TAJ HOTEL Cape Town, South Africa【4K Hotel Tour & Review】5-Star Hotel, 6-Star Views

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Күн бұрын

How's the Taj Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa? Check out this honest and unsponsored 4K Tour & Review of this classically elegant hotel with some of the best views in the city!
Hi there! My name is Kevin and today we will be taking a tour of The Taj Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa. Join me for a comprehensive tour and review. We will check out all of the common areas, lounges and bars- have dinner at Bombay Brasserie (and enjoy some room service). We will check out the heritage details and visit the indoor pool as well. Of course as always we'll wrap it up with The Flip Flop Score.
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💰 Room Rate
Fare: $303.39 USD
Category: Tower Luxury Room, View
Inclusions: Breakfast, $100 F&B Credit, Room Upgrade
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--Video Chapters--
0:00 Hotel Preview
00:11 Intro
00:29 Welcome to Cape Town
00:36 Taj Hotel Exterior
00:56 Hotel Location Detail
01:20 Walking Inside
01:35 Reception Rotunda
02:10 Who, What, Where, When, Why, How?
02:30 Lobby Lounge & Bar
02:50 Taj History & Facts
03:57 The Whiskey Bar
04:20 Heading to my Room
04:48 Luxury Tower View Room Tour
08:45 Incredible Balcony Views
09:28 Room Service
09:54 Dinner at Bombay Brasserie
11:28 Sunset & Morning with Table Mountain
11:56 Mint Restaurant
12:07 Breakfast Buffet
12:55 Incredible Table Mountain
13:25 Indoor Pool
13:49 Fitness Center
14:14 The Flip Flop Score
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This is NOT a promotional video. I pay for all of my flights and hotels (and I always tell you how much!) so I can be as honest and impartial as possible. I do not receive any special treatment that wouldn’t otherwise be publicly accessible, in fact, the hotels and airlines have no idea about my visit and that's the way I like it!
#tajhotels #capetown #hotelreview

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@KylaBeasley-ir2cp Жыл бұрын

This is where my husband and I will be staying for 4 days while in South Africa! Thank you for this! Love your content. Glad to have subscribed. Can’t wait to see table mountain.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy your trip!

@russellgray1426 Жыл бұрын

I’m looking forward to the Taj Mahal Palace. This was my first foreign hotel stay in my life and it blew me away! This was back in January 1974, when it was called the Taj Mahal Intercontinental. I was joining my first ship in my chosen career in the Merchant Navy (or Merchant Marine as it is known in the US). The experience was phenomenal, especially to a wide eyed 16 year old kid with little experience of the world. Cape Town looked great too! Nice one Kevin👍🏻👏🏻

@tfft Жыл бұрын

I made the graphics for my Taj Mahal video today. Honestly had to stop and think if it should make a totally different scoring system for the property just because it seems odd just to lump it in as a “hotel”. Truly is an icon. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@jimhearsonwriter Ай бұрын

I love the giant picture window in the bathroom - if you've got that view, absolutely flaunt it. As I'm primarily a solo traveller, that blind would never get pulled down.

@tfft Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing ✈️

@thetravellerwin Жыл бұрын

Taj follows the Indian Value of Atithidevo Bhava which means exactly what you mentioned. I’d literally not go out of a sloppy balcony 🙈 Very interesting to see FE toiletries even in Taj’s International properties, you will also notice them in some of Vistara’s International sector aboard business class. Tata always ensures to elevate Indian brands and has always been a true pillar of India’s success.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Yes I got my Vistara FE kit when I flew out of India. Very nice kit! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@thetravellerwin Жыл бұрын

@@tfft Looking forward for that Vistara review!

@theresarossouw1637 3 ай бұрын

I'm from this beautiful place called Cape Town. Thank you for this review ❤ and I agree with you. Our people can be very slow with service. I get aggravated myself 😂

@tfft 3 ай бұрын

😂

@aefepiense Жыл бұрын

What an amazing video Kevin! The views are just awesome. It’s a beautiful city. And 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 to your new section, Need to know? Very helpful! Thanks a lot!

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@loveaodai100 Жыл бұрын

totally enjoyable video and certainly made me feel like I need to go there!!

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Should be on everyone’s bucket list! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@thomasmoore9421 Жыл бұрын

This looks to be the place to stay. Can't wait for the taj palace review. If can be so bold, I wonder if the hotel negresco in nice is on your list? I'd love to see your take on it. That's also on my list of places to visit.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

It is certainly on my list but won't be coming in the next year. My next intensive Europe trip will likely be coming in the first half of 2024. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@ElmuO9 Жыл бұрын

Staff looks unwelcoming Great editing

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@Adar512 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting review. Cape Town is actually on my bucket list of cities I want to visit because it just looks gorgeous, any advice if I’ll come to South Africa?

@tfft Жыл бұрын

My only advise would be: go 😉 Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@denisesommer-roque3169 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@denisesommer-roque3169 Жыл бұрын

OMG a sloped balcony….the stuff right out of nightmares for me 😱 Can’t wait for your review of Singapore Airlines ⏳ I am about to book our flight to Bali and have to choose between Qatar, Singapore or Cathay 😅 Love to hear your opinion on it! Thank you for the great review! 🙏🏼

@tfft Жыл бұрын

For me, Cathay is simply not at an operating level yet where I would risk a long haul trip with them. I have two shorter flights booked with them soon, but the only reason I'm okay with it is becuase it's a route that i could easily book last minute on another carrier if I needed to. Hopefully by the end of 2023 they'll be instilling a bit more confidence. As for choosing between SQ and QR, there's not a bad decision to be made ☺️ Thanks as always for the support 🙏

@denisesommer-roque3169 Жыл бұрын

@@tfft Thank you so much for your insight, you made the choice a lot easier!

@snowee812 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your video. Did you happen to visit any safari lodges during your time in SA?

@tfft 8 ай бұрын

Enjoy your trip 🗺️

@ianmounstephen3403 Жыл бұрын

Another superb and informative review. I am basing my stays now on your past experiences. Really helpful :)

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@1bluensx Жыл бұрын

New subscriber. I’ve been binge watching your videos all night. I find it very useful in the description that you put what you paid in cash. I cannot stand when traveler reviewers state “ I just paid X Amount in points that I transferred from Am Ex….yea! But not all of us have Am Ex or airline points flowing out of our asses. While it might be useful info…real world people don’t have an unlimited amount of points. At an average of 60k100k points for Say a hilton night….you blow through 500,000 points easily. Hell, United wants 500k for business class round trip EWR-CPT. So for a couple that’s a million miles!

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Well, to be fair I do pay for a lot of my flights with points haha. But I don’t overpay. Hilton points are worth 1/5 the value of an AMEX point so the numbers look higher but the value actually is not. And just because United has very high dynamic pricing doesn’t mean there aren’t deals to be had. I have a $12,000 first class ticket coming up that I paid just 62k points for. It’s all a game… what you pay determines who wins 😅

@baliwalknshops1517 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@bladeds100 9 ай бұрын

Always find service slow in South Africa. My practice at some restaurants is to order food and drinks ASAP together 😂

@tfft 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@panoshountis1516 Жыл бұрын

Magnificent view! On a side note, slopped balcony floor might indicate underlying fatigued rebar on the structure. Hope you let the staff know about it.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Idk what they’re called but the baseboard tiles on the sides of the balcony were cut on an angle (bc I had the same thought as you at first)- so it was intentional apparently lol. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@walkwithjonas7920 Жыл бұрын

Highly recommend Nelsons eye for the best steak in town!

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip 🙏🏻

@sbor90 Жыл бұрын

The need to know info is a great improvement, although it was difficult to read & process all info while it was on screen. Maybe put it towards the end of the video and leave it up for longer?

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Good idea. I’ll be playing around with it in the coming hotel videos. Might partially speak it to lessen the reading burden. We shall see. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@Corrosionchemist Жыл бұрын

Not to be too fussy, but as a light sleeper, I noted that yours was an adjoining room. Any issues from noise coming thru the adjoining door from your neighbor’s room? Thank you!

@tfft Жыл бұрын

As with all of my videos, if/when there is a noise bleed problem (of any sort) I will specifically mention it in the video. If there's no mention of it, there were no sound issues. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@charlie90027 Жыл бұрын

I like your very polished videos. I am considering a trip to CT in the near future but am a bit hesitant because of the reported dangerous street crime. I suppose it may be like Rio. What is your observation of CT safety? Thanks. L.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Yes, even if you didn’t mention Rio, Rio would have been my closest comparison. It’s just a destination that requires common sense precautions. Many years ago I’d been (non-violently) robbed in Rio and have had an attempted snatching in Bogotá. Looking back on those occurrences- the moment it happened, I knew exactly what I was doing wrong. If you’ve had similar experiences or are generally precautions you will likely be fine. For any locations like this, I don’t recommend someone go though, if they have anxiety about it as you’ll never be able to allow yourself to enjoy the beautiful city. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@yanko7317 Жыл бұрын

Lol Rio is way worse

@Yves_Ka Жыл бұрын

Rooms look a touch small and cramped and I cannot say I like the old fashioned fittings. There are more impressively designed hotels in CT. The view was however stunning!

@tfft Жыл бұрын

There certainly are, but most of those more impressive hotels come with equally impressive price tags 😅 Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@Yves_Ka Жыл бұрын

@@tfft Sorry if it sounded like I was questioning/criticizing your choice of hotel. Judging by the stunning entrance I had the impression you were already at the top of the range regarding price tags. So no offence meant. I am originally from CT myself so I am always curious what the city has to offer and enjoyed your honest and beautifully filmed video

@tfft Жыл бұрын

No worries, no offense taken at all. The CT hotel scene (in the city proper) is an odd one in that you have hotels like The Taj in the $250-$350 range… and then this giant leap to $800++ for the Belmond, One & Only, Silo, etc. Never seen anything like it in my travels before.

@anthonyjames4648 Жыл бұрын

👌🏽

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@jonnieinbangkok Жыл бұрын

Two 👍👍

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Oh, that’s a first 😅

@jonnieinbangkok Жыл бұрын

@@tfft 😜

@sharadjain2463 Жыл бұрын

Now Tata is making their hotel company also global. How many hotels tata have outside of india ?

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Taj has been international for quite a while. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@Ch76452 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I do think paying $303 a night is very steep for this hotel. It's more like a four-star hotel.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

You've got some lofty 5-star standards 😅 Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@geegab5178 Жыл бұрын

Happy New Year. Your video is okay. Please desist from language like…move your butt!! That’s rude!! The rest is good. Cheers.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

😂 It is a common light hearted expression, not rude. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@faiz697 Жыл бұрын

WTF was that... mirror between bathroom and bedroom ? Have they lost their mind..!!

@tfft Жыл бұрын

The window? It’s a very common feature in hotel rooms across the world…

@faiz697 Жыл бұрын

@@tfft seriously..? I have also went to hotels recently and did see such thing.. how can people live in same room together?? What about when you travel with your family ??

@tfft Жыл бұрын

There’s a shade that can go up and down…

@faiz697 Жыл бұрын

@@tfft ohh

@jdp155ms Жыл бұрын

I believe the concept is to discourage business travelers from sharing one room...