Blue Lagoon Hotel & Conference Centre

Blue Lagoon Hotel and Conference Centre is a 103-room hotel at 21 Blue Bend Place in Beacon Bay, KuGompo (East London), overlooking the Nahoon River mouth and the Indian Ocean. It is rated 8.2 out of 10 on Trip.com from 50 reviews. Rooms range from singles and garden-facing twin rooms to two-bedroom luxury apartments facing the lagoon, which add river views, satellite TV and a minibar. All rooms are air-conditioned, and Wi-Fi and parking are free.

It is set up for working stays and events. Several conference venues handle seminars, training and executive meetings, and the hotel hosts functions and weddings for up to 180 guests. A 24-hour front desk, single rooms and a ladies-only floor with its own private entrance make it practical for people travelling alone on business. For the beach, Nahoon Beach is about 650 m away, and King Phalo (East London) Airport is about 20 minutes' drive. The Highlander Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, the Highlander Bar looks out over the river, and there is a recently revamped outdoor pool.

Guests on Trip.com write warmly about the staff. One wrote: "The service was excellent from check-in to check out. The food was amazing. The staff friendly and very helpful with everything we needed." The hotel also hosts team-building groups, so weekends can be busy.