The Windermere by Mantis

3.5 star property
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Standard Double or Twin Room | View from room
Luxury Double or Twin Room
Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Luxury Double or Twin Room | Living area
View from property

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Pool
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
35 Humewood Road, Humewood, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, 6001
  • Humewood Beach
    7 min walk
  • Bayworld
    8 min walk
  • McDonald's
    4 min walk
  • Port Elizabeth (PLZ)
    5 min drive

Room options

Standard Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Luxury Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

About the area

Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)

A stay at The Windermere by Mantis places you in the heart of Gqeberha, within a 10-minute walk of Humewood Beach and Bayworld. .This beach hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from King's Beach and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Museum of Bay World.

What's nearby

  • Bayworld - 8 min walk
  • King's Beach - 9 min walk
  • The Boardwalk Casino & Entertainment World - 19 min walk
  • Hobie Beach - 5 min drive
  • Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University - 6 min drive

Getting around

  • Port Elizabeth (PLZ) - 5 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Nando's - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Finnezz Fusion Cafe - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Barney's Tavern - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Seattle Coffee Co - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪KFC - ‬17 min walk

About this property

The Windermere by Mantis

Beach hotel with outdoor pool
The Windermere by Mantis offers 10 accommodations with DVD players and minibars. Rooms open to balconies or patios. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries.

This Gqeberha hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and laptop-compatible safes. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include irons/ironing boards.

Recreational amenities at the hotel 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 10 guestrooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Satellite programming and DVD players are provided for your entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
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 hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a picnic area.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary English breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 11 AM.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary English breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 11 AM.
The Windermere by Mantis has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast available daily 7 AM–11 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • DVD player
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Separate bath and shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV
  • DVD player
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Slippers
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 10 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

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, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

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

Property is also known as

Windermere Mantis Hotel Port Elizabeth
Windermere Mantis Hotel
Windermere Mantis Port Elizabeth
Windermere Mantis
The Windermere Hotel by Mantis
The Windermere by Mantis Hotel
The Windermere by Mantis Port Elizabeth
The Windermere by Mantis Hotel Port Elizabeth

The Windermere by Mantis Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 5 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 11 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Mixed experience
The staff was very friendly and the room looked nice, but the bathroom floor was grimy, the carpet needed cleaning and the WiFi only worked half of the time—and when it did, it was extraordinarily slow.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

Jenny

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We had a problem with parking our car on the street and no one was really willing to help . The garden and pool area were run down and the general feeling was not satisfactory ...
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Jeremy

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Another great experience at the Windermere!
The Windermere is a lovely hotel and very comfortable. There's not a lot to do in Port Elizabeth, but the Windermere is in a good location to be able to walk to restaurants, and just lounging at the hotel pool after working all day is very nice too!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

4/10 Poor

Diana

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
In need of staff training.
Musty room. Stained toilet seat. Broken shelf in shower. Lack of stock in bar. Very very slow service if you could find someone. Lack of communication about the hotel. Horrible free internet jazz on a loop. Nice garden area but disappointed for a mantis. Overflowing cigarettes in an ashtray on a balcony. Staff walk past when your pulling your bag! I could go on....

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Michael

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Extravaganter stil. Sehr große Zimmer. Schönes bar/ Billiard Zimmer. Leider sehr schlechtes wlan in den Zimmern. Aufrund der nähe zum Flughafen teilweise Flugzeuglärm.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
In 2ter Reihe zum Strand, schöne große Zimmer, alles sauber, nette und zuvorkommende Mitarbeiter
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Morten Hilma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Alt godt 😊

10/10 Excellent

Susanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sommarhems känsla!
Det var som att komma hem, endast 10 rum, fina och stora! Personalen var proffsiga och trevliga. Vi är så glada att vi hittade just detta boende. Istället för att lägga pengar på tex en sommarstuga skulle jag lätt åka tillbaka och bo fler nätter än denna vistelse (5st)! Kan verkligen rekommenderas.