Must-see hotels in KwaZulu-Natal

  • Redlands Hotel & Lodge

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Swish and stately, this elegant place offers contrived but tasteful colonial-style surrounds. It’s a favourite among government dignitaries. The spacious…

  • Madeline Grove

    Durban

    Close to Florida Rd's bars and restaurants, this largish guesthouse has a range of rooms, including some with balconies and a couple of smaller budget…

  • Tancredi B&B

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Just south of the city centre in a quiet suburb, Tancredi has seven rooms in a beautifully restored Victorian house. The top-notch breakfast and personal…

  • Umdlalo Lodge

    KwaZulu-Natal

    With eight luxurious rooms, and even a honeymoon suite, this place is a fabulously upmarket coastal spot. Each bedroom suite leads onto a charming central…

  • Fairlight Beach House

    KwaZulu-Natal

    A sprawling, smart guesthouse, Fairlight overlooks the beach and offers 10 rooms (not all with views). Rooms are spacious, furnishings are stylish and a…

  • uMuzi Bushcamp

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Inside the Ondini complex are these traditional beehive huts in pleasant surrounds, near marula trees. Rates include entry to the Ondini cultural site…

  • Mtunzini B&B

    KwaZulu-Natal

    A no-nonsense, friendly place with beautiful spaces, set around a beautiful garden. There’s a range of rooms, from doubles inside the main house to…

  • Granny Mouse Country House

    KwaZulu-Natal

    This deceptively named place near the village of Balgowan, south of Mooi River, is not one abode but more a resort-style range of neat, thatched,…

  • Guesthouse

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Five rooms (as well as a self-catering cottage) in a pleasant, neat-as-a-pin, slightly dated house nestled in the hills above Ballito. Richard, the owner,…

  • Roseland House

    Durban

    A well-established guesthouse with friendly hosts, an excellent breakfast, two swimming pools and a dozen rooms fitted with heavy wooden furniture. There…

  • Shakaland Hotel

    KwaZulu-Natal

    You can stay overnight in luxury beehives at this four-star hotel, part of Shakaland. Included in the rate are cultural activities such as spear-throwing,…

  • Wailana Beach Lodge

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Comfortable, well-designed rooms with modern amenities net this place glowing reviews from travellers, but it's the ocean views from the deck and pool…

  • Beverley Hills Sun Intercontinental

    KwaZulu-Natal

    They didn’t pull out all the stops on the exterior, but this top-notch classic is deliciously stylish on the inside. It’s the perfect place for a platinum…

  • Garden Court

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Rooms here are spacious, with attention to detail and no-nonsense comforts. The hotel's restaurant isn't spectacular but it does serve meals throughout…

  • Durban Hilton International

    Durban

    Glitzy and chic, this modern behemoth offers a predictable hotel experience and attracts mainly business travellers. Ask about the specials.

  • Garden Court Marine Parade

    Durban

    A superb beachfront option, Garden Court was given a snazzy overhaul in 2014 and now boasts sleek, modern rooms, all with ocean views.

  • Tekweni Backpackers

    Durban

    The motto of this place says it all: ‘Tekweni goes off’. Its courtyard, complete with pool and bar, gets jammed with socialising backpackers on Friday and…

  • Gooderson Beach Hotel

    Durban

    Wake up to the sounds, sights and smell of the ocean in a beachfront room at the ageing Beach Hotel. In the thick of Durban's watery action, the place…

  • Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Inside the reserve in a valley are campsites in very pretty surrounds, overlooking a reservoir. It’s peaceful and offers plentiful bird life, plus the odd…

  • Happy Hippo

    Durban

    Close to the beach is this spacious, well-run, warehouse-style accommodation choice. There are bright colours, vast spaces and an awesome rooftop bar,…

  • Balmoral

    Durban

    The only low-rise hotel on the beachfront, the Balmoral has a faded grandeur born of its former life as a colonial residence. It's in a great location on…

  • Elbow’s Rest

    KwaZulu-Natal

    These three self-catering units have a pretty, cottage-like feel in a secure environment. The decor is slightly old-world, with lots of pine trimmings,…

  • Spot Backpackers

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Close to Port Shepstone, this is spot-on for position (a right-on-the-beach deal for sand, sun and surf) and is a justifiably popular, albeit slightly…

  • Memra Guest House

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Travellers rave about the personal attention at this small guesthouse. There are two properties down the street from each other, each with simple, clean…

  • Penny Farthing Country House

    KwaZulu-Natal

    This quaint guesthouse, located 30km south of Dundee on the R33 towards Greytown, is well placed for visits to Rorke’s Drift and Isandlwana. Owner Foy…

  • Treetops Lodge

    KwaZulu-Natal

    This pleasant, leafy place has neat, if dated, double rooms, plus a self-catering unit. The rooms overlook a charming garden, and there’s a massive shared…

  • Doornkraal

    KwaZulu-Natal

    This is one of a range of fabulous bush camps; the others have heftier minimum charges. Note, this is your 'real Africa' camping experience – it’s cold…

  • Dlinza Forest Accommodation

    KwaZulu-Natal

    These four self-catering log cabins are neat, modern, clean and spacious. Follow the signs to the Dlinza Forest Reserve; the guesthouse is just beyond the…

  • City Lodge

    Durban

    A solid, if a bit corporate, choice in the city centre not far from the beach.

  • Siesta B&B

    KwaZulu-Natal

    This B&B is ultrafriendly, clean and well signed.

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