Riverview Guesthouse

Riverview Guesthouse is a small, owner-run bed and breakfast at 17 Chestnut Crescent in Beacon Bay, KuGompo (East London), on the slopes above the Nahoon River. It is rated 4.9 out of 5 on LekkeSlaap from 59 reviews, with cleanliness, location, service and safety each scored 4.9. Most rooms look out over the Nahoon River and valley. The Garden Room is the exception: instead of a view it has its own private courtyard garden and entrance, and a bathroom with both a bath and a shower.

The rooms are ready for work. Each has air conditioning, a workspace, a fridge, a flat-screen TV with DStv, and Wi-Fi, and parking is free and secure. That makes it a practical base for business travellers as well as couples. Breakfast is included and served from 07:00 to 08:30, early enough to eat before a morning meeting. There is a swimming pool for warm afternoons, and Beacon Bay's restaurants and the Hemingways shopping area are a short drive away for other meals.

Reviewers on LekkeSlaap single out the owners, the breakfast and the view. One guest wrote (in Afrikaans): "Lovely guesthouse with a nice breakfast...spotless and the view of the river is beautiful." Another, also writing in Afrikaans, said: "Exactly what we were looking for. Well located, good breakfast, and neat." Children under 10 are not accommodated.