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designers is that the acoustic separation is never
ideal and some guests dislike the psychological
aspect of an inter-leading room, albeit locked
when rooms are in separate occupation.
End-of-corridor situations are therefore opti-
mised to connect rooms with a common stretch
of corridor that can be closed to create a suite
effect, not unlike two bedrooms in a house.
Conventionally stairs are located at corridor ends,
but these are relocated to facilitate this feature.
Tsogo Sun
A new landmark building
This new dual-branded property enables both
business and leisure travellers of all budgets a
place to explore all that wonderful Cape Town
has to offer. As well as raising the bar for sustain-
able design in this location, the Tsogo Sun
SunSquare & StayEasy Cape Town City Bowl
hotels are a prime example of DMA’s approach
to design merging the best of global architectural
trends with a quintessential African feel.
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