner, is at the threshold of the restaurant. The restaurant, has a private dining bay and Wine Cellar, and panoramic views of the mountain range and harbour.

Catering for the business and leisure traveller, the hotel offers conference facilities for groups of up to 300 delegates.

Location

The Table Bay is situated adjacent to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront shopping and entertainment complex overlooking the Cape Town harbour and is five minutes from the city centre.

Climate
The Cape has a Mediterranean climate with cool winters and sunny, dry summers.
Winter (July to September) Minimum temp 8 °C. Rainy Season
Spring (October to November) 20 °C - 25 °C
Summer (December to March) Maximum 32 °C
Autumn (April to June) Minimum temp 15 °C

Near by Attractions
The Table Bay Hotel is part of Cape Town's hugely successful Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, with its myriad mix of international designer shops, museums, boat trips (inc. the Penny Ferry), helicopter flips, pubs, a brewery, restaurants, cinemas (and an Imax cinema) hotels, the Two Oceans Aquarium, an amphitheatre, craft markets, live music and a variety of entertainment.

Attractions in the Waterfront include: BMW Pavilion Imax Cinema, Robben Island Museum Tours, SA Maritime Museum, Scratch Patch, Telkom Exploratorium, Two Oceans Aquarium, Waterfront Craft Market.

Grand West Casino and Entertainment World
This superior family entertainment complex celebrates the Cape's architectural heritage. From the impressive old Post Office building and the Grand Hotel to the streets of District Six, GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World is both a step back in time, and a leap into the future with smart-card gaming.

The casino floor has 54 tables, which include American Roulette, Blackjack, Midi Punto Banco, Progressive Diamond Rush Blackjack and Raise 'em Poker. Surrounding the gaming tables are 1655 Slots Machines with various types of slot games such as Standard Slot reel, Video Slots, Poker, Roulette, Derby Horse Racing and including the wide area progressive jackpots like the Dream Machine, Millennium Mania, Poker Magic, Super Slam and the African Express.

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens & Craft Market
The Kirstenbosch Craft Market takes place in an idyllic setting close to the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. The atmosphere is leisurely and there are a variety of high quality crafts on offer as well as popular pony rides for children. The market operates on the last Sunday of the month from September to May and on the 2nd and 3rd Sundays in December, weather permitting.

Mariner's Wharf
South Africa's first harbour front emporium. Mariner's Wharf seafood is legendary and besides lobsters aplenty there is warm smoked Snoek done the old-fashioned way, and an incredible fish market dramatically built around the hull of the Kingfisher, a 1940's trawler from the Cape Coast fleet.

Robben Island
Robben Island is one of the most significant historical sites in South Africa which achieved notoriety for having goaled former President Nelson Mandela. On offer is a three-hour guided tour of the prison as well as walking and cycling tours. Departures are from the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront.

Table Mountain
A world heritage site, the summit of Cape Town's world-famous landmark is 1086 m above sea level. Visitors can reach the top by revolving cable car or the mountain offers numerous walking trails. There is a restaurant and souvenir shop on the summit.

Wine Route
The Cape's world-famous wine estates are waiting to be discovered throughout the nearby Winelands.

Whale Watching
Each year Southern Right whales migrate into the coastal waters of the Cape Metropolitan Area to calve and nurse their young. The animals, mere metres from the shore, provide unsurpassed whale watching opportunities between June and November. Humpbacks migrate through the region between May and December each year, while Bryde's whales are found slightly further offshore all year round.

THE TABLE BAY WEDDINGS & HONEYMOONS

The Table Bay Hotel is the perfect rendezvous for couples. The need for fantasy does not exist as the hotel responds to its majestic surroundings. The maritime flavour has a wistful dreaminess that inspires romance.

HONEYMOON PACKAGE (Minimum 2-night stay)

* Welcome Cocktail
* VIP Package - sparkling wine, fruit, flowers and chocolates
* Champagne Breakfast
* Honeymoon Turndown
* Wedding Gift
* Upgrade (subject to availability)

VENUES

Pavilion
The Victorian-style Pavilion is the ideal venue for wedding ceremonies and receptions. The Pavilion is positioned on a piazza just outside the Table Bay's imposing Ballroom, and shelters behind the historic breakwater wall of the Cape Town harbour.

The 195 metre square Pavilion can accommodate up to 120 people at a cocktail function and 72 seated at individual tables for personalised service.

Ballroom
The spectacularly beautiful Ballroom is another ideal setting for a wedding reception. With its crystal chandeliers and beautiful décor, the Ballroom is extraordinary and does not require added artifice. The room may be divided into two separate private areas, each 150 square meters. Undivided, the Ballroom will seat 200 for dinner.

Accommodation

The Table Bay Hotel has a total of 329 rooms which include single, double, luxury rooms and suites. The exclusively designed rooms are welcoming and inviting, representing the epitome of luxury and supreme comfort. Expectations are exceeded at the magnificent 5-star Table Bay Hotel. From the stylishly appointed writing desks, to the large expansive windows, taking in either a scene of the busy working harbour or the vast Atlantic Ocean.

Standard Room Features & Amenities

• Walk in cupboards
• Armoires & writing desks
• Butler Station
• Honour Bar
• Computerised Safe
• Colour satellite television with remote control
• Radio
• En-suite bathroom with separate shower and bath with separate hand-shower facility
• Marble vanity units with hairdryers
• Direct Private line - fax and modem
• Air-conditioning units
• 24-hour In-Room Dining
• Biz-Comm centre - phone, fax, e-mail, copy, print and store messages on a private number
  

Dining

The Atlantic Restaurant
Open for Breakfast and Dinner
Capacity: 120 seats
Decorated in a Cape Winelands theme with large murals and thick-pile carpets, this refined restaurant overlooks Table Mountain and the harbour.

The restaurant serves buffet style breakfast specialising in fresh tastes and crisp cosmopolitan combination. The selection changes frequently.
Incorporated in the restaurant is the private, ten-seater Captains Table, overlooking the V&A harbour and is available for use by corporations who regularly entertain small groups of clients and associates.

The Conservatory
Open for lunch daily
Jazz Lunch every Saturday & Sunday
Open for dinner : Sunday & Monday
Capacity: 60 seats inside and outside together.
Intimate style and refreshing food, wine and ambience to saturate the senses. The Conservatory offers relaxed fine dining with chic cuisine. Combinations of food and wine of varied portion sizes

The Lounge
Operating Hours: 07h00 - 22h30 daily
The lounge with its roaring log fires in winter is an ideal escape and serves tea, coffee, light snacks and drinks. A speciality of the lounge is High Tea.