Royal Hotel
Location: Durban City Center, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Address
267 Smith Street
Durban 4000
KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa
Royal Hotel
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Overview
Situated in the Durban city centre, 1.5km from the International Convention Centre (ICC), The Royal Hotel opened as Durban's first hostelry in 1845. The Royal Hotel's principle of uncompromising service and unfailing hospitality has always been a cornerstone with high standards continuously refined in sheer comfort with subtle blends of Colonial and African influences.
The Royal Hotel provides great conferencing and banqueting facilities. The Lounge area, better known as the Royal Palm, is a popular meeting place, a quiet place for those business travellers seeking a work area or meeting venue.
The popular Royal Coffee Shop offers light meals and a selection of cakes and delicacies being served throughout the day. The 70-year old flagship restaurant at The Royal Hotel in Durban, the Royal Grill, presenting diners with the finest dining experience with unequalled haute cuisine served in a refreshed, elegant and sophisticated milieu of timeless grandeur. The Ulundi Restaurant at The Royal Hotel offers traditional and contemporary Indian cooking.
Accommodation at The Royal Hotel in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
The Royal Hotel features a total of 204 superb rooms with a panoramic view of the city and harbour. Decorated with traditional elegance in mind, each hotel room at The Royal provides sophisticated comfort and charming warmth.
Hotel room amenities:
- en-suite bathrooms facilities
- Air-conditioning and heating
- Telephones with voice mail
- Color TV with satellite
- Hairdryer
- Safety deposit box
- Tea and coffee making facilities
- Wake-up call facilities
- Executive suites feature a separate lounge
Room Types at The Royal Hotel:
- 60 Executive Double Rooms: Double Bedded Room
- 93 Executive Twin Rooms: Two Single Beds in Room
- 34 Club Floor Rooms: Double Bedded Room
- 3 Club Floor Suites: Double Bedded Room with a Lounge
- 2 Paraplegic Rooms: Room equipped for Paraplegic guest
- 11 Executive Suites: Double Bedded Room with a Lounge
- 1 Executive Suite: Twin Bedded Room with a Lounge
Facilities and services at The Royal Hotel, Durban
- Airport Transfers
- Babysitters
- Business Centre
- Car rental service
- Conference Facilities
- Credit card Facilities
- Daily Newspapers
- Doctor, dentist and nurse on call
- Dry Cleaning Service
- Foreign Exchange
- Hairdresser on site
- Health and Squash Centre
- Information Desk
- Internet
- Laundry service
- Mailing Services
- Parking Facilities
- Massage, sauna, gym, swimming pool, plunge pool
- Valet Service
- Wake-up service
Conferences at The Royal Hotel, South Africa
The Royal conference and banqueting facilities are exceptional and offer a fully equipped Business Centre designed to meet the most demanding business needs.
Conference venues:
- The Prince Alfred Room: seats up to 300 persons
- The Royal Boardroom: seats up to 100 persons
- The Marine Room: seats up to 100 persons
- Berea View: seats up to 30 persons
- Town Garden Suites: seat up to 70 persons
- 2 x Boardrooms: seat up to 12 persons
Standard conference equipment:
- 1 x Lectern
- 1 x Flipchart and 2 pens
- 1 x Screen
- Conference equipment for hire
- PA System
- Microphone
- Carousel Slide Projector
- TV & VCR
- Data Projectors
Dining and wining at The Royal Hotel
The Royal Grill
This flagship restaurant boasts some of the country's top award winning, haute cuisine and opulent décor
The Ulundi Restaurant
Durban’s finest traditional Indian restaurant serving some of the finest eastern dishes in town
The Royal Coffee Shop
A popular venue with visitors offering Viennese-style light eating
Exchange Bar & Tap Room
Two unique bars at The Royal Hotel in relaxed and dedicated sports environments
Nearby attractions to the Royal Hotel
- Moses Mabhida Stadium
- Absa Rugby Stadium
- Durban & Umhlanga Beaches
- Gateway Theatre of Shopping
- Kings Park Olympic Swimming Complex
- Kings Park Soccer Stadium
- Mangrove Swamps
- Durban Playhouse next door
- Sunset Cruises
- Trips to the Valley of 1000 hills
- Umgeni Bird Park
- uShaka Marine World – Durban’s treasure trove of adventure
- Virgin Active Health Club
- Golf Courses
Distances / location
Situated in the Durban CBD, KwaZulu-Natal approximately:
- 1.5km from the International Convention Centre (ICC)
- 2 km to the Japanese Gardens
- 2.5km to the Umgeni Bird Park
- 3 km to Durban’s north beaches
- 6 km to Shopping mall
Room Types
Executive Rooms at The Royal Hotel:
- 60 Executive Double Rooms: Double Bedded Room
- 93 Executive Twin Rooms: Two Single Beds in Room
Executive Room amenities:
- en-suite bathrooms facilities
- Air-conditioning and heating
- Telephones with voice mail
- Color TV with satellite
- Hairdryer
- Safety deposit box
- Tea and coffee making facilities
- Wake-up call facilities
Today's Rate:
Single Room: R1090.00
Double Room: R1420.00
Room Amenities
Restaurants
This flagship restaurant boasts some of South Africa's top award winning, haute cuisine and opulent décor. The popular Royal Grill restaurant at The Royal Hotel in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, provides diners with unequalled delicious cuisine served in a refreshed, elegant and sophisticated milieu of timeless grandeur.
This attractive, classic venue retains the essence of grand days and age-old charm with original high ceilings, dark wood balustrades and stained glass effects mixed with new crisp white linen, silver and crystal chandeliers – all redone with a modern take to create a magically light atmosphere.
The Royal Grill offers a superior wine list that compliments every dish on the menu and concludes the extraordinary dining experience with freshly brewed coffee, delicious creamy chocolate, petit fours served in the comfort of the lounge.
Address: 267 Smith Street, Durban 4000 , KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
The Ulundi Restaurant at The Royal Hotel is Durban’s finest traditional Indian restaurant serving some of the finest eastern dishes in the city.
The Ulundi Tapas restaurant provides a stylish mix of dark mahogany wood tables and white chairs, giving the restaurant a modern simplistic ambience. Space is emphasised in the high arched wooden ceiling offset with green gables.
All dishes are prepared with the finest herbs and spices following traditional cooking techniques and recipes. An array of chicken, lamb, beef, fish and vegetarian options are available to suit the most discerning palate.
Address: 267 Smith Street, Durban 4000 , KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
The Royal Coffee Shop at The Royal Hotel in Durban is a popular venue with visitors offering Viennese-style light eating.
Address: 267 Smith Street, Durban 4000 , KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Activities
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- Moses Mabhida Stadium
- Absa Rugby Stadium
- Durban & Umhlanga Beaches
- Gateway Theatre of Shopping
- Kings Park Olympic Swimming Complex
- Kings Park Soccer Stadium
- Mangrove Swamps
- Durban Playhouse next door
- Sunset Cruises
- Trips to the Valley of 1000 hills
- Umgeni Bird Park
- uShaka Marine World – Durban’s treasure trove of adventure
- Virgin Active Health Club
- Golf Courses
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Guests staying at The Royal Hotel in Durban have access to the gym which is located adjacent to the hotel's indoor swimming pool.
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Conferences / Events
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The conference and banqueting facilities at The Royal Hotel in Durban are exceptional and offer a fully equipped Business Centre designed to meet the most demanding business needs.
Conference venues:
- The Prince Alfred Room: seats up to 300 persons
- The Royal Boardroom: seats up to 100 persons
- The Marine Room: seats up to 100 persons
- Berea View: seats up to 30 persons
- Town Garden Suites: seat up to 70 persons
- 2 x Boardrooms: seat up to 12 persons
Standard conference equipment:
- 1 x Lectern
- 1 x Flipchart and 2 pens
- 1 x Screen
Conference equipment for hire:
- PA System
- Microphone
- Carousel Slide Projector
- TV & VCR
- Data Projectors
Facilities
Services
- 24 hour reception service
- Airport transfers
- Babysitting
- Concierge services
- Daily newspaper
- Doctor on call
- Dry cleaning service
- Housekeeping service
- Internet connection
- Laundry services
- Luggage storage
- Massage treatments
- Porters
- Room service
- Valet parking
- Voice mail
- Wake-up call
- Wellness & Beauty treatments
Location
From:
King Shaka International Airport
La Mercy Airport, Umdloti Ln, La Mercy, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1. Head southwest toward Mdloti St 700 m
2. Turn left onto Mdloti St 2.3 km
3. Keep right at the fork and merge onto N2 Rd 12.0 km
4. Take exit 182 for M41 toward Mount Edgecombe/Phoenix/Umhlange 650 m
5. Turn left onto M41 2.7 km
6. Take the ramp onto M4 11.7 km
7. Turn left onto Argyle Rd 240 m
8. Turn right onto Sylvester Ntuli Rd 1.3 km
9. Slight left to stay on Sylvester Ntuli Rd 700 m
10. Continue onto Mahatma Gandhi Rd 110 m
11. Turn right onto Anton Lembede St Destination will be on the left 1.1 km
Royal Hotel
267 Smith Street, Durban 4000, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Useful Links
- Albert Falls Dam Nature Reserve, near Pietermaritzburg
- Butterflies for Africa, Pietermaritzburg
- Durban Botanic Gardens
- Gateway Theatre of Shopping, Umhlanga
- International Convention Centre Durban
- Maritzburg Golf Course, Pietermaritzburg
- Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg
- PheZulu Crocodile Park
- PheZulu Game Park
- PheZulu Snake Park
- uShaka Marine World
- Victoria Country Club, Pietermaritzburg
Rating: Excellent
Overall excellent!
1. Location: very good and central
2. Friendliness: very good
3. Value for money: good
4. Cleanliness: very good
5. Overall impression: excellent
regards, Annelize Kayster
