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Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani

4.0 star property

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Exterior
3 outdoor pools
Exterior
Executive Room
Lobby

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Parking available

Explore the area

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63 Snell Parade, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, 4000
  • Place, Golden Mile
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Durban Beach
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Airport, Durban (DUR-King Shaka Intl.)
    ‪31 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room

Standard Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Room

Superior Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Executive Premium

Executive Premium

  • Sea view
  • 200 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Suite

Suite

  • Sea view
  • 200 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • Partial sea view
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Superior Twin Room

Superior Twin Room

  • Sea view
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Executive Room

Executive Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sea view
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superior Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superior Twin Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Executive Twin Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Studio

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Penthouse

Penthouse

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Apartment

Apartment

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Durban

With a stay at Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani in Durban (Durban Beachfront), you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Umhlanga Rocks Beach and Blue Lagoon. .This beach hotel is 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from Golden Mile and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Mini Town.

What's nearby

  • Blue Lagoon - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Golden Mile - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Durban Funworld - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Durban Beach - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World - 15 min walk - 1.3 km

Getting around

  • King Shaka Intl. Airport (DUR) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Skippers Fish & Chips - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Island Style - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Joe Cool's - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Café Jiran - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Circus Circus - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani

Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani offers 734 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with rainfall showerheads, designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Durban hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

3 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool.
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, Thai massages, and facials. The spa is open daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 734 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature rainfall showerheads and designer toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
Grab a bite at Grill Jichana, one of the hotel's 4 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Relax with a refreshing drink from the poolside bar or one of the 3 bars/lounges.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and 10 meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani has 4 restaurants serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Grill Jichana - This steakhouse specializes in international cuisine. Open select days.
Panorama Bar & Pool Deck - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves dinner and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
Ocean Breeze - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine. Open daily.
Lingela Restaurant - This buffet restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves dinner only. Open daily.
24-hour room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Parking on site (ZAR 50 per day)
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • 3 bars/lounges
  • 4 restaurants
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Grill Jichana
  • Lingela Restaurant
  • Ocean Breeze
  • Panorama Bar & Pool Deck

Things to do

  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Children's pool
  • Full-service spa

Family friendly

  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 10 meeting rooms
  • Business centre
  • Conference centre

Outdoors

  • Beach towels
  • On the waterfront
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Facials
  • Hot stone massages
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Spa open daily
  • Thai massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible spa

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: anytime

Early check-in subject to availability

Early check-in is available for a fee

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 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

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

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

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • 1 percent tourism fee will be charged

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 595 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 3)
  • Self parking fee: ZAR 50 per day
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)

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, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector

We should mention

Pool access available from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM

National rating

Quality Graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organization.

Property is also known as

Elangeni

Elangeni Southern Sun

Elangeni Sun

Southern Sun Elangeni

Southern Sun Elangeni Hotel

Sun Elangeni

Sun Elangeni Hotel

Elangeni Hotel Durban

Southern Sun Elangeni Durban

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Southern Sun Elangeni Maharani Hotel Durban

Southern Sun Elangeni Maharani Hotel

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Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani Hotel

Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani Durban

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Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 89 out of 211 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 70 out of 211 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 30 out of 211 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 211 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 211 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Zanele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was excellent
What a magnificent view
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kedibone

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

DJP

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Arnold

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Nolusindiso

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The service was very good but on the last day I had to go at Maharani for the breakfast because at Elangeni it was already full for me its not fair because the breakfast at Maharani is not appertising and the Elangeni breakfast was very nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Mrs M

Travelled with family
Cleanliness, especially of bathrooms could be improved. The hotel was a bit overwhelmed with the large numbers of guests due to the Comrades Marathon so breakfasts were chaotic. Service was also impacted by this
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ivor

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Alasdair

Business traveller
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property used to be a flagship , but there is a dramatic decline in the immediate area and this is reflected in the hotel as well. For a premium brand such as Southern Sun International , it was very disappointing. The roo was clean , but the inofrfmation folder and in house dinning was not there. Until it was reqiested from receptoion. And then it was a flimsy printed paper, as if on a cost cutting excesise. My suggestion would be to go north and stay in the next city north of here and enjoy the environment as well as the hotels, far safer and the view is still the same of the ocean and beaches. With dinning around that is available by car or within walking distance, with out fear of being accosted/mugged/or car jacked. The picture indicated , shows an impressive hotel, but the façade and the building its self is no way representative of what is shown on the main page picture.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Lungelo

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kantha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Isam

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is great The staff were friendly Amenities were not so much but ok Breakfast was great
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Hemi

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Glisson, BROOKLYN

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a nasty experience where a staff member embarrassed me to the point that i packed my bags and asked for a refund. The hotel manager stepped in quickly and apologised, upgraded my room with goodies and daily checked up on me. Damage was done but its how places respond when they mess up that counts for me. Even though it started off terrible it ended off quite nice. I will actually go back to the hotel again. beautiful views of the shoreline.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Ziyaad

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

Great Stay

Stayed 5 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Arnold

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sifiso

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Arnold

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

barbara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jashika

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

6/10 Okay

Siphiwe

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

6/10 Okay

Taiwo, Milton

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property is dated. A/C was almost non existence. Made the stay horrible on hot summers day
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Hendrick

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022