The thirty third hotel in the group, the Cape Sun was built in 1980 at a cost of R48 million and opened in 1983 with lavish furniture and fittings of marble, and a magnificent collection of paintings, and even some fine Cape Dutch furniture. This hotel set a new standard of luxury hospitality in Cape Town, and although over the years it has been branded as Holiday Inn and InterContinental, it has returned to its Southern Sun roots.