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The Ambassador Hotel

Bantry Bay Cape Town - South Africa

Email The Ambassador Hotel Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com

There’s no escaping the beauty of one of the world’s favourite places… and the Ambassador Hotel, right on the rocks, is unique in this city of spectacular sights.

Every day at the Ambassador Hotel brings a different magic of blue skies, balmy seas and cascading surf.
Guests soak up the atmosphere of the ocean relaxing at the pool just metres away from the rocks, in the bar lounge overlooking the sea, or watching seagulls perched on bedroom window sills.

The Ambassador Hotel is one of the most spectacular hotels in Cape Town.
It is centrally located in Bantry Bay on the Atlantic coastline, surrounded by areas such as the Waterfront, Clifton and Camps Bay, and within close proximity to Cape Point and the botanical gardens of Kirstenbosch.

The Ambassador is a luxury hotel with superb dining facilities, and is a perfect destination for vacation or business travel
Just minutes from Cape Town city centre, in Bantry Bay, one of the most select suburbs of the Mother City, lays a hotel that is a landmark in location, The Ambassador Hotel. As a benchmark in service standards and comfort, it is also a destination for those who love the sea…

The Ambassador Hotel Accommodation

With a choice of 68 elegantly appointed air-conditioned en-suite hotel rooms, coupled with the calming sounds of the ocean, you are always assured of a unique, superior and relaxed stay.
All rooms are equipped with king-size or twin beds, tea & coffee making facilities, fully-stocked personal bars, electronic safes, satellite television, and complimentary wireless connection.
Spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean are experienced from our sea facing rooms whilst our standard rooms offer partial ocean views. Side-single rooms are ideal for the business or single traveler.

Executive Suites
Situated across from The Ambassador Hotel, our 29 contemporary 1 and 2 bed roomed fully-equipped and fully-serviced Executive Suites are perfect for traveling families, long stays and self-catering holidays or for those re-locating to South Africa.
Full hotel services are available for guests booking the Executive Suites. All suites have fully-fitted kitchens and are equipped with the necessary utensils for a ‘home away from home’ stay. For in-room entertainment, each suite is fitted with a DVD player.

The Ambassador Hotel Facilities

General Amenities & Services
• Outdoor Swimming Pool
• Secure parking and full concierge service
• Personal Valet Parking Service
• Complimentary daily shuttle service to and from the V&A Waterfront
• Foreign exchange facility
• Same day laundry, dry-cleaning
• Complimentary filter coffee, herbal teas and biscuits in room
• 24-hour room service
• Flat screen televisions and satellite in all the rooms
• Complimentary Wireless Internet access in all rooms and throughout the hotel
• Travel consultancy and information service
• Secretarial service
• Professional child minding and babysitting service
• Fleet of luxury sedans for airport, city and restaurant transfers
• Travel clinic and pharmacist
• Mediterranean delicatessen
Recreational Options Nearby
• Tennis courts
• Golf
• Gym & squash facilities
• Hair & nail salon
• Hiking
• Yachting / boating / surfing

Conferencing
Exclusive Conferencing Facilities at the Ambassador Hotel
Our Conference rooms at The Ambassador Hotel offer views of the ocean and can be divided into four facilities catering from 10 to 80 guests.
Tailor-made to suit your needs, our facilities are amongst the most popular in town.
We’d be delighted to host your conference.

Concierge Services
Travel Consultancy and Information Service
Our experienced and qualified consultants will assist and guide each guest with arranging tours to any of the exciting local ‘hot’ spots.
Cape Point, the Winelands, Table Mountain, helicopter sightseeing trips, leisure activities like golf, fitness and squash, Cape Town jazz, township nightclubs or serious symphonies.

Shark Adventures
Visit one of the greatest shark cage diving experiences in the world at shark alley in Gansbaai. Experience the ultimate thrill as you drop below the surface protected by a steel cage as one of nature’s greatest predators gracefully glides by.

Eating Out
We offer a carefully selected range of preferred restaurants, nightclubs, wine-bars, and cocktail lounges within the Waterfront, Sea Point, Camps Bay and Cape Town for your pleasure and entertainment.
Airport Transfers

We provide convenient, safe and reliable transfer service to and from Cape Town International Airport. We pride ourselves on our friendly and professional staff, our clean and comfortable luxury sedans and exceptional guest service. We offer established fares to all areas in and around Cape Town.
Safaris

Just under a two-hour scenic drive from Cape Town, a malaria free, 4, 500 hectare reserve is steeped in Khoi San and Boer War history and boasts 3 pristine biomes of vegetation set in the most magnificent Karoo mountains, valleys, rivers and kloofs which makes for varied and ideal game viewing with 4 of the big 5. Discover the wild spirit of untamed African tracks and reconnect your soul with adventure.

Helicopter Flights
Get a bird’s eye view of Cape Town and take in the magnificent sights from a different and exhilarating perspective. From the patchwork vineyards of the Winelands to the sandy beaches of the Atlantic Seaboard.

Wine Tours
A short distance from the city, the Winelands region is one of the most picturesque areas of the Western Cape. The three major wine routes, most passing through the quaint and historical towns of Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek, offer an ideal opportunity to fully appreciate the Cape’s history and traditions while being surrounded by spectacular landscapes of vineyards hugging hills and valleys, some more than 200 years old.

Adventure Tours
With a rugged coastline and challenging seas, through to mountain peaks, chains and wilderness areas, abseiling, white water rafting, sports fishing, diving, kloofing and more, the Cape is an adrenalin junkie’s paradise offering more opportunities for action adventures than anywhere else.

Food & Wine
Salt Restaurant and Bar
Commanding a breathtaking position with panoramic views across the Atlantic Ocean, SALT is an all-round sensory experience.
Floor to ceiling glass windows stretch along the length of the restaurant, and unfold completely to reveal the fresh sea breeze and the sounds of the crashing waves below.

Distinguished by great ambience, impeccable service and classic, contemporary décor, the menu offers fresh, modern South African cuisine with authentic ethnic influences.
SALT serves simple, approachable, honest food in an easy-dining atmosphere, complemented by an extensive wine list of 70 wines, all available by the glass.

The restaurant is open daily for lunch (12:00 - 15:00) and from 19:00 for dinner, with pre-dinner drinks served in the SALT bar lounge.
A tapas menu of small tasting portions of select dishes can be enjoyed in the late-afternoon and at sunset. The restaurant is wheelchair friendly and valet parking is offered to diners.
With a winning combination of unbeatable views, great ambience, impeccable service, charming décor, wholesome meals and accessible prices, SALT provides a stylish, yet friendly neighbourhood dining experience that will inspire guests to return again and again.

Salt Deli & Vodka Bar
Salt Deli and Salt Vodka Bar are both enticing additions to the Ambassador Hotel portfolio. General Manager of the Salt brand, Ruan Olivier, says: “There is nothing quite like Salt Deli in the Bantry Bay area.
Guests can pop in any time from early morning until 9pm – for a great cup of coffee or something delicious to eat.” To keep cuisine interesting and ever changing, Salt Restaurant’s award winning chef Jacques de Jager has introduced daily specials for deli diners.

Olivier adds that the idea behind Salt Deli is to serve classic deli fare and great breakfasts – like eggs Benedict and cream cheese and salmon bagels – in a relaxed atmosphere.
“However,” he says, “there is a very strong focus on quality. We source the best quality food and ingredients available, and prefer to use South African suppliers.”
Salt Deli’s retail section is a favourite shopping place for hotel guests and locals alike, with 80% of the products sold being South African and completely unique. Shoppers enjoy a wide selection of olive oils and grape vinegars, salad dressings and preserves.

There are also flavoured salts and many other well known deli ranges. Olivier says his aim is to showcase South African niche producers that produce international standard products.
Cutting edge Salt Vodka Bar is located above Salt Deli. There isn’t a vodka bar in Cape Town and we felt the concept would perfectly complement the branding of Salt – both are elemental, clean products.
Here guests can relax in the sophisticated lounge and enjoy a choice of 30 premium brand vodkas, served neat or as a colourful cocktail, and accompanied by delectable tapas from Salt Deli.

The walk-in champagne fridge also has a choice of 30 bubblies – half local, half French – all available by the glass. To complete the hedonistic experience are panoramic views of the moody Atlantic – perfectly reflecting the uncluttered, free flowing essence of the Ambassador Hotel, Salt Restaurant, Deli and Vodka Bar. It just doesn’t get much better.

Within easy walking distance to the world-renowned Clifton beach and close proximity to shops, restaurant, entertainment, Cape Town’s City centre, the ever popular V&A Waterfront, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens and within close proximity to Cape Point. The Ambassador Hotel is ideally situated to explore all the Cape has to offer.

See map below for directions from Cape Town International Airport.
Follow the N2 from Cape Town International Airport into the city. From Buitengracht Street, turn right at the second set of traffic lights, into Western Boulevard.
Follow this route to Beach Road. At the second right into Victoria Road and the Ambassador Hotel is 300m down the road.

Location
Just minutes from Cape Town city centre, in Bantry Bay, one of the most select suburbs of the Mother City, lays a hotel that is a landmark in location, The Ambassador Hotel.

As a benchmark in service standards and comfort, it is also a destination for those who love the sea…
Within easy walking distance to the world-renowned Clifton beach and close proximity to shops, restaurant, entertainment, Cape Town’s City centre, the ever popular V&A Waterfront, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens and within close proximity to Cape Point.

The Ambassador Hotel is ideally situated to explore all the Cape has to offer.

Email The Ambassador Hotel Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com