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Southern Sun The Marine
Summerstrand, Gqeberha, Eastern Cape 0–125 guestsRRRR · Luxury
Overview & Capacity
The Marine - freshly rebranded from Protea Marriott to Southern Sun - is a 114-room beachfront hotel on Marine Drive whose Fish Eagle room takes 120, backed by four smaller venues. It caps around 125, so it's a small-conference and banquet hotel, and the Southern Sun banqueting is dependable. The rebrand is recent, so B&W tracks any service shift, but the fundamentals - beachfront, airport-close, five flexible rooms - are unchanged. A tidy mid-market pick for a Bay meeting under 120.
Seated
90
Banquet
100
Cinema
120
B&W Production Notes
- Medium-High - Fish Eagle 220 m2 seats 120; five configurable venues
B&W Verdict
The rebranded beachfront workhorse. Under 120 on Marine Drive - dependable Southern Sun hosting, freshly re-flagged.
Suitable For
Small-to-mid conferencesbanquets to 100 and boardroom meetings on the beachfront
What we like
- Fish Eagle room (220 m2) seats 120 cinema / 100 banquet
- Five configurable venues with 114 rooms
- Beachfront Marine Drive with Southern Sun banqueting
What to confirm
- Combined maximum vs single-room max
- Current TripAdvisor rating
- Outdoor/beach function options
- Rates
Amenities & Facilities
fish-eagle-220sqm
5-venues
beachfront-marine-drive
restaurant
bar
pool
wifi
Quick Facts
Summerstrand, Gqeberha, Eastern Cape
0–125 guests
4-star beachfront conference hotel
RRRR — Luxury
Yes - banqueting team
Yes - 114 rooms
🏠 Indoor
✈️ 4 (Chief Dawid Stuurman Intl) km from OR Tambo
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