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Anchors Rest Guest House

4.0 star property
your current months are January, 2025 and February, 2025.
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Shower, rainfall showerhead, free toiletries, towels
Exterior
Beach nearby
Property grounds
Terrace/patio

Reviews

10 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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14 Stanley Grace Cresent, Umhlanga Rocks, Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, 4319
  • Umhlanga Rocks Beach
    12 min walk
  • Umhlanga Lighthouse
    13 min walk
  • Hi Brew
    3 min walk
  • Durban North (VIR-Virginia)
    6 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Large Superior Room

Shower, rainfall showerhead, free toiletries, towels

Large Superior Room

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Shower, rainfall showerhead, free toiletries, towels

Comfort Double Room

  • 40 sq m
  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Standard Double Room

Shower, rainfall showerhead, free toiletries, towels

Standard Double Room

  • 40 sq m
  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Umhlanga

When you stay at Anchors Rest Guest House in Umhlanga, you'll be near the airport, a 4-minute drive from Umhlanga Rocks Beach and 8 minutes from Durban Beach. .This guesthouse is 11.4 mi (18.4 km) from uShaka Marine World and 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Umhlanga Lighthouse.
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What's nearby

  • Umhlanga Rocks Beach - 12 min walk
  • Umhlanga Lighthouse - 13 min walk
  • Umhlanga Main Beach - 14 min walk
  • Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Trail - 3 min drive
  • Gateway Theatre of Shopping - 3 min drive

Getting around

  • King Shaka Intl. Airport (DUR) - 16 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Butcher Boys - Umhlanga - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Tiki Tonga - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Hooters - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Little Havana - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The George - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Anchors Rest Guest House

Guesthouse with free parking, near Umhlanga Rocks Beach
Anchors Rest Guest House offers 5 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary toiletries. Accommodations offer separate dining areas and include desks. 32-inch plasma televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads. This Umhlanga guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the guesthouse include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 5 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and plasma televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
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 guesthouse include complimentary wireless internet access, barbecue grills, and a reception hall.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. English breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. 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 between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM on weekdays.

Languages

Afrikaans, English, Zulu

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

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

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee weekdays 7:00 AM–9:00 AM: ZAR 100 for adults and ZAR 55 for children
  • 1 bar

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Fridge
  • Separate dining area
  • Separate living room

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Reception hall

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace

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
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch plasma TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Dining room
  • Electric kettle
  • Fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Local maps
  • Restaurant dining guide
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM
Minimum check-in age: 20

Check-out

Check-out before 10 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
The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 8 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately ZAR 100 for adults and ZAR 55 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 290 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 4)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: ZAR 290 (one-way), (from 10 to 16 years old)

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Anchors Rest Guest House Reviews

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 19 reviews" "

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janice

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thulisile

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay.
Very friendly staff, very clean and well equipped. Was lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

jaklien

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super chilled out place in umschlanga.
Loved everything. Had a wonderful and relaxing stay here. Lovely hosts and especially loved the patio with a glass of wine in the evenings.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Lisa, Feltham

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Peter, Cilla and Sandy are so friendly and nothing is too much trouble. Great comfy rooms and tasty breakfasts. The guest house is in a great location for the high street which has good bars and restaurants and is a short walk to the lovely beach.
Stayed 9 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

STEPHEN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent guest house close to town.
Excellent guest house close to lots of restaurants and bar. Very friendly hosts, nice room, missed breakfast as we had to leave early but it was a good place and I’m sure it would have been lovely. felt safe, clean and good value.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly hosts, wonderful place.
Peter and Sandy were amazing hosts. Very friendly and welcoming. Felt like staying with (very attentive) friends! A guest house with real charm, character, 1000x better than a soulless chain hotel would have been. I will definitely make Anchors Rest my default place to stay in Umhlanga.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and the people were great.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well-appointed self-catering room with everything we required. Good location, safe neighbourhood, protected parking.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Alan Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Carine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing stay in Umhlanga
this was a lovely guest house. we stayed in the cottage and loved every minute of our stay. the staff wonderful and the owners great hosts. could really recommend this lovely gem.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Lian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gem guest house
Great guest house, they have thought of everything. Home away from home. The owners are incredibly nice and made sure everything was perfect. Great location and walking distnace to great foods. Safe and secure.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Safe, well located, super comfy
Gem of a place, right in the heart of Umhlanga. Easily walkable to restaurants etc, and very safe, even at night. Super comfortable rooms, and lovely owners. Highly recommended!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ernst

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Herzlich Willkommen
Obwohl wir zu früh anreisten, wurden wir herzlich begrüsst und empfangen. Das Guesthouse ist ideal gelegen, da man zu Fuss zum Lighthouse, zum Granny Pool sowie ins Zentrum zu den verschiedenen Restaurants gelangt. Sicherheit wird in diesem Quartier sehr gross geschrieben, wir fühlten uns jederzeit sicher.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Karin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019