The Beach Hotel

The Beach Hotel is a 58-room hotel on Marine Drive in Summerstrand, Gqeberha, rated 8.7 out of 10 on Trip.com from 71 reviews. Many of its rooms and suites look out over Hobie Beach and Shark Rock Pier, which is about 190 m away. Rooms range from courtyard-facing twins to front sea-facing rooms. All are en-suite, with air conditioning, DStv, a bar fridge and a hairdryer. On Booking.com, guests score its location 9.4 and its staff 9.0 out of 10.

You can eat well without leaving the building. There are three restaurants on site: The Crest serves the breakfast buffet, The Verandah does ocean-view meals and cocktails, and Ginger The Restaurant is for fine dining. The outdoor pool and sun terrace also face the sea. Reception and room service both run 24 hours, and there are conference facilities, a laundry service, Wi-Fi and free secure parking. The airport is 7.54 km away and transfers can be arranged, so the hotel works well for a first or last night if you are flying in for Addo or the Garden Route. Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out is by 11:00. Some parts of the hotel can only be reached by stairs, which may not suit young children, older guests or guests with disabilities.

Trip.com reviewers often mention the staff, the food and the view. One wrote: "Great staff clean and comfy ...great breakfast". Another gave this advice: "definitely recommend booking a sea-view room." Children of all ages are welcome, but pets are not allowed.