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March 21, 2024
Last month, I got to stay at The Cullinan for 6 days as part of a Globus tour called South Africa and Victoria Falls. This was my first time to South Africa and, this hotel got me off to a wonderful start to a fantastic vacation. Check in was easy and, I found the reception staff very helpful. I paid for 2 pre-days on my tour and, then my tour started. It looked like I was going to have to change rooms because of the different reservation. The reception staff was kind enough to change the reservation to where I could stay in the room I was in for the rest of my stay. The hotel has a wonderful cafe and bar named Stella's where a bartender named Mark helped guide me through various South African beers (I believe they had 5 on draft) which I enjoyed trying. It also has a nice restaurant called Peach Tree with an excellent breakfast buffet and a dinner buffet that cost 305 rand. If you don't feel like eating at the hotel restaurant, they offer a free hourly shuttle to Victoria Wharf (the driver was known as Roger Dodger) where you'll find lots of wonderful restaurants like the City Grill which I tried. Also, Victoria Wharf has a supermarket in the basement called Pick and Pay. The hotel is located right across from the Cape Town Convention Center which makes it ideal for anyone attending a convention there. My room was spotless the whole of my stay as well as spacious. I forget if I tried the hotel WiFi. As I have international data and texting, I didn't need to use it. Lastly, I want to point out 1 incredible service they did for me. When I left U.S.A., it was winter time while in South Africa it was summer time. I mention this because I wore a coat to the airport in the U.S.A. and then arrived in Cape Town where it was 87 degrees Fahrenheit (I don't know what that is in Celsius). My coat went into my room closet where unfortunately it remained when I checked out! I didn't realize I'd left my coat behind until I got to Hoedspruitt where I got to go on safari at Makalali Lodge. I spoke with my tour director Taki who got these outstanding folks to find my jacket and courier it to our follow on hotel the Sandtun Sun in Johannesburg. Mega kudos to them for doing this. Overall, I had a wonderful time staying at this hotel and would highly recommend it. The people who work there are outstanding and will work to make sure your stay is a wonderful experience like they did mine.