The Booking.com Traveller Review Awards this year saw 21 Southern Sun hotels across the group’s various brands receiving a rating of 8.0 out of 10 and higher. These scores are based on votes received by world travellers on criteria that include remarkable quality, service and value.
The following hotels appear on the Booking.com Traveller Review Awards top honours list in 2023:
| Score | Hotel name |
| 9.1 | Southern Sun de Wagen |
| 8.7 | Sandton Sun and Towers |
| 8.5 | 54 on Bath |
| 8.4 | Southern Sun The Cullinan |
| 8.4 | Sabi River Sun Resort |
| 8.4 | Garden Court Hatfield |
| 8.3 | Arabella Hotel, Golf and Spa |
| 8.3 | Beverly Hills |
| 8.3 | Southern Sun Kathrine Street |
| 8.3 | Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town |
| 8.3 | SunSquare Cape Town Gardens |
| 8.3 | Garden Court Victoria Junction |
| 8.3 | Garden Court Sandton City |
| 8.3 | Garden Court Polokwane |
| 8.2 | Southern Sun Rosebank |
| 8.2 | The Edward |
| 8.2 | Drakensburg Sun Resort |
| 8.1 | Mount Grace Hotel & Spa |
| 8.0 | Hazyview Sun |
| 8.0 | Southern Sun Cape Sun |
| 8.0 | Holiday Inn Sandton |
A minimum of three reviews are used to establish these results, as of 30 November 2022.
“The Booking.com Traveller Review Awards are a direct reflection of our guests’ experiences, and we place great value on achieving these results.”
Southern Sun’s chief executive, Marcel von Aulock, says, “The Booking.com Traveller Review Awards are a direct reflection of our guests’ experiences, and we place great value on achieving these results. We pride ourselves on consistently delivering the highest standards, and we thank our guests for continuing to choose to stay with us.”
