The Estuary Hotel and Spa

3.0 star property
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Photo gallery for The Estuary Hotel and Spa

Lake view
Balcony
Front of property - evening/night
In-room safe, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets
Free daily English breakfast

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Spa
    Spa
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
    Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Main Road R61, Kwazulu Natal, RSA, Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal, 4295
  • Port Edward Beach
    2 min drive
  • Port Edward Library
    5 min drive
  • Beaver Creek Coffee Estate
    8 min drive
  • Margate (MGH)
    29 min drive

Room options

Classic Quadruple Room

  • 48 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

Port Edward

Located in Port Edward, The Estuary Hotel and Spa is by the sea, within a 15-minute drive of Beaver Creek Coffee Estate and Umtamvuna Nature Reserve. .This family-friendly hotel is 5.2 mi (8.3 km) from Clearwater Trails and 8.5 mi (13.7 km) from San Lameer Golf Course.

What's nearby

  • Wild Coast Sun Casino - 8 min drive - 7.5 km
  • Beaver Creek Coffee Estate - 8 min drive - 6.2 km
  • Glenmore Beach - 9 min drive - 7.4 km
  • Wild Waves Water Park - 10 min drive - 8.3 km
  • San Lameer Golf Course - 12 min drive - 13.7 km

Getting around

  • Margate (MGH) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Mac Banana - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Cow Shed - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Golden Moon Spur Steak Ranch - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Bootleggerz Pub And Restaurant - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive

About this property

The Estuary Hotel and Spa

Waterfront hotel with a full-service spa and free breakfast
The Estuary Hotel and Spa offers 44 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Rooms open to balconies. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Televisions come with satellite channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers with deep soaking bathtubs, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Port Edward hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

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

Spa at The Estuary has 3 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, sports massages, and Swedish massages. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy.

The spa is open daily. Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.

Make yourself at home in one of the 44 guestrooms featuring refrigerators. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, free babysitting, and an arcade/game room. The complimentary beach shuttle makes getting to the surf and sand a breeze.
Grab a bite to eat at the Fish Eagle Restaurant, a restaurant where you can take in the garden view, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Unwind at the end of the day with a drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. A complimentary English breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and 4 meeting rooms.
A complimentary English breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Fish Eagle Restaurant - Overlooking the ocean and pool, this restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Afrikaans, English, Zulu

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Free beach shuttle

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast available daily 7 AM–10 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Fish Eagle Restaurant

Things to do

  • Arcade/games room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Full-service spa
  • Kayaking
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room
  • Free babysitting
  • Free children's club
  • Free supervised childcare
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Multilingual staff
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference centre
  • Meeting rooms - 4

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace

Spa

  • 3 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment room(s)
  • Detox wraps
  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Massage - hot stone
  • Massage - prenatal
  • Massage - sports
  • Massage - Swedish
  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • Spa open daily

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Fireplace in reception
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Deep-soaking bath
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Separate bath and shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Satellite channels
  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
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:

  • Deposit: ZAR 50.00 per stay

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

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
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision

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

Estuary Hotel Port Edward
Estuary Hotel
Estuary Port Edward
The Estuary Hotel Spa
The Estuary Spa Port Edward
The Estuary Hotel and Spa Hotel
The Estuary Hotel and Spa Port Edward
The Estuary Hotel and Spa Hotel Port Edward

The Estuary Hotel and Spa Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 39 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Shamla

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay was pleasant. A room for 3 only had 2 sets of cups and no spoons, 2 towels instead of 3. Had to call room service each time we required the 3rd set of above
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

T N

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Nice setting, not much to do....
1st Room allocated - Aircon did not work. 2nd room was lovely. We had poor internet service. Both breakfast meals we had to ask for some of the food that was on the menu but not served. Servings were generous.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Room comfort
Disappointing
The breakfast was not nice and wifi was very weak.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Mala

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Horrible experience
Had to move rooms 3-times, The 1st was absolutely filthy which they agreed with us. 2nd, had insect poo falling through the ceiling messing the bedding etc which they couldnt fix an had to move us to the 3rd which had fresh paint smell clogging drains etc, had to just live this experience out
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Seluleko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was nice and chilled,we enjoyed ourselves
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A slice of heaven
Gorgeous views Safe Relaxing pool area Included child entertainment (excellent and safe!) Jungle gyms Fantastic restaurant
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sarika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best Mini-vacation EVER
This was my first vacation with my kids and The Estuary Hotel and Spa went above and beyond to make our short stay both comfortable and relaxing. My kids were well entertained, had loads of fun and even refused to leave. I will definitely be going back for a longer stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A wonderful experience
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Navisha

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mala

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful place on South Coast
Hotel was amazing, Food was delicious, very peaceful, quiet place, staff friendly and helpful. Want to definitely go back for a longer stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

Lourens

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

zanele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pea careful and tranquil
It was lovely
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Puranthree

The room, food, scenery and activities was superb.Had a fantastic family holiday
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Beautiful setting and lovely staff.
The hotel itself is very charming and set in the most beautiful area. We had a lovely time and the breakfast was very good. Rooms were spacious and well kept but we did have a problem with flying ants and other bugs. Overall, a good stay.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice hotel but some staff members horrible reported to the management nothing done and it's a pity the hotel is nice
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Kamalsen

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was okay for a overnight trip .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Samke

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Neliswa

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
The door lock was a problem, parking space wedding
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Tembakazi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our stay at Estuary
We loved it! The view was awesome!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

SARAH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
Very comfortable and relaxing People were friendly

10/10 Excellent

D

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dawah Family- The Estuary Hotel & Spa
Check in was quick and efficient. the room we were given the first night had a mouldy smell, which was efficiently taken car of in the morning and we were moved to another room. The meals at the hotel was great and we breakfast and dinner, even if we required an item that was not on the breakfast menu. My son who is 5 and half loaf the Kids club. The staff went out of they way to make sure we enjoyed our stay. we will definitely book at this hotel again.

2/10 Terrible

VN

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disgusted and extremely disappointed
When I arrived at check in, I was told that there was an outstanding balance on my account. I advised them that the accommodation was prepaid. I had booked for two adults and 2 children on the check in information sheet they only had it as 2 adults. The room was disappointing and this is definitely not a 4 star establishment. The bathroom had a strong smell of urine and the shower was dirty. The room had a problem with ants. We booked dinner at the hotel and had to wait an hour and a half for our food and when it did arrive the food was cold. There seemed to be a lot of arguing between the waiters and the chefs. A lot of guests ended up leaving without eating. The hotels.com confirmation states that the room has iron and ironing board facilities. On Sunday morning we called for a iron and ironing board. We were told that they do not give guest the iron and iron board but offer the service. My husband asked if there was a charge and was told there wasn't. When the lady gets to the door she tells us there is a fee of R6 per item. Because the clothes need ironing we had no choice but to give it in. This is misleading and I was extremely upset by this. I would never recommend this hotel to anyone and I am in the travel related industry.