Sunshine Coast
This airy house with a garden leading straight to the beach is great value. The 1st-floor lounge has superb ocean views – including a glimpse of…
Must-see hotels in Eastern Cape
The Wild Coast
Mbotyi River Lodge, a low-key resort at the river mouth, has thatched rooms and a cluster of log cabins overlooking the beach and lagoon. Numerous…
Port Elizabeth
An attractive, secure property in a residential area. This efficiently run haven of peace set in park-like gardens is one of PE's most solid options, with…
Mountain Zebra National Park Rest Camp
Eastern Cape
The park rest camp offers campsites (with power points and a communal kitchen) and comfortable and well-equipped cottages. The rest camp is 10km from the…
The Wild Coast
This sprawling complex of attractive thatched white units, wavering somewhere between Cape Dutch and Cape Cod, contains stylishly appointed rooms, a…
Sunshine Coast
Dutch–South African couple Rob and Marianne are gracious hosts at this well-priced hilltop guesthouse with winning views. The three rooms are spick and…
Sunshine Coast
This two-storey brick home shelters five tidy, light-filled rooms and a neat four-bed dorm as well as excellent kitchen facilities, a bar and pool table…
Port Elizabeth
In the upmarket neighbourhood of Walmer, this friendly guesthouse has simple, brilliant-value rooms each with a fridge, microwave, TV and en-suite…
Sunshine Coast
Situated 27km northwest of the main rest camp, this recommended bush camp has four simple safari tents, each with two single beds. There's a shared…
Port Elizabeth
This elegant villa in the quiet suburb of Summerstrand is just the ticket for those seeking a cosy home away from home experience in PE. The eight rooms…
Sunshine Coast
Aloe Again has clean, fresh rooms and a large open-plan lounge and kitchen. The courtyard and garden area offer plenty of space to chill.
Eastern Cape
In this handsome mini-village, the majority of rooms are in old-fashioned low-slung cottages with private porches surrounding a manicured lawn. Right in…
Port Elizabeth
This refurbished Victorian house a few doors from the Stanley St restaurants offers small but comfortable rooms and a garden with plunge pool. The…
Eastern Cape
One of East London's best sleeping options, this intimate hotel overlooking a small lake is an oasis of calm and security north of the centre. It offers…
Sunshine Coast
Clean, neat and close to shops and restaurants, this hostel is a great choice if you're counting the pennies. The dorms and rooms have been renovated and…
Eastern Cape
The best hotel in the area, the Ripple Hill harbours 14 entirely renovated rooms with wooden floors and sparkling bathrooms. The attached restaurant …
Sunshine Coast
These four self-catering apartments, ideally located directly across the street from Kelly’s Beach, are one of the best values in town, though some might…
Eastern Cape
Run by affable owners, this place offers three amply-sized, well-thought-out cottages with separate bedrooms, immaculate en suites and well-equipped…
Eastern Cape
Relaxed, simple and beautiful seem to be the rule here. All rooms have a pleasing rustic touch. But it's the garden that steals the laurels, with its…
Eastern Cape
This restored historic farmhouse, built in 1837 and hidden in a secluded valley near a dam, can sleep six people in two doubles and two singles. It has…
Browns @ 137 High Street Guesthouse
Sunshine Coast
This welcoming abode with a central location has seven cramped but comfortable rooms in a 200-year-old house built by Piet Retief, with thick walls and…
Eastern Cape
This stylish guesthouse has an arty feel, with ceramics on the walls, colourful cushions on the beds and turquoise garden furniture. Rooms upstairs have…
Eastern Cape
Delightful guesthouse Comfrey Cottage has three upmarket cottages with alpacas grazing the lawns of its beautiful park-like garden. Geological and…
Eastern Cape
This renovated 1920s landmark building with a waterfront location and contemporary furnishings is a good choice for the centre. Sea-facing rooms, while…
Port Elizabeth
You probably won't fall in love with this modern high-rise, but it has the most dramatic beach views you could ever hope for and all the facilities of an…
Sunshine Coast
Occupying prime real estate in front of Supertubes (with direct beach access), this luxury option is perfect for surfing voyeurs. Most rooms come with a…
Sunshine Coast
Three luxury self-catering cottages among lawns and coral trees on the site of a historic homestead atop Wesley Hill. Offers seclusion, privacy and…
Sunshine Coast
This highly recommended tranquil, shaded park has excellent two-bedroom chalets (sleeping four) as well as fully grassed areas for campers and well…
Eastern Cape
Near Nqweba Dam, this fenced campground has four pre-erected safari tents furnished with twin beds and a table and chairs on the deck. There's a shared…
Eastern Cape
This popular guesthouse has a combination of friendly staff, good food (dinner costs R170) and quiet, well-tended rooms in a pleasing environment.
And The Cow Jumped Over The Moon
Eastern Cape
Just north of the 'centre' you'll find this cosy venture in a proudly maintained property; the three rooms are spotless, with simple decor.
Dwesa Nature Reserve Chalets & Campsite
The Wild Coast
The reserve has self-catering chalets and camping near the beach. There's plenty of shade for campers and the chalets have electricity.
The Wild Coast
Mthatha's swankiest hotel, the professionnally-run Savoy has shiny-clean standard and superior rooms with a contemporary colour scheme.
Eastern Cape
A lovely property with four spacious and comfortable self-catering villas overlooking citrus orchards. Excellent value.
The Wild Coast
A mellow place where several low-slung buildings line a hillside with excellent views of Second Beach. A rambling network of verandas, leafy walkways and…
The Wild Coast
Hugging the tree-shaded shore of the Kwelera River, Areena has self-catering rondavels, thatched cottages, timber chalets, riverside tents and caravan…
Eastern Cape
There are a few remote and beautiful lodges on the mountainous gravel roads leading off the main route from Lady Grey to Rhodes that are accessible by 4WD…
The Wild Coast
Trennerys has large thatched bungalows with private balconies (but no sea views), a grassy campground and a poolside bar-restaurant. It’s all very simple…
Sunshine Coast
Despite its odd location on the edge of the airfield, about 4km north of the centre, this low-key venture run by friendly Sean is a good bet, with a…
Sunshine Coast
This thatch-roofed hand-crafted home has four individually designed units with Oregon pine wooden floors, private decks and direct access to Supertubes…
