The Balmoral Hotel
Making the odd concession to colonial-era splendour, this beachfront place has lashings of understated s...
The accommodation website of Durban Tourism, book-a-bed-ahead (www.bookabedahead.co.za) allows you to browse and book online. Durban Tourism ([tel]031-304 4934; www.durbanexperience.co.za; 1st fl, Tourist Junction) can also help you out, whatever your budget, but it’s best not to front up here on arrival with your luggage, as you could become an easy target for theft.
Despite what you think when you see the hotel-lined beachfront promenade, much of Durban’s best accommodation for all budgets is in the northern and northwestern suburbs, where there are upmarket B&Bs and hostels for the budget traveller. Unless you are set on sleeping by the sea, accommodation in the suburbs is better value than the beachfront options. Some hostels will collect you from the airport and many arrange trips to the beach and other places of interest. Many top-end options are in the suburbs and towards Umhlanga Rocks, with a few in and around the city centre.
Making the odd concession to colonial-era splendour, this beachfront place has lashings of understated s...
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King of the seafront hotels, this is classic and comfortable, with fresh-polish smells and full-on decor...
Overlooking the City Hall, this five-star, slightly old-world institution is one of the city’s most hist...
It’s hard to miss this white behemoth just over the Umgeni River on the right-hand side...
If this hostel, a tastefully converted 1950s Tuscan-style home, were a B&B, it would be described as...
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This old dog ‘keeps on keeping on’; it’s a slightly saggy place that nevertheless attracts the party ani...
Travellers frequently praise this comfortable ‘home away from home’...
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