Whalebone Pier
Whalebone Pier, Umhlanga Promenade, Stratton-on-Sea, Umhlanga Rocks, 4320, South Africa- Attraction
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Luxurious Amenities
Ocean Villa offers a sustainable apartment in Durban with an outdoor swimming pool and stunning city views. The property features a patio, free private parking, and family rooms. Guests can enjoy a fully equipped kitchen, balcony, and garden views, along with modern entertainment amenities.
Family-Friendly Environment
This property provides a children's playground, baby safety gate, and spacious family rooms. Guests can relax in the garden or take a short walk to Umhlanga rocks Beach. The apartment complex ensures a comfortable stay with bed linen, towels, and a private bathroom with shower.
Convenient Location
Located near Umhlanga Main Beach and Umhlanga Lighthouse, Ocean Villa is ideal for beach lovers. With barbecue facilities, grocery delivery, and proximity to King Shaka International Airport, guests can enjoy a hassle-free and memorable stay at this exquisite property.
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Check-in from
02:00 PM
Check-out by
09:30 AM
Parking
PAID
Children
Allowed
Pets
Not allowed
Sleeps
Up to 6 guests
6 adults · 5 children
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide), Double bed (131-150 cm wide), 2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
115 sqm
Garden View
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
4 adults · 3 children
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide), 2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
90 sqm
Garden View
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 6 guests
6 adults · 5 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide), Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
115 sqm
Garden View
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 6 guests
6 adults · 5 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide), 2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide)
Room details
115 sqm
Garden View
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
4 adults · 3 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide)
Room details
90 sqm
Garden View
In-room amenities
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Provider-sourced guest reviews.
The Dinning Room is stunning
All the bedrooms are upstairs
The surroundings, view Cleaning team The pool was nice and clean The stuff was very friendly
The oven is not working properly We have no access to gate remote Wifi access should be available at all times
Location
What is on booking.com is the same ..very poor dark face to face
I liked everything❤️
Nothing
Everything
Shower in the main bedroom doesn't drain properly. Water then overflows to the bathroom
Everything
Sugar, coffee, tea and milk were not refilled
The location
The Noise
Location
Nothing
Perfect situation
The gas braai wasn't working Had to use the braai area which was crowded due to so many people
The place is so beautiful and very clean, 10/10! The villa is exactly like the pictures, modern and comfortable. Security is friendly and helpful, I felt very safe. I will definitely come back.
Nothing, everything was perfect. No complaints.
Amazing place, great space very clean. It's a pitty the weather was soo bad. Loved the facilities pools kids play area and walking distance to the beach
Weather but we all don't have control over that
The apartment was nice and clean we loved everything good view close to the mall ,restaurant ,close to the beach ⛱️ it was so lovely 😍 we really love it even though the lady that come to clean yesterday she was so rude even though we where making show we clean ,I all ask here to change the towels and put some toilet paper ,and also she can help us to clean but she told my friends to move out to the main bedroom cz shes doing here job which is there where just coming back for taking a shower she had some places to clean before coming to the main bedroom which like we dd respect her that she need to clean an go cz obviously shes not clean our Apartment only but yoh she made us feel like we were not supposed to ask here to clean aswell yesterday coz on Monday we told her we dont need service or mybe she was expecting same thing But anyway thank you so much the apartment is so affordable and also a lovely place will definitely coming back on our next trip
Everything is closer
The rooms were clean and the location was superb
The stairs and mostly the fact that there was no assistance carrying the bags upstairs
Location
Limited time
Booking.com
The stairs to the bedrooms
Die Lage
Bilder entsprechen in keinem Fall der Realität. Wir waren mehr als enttäuscht, als wir angekommen sind. Alles sehr in die Jahre gekommen und abgewohnt. Kein Wohlfühlfaktor sondern ganz im Gegenteil. Sehr hellhörig und Türen lassen sich nicht richtig sicher abschließen - haben uns dementsprechend nicht richtig sicher gefühlt. Nur eine Kleinigkeit aber dennoch zu erwähnen: es war in keinem der 3 Bäder Klopapier vorhanden. Alles in allem nicht zu empfehlen!!
Everything was perfect
I loved absolutely everything
More bathrooms for a 2-bedroom unit, absolutely amazing.
It's located in a great spot. The staff, especially security guys were awesome.
The old unit setup. Extremely small TV, the size of the pc monitor.
A beautiful lovely clean place
Didn’t provide enough cleaning
Everything about it
Nothing
👍
Nothing
Location of the place
Monkeys taking our food
Everything
The white/ colored ladychased us like hobos and was rude felt belittled and she was racist
The staff
1.The oven did not work 2.Electricity kept tripping the entire time yet there was nothing extra that was pluged 3.the gas braai, we'll it switched on but the adjusting leaver did not work
Nothing at all
Old property dirty outside braai erea dstv channels boring lights not working
It was near the shops and beach
The stairs 🥹especially because we wer with our kids
The area was great and it was homely
The fridge was leaking. The dispenser was leaking , we had to mop the whole day . The lights in the lounge were not working . The stove was tripping and the lights were going off one way . We had a guy who came . He took forever to come and 3 plates on the stove didn’t work . My room fan wasn’t even working . I suffered In the heat whole night while mosquitoes were biting me . There was very little toilet paper and when we asked for more , it seemed as if it’s a problem . There was no guest soap nothing . I wouldn’t recommend anyone going there .
3 bedroom apartment for the price we paid was really worth it honestly compared to other places.
Location
Steep steps
the place is pretty and clean stuff is well behaved
our neighbour partied all night on my first day .
Onsite security to receive you
Curtains onto the patio do not open fully and make the room dark
Location is perfect.closer to the beach,malls and restaurants.Friendly and helpful staff.Espeacilly Mr Gxabashe at the gate.🤍🤍🤍
The steps to the bedroom are a bit steep 😕 extra care needed when climbing up and down. roaches were a problem on the first day.
The location to the restaurants, shopping malls and the beach is really great. Also a very safe environment.
The lighting could be improved inside.
Location, beautiful interior
Nothing
Excellent location everything was nearby, shops, restaurants and bars we had a great time with my family
The WiFi signal was not good
Everything
How the security chases us
Posizione comoda e sicura e appartamenti nuovi e grandi
Pool
Clearners
This was a self catering flat.
It would have been useful if there was a welcome pack with salt and pepper, mineral water. More kitchen utensils were needed. Additional crockery recommended.
Awesome place with a good reasonable price. Everything was amazing.
Nothing
Excellent
Everything
Proximity to everything I needed and price was reasonable. In general the place was nice and staff informative I even borrowed a twin plug.from them.
When the cleaning lady came in we asked for 20min to pack for the beach whilst she attended to another apartment but she wasn't having it. Also the attitude from the security on us being late to checkout was alarming. NB, both employees were doing their job and I had to come without my wife thus inconveniencing them leading to me feeling the same. We were just next to some jojo construction work, perhaps try blanking of that view also paint a bit the trellidoor.
We go to vacation to relax and enjoy ourselves but was denied music you only put gospel channel that was a low blow
La casa è veramente molto grande e dotata di tutto il necessario e più per un soggiorno completo. Le camere erano molto spaziose e il letto molto comodo. L’host gentile e disponibile. La casa si trova in un complesso con box in cui parcheggiare e sicurezza h24.
I liked everything from the rooms, pool area, parking space staff was very helpful, it was amazing. The fact that they had everything you might need from the utilities to all the small details and emergency water supply. That was very thought full.
The location, the place is central to everything: the malls, the beach. We were out for entertainment and activities most of the time but our time at the accommodation was pleasant. The kids were happy.
Little parking space for our car.
It was a convenient place to stay as it was close to the beach and mall as well as restaurants and coffee shops. Spacious lounge area
No hot water - Water ran out after 2 people would have a shower Not very clean and ants on kitchen counters Room were not cleaned properly and had a bad smell Very dark and dim lights Showers were smelly and water was leaking from bathtub and shower No locks on the bathroom doors as well as rooms Blood mark on the sheets Kitchen had no blinds or curtains, it was all open for all to see from outside.
Very spacious family apartment. Well located.
The place was beautiful
Nothing
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The area located in and the beautiful view at pool area.
Security guard night shift 04/08/26 was truly not fair with us it’s looked like he had favourite rooms he won’t complain “Room 11” about the noise on but to room 13 it was the best room to complain yet was no speaker played surprising on the first day and also he doesn’t have good manner of having a good language to the Guest the way he speaks and then the way he comes back and correct himself, threatened us by losing our room if you continue talking with our voice yet we didn’t have a big complains about the gas didn’t work ,door not locking he kindly ignored about that. I have another one.
Apartment needs a deep clean. The drains were clogged.
The location was great...close to everything.
Clean
The pictures shown on Booking.com are not a good reflection of the accommodation. For example, we did not have a sea view. Old finishes, paint coming off walls.
Noisy due to complex neighbours and cars and people outside, dark and dingy due to poor lighting. Sheets had holes in them. Functional but could not sleep with neighbours drinking laughing and shouting until the early hours. Would not recommend
Clean, staff amazing
The location of the villa was excellent.It was clean.The linen was crisp white and fresh.Security was good.There was hot water for bathing throughout our stay.
The stairs to the upper floor are too steep.
We really enjoyed our stay at Ocean Villa, Suite 24. It is such a beautiful space, thoughtfully laid out, spotlessly clean, comfortable, and very welcoming. We appreciated the attention to detail and the care that has clearly gone into making the suite a lovely place to stay.
Close to the beach and other itineraries
When we arrived they were still cleaning the place and it was after check in , we were cooking while the lady was cleaning the place and she stole our cooking oil.
The fact that when we booked on booking.com. we did not know we had to pay a breakage fee on arrival of R2000
The rooms are good looking
The bathrooms are very old , could also do better with cleaning the showers , put some chemicals in the shower tiles and scrub
Great location and easy to check in
Didn't appear to be a holiday complex but more for workers staying in the area.
La struttura era spaziosa, fornita del necessario. La zona è bella, vicinissima a ristoranti, caffè, supermercato.
Diciamo che l’impressione che ci eravamo fatti dalle foto non ha coinciso del tutto con la realtà. Gli edifici sono tutti grigi e anonimi. Gli ingressi delle unità abitative danno direttamente sui box; i bagni della nostra unità erano molto vecchi e usati e in particolare la doccia sembrava sporca, per cui non l’abbiamo usata. Abbiamo trovato un paio di scarafaggini…
The until allocated to us, the staff and the location.
Even though the DSTV issue was communicated but it did get a bit frustrating to go out and come back to a TV issue.
Very conveniently located in Umhlanga. Walking distance to restaurants and shops
The apartment was not clean. The carpets look like they haven’t been washed in ages. There was a damp smell in the lounge. The lounge suite was not washed in a while. Soap holders in the bathroom were old and rusty
Location is central to Umhlanga Hub. Staff were friendly and helpful.
Pics didn’t match the facilities … was much older than pictured. Stairs were extremely steep for elderly parents that they couldn’t stay with us. Had a bad smell to the place… very damp smell, that we even bought air freshener for but didn’t help. Was not value for money.
Most of staff were friendly. Low price, but not worth more.
Very old/worn. No shower in master bedroom. Not clean. Dead bugs on the floor as we stepped in. Garbage can in master bedroom was found inside wardrobe - full of garbage. Absolutely no view other than parked cars and some trees. No 2-plug sockets in entire apartment, and declined to borrow one upon request to reception. Very little light in bedrooms - only low energy ones on bedside. Very “back alley” experience.
Perfect location and spacious
It being clean
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The security guard who welcomed us was exceptionally professional, friendly, and thorough. He took the time to explain everything clearly and made us feel welcome from the moment we arrived. Kudos to him for his excellent service.
Our stay coincided with the end of the month, and unfortunately, the property was very noisy. It sounded as though some guests were having a party that continued throughout the night, which affected our ability to rest. It would also be helpful if the kitchen was stocked with basic essentials such as dishwashing soap, as we had to purchase our own.
Excellent location, close to amenities and easy to access.
All was good.
everything
nothing
Cleanliness,comfortable
Shortage of the stuff in the kitchen,and the behavior of one of your staff member.
Location
Bath tub cold water tap would not open
Cleanliness, staff,everything about that place is absolutely amazing. Am nolonger booking any other place when I am around uMhlanga,because this place is everything you could ever ask for.
Location and prompt staff response
NA
Is so big ,beautiful and specious
The were monkeys 🙉 around the pool stilling our food 😂😂😂😂
Location close proximity to beach,shops, and restaurants.
Limited Parking . We were able to safely park one vehicle at Granada Square.
Self catering so did not have a breakfast
The welcome at the reception desk was wonderful . A most pleasant and helpful lady attended to us in a very friendly and efficient way. Then all the other staff including the Security man at the gate greeted us with a huge smile and greeting . You have wonderful staff .
Very comfortable and clean unit. Friendly staff and close proximity to the beach and restaurants.
Towels changed every second day
I absolutely enjoyed staying here. The place was comfortable and spotless. I loved the attention to detail in terms of being so clean. The staff are hands on. The staff are so good and come quickly when called for any assistance. Beautiful place, beautiful peaceful vibe n very secure. The security is also tops
Not 1 complaint
Excellent location, great facilities and priced very reasonable
The overall impression was very good to excellent. We did however note that some windows had cracks, bathroom shower door did not seal ( noted by friend / fellow guest ans some tiles had markings or stains on it ( not sure if it was paint or some other fluids). Nothing that a bit of maintenance can address, but then again one has to concede that these units have been around for quite some time and are somewhat dated. Hopefully owner will see this as constructive criticism
It was clean.
Everything else.
Easy to access Place is safe The wildlife
Parking My car was too big
Tha place amazing 👏 🤩
Everything was top notch 👌
Er waren supervriendelijke bewakers, de accomodatie zelf was met twee verdiepingen erg ruim. Er waren ook twee badkamers
The property was clean, safe. The stairs had safety doors for kids not to go up and down alone. There is a kiddies area for them to play. Walking distance to the beach and ocean mall.
Parking lot could have been bigger. Some cars could not park in the garages as it was a tight fit disturbing entries to the other parking garages. If they were car ports it was going to work nicely for those small spaces.
Closer to beach and shops
Everything about this place is amazing.
Nothing
Place is great and nicely situated close to everything. Staff was very friendly and accommodate us on our day of departure to book out 1 hour later because we ran into vehicle trouble
Parking garage for the unit is to narrow for a Everest to fit in but open parking was available to accommodate the bigger vehicles
Security guard welcomed us with a smile, level of customer service on point Perfect location safe accommodation rooms clean
my expectations so as the family were definately met
The property is conveniently closer to amenities that was a plus. Very specious rooms and very clean.
It’s the parking
Location Convenience FRESH LINEN CLEANLINESS Amazing facilities I look forward to my next stay
If the ceiling fans in the lounge and main bedroom get repaired, that will be awesome
Price , location, size.
The place is very outdated. Only the lounge is renovated. Bathrooms and bedroom very old. The place has a bad smell. It's as thought they mop the bedrooms with the water they used for the bathroom. Smell of urine was bad.
It is spacious and convenient
The stairs
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Cleanliness
6.96/10The reviews indicated poor cleaning standards, with bathrooms and kitchens mentioned as dirty.
Service
9.43/10Overall service was highlighted positively, with helpful staff being noted.
Location
9.47/10Location was frequently praised as being close to the beach and shops.
Room Quality
7.42/10Room quality had issues mentioned such as renovations needed and humidity.
Amenities
7.95/10Mixed sentiments with some amenities like the pool and braai area praised, while others were criticized.
Value for Money
8.91/10General sentiment was that the property provides good value for money, despite some downsides.
Food and Beverage
8.96/10Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Overall Experience
8.93/10The overall experience was good, with many positive notes about the stay.