Situated just 200 metres from the beach, along Durban’s Golden Mile, Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani overlooks the Indian Ocean. The hotel also offers 3 swimming pools and 4 restaurants serving a variety of dishes.
Certain modern, air-conditioned rooms offer ocean views and come with tea-and-coffee making facilities. The en suite bathrooms include a bath or shower.
On-site parking, an airport shuttle service and WiFi are available for a surcharge. This family-friendly hotel provides a full English breakfast buffet daily and guests can make use of the gym, spa facilities and room service.
Popular spots within the local area include Kingsmead Stadium, Durban ICC and Greyville Racecourse.
Suncoast Casino is just 1.5 km from the hotel, and uShaka Marine World is 3 km away. Durban Botanical Gardens are 5 km away and King Shaka International Airport is 30 km away.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.1 for a two-person trip.
“It was good to be in Durban and the stay was lovely.”
Gloria
South Africa
“The location is beautiful, the rooms facing the sea view is amazing”
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Nonkululeko
South Africa
“Comfortable stay with my family , clean rooms,comfortable beds and delicious breakfast. Staff always willing to help. And a shout out to Vuyo waitress at the restaurant at V great service and care she gave me and my family.”
Eric
South Africa
“The breakfast was perfect I wish book only southern dun Elangeni only”
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Nhlanhla
South Africa
“It was very clean,,staff were friendly and breakfast was perfect👌👌”
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Ayanda
South Africa
“The rooms were near and clean. Breakfast was super.”
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Palesa
South Africa
“I loved everything about the place 🙂 Absolutely stunning 👌”
Zobaphi
South Africa
“The hotel is closer to the beach,restaurants and all other activities
Breakfast and dinner is excellent”
Lai
South Africa
“We spent our 50th wedding anniversary there.
To our surprise we got the same room number 605 43 years ago.
Thank you for our anniversary present.
We will definitely come back to your hotel.
Johnny and Charmaine Lai”
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Kgomotso
South Africa
“Oh wow, i loved everything about this hotel, i was so impressed when i checked in, from the reception area to my room, stunning, the staff and everyone was so friendly and made me feel at home. Security guys were so friendly and made sure that...”
Hotel surroundings
Restaurants
5 restaurants on site
Lingela Restaurant
Cuisine
International
Open for
Dinner
Ambiance
Family friendly
Dietary options
Vegetarian • Dairy-free
Vigour & Verve Restaurant
Cuisine
International
Open for
Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Ambiance
Family friendly
The Grill Jichana
Cuisine
Steakhouse
Open for
Dinner
Ambiance
Modern
Panorama Bar and Pool Deck
Open for
Lunch • Cocktail hour
Ambiance
Family friendly
Tall Ships
Open for
Cocktail hour
House rules
Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 14:00
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in
Check-out
Until 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
Children 12 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
0 - 2 years
Cot upon request
Free
The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.
There are no extra beds available at this property.
All cots are subject to availability.
Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Groups
When booking more than 4 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
Cards accepted at this hotel
Cash is not accepted
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
The fine print
Need-to-know information for guests at this property
Please note that when booking a rate where payment is due before arrival, Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani will provide detailed payment instructions, for example a link to a secured payment platform.
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.
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