Hotel Balmoral
125 Marine Parade, Durban 4001, South Africa

Hotel description
An excellent hotel in the 4*category and in Durban's very best location. The level of service at the hotel is excellent and the terrace is one of Durban's best places to watch the sunset. (RO 08/07)

Location
Situated on Durban's 'Golden Mile' and famous Marine Parade with views of the Indian Ocean, the Balmoral is close to many of the city's entertainment venues. The hotel is just a 20 metre walk to the sandy beach and seen as the ideal location for those wanting to be in the middle of the city.

Room description
All the rooms are medium in size whilst the decor reflects the colonial style of the hotel. Each room has a comfortable dark wood bed, writing desk and tea/ coffee making facilities, as well as a safe, satelite TV and 24 hour room service.

Hotel lobby
The lobby is medium in size and open plan, it has a dark wood reception area, marble floor and incorporates a small seating area for guests comfort.

Hotel restaurant
Situated on the ground floor serving the highest quality local and international cuisine. Breakfast, lunch and dinner can be taken inside the hotel or on the popular terrace at the front of the hotel.

Hotel Beach
P.o Box 10305 Marine Parade, Durban, 4056, South Africa

Hotel description
An excellent 3* hotel close to all the best things Durban has to offer. Guests only have to cross the road to reach the beach. Parking is also available. (Ro 04/06)

Location
Ideally located on Durban's Golden Mile and within walking distance to the city's best shopping, restaurants, many sea front attractions like Sea World and Fun World as well as Durban Convention Centre. Just 18 km's from Durban airport.

Room description
All rooms are en-suite and have air conditioning, satelite TV, Telephone, tea/coffee making facilities as well as a table and chairs. The rooms are a good size and have large windows making the rooms bright.

Hotel lobby
The pleasant softly lit lobby area has a tiled floor and a curved wooden reception desk.

Hotel restaurant
The Beach Hotel has a choice of three excellent restaurants to choose from all of which offer guests a range of food from a La carte to fresh sea food. The Sea food restaurant overlooks Durban's famous promenade and is a popular restaurant. The hotel also has a pub open to guests and the public which has regular live music.

Hotel Beverly Hills
54 Lighthouse Road, Po Box 71, Durban, South Africa

Hotel description
AHJ 11/07

Location
The hotel is located 20 minutes away by car from Durban and overlooks the Indian Ocean.

Room description
The rooms in the hotel are all air conditioned and have modern facilities.

Hotel lobby
The lobby is medium in size.

Hotel City Lodge
Corner Brickhill And Old Fort Roads, Durban P O Box 10842, South Africa

Hotel description
City lodge has become a household name in the Southern African market, providing guests with comfortable and tastefully decorated rooms which are the ideal place to make your own when you come home at the end of your day. Lush gardens, palm trees and a pool with a gazebo lend a relaxed, summer feel to this hotel, as well as being only 2 blocks away from the main beach and 2 minutes from Durban?s CBD. (AHJ0108)

Location
Situated in the middle of the city and within walking distance of the international conference centre. It is also just a stones throw from the beach and its popular promenade.

Room description
All of the rooms are of a good standard and are fully carpeted with comfortable beds and are softly lit to give a cosy feel. Each room has a writing desk and chair as well as satelite TV, tea/coffee making facilities, ice jug and digital safe. The en-suite bathrooms all have separate bath and shower.

Hotel lobby
With large windows in front, the reception is bright and open plan overlooking the lounge and breakfast areas. The wooden reception desk is next to the internet facilities.

Hotel Garden Court Marine Parade
Marine Parade 4056, Durban, South Africa

Hotel description
11/07 AHJ

Location
Situated in an ideal location directly oppostite the beach with views of the ocean. The station which serves the city is a five minute drive from the hotel.

Room description
Medium in size with light wood furniture and light coloured walls. All are modern and in very good condition.

Hotel lobby
Medium in size and modern in decor with a marble reception area and dark tiled flooring. It also incorporates a small seating area and leads directly onto both the McRib restaurant and breakfast room.

Hotel restaurant
The breakfast room is situated on the ground floor. There are two restaurants, one an Indian restaurant and McRib family restaurant which serves american cuisine.

Hotel Garden Court South Beach
73 Marine Parade, Durban, South Africa

Hotel description
An excellent hotel for its category, functional and efficient. 11/07 AHJ

Location
Situated on the beachfront which is the main tourist area of Durban. It is a five minute drive from the station which serves the city and has a private shuttle bus which can take clients to the airport at a small charge.

Room description
All the rooms are large and in good condition. Modern throughout all with light wood furniture blending with dark colour schemes for the carpets and bedspreads.

Hotel lobby
Modern in keeping with the rest of the hotel and tiled flooring. It is medium in size and incorporates a small seating area and a couple of vending machines.

Hotel restaurant
The 'longhorn' diner is situated on the ground floor serving American style cuisine and is also popular with the locals.

Hotel Protea Edward
Marine Parade, Durban 4000, South Africa

Hotel description
Regarded as one of the best 4* hotels in Durban with prime location on the city's popular 'Golden Mile'. (AHJ 0907)

Location
Situated on marine parade directly opposite the beachfront (20 metre walk to the sandy beach) & overlooking the Indian ocean. Only a 20 minute drive from Durban airport.

Room description
All rooms and bathrooms are in excellent condition and mirror the Victorian style of the hotel. Pastel colours dominate and blend in with the dark wood furnishings. All rooms have tea/coffee making facilities, satellite TV and 18 hour room service.

Hotel lobby
Medium in size & decorated using traditional dark wood antique furniture & marble flooring, the reception also has a small seating area & hanging glass chandelier. To the left of the reception desk is the entrance to the fine bar and cigar room.

Hotel restaurant
The hotel boasts a variety of food choices with a brasserie serving breakfast & a la carte dinners, whilst the terrace area offers guests light meals.

Hotel Riverside
10 Northway, Po Box 35523, Durban, South Africa

Hotel description
This is a very popular hotel in the northern suburbs of Durban. ideal for both leisure and corporate guests it has a good restaurant and excellent conference facilities. (AHJ 1107)

Location
Situated above the Umgeni River in Durban North, the hotel has unparalleled views across a magnificent green belt. There is easy access to the central business district and the hotel is just 5 minutes drive from the Umhlanga Rocks and the Dolphin Coast.

Room description
All 169 rooms are en-suite and fitted with a desk top moden point plus state of the art multi channel TV.

Hotel Royal
267 Smith Street, Po Box 1041, Durban, South Africa

Hotel description
One of the best hotels in the city. (AHJ 11/07)

Location
Situated in the heart of Durban's city centre. The waterfront area is a short drive away.

Room description
All the rooms are medium in size and in good condition. The bathrooms which are furnished in marble are also in good order. Decor varies with some rooms being traditional and the more recently furnished being modern.

Hotel lobby
A stone reception area which has a small seating area directly in front of it. Decorated with hand made original South African artwork alignes the walls of the lobby.

Hotel restaurant
The hotel boasts a large variety with five restaurants and four bars. All restaurants serve International cuisine.

Hotel Southern Sun Elangeni
63 Snell Parade, Po Box 4094, Durban, South Africa

Hotel description
An excellent hotel, arguably the best in the area for its category. 11/07 AHJ

Location
Situated directly in front of the beach overlooking the ocean just a ten minute walk from the centre of Durban. The train station which serves the town is just a five minute drive away.

Room description
30% are large with the remainder being very large. All are in excellent condition with the bathrooms being in very good condition. The decor varies slightly but rooms are always modern with light wood furnishings and all have sea view.

Hotel lobby
The lobby is medium in size and very modern in design and decor with tiled flooring and a marble recpetion area. It incorporates a small boutique selling various goods and also leads onto an authentic Irish pub and seating area.

Hotel restaurant
There is one room which the hotel used for breakfast, lunch and dinner which is decorated on a South African theme. Alternatively there are two seperate restaurants, one Japanese, the other Indina both of which are very well known in the area amongst the local people for their high standard cuisine.

Hotel Southern Sun North Beach
83/91 Snell Parade, Durban, Po Box 10592, South Africa

Hotel description
11/07 AHJ

Location
Situated directly opposite the beachfront in an ideal location overlooking the ocean. The station which serves Durban is a five minute drive away.

Room description
All the rooms are medium in size and in very good condition as are the bathrooms. Decor varies but is modern throughout typical of the Garden Court brand of Holiday Inns.

Hotel lobby
Medium in size and modern in decor though in a traditional design with a high oval ceiling and large columns with a blue/ white colouring. There is also as large seating area.

Hotel restaurant
The breakfast room is located on the second floor and is the standard room that all Garden Courts have in this area. The restaurant 'Wykato Steak House' serves American cuisine and is situated on the first floor.

Hotel Suncoast Hotel And Towers
20 Battery Baech Road, Durban, South Africa

Hotel description
This stunning art deco hotel opened in December 2006 and has fantastic guest facilities including a private beach front area. It also has a unique 700 m² Balinese-style Spa complex offers both simple and traditional World-Class Lifestyle Spa treatment regimes dedicated to the rejuvenation and restoration of the body. The outdoor pool and gardens has sun loungers and food and drinks can be ordered here. A 4* hotel offering 5* standard and service. (AHJ 0607)

Location
Situated in the heart of Durban's famous Golden Mile right on the beach front, Southern Sun's SunCoast Hotel and Towers offers spectacular views of Durban's golden beaches. The popular SunCoast Casino and Entertainment Complex is just an arm's length away.

Room description
The hotel boasts 128 rooms including luxury suites and the sumptuous penthouse suite. All have en-suite bathrooms with separate shower, radio, LCD screen TV with satellite channels, DVD in the suites, individually controlled air-conditioning and mini bar. Room service is also available.

Hotel lobby
Guests staying at the Towers have private access to an exclusive reception and lounge, which leads onto its own private pooldeck and provides complete privacy and a range of complimentary services.

Hotel restaurant
A modern, stylish restaurant with a mix of authentic Mediterranean dishes as well as popular Durban favorites and seafood specialities. Breakfast offers a great choice from Continental, to full English health options. There is an excellent wine menu too.

Hotel Tropicana
85 Marine Parade, Durban 4001 Po Box 10305, South Africa

Hotel description
The perfect hotel for both families or business people looking to be in the centre of all the action and close to Durban's best attractions. The hotel offers parking. (RO 04/06)

Location
Located on the famous Golden Mile and overlooking the beautiful Indian Ocean the Tropicana is close to Durban's best attractions. To reach the beach guests need only cross the promenade road. Sea World and Fun World are also within walking distance as are local shopping centres and the Durban International Convention Centre. Durban airport is just 18km's away.

Room description
Spacious rooms offer air conditioning, satelite TV, telephone, Tea/Coffee making facilities and a table and chairs for guests comfort. All rooms have large windows offering panoramic views of either the sea or Durban city.

Hotel lobby
A medium size lobby area with tiled floor and wide reception desk. Large windows offer the pleaseant entrance lots of natural light.

Hotel restaurant
Guests have a choice of 2 restaurants and can relax on the terrace of the hotel cafe overlooking promenade. A wide variety of food is available with fresh seafood available daily.