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Garden Court Umhlanga

3.0 star property
Family-friendly hotel with free breakfast and 24-hour fitness centre

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Garden Court Umhlanga offers a peaceful beachside escape with attentive staff. Guests enjoy English breakfast at Mnandi Restaurant, relax by the outdoor pool, and explore the garden with free WiFi throughout the property.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Gym
  • Room service
  • Pool
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast included

Room options

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Standard Room (Non Smoking)

Standard Room (Non Smoking)

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Free cots/infant beds
TV
Blackout curtains
Private bathroom
Separate bath and shower
Minibar
Soundproofed rooms
Air-conditioning
Free cots/infant beds
Blackout drapes/curtains
Private bathroom
Separate bathtub and shower
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Free cots/infant beds
TV
Blackout curtains
Private bathroom
Separate bath and shower
Minibar
Soundproofed rooms
Air-conditioning
Free cots/infant beds
Blackout drapes/curtains
Private bathroom
Separate bathtub and shower
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Double Beds

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Suite

Suite

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
TV
Blackout curtains
Private bathroom
Separate bath and shower
Minibar
Coffee/tea maker
Soundproofed rooms
Air-conditioning
Blackout drapes/curtains
Private bathroom
Separate bathtub and shower
Coffee/tea maker
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
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About the area

Map
Cnr Aurora Drive And Centenary Boulevard, uMhlanga, KZN, 4319

What's nearby

  • Gateway Theatre of Shopping - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Umhlanga Hospital - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Umhlanga Rocks Beach - 2 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Umhlanga Lighthouse - 2 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Umhlanga Main Beach - 3 min drive - 2.6 km

Getting around

  • Durban (DUR-King Shaka Intl.) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Nespresso Gateway - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Surf Riders - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪KAUAI - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Mugg & Bean - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Pak Kai - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Garden Court Umhlanga

Family-friendly hotel near Durban Beach
You can look forward to free English breakfast, an airport shuttle and a poolside bar at Garden Court Umhlanga. Treat yourself to a massage or other spa services. The on-site local and international cuisine restaurant, Mnandi, offers breakfast and dinner. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with a terrace and a garden.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • An outdoor pool and a children's pool, along with sunloungers and pool umbrellas
  • Free self-parking
  • A round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge), babysitting (surcharge) and a TV in reception
  • A banquet hall, 6 meeting rooms and a computer station
Room features
All 204 rooms have comforts such as air conditioning, as well as thoughtful touches such as free WiFi and safes.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with separate baths/showers and free toiletries
  • TVs with digital channels
  • Electric kettles, daily housekeeping and desks

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free secured, uncovered self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends
  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Mnandi
  • Ukuphela

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Arcade/game room
  • Children's pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

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

Business services

  • 6 meeting rooms
  • Business centre
  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massage

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 250 per person (one way)

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
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit and window guards

We should mention

Alcohol is not served at this property
Parking height restrictions apply

National rating

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

Property is also known as

Garden Court Umhlanga Hotel Durban
Garden Court Umhlanga Hotel
Garden Court Umhlanga Durban
Garden Court Umhlanga Hotel
Garden Court Umhlanga Umhlanga
Garden Court Umhlanga Hotel Umhlanga

Frequently asked questions

Does Garden Court Umhlanga have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool and a children's pool.

Is Garden Court Umhlanga pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Garden Court Umhlanga?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Garden Court Umhlanga?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: midnight.

What time is check-out at Garden Court Umhlanga?

Checkout is at 10 AM.

Does Garden Court Umhlanga provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of ZAR 250 per person applies.

Where is Garden Court Umhlanga located?

This family-friendly uMhlanga hotel is located by the ocean, within a 5-minute walk of Gateway Theatre of Shopping and KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board. Umhlanga Hospital and Ster-Kinekor Gateway are also within 10 minutes.

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Reviews

Garden Court Umhlanga Reviews

8.8

Excellent

9.2

Cleanliness

9.0

Location

8.6

Staff & service

8.6

Eco-friendliness

8.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 57 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 57 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 57 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 57 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 57 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jeroen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great big hotel , with good rooms en Nice facilities. The staf is great.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Warren Christopher

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

Great Hospitality

Very comfortable stay , friendly staff, breakfast buffet was superb
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thandekile soyingwa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It’s good value for money
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
安全安静，非常好的区，方便
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

KishoreKumar

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

A 5 star stay

Excellent stay! Have stayed recently at a so called 5star Hotel and was not happy. My stay Garden court felt like a 5star hotel. Good food, super clean and pleasant staff!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

RADFORD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND RELAXING
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

ANNIE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The room was well cleaned and presented a good atmosphere, however, the shower ‘s drainage was not that good.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

GLYNIS

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff
Stayed 12 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Phillip John

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

Feel happy visit, left feeling it was special.

Our visit was short, but we were made to feel that we were staying forever. There is no area that we can fault, except for the cost of transport from the airport. We were charged R250 from airport to you, the return trip was R150.00. Big difference, but out of your hands. Thank yo we will do this again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

6/10 Okay

Zamo

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not what I expected and rooms are too small
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lelani

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

Excellent for business travel

This is my favorite spot to stay when traveling for business in KZN. It is central, close to the mall and nice restaurants. If you don't have a car, everything is in walking distance
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was very welcoming and the staff were very friendly and attentive. Breakfast was excellent and we also arranged packed breakfasts a couple of times when we were on excursions. We really enjoyed our stay there and would happily return/recommend.
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ouma

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

Amazing stay , really enjoyable!

It was amazing!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Leela Devi

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

Wonderful

It was an absolutely amazing experience. The service was excellent and we especially loved the breakfast. We will definitely go there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Tyrone

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

Great establishment.

Great establishment. Conveniently located near hospital, cinemas, park, shopping centre. Will visit again
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Aidan

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

Mixed feelings

Beautiful hotel with friendly staff. I was however slightly perturbed by the size of the rooms, they are very small. I was also unhappy that there was no complimentary water and the fact that you only get 300MB Wi Fi per day where most other hotels offer uncapped.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Beullah Lainah

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

my stay was very good i enjoy

very good
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was fine except for the tissue and the internet. Only about 10 tissues put in the holder plus they were hard to get out. If you need to charge more for total internet access, then do so. This 350mb is cheap and makes you look cheap. Get some more menus in the Restaurant. They had to come and take ours to give them to another table.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Philip

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

Helpful friendly staff

Very helpful and friendly staff, nice rooms and good facilities on ground floor. Room overlooked a busy noisy road and the aircon was quite loud, but hotel moved us on the second night to a much quieter room overlooking the courtyard. The courtyard was a nice space but barely used or promoted. Location handy for main shopping and restaurants but our preference would have been to be nearer the waterfront which was 25mins walk away.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

hitesh

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

A Pocket Friendly Hotel, with Good Food !!!

Good stay, a basic hotel which is located at a premium location, minutes away from Gateway Mall, all shopping and eating destination in uMlanga area. If you are here for work or a tourist who will be spending the day outside and come back to have nice food and get a good night sleep, then this hotel is the perfect place to stay. Just across the hotel is a fuel / gas station which has a convenio store to get your daily needs stuff, just Incase you have forgotten them, they also sell beer in the store !!!
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Eugene

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

Great hotel

Great hotel! Don't let the 3 stars deceive you, it feels more like a 5 star hotel. Beautiful. Great location for shopping.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Don

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

Very comfortable

Friendly check in, great service. Needs a smoking area in side
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Elrond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Bina

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Natashia

Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024