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Hotel Riviera

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Terrace/patio
In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Lake
Family Room | Terrace/patio
Exterior

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Spa
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
127 Margaret Mncadi Avenue, Esplanade, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, 4001
  • Harbour
    2 min walk
  • Playhouse
    9 min walk
  • KFC
    2 min walk
  • Durban (DUR-King Shaka Intl.)
    33 min drive

Room options

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

  • Harbor view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Premium Single Room

Premium Single Room

  • Harbor view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room

Family Room

  • Harbor view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Triple Room

Standard Triple Room

  • Harbor view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Quadruple Room

Standard Quadruple Room

  • Harbor view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Premium Double Room

Premium Double Room

  • Harbor view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Hotel Riviera

Mediterranean Durban hotel in Durban Central Business District with a full-service spa
This hotel features a full-service spa, a restaurant, and a coffee shop/cafe. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include self parking, spa services, and concierge services. Change of towels is available on request.
Hotel Riviera offers 66 accommodations with safes and irons/ironing boards. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 50+ Mbps). Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa, Sphumz Beauty & spa. Services include massages. The spa is open select days.
During your stay at Hotel Riviera, you're just a quick walk from Harbour. You'll find features like free WiFi in public areas, plus a full-service spa and a restaurant.
  • Free WiFi (speed: 50+ Mbps)
  • Options for a bite to eat include a coffee shop and a restaurant
  • English breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Self parking available for a fee
  • Indulge with massages at Sphumz Beauty & spa
  • Services include a concierge and tour or ticket assistance
  • Just a 3-minute drive from uShaka Marine World and a few minutes from Durban Beach
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. Public spaces have free WiFi. Hotel Riviera offers its guests a full-service spa. Spa services, tour/ticket assistance, and concierge services are also featured at Hotel Riviera. Parking is available for a fee.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Mediterranean Durban hotel.

For a fee, guests can enjoy English breakfast daily from 7:00 AM to noon.
Riviera Cafe - Onsite restaurant.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • On-site parking available only on request
  • Secured covered self parking on site (ZAR 30 per day)
  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • On-site parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee daily 7:00 AM–noon: ZAR 50 for adults and ZAR 50 for children
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe

Restaurants on site

  • Riviera Cafe

Things to do

  • Full-service spa

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Spa

  • Massages
  • Spa open selected days

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Step-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible spa
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

More

  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Cash deposit: ZAR 50 per accommodation, per stay
  • Breakage deposit: ZAR 50 per stay
  • Administrative fee: ZAR 50 per accommodation, per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately ZAR 50 for adults and ZAR 50 for children
  • Covered self parking fee: ZAR 30 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve onsite parking
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.
Property Registration Number 2015/263343/07

Property is also known as

Hotel Riviera Hotel
Hotel Riviera Durban
Hotel Riviera Hotel Durban

Hotel Riviera Reviews

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 2 out of 17 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 17 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 17 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 17 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 17 reviews" "

5.4/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Mpho

Business traveller
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Precious

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Nobuhle

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fixing my next vacation
We did like the place but they need to fix a lot of.things 1Receptiom service,on our arrival there was no one to help us at the desk,till the housekeeping lady came and she also not sure what she was doing 2 Our room was nice but the problem was the TV,we couldn't watch it because there was no remote control,if touch it the cabinet was dancing like is going to fall down 3 The ladies who were cleaning they just came to vacuum only,our furniture was dusty everyday 4 please make sure there's is generator during loadshading 5 Our breakfast was nice but our chefs they couldn't make us nice Sunnyside up eggs instead the yolk was broken everyday 6 Please make there's Rooibos tea when I come back because drink caffeine free tea This nice place,it is affordable,next time we will be the group of 15 we will be happy to have a sea view rooms. See you in November not about the date
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dirty, Unsafe
The hotel was extremely dirty. We had spider webs and dozens of bugs in our room and one of the beds had blood on it. The hotel was located in a very unsafe area yet the lobby lacked any security measures.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ndizamele Patricia

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Wendy

Travelled with group
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Mondli

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Nduduzo

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Patience

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The description and photos shown on the website are not what you get. The carpets in our room were filthy dirty. The furniture in the passage was equally dirty. There were people sleeping on the couches in the passage outside our room who were coughing and snorting, not sure why they were not sleeping in their rooms. There is no parking offered by the hotel, you need to use a 3rd party parking facility at R70 per day, and not the R25 as per website. Once you have parked on the 3rd level, you need to walk down dirty stairs to the hotel entrance with all your luggage, were people are sleeping, smoking and drinking on the stairs, it feels very unsafe. The homeless people harass you as you walk from the parking to the entrance. We booked for 4 guests, we were only provided with 2 towels, we had to share towels. The room tv is smaller than the smallest computer monitor I have seen, and there is no remote. There is not even a kettle or fridge in the room. The balcony door does not lock, you just need to hope nobody tries to climb up to the balcony and access the room. On checking in we requested reception to open the normal doors so we could get our luggage in, as the revolving doors were too small, our request was just ignored by reception staff. Unless I was absolutely desperate, I would not stay there again. I have stayed in budget accommodation like Sun 1, which was much better than this facility.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

4/10 Poor

Christophe

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The hotel is a little too expensive for what it is. Everything is so old, there was a stench in the room and it was quite noisy with the road just outside. The hotel really needs to be renovated.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

Nyameka

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

Tapiwa

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
Could have done better
Disappointing, no wifi in the room, only outside. Cockroaches in the room, the sink quite small. Breakfast was good.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Poor
The hotel needs to be renovated. Still using old lifts and the floors and furniture is old. Carpet is dirty and for people with sinus it was a problem. You also pay a refundable fee to get a room key and a tv remote meaning if you dont have cash you won't play a TV
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lindani

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

8/10 Good

Athi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
7
Our stay was great but it would have been wonderful if the hotel has free WiFi and mini bar fridges in the room
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022