20 Helen Baxter Road, 4001 Durban, South Africa
#186 of 190 B&Bs and Inns in Durban
Guests' ChoiceBased on 53 hotel reviews
3.6Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.2
Location
5.6
Facilities
4.7
Staff
6.0
Value for money
5.4
Free WiFi
2.5
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Reviewed: 22 February 2024
Nkamisa
South AfricaNothing specific
Clean, has basi facilities ,provided what I really needed
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 18 July 2022
Naidu
South AfricaEverything. Place is deceiving from pictures. Doesn't say that's it's a room shared amongst others in the house which is literally not safe at all. Only 1 key for room door no house door keys had to wait 10mins for someone to open . Majority of the facilities are broken place is extremely terrible and untidy . Also very dirty
To be honest , literally only the staff was nice to us.
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: 8 July 2022
Mpumelelo
South AfricaThe shower handle was broken. I could not open the shower. The couches in the lounge area were extremely dirty. The pillows were thin and looked like makeshift pillows.
Nothing
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: 5 July 2022
Nene
South AfricaThey were smoking in the house ,dirty blanket
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: 15 May 2024
Busi1003
South AfricaI never got inside, I never got to see the room. I was traveling from Johannesburg and arrived in Durban a bit late. I called, and I was directed on how to get inside the yard. I knocked, and no one answered. On trying to call again, no one picked. I had to find alternative accommodation
I never got inside, I was traveling from Johannesburg and arrived in Durban a bit late. I called, and I was directed on how to get inside the yard. I knocked, and no one answered. On trying to call again, no one picked. I had to find alternative accommodation
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 8 May 2024
Mlungwini
South AfricaI end up sleep somewhere because of the location
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 11 April 2024
Minenhle
South AfricaEverything
Nothing
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 6 April 2024
Mpoetsi
South AfricaIt’s hard to locate the place, no proper reception area, rooms were untidy and not welcoming, and the is a bad smell about the place. Bathrooms are old and dirty. Could not connect to WiFi because it was overloaded by stuff members. Some of the stuff members seemed to have fun in one of the visitors rooms. The gate is falling apart. Bar fridge was not working in the rooms. We could not hang our clothes in the wardrobe because of bad smell. Nothing professional about whole place. I regret my decision of booking this place.
Nothing
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 23 March 2024
Smiley
RussiaSharing bathroom will many guests
The price it’s cheap
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 3 February 2024
Mzoxolo
South AfricaSharing bathroom
The environment
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 4 December 2023
Thuli
South AfricaThe service was poor every thing there was not on good
Nothing at all because the house was not clean
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 13 June 2023
Mboniseni
South AfricaThere must be proper showers and the bathroom needs to be cleaned atleast twice a day because it is used by evryone who booked in at that time.
It is self catering, with that atleast they are close to saverite where you can buy something to eat. About the location I would like to believe that ois is good and quiet you can literally study without any disturbance unless noise is caused by the property helper.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 13 February 2023
Lerato
South Africa1. The garage door was not locked & the car i rented was not safe. 2. The person who welcomed us was not so friendly & looked like she was a homeless girl who have never had a bath for days. 3. The room we were given wasn't the one i requested for which i asked for the one with 2 beds & I was given the one with 1 bed. 4. The bed itself had a dirty red sheet & dirty pillows with the dirty walls around it. 5. The room was also full of the dust & we decided not to sleep at all because of all the discomfort. 6. I was promised to be refunded my full amount as i left but to date that hasn't been paid back to me yet. 7. We had to sleep in the car parked near the beach in town until the next morning when we found another accommodation.
I did not like anything about that place.
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 27 January 2023
Vukani
United StatesEVERYTHING!! the place is terribly kept! The “lawn” outside that looks like ANYTHING can come out of it is hideously overgrown. There are COBWEBS everywhere you look and touch including the microwave in the kitchen and the windows that are opened everyday. The lounge window is broken and mosquitos feast on you if you sit in the lounge. The lights outside don’t work normally, as a guest I had to go with another male guest to play around with the electric wires to get them to work. The Toilet, which is the ONLY working toilet in the house is passably okay but it has no hand basin so after using it you have to go outside the house via the kitchen to wash your hands under a tap there. Don’t get me started on the only and universal bathroom in the house. the toilet doesn’t work and is covered by a kitchen cabinet written ‘out of order’. the sink has a ‘do not touch’ sign on it, the shower floor and window seal are filthy and cobwebbed. the drainage in the shower is terrible and you’ll be stepping in filthy water when you taking a bath. the shower curtain is trimmed with dirt and grime. The kitchen cupboards are off the hinges and hanging or leaning against the walls. It is infested by huge 2inch long cockroaches and small ants that are everywhere. there is a film of grime everywhere you look. the bin outside had maggots this morning. The ventilation in the bedrooms leaves a lot to be desired. the beds themselves are the most uncomfortable I have ever slept on.
The location was perfect, had good views and a few roads to go for walks on.
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 25 November 2022
Louise
South AfricaThe place is extremely filthy, disgusting , unhygienic, it terrible, ants everywhere, coackroaches in the bedroom., wardrobe had mold had to place my bags on the bed ...
The host Sachin was incredible very friendly, and hospitality
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 16 November 2022
Lulamo
South AfricaIt's dirty
The room I booked online was already booked. So I don't have a room. No refund was done
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 24 July 2022
Madide
South AfricaBathroom is not in good condition to be used
Nothing
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: 8 July 2022
Philani
South AfricaThe room wasn't what it looked like on the pictures and the door didn't have a key . The place was not clean at all . It was so dirty . I didn't even stay for the night because of the conditions of the place . I'm not impressed but rather upset .
The breakfast was not part of the stay for the night .
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: 29 June 2022
Thabo
South AfricaThe toilets were cleaned just after we arrived, the room is too sMall, the noise made by people who live in other room, people were smoking in the lounge, police came knocked at my door looking for some guy who sell weed, at some point there’s a guy who knocked and it was late saying he is a caretaker I didn’t open, there were no glasses to drink water, show was dirty,
Nothing
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: 27 June 2022
Stheh
South Africathe place is very dirty
nothing
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: 19 January 2023
Anonymous
South AfricaThe bathroom and the toilet was clean but needs to be renovated and the people currently living there shouldn’t just leave their cosmetics just lying around and hanging their underwears and towels in the bathroom. lastly, just a suggestion for future, it would be nice if the owner can put fans or air conditioners in the rooms, Durban is hot and you can’t leave the windows open due to mosquitoes. thank you
The property was clean and safe. the wife was great too, above that Ida( the lady in charge was very welcoming), I checked in very late but she was understanding, even told her I will be back some day.
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 29 October 2022
Anonymous
South AfricaThe place is dirty
Nothing
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 20 March 2024
Theunissen
South AfricaThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 7 January 2024
Ayabonga
South AfricaThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in January 2024
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