City Lodge Hotel Grandwest, Cape TownCity Lodge Hotel Grandwest in Cape Town, South Africa has a corrected score of 3.2 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), ranked 116 of 164 hotels we score in Cape Town. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 3.3 before correction: Booking.com 3.4, Tripadvisor 3.2, Google 3.3. Rooms from about $96 a night (cached, not a live quote).City Lodge Hotel Grandwest is a 3-star hotel situated in Epping within the GrandWest Casino Complex. The building features Cape Dutch architecture and contains 176 air-conditioned rooms with flat-screen TVs and WiFi. It serves business travellers and families, offering a fitness centre, an outdoor swimming pool, and a 12-seater boardroom. An on-site restaurant is available, and guests can walk to the nearby dining and entertainment options at the casino. While the location is convenient for the casino, some guests have reported inconsistent WiFi connectivity and occasional slow service. Free parking is provided for all visitors.What stands out

On-site casino and dining

Outdoor swimming pool

Free parking included

Meeting and boardroom facilities

Watch out for

Unreliable WiFi

Slow service

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