Humewood Hotel on Marine Drive

The three star Humewood Hotel on Marine Drive is one of the oldest hotels in the city and started its existence as the Humewood Mansions. The same family that was responsible for the building of the hotel still owns it now, three generations later. I dug around the internet a little and couldn't find a … Continue reading Humewood Hotel on Marine Drive →

Marine Hotel view

A couple of months ago I won a two nights Protea Hotel voucher in a competition and the expiry date started to approach so we decided to not go out of town for it but rather enjoy a weekend "holidaying" in our own home town. The KidZ stayed at their grandparents and the Damselfly and … Continue reading Marine Hotel view →

The new Boardwalk Hotel

The new Boardwalk Hotel, Spa and Conference Centre officially opens this weekend. I was fortunate to get a sneak peak the other day and was suitably impressed. In the picture is the hotel lobby lounge area.

Grand Hotel from the lighthouse

The original house where the Grand Hotel in Central stands today was built in 1867. By 1885 the house was extended to Whites Road and the owner, Kames Brister, advertised the house as to let with 24 rooms. Shortly after on 15 October 1885 Arnold Lipman opened the Grand Hotel. The hotel has been taken over by new owners and is currently being … Continue reading Grand Hotel from the lighthouse →

Radisson on Marine Drive

Love it or hate it, the five star Radisson Hotel on the beachfront in Summerstrand has become a landmark on the South African skyline.

Swimming pool view

This is the beautiful view overlooking Humewood Beach you have relaxing in the Town Lodge's swimming pool

Perfect evening on the Town Lodge deck

The movers and shakers in the tourism industry in Port Elizabeth were invited to a function at the Town Lodge on the beachfront last week for the introduction of the new ceo of Ectour. But that's not what the post is about. The function took place on the Town Lodge's deck overlooking Humewood Beach in … Continue reading Perfect evening on the Town Lodge deck →

Farriagers at The Kelway

The Farriagers Restaurant is the in-house restaurant at the Kelway Hotel in Port Elizabeth. Seating is both outside on the deck as well as inside in the restaurant area and the menu covers quite a wide range of food along with a number of very good wines. I had a fantastic meal there with the … Continue reading Farriagers at The Kelway →

Brookes Hill from the beach

Brookes Hill in Humewood is one of the very upmarket and sought after areas on the Port Elizabeth beachfront and offers residents and guests a fantastic view of Kings Beach and the coastline. The white buildings on the right are the very larney Kings Terrace apartments. The building in the middle of the pic is … Continue reading Brookes Hill from the beach →

Cocktails at the Protea Hotel Marine

A couple of the hotels along the Port Elizabeth beachfront have some great bar and restaurant facilities where one can relax with a meal or drink outside in the sun on a cool winters day. I was invited to lunch at the Marine Hotel recently and my companions very quickly realised that this blogger doesn't … Continue reading Cocktails at the Protea Hotel Marine →