The Windermere Hotel
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Facilities
- Dining: Breakfast is included in the rates. No other meals are served but the staff can assist you with booking a restaurant, many of which are within walking distance. There’s an on-site cocktail bar, and room service for light meals and snacks
- Communal areas: Guests can relax in the lounge, or on the veranda outside
- Internet Access: WiFi throughout the hotel
- Swimming Pool: There’s a small outdoor swimming pool with a decked area and loungers
- Spa Treatments: None
- Recreational: If you fancy chilling out at the hotel there’s a DVD and music library to make use of. Staff can arrange bookings for golf and other sports activities, and rates include a gym membership at the Virgin Active Health Club nearby
- Weddings and Celebrations: Not suitable
- Meetings/Functions: Small meetings can be accommodated (enquire for details)
- Disabled Access: None
- Pets: Not accepted
- Languages Spoken: English, Afrikaans
Also...
- Laundry/Valet service
- Ad-hoc secretarial services
- Transfers can be arranged
- Under-cover, locked parking
When to go?
The hottest months are October to March; at the height of summer the middle of the day can get unbearably hot. In winter (May-August) the days are sunny and warm.
Author's tips
For most first-time visitors 2-3 days in Port Elizabeth are enough. Often people visit at the start or end of the Garden Route before travelling onwards, or flying back to Cape Town or Johannesburg. But if you want to stay longer there is lots more to do.
Features include:
- Room service
- Bar
- Breakfast
- Walk to restaurants (offsite)
- Terrace
- Guest lounge
- WIFI internet
- Outdoor pool
- DVD library
- Gym membership
- Off street parking
