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Reviews of The Oysters Apartment

2 Lighthouse Road, 4320 Durban, South Africa

#462 of 704 Holiday rentals in Durban

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Review score

Based on 52 apartment reviews

7.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.8

  • Comfort

    8.0

  • Location

    9.2

  • Facilities

    7.5

  • Staff

    8.3

  • Value for money

    7.5

  • Free WiFi

    9.3

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  • Reviewed: 21 May 2024

    6.0
    Excellent price but needs maintenance
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Cracks all over the place, ceiling, walls & tiles. Plug sockets hanging out of the walls. Dimmer switches missing. No mirror in the main bedroom or dressing area. Hairdryer nowhere to be found until after I had bought one. Found it in the kitchen cupboard above the tumble dryer just where you would expect it to be!! Dishwasher was stinky probably from lack of use. No tea towels. Mismatched glasses. Shortage of plates. Cracked mirror in 2nd bathroom, broken toilet seat. No coffee machine, had to buy a bodum. Water pressure was really bad but that happens. Coffee table was burnt & scuffed. No toiletries apart from little soaps which to me is not "toiletries".

    The location was great as we had a function at the Beverly Hills Hotel. We had a sea view

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 May 2024

    8.0
    Well organised and great location
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Price

    Location

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 April 2024

    6.0
    Ok for a short stay but did not live up to standard of the area where it is located.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Very old furniture and poorly maintained apartment. Musty 2nd room. Did not live up to exterior appearance of complex.Very small parking.

    Location, Location, Location. Easy access. Close to everything.Beautiful building and apartment.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 February 2024

    7.0
    Issue with water pressure otherwise a nice stay would come again
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Water pressure

    Nice stay, would come again

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 December 2023

    8.0
    Maintenance required
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The apartment could do with some minor improvements. Maintenance needs to be improved as well. The little stuff makes it frustrating like aircon remotes not working..no mirrors in the bedrooms..majority of the downlighters are fused making the apartment very dark...no washing up sponge or dishcloth provided. Otherwise all good

    Excellent location..very neat and clean.Secure parking.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 September 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights

    N/A

    PEACE AND QUITE

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 June 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Place needs a bit of maintenance but wasn't too bad

    Peaceful. View

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 May 2023

    6.0
    I LIKED THE PLACE BUT HATED THE FLAT A BIT,WISHED I TOOK A BETTER FLAT .FLAT NEEDS A LOT OF TLC
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights

    THE BATHROOM SHOWER LEAKED A LOT AND THE SECOND ROOM HAD A BAD ODOUR

    THE VIEW AND THE SPACE OF THE FLAT, THE PARKING WS GREAT. THE POOL WAS LOVELY

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 February 2023

    8.0
    Had a lovely stay in the apartment.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    the couches and beds could be a bit more comfortable. some soap for the kitchen/bathrooms would have been a nice touch and helpful.

    nice view, great location, spacious apartment.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 October 2022

    6.0
    Location, location, location.
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The apartment lacks maintenance, fixtures are broken and the whole place is full of cracks in the walls.

    Great location, perfectly situated close to the main street with all the restaurants and the beach.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 26 September 2022

    8.0
    was an enjoyable stay
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    ants and cockroaches

    easy to find

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 3 April 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    1apartment needs some work and a bigger TV

    Location is perfect

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: 29 March 2022

    8.0
    Comfortable, but beds not so comfortable, particularly in guest room
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights

    N/A

    Did not have breakfast

    Stayed in February 2022

  • Reviewed: 21 March 2022

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Apartment dated and not well maintained

    Location

    Stayed in March 2022

  • Reviewed: 26 January 2022

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights

    The apartment needs a bit of renovations

    Stayed in December 2021

  • Reviewed: 8 January 2022

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    For starters a complimentary choice of tea/coffee sachets would have been most welcome. Kitchen was very ill-equipped for a self-catering unit. Lounge set very, very uncomfortable, needs replacing. A smart TV is needed and reception in the main bedroom was very poor. Front door lock is faulty and the sliding door to the balcony did not lock.

    The location is great. Would have preferred a unit on a higher floor, we were on the 1st floor, and the view was obscured.

    Stayed in January 2022

  • Reviewed: 20 May 2024

    4.0
    Very disappointing for the price. Property is in a state of gross neglect!!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Poor condition. Needs maintenance desperately. Broken plugs, cracks, 7lights not working etc. etc.

    Location

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 April 2024

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Dated, property needs work, poor maintenance, there were not even double adapters to plug in side lamps next to bed, Hairdryer was broken and no plugs to plug it in apart from next to tv

    Good location

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 July 2023

    9.0
    Our stay was very pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    The apartment was clean and the property manager was friendly and accommodating.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 June 2023

    10
    Oyster apartments
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    MASTER BEDROOM bathroom does not have a shower.

    Booked here to attend a function in Durban. Everything was perfect. Highly recommended and I will certainly come back.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 April 2023

    4.0
    Below standard for the price
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    for the price it did not match the standard and Air condition never worked in the 2nd room

    location

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 April 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Wish I could have stayed longer.

    Lovely flat, good location. Kids enjoyed the beach that is only a few minuets walk form flat and the pool. Host was very accommodating and friendly. Will definitely go back again.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 January 2023

    5.0
    This apartment needs quite a bit of work to be rented out at the current rate the landlord wants!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The apartment needs a lot of maintenance. The carpets are dirty and there are huge cracks on almost all the walls. The main bedroom’s bed is the hardest most uncomfortable bed we’ve ever slept on. The vanity in the main bathroom is about to collapse. The curtains in the main bedroom hardly move. The second bedroom has a blind which lets in light from the outside building corridor. The kitchen is very sparsely equipped, no salad bowl, mixed and matched cutlery and glasses. Air-conditioners need to be serviced as they rattle and need duct tape to prevent them sounding like tractors. Some of the internal light switches are missing dimming knobs and a few lights don’t come on at all.

    Location was excellent as you’re walking distance to the heart of Umhlanga.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 January 2023

    1.0
    This unit was disgusting !!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 18 nights

    The entire unit should have been fixed up before my family and I moved in. On arrival we noticed numerous cracks on the walls throughout, Some damp marks on the walls, missing light buttons on the walls. The kitchen cupboards were full of cockroaches. The aircon in the first room made a loud noise. Both aircons were stuck closed with duck tape. The locks leading out onto the balcony did not work. The main door key lock did not turn properly to open/close. This unit was disgusting !!

    The view from the balcony.

    Stayed in January 2023

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