Grandwest Casino Ice Skating Times
We were rather enjoying our little break from the girls, having already spent the morning traipsing around Bloubergstrand, taking photos of Table Mountain, visiting Big Bay, and indulging in much coffee and cake at Cafe Blouberg. I then put on the table to Chantelle that we should extend our outing a little longer by paying a visit to the GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World on the way home – primarily because I wanted to take some photos of its interesting facades. Amazingly (and inexplicably) she said yes.
Opened in December 2000, Sun International’s GrandWest Casino entertainment complex is built on the old Goodwood Showgrounds and is Cape Town’s only registered casino. It is a sprawling operation that features two hotels, a kids entertainment world (with arcade), a concert venue (The Grand Arena), loads of restaurants and bars (plus a fast food court), an Olympic-size ice skating rink, a bowling alley, movie cinemas, lots of conference facilities, dedicated exhibition space (SunExhibits), and of course the actual casino floor itself.
Now neither Chantelle or I am into gambling at all, and the kids are still a bit young to easily manage in the big crowds that the place tends to generate, so GrandWest isn’t actually a location that we visit very often (other than for the odd show or music concert) at all. That said, it was interesting that both Chantelle and I commented on just how eerie it is at how little the place has changed in the now 20 years of its existence!
The place is loud and colorful and full of people, and there is more entertainment on offer than what you can shake a stick at. I of course love the historic preservation effort the architects put into the design of this fun entertainment complex, with much of its external facades modelled after historic and landmark Cape Town city buildings, and the interior decor heavily trading on Cape Town’s rich maritime tradition.
So much to see, so much to photograph, no wonder then that Chantelle almost instantly got annoyed with me and immediately regretted having ever agreed to this unscheduled photo walk in the first place! (Not even Keith Calder’s playful seals out front were enough to appease her.)
Still, I had fun:
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A Olympic size ice skating rink and a mini supervised ice rink for children under five years old.
Venue: GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World, 1 Jakes Gerwel Dr, Goodwood, Cape Town
Times: School holidays: Mon – Fri @10am – 12 midnight. Sat @9am – 12am. Sun @12 noon – 12 midnight.
School term: Mon – Fri @10am – 4pm. Wed – Thu @8pm – 10.30pm. Fri @6pm – 12 midnight. Sat @9am – 12 midnight. Sun @12 noon – 5.30pm
Cost: R 10 – R 45
Tel: 021 535 2260
Email: chairman@icerink.co.za
Website:www.icerink.co.za
Other attractions within GrandWest:
Public Skating Ice Time Schedule. Check our Schedule below for available skating time. Information stated is accurate at the time of publication and may be subject to change at management’s discretion. Ticketing office is closed 1 hour before the last public skating session ends. Kallang Ice World also offers beginner classes. The Ice Station, Grand West Casino, 1 Jakes Gerwel Drive, Goodwood (16,233.61 km). Check out the The Ice Station, GrandWest for public session times.
Grand West Ice Skating Times
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