125 Marine Parade, Beach Road, 4001 Durban, South Africa
#55 of 87 hotels in Durban
Guests' ChoiceBased on 2027 hotel reviews
7.7Cleanliness
8.4
Comfort
8.2
Location
8.8
Facilities
7.8
Staff
8.7
Value for money
8.0
Free WiFi
7.4
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 3 December 2022
Londeka
South AfricaI was in a first floor so there was a lot of noise heppening outside
Everything
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 25 November 2022
Thuthukile
South AfricaThe Hotel is very old need some renovation especially the bathrooms it's very old also floors. one lift. Breakfast and dinner are very expensive.
It was clean, had a smart tv, bed was comfortable.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 21 November 2022
Dlamini
Eswatinithe breakfast
everything about the hotel
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 20 November 2022
Dlamini
EswatiniService
I liked everything about the hotel and I can visit it and recommend to my friends and family
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 7 November 2022
Sepitle
South AfricaParking congestion.
The helpful staff.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 7 November 2022
Lukhozi
South AfricaThere are people making noise in the corridor at night
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 5 November 2022
Efmi
ZimbabweGreat views
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 27 October 2022
Dorothy
South AfricaBest location, close to transport and beach.The staff was helpful and friendly too
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 23 October 2022
Ntaoleng
South AfricaNothing
Its clean, it smells so nice. Friendly staff always willing to assist. Reasonable prices.
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 15 October 2022
Mbongeni
South AfricaParking
The Food
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 13 October 2022
Nthabiseng
South AfricaNothing
Everything was good hle
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 10 October 2022
Madipuo
South AfricaThere cockroaches The electrical plugs were off for few hours,every day in the morning
Nice staff
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 9 October 2022
Ntswaki
South AfricaLate housekeeping and short of towels and coffee station goods.
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 7 October 2022
Stephina
South AfricaIt was a very busy street not so safe to walk there at night
The stuff were very friendly, rooms were cleaned every day it was a very comfortable stay thank you the balmoral
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 7 October 2022
Dangisa
South AfricaSet up of the furniture is not nice at least if we can have couch to seat, while watching TV, wifi signal is very poor and it takes time to get an iron after requesting one
The staff is friendly, they managed to arrange two rooms before check-in time, the place is clean
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 5 October 2022
Amos
South AfricaSlumber couch was not comfortable was too old
The staff and security
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 5 October 2022
Humbulani
South AfricaShow pressure is not great. There is only one elevator for the entire hotel. Parking when you arrive is quite tight but there are long term arrangements that can be made. The manager of the hotel is not social at all. She walked around looking very angry and just causing tension in the atmosphere. Only the receptionists were friendly. the restaurant staff seemed upset all the time, so we only used the restaurant once. The hotel only supplied one toilet roll at a time which become a little annoying because every second day we had to call reception for a new roll. There is no swimming pool at the hotel not gym facilities.
Friendly staff, clean, excellent location to beach and other places in Durban like the stadium and Ushaka Marine world, clubs too. Aircon works. Bedding is comfortable.
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 4 October 2022
Molebogeng
South AfricaThat the hotel doesn't have a pool, cause sometimes you just need to unwind when it's extremely hot , my Aircon was giving me issues.
Location, location that's all that mattered close to proximity is important.
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 4 October 2022
Np
South AfricaOut of 2 rooms I booked, 1 had condom containers plus used condom pocket. Sadly the kids are the ones that saw it. TV in their room was also not working. The other room had a left over tissue which was finished same day 😞. The phone was not working. The floor seems to have lots of unstableness. That’s dangerous ⚠️ and needs to fixed.
This was my 2nd time going there. Location is perfect and the food was amazing 🤩. I simply love this hotel. Whenever I think of coming to DBN this is the place I prefer. I have referred lots of people here and I will continue to do so because I believe in the vibe here.
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 3 October 2022
Ntokozo
South AfricaThere’s a limited variety for breakfast. Limited tv channels.
Friendly staff, lovely location right by the beach, public transport easily accessible. Clean room
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 2 October 2022
Sphumelele
South AfricaAfter the cleaning they forgot to give us towels and toilet paper but then they brought them when we made them aware of the matter
The front desk staff they were so friendly and helpful all the time they serve with a smile
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 27 September 2022
Ntema
South AfricaNothing
Location is perfect closed to the sea and many activities, staff were friendly very accommodating we were even helped to carry our bags from the car to our rooms.
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: 25 September 2022
Lebogang
South AfricaI asked for a double bed and that was not hournored, I was promised it will be sorted but didn't, we had to combine those two single beds ourselves😡
The location right in front of the sea....🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️ Was happy with the fact that they have a generator as I was there also for work,, it automatically kicked in before my gadgets went off ☑️🔥☑️ WiFi always on full coverage 🔥🔥🔥
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: 18 September 2022
Mlondi
South AfricaMmm. They were no towels in the room
Friendly staff at the reception
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: 18 September 2022
Karabo
South AfricaThe bedroom light was too dim
Stayed in September 2022
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