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The Birdhouse

4.0 star property

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Terrace/patio
Reception hall
Luxury Double Room
Luxury King Unit | Private kitchen
Front of property

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
3-16th Avenue, Gonubie, East London, Eastern Cape, 5257
  • Gonubie Mouth Nature Reserve
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Gonubie Beach
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Beacon Bay Crossing
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • East London (ELS)
    ‪37 min drive‬

Room options

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Luxury King Room Upperdeck

Luxury King Room Upperdeck

  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Luxury Room, 1 King Bed

Luxury Room, 1 King Bed

  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Double Room

Double Room

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Double Room Upperdeck

Standard Double Room Upperdeck

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Luxury Double Room

Luxury Double Room

  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Twin Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Luxury King Unit

Luxury King Unit

  • 56 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Luxury Queen Room

Luxury Queen Room

  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Luxury Queen

Luxury Queen

  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

East London

With a stay at The Birdhouse in East London, you'll be by the sea, just steps from Gonubie Mouth Nature Reserve and a 3-minute drive from Gonubie Beach. .This bed & breakfast is 1.9 mi (3 km) from King's Mall and 6.1 mi (9.9 km) from Beacon Bay Crossing.
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What's nearby

  • Gonubie Beach - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Beacon Bay Crossing - 11 min drive - 9.9 km
  • Eastern Beach - 17 min drive - 17.1 km
  • Nahoon Beach - 18 min drive - 18.4 km
  • Bonza Bay Beach - 21 min drive - 14.1 km

Getting around

  • East London (ELS) - 37 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪KFC - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Wimpy - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Beacon Bay John Dory's - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Wykato Spur - ‬11 min drive

About this property

The Birdhouse

Suburban bed & breakfast in East London with free parking
The Birdhouse offers 6 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and complimentary toiletries. Rooms open to patios. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include showers.

This East London bed & breakfast provides wireless Internet access for a surcharge. Televisions come with satellite channels. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the bed & breakfast include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 6 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Rooms have private patios. Wireless internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this bed & breakfast include complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and barbecue grills.
English breakfasts are available for a fee.
A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge.

Languages

Afrikaans, English, Xhosa

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi (surcharge)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee: ZAR 65 for adults and ZAR 45 for children

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • Reception hall

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Microwave
  • Fridge

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
There is no front desk at this property
Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance

Access methods

Private entrance

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
6 children, up to the age of 1, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Shuttle transfer per adult: ZAR 250 (one way)

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately ZAR 65 for adults and ZAR 45 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 200 per person (one way)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

National rating

Quality Graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organization.

Property is also known as

Birdhouse B&B East London
Birdhouse East London
The Birdhouse East London
The Birdhouse Bed & breakfast
The Birdhouse Bed & breakfast East London

The Birdhouse Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 9 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 9 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 9 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 9 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 9 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Rhoma

Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Rozanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great stay
The Birds House is in a lovely location for what we wanted to do visiting family and friends in the Gonubie ares. It was close to the beach and local restaurants. The staff were very helpful with recommending places to eat and get takeaways. 4 of us shared 2 twin rooms. The place was very clean and comfortable. One of shower rooms was a little tired and could have been spruced up. Clean towels every day was much appreciated. We felt safe and secure which was very important to our overseas companion, who had concerns about safety in South Africa. The use of free Wifi was essential to us to keep in contact with family and friends abroad. It was great to have a decent fridge even though it was only used for cool drinks and wine. The BBQ was large enough for both vegetarian and meat BBQs without upsetting anyone. I will go again.

6/10 Okay

Zaid, Johannesburg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Some charm, but some annoyances as well
The finishes undermine the charm of this place. The staff are really helpful and friendly, and breakfast was limited. Unfortunately the room I was in was very drafty which is a problem given the cold sea breeze that comes through there at night. Great place to get away and do nothing. No halaal food options at the venue or close by. Plumbing, as with most hotels, was less than effective.

8/10 Good

Em, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
“Tucked in and cozy”
Safe, shady neighbourhood for walking to nearby restaurants and pubs. Character house from another era. Had a corner room upstairs with a fresh through breeze. Large ensuite bathroom with roomy shower and a long bathtub with claw feet. Very quiet, good sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient B&B
A relaxing comfortable stay in a nice area, with a great breakfast.

2/10 Terrible

Nontobeko

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My stay was just a disaster, room was not organised even TV set was not in good order have to move to another room which was not better @all shower and hand basin so small, matress is sagging, i was so disappointed. You also charged me VAT whereas the place company is not registered for VAT. According to their statement I was supposed to pay only R510

6/10 Okay

Zack

Liked: Cleanliness
You get what you pay for
Arrived to a lack-luster confused check in. They didn't have my booking nor payment. After providing these I was taken to my room which had a really musty smell although it all looked clean. I was then approached again & asked to contact the owner to provide 'proof of payment' which I did. The outside couch looked really grimy so didn't bother trying it out. Cable tv was a consolation and room amenities were nice (crockery, cutlery, kettle, microwave & fridge). Didn't sleep much due to the very uncomfortable bed & awoke with an absolutely insane backache. Breakfast was sufficient. As my title suggests you pretty much get what you pay for although I've had quite a bit better at this room rate.