Alexandra Hotel – Skyway Hotel – Tulip Hotel

Central, Cape Town,
Western Cape

Oblique view from corner Strand and Bree Streets
Source: Google Street View 2013

Submitted by Lila Komnick

Date:c1954
Type:Hotel
Status:Demolished 2015
Street:cor Bree and Strand Streets

 

Coordinates:
33°55'10.67" S 18°25'10.08" E Alt: 31m

Notes:

The hotel was first known as the Alexandra Hotel, when Rennie inspected it in 1978 it was called the Skyway Hotel, and in later years the Tulip Hotel. The car dealership next door was demolished at the same time in 2015, and two adjoining hotels, StayEasy and SunSquare, built on the site.

Submitted by Lila Komnick.


References:

Rennie, John for CPIA. 1978. The Buildings of Central Cape Town 1978. Volume Two : Catalogue. Cape Town: Cape Provincial Institute of Architects. pg 20 item 42.6