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michaelvdb2020

Stay at Southern Sun - poor reception

2.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 06 Jan 2020
One major issue that was not resolved as it occurred on the next day as well, the staff parks guests vehicles at the drop off zone, which is left there over night. The issue was that when I wanted to drop off my family and luggage due to the rain, I could not access the drop off area in front of the hotel due to four cars being left unattended in front of the hotel. I confronted the staff about this and it took 10min for them to have the cars removed. This happened the next day again with staff allowing guests to leave their vehicles in the drop off area. I found this to be very unprofessional, and the fact that it is re-occurring bad management.
My second issue with the hotel was, that the staff at check-in refused to call the manager to allow me to bring this issue under his attention.
My third issue was that the room was dusty, and with me being sensitive to dust, ended up with a closed nose the next morning.
Date of stay: December 2019
Trip type: Travelled with family
2.0 of 5 bubblesValue
3.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
1.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
1.0 of 5 bubblesService
3.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
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Joel S, General Manager at Southern Sun Bloemfontein, responded to this review
Responded 08 Jan 2020
Dear Guest

Thank you for rating your recent experience at Southern Sun Bloemfontein.

We thank you for the comments and your time communicating with us contributes to improving our product, service levels, and facilities.

Regards
Joel
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Reviewed 6 January 2020

We stayed over at the Southern Sun Bloemfontein on our return road trip to Johannesburg. The entire experience from check in to checkout was great. They should just improve the turn around time for coffee at breakfast.... We will consider staying there again.

Date of stay: January 2020
Trip type: Travelled with family
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Joel S, General Manager at Southern Sun Bloemfontein, responded to this reviewResponded 8 January 2020

Dear Guest

Thank you for rating your recent experience at Southern Sun Bloemfontein.

We thank you for the positive comments and your time communicating with us contributes to improving our product, service levels, and facilities.

Regards
Joel

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Reviewed 5 January 2020

As we arrived tired trying to check in the receptionist told us about the new rules so therefore our booking had to be changed because my mother in law has booked for us with her membership card however we thought we might as well register ours and it was successful what I fail to understand why would the lady assisting us rather focus on the positive of telling us of our options instead of focusing on negative. The room was clean but the pillow cases were smelling so bad you could tell they did not change the pillows. Was so disappointed.

Date of stay: January 2020
  • Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Joel S, General Manager at Southern Sun Bloemfontein, responded to this reviewResponded 8 January 2020

Dear Guest

Thank you for rating your recent experience at Southern Sun Bloemfontein.

We thank you for the comments and your time communicating with us contributes to improving our product, service levels, and facilities.

Regards
Joel

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Reviewed 2 January 2020

Friendly check in staff and the breakfast people were very helpful and friendly. The hotel is very clean and next to the mall which helped us to go to do shopping without driving by just walking. We enjoyed the swimming and the most important fact for me was the gym. Dinner was supperb.

Date of stay: December 2019
  • Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Joel S, General Manager at Southern Sun Bloemfontein, responded to this reviewResponded 8 January 2020

Dear Guest

Thank you for rating your recent experience at Southern Sun Bloemfontein.

We thank you for the positive comments and your time communicating with us contributes to improving our product, service levels, and facilities.

Regards
Joel

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Reviewed 31 December 2019

My family stayed over for one night on our way back to Gauteng. The check in and check out was efficient. We were offered a room with a balcony overlooking the courtyard and swimming pool, which was good as my two young children had a bit more space to move about. The room was clean. The breakfast buffet offered a decent variety of dishes and pastries. The highlight of the hotel is the courtyard. It is a beautiful, large area with a very good sized pool to remove you from the humdrum of the city.

However, there were a couple of service related aspects which were not up to standard. During the hour we spent swimming and lounging outside in the courtyard, we were not offered any service. We were also not advised on the location of the swimming towels. There were a lack of cleanliness in the hallways with empty plates and glasses spending the night on the carpet in front of some rooms. Quick service issues to resolve, so not a big problem I trust.

We enjoyed the stay and recommend the hotel as an overnight oasis for the weary traveller.

Date of stay: December 2019
  • Trip type: Travelled with family
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Joel S, General Manager at Southern Sun Bloemfontein, responded to this reviewResponded 8 January 2020

Dear Guest

Thank you for rating your recent experience at Southern Sun Bloemfontein.

We thank you for the comments and your time communicating with us contributes to improving our product, service levels, and facilities.

Regards
Joel

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Reviewed 30 December 2019

My family and I had a great time here. Should we could have stayed longer. The pools were clean and it is right next to Mimosa mall. We were able to watch a late night movie and then walk back to our room.

Date of stay: December 2019
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Joel S, General Manager at Southern Sun Bloemfontein, responded to this reviewResponded 8 January 2020

Dear Guest

Thank you for rating your recent experience at Southern Sun Bloemfontein.

We thank you for the positive comments and your time communicating with us contributes to improving our product, service levels, and facilities.

Regards
Joel

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