Beach Hotel Verandah

One of the popular lunch and dinner spots on the Port Elizabeth beachfront is the Verandah Restaurant at the Beach Hotel. Sitting out on the verandah it self, the spot has a great view of Hobie Beach, Shark Rock Pier and Algoa Bay. I was at the hotel for a half day session and didn't … Continue reading Beach Hotel Verandah →

Humewood Hotel

The 3 star Humewood Hotel on the beachfront must truly be one of the most under rated hotels in Port Elizabeth. When you ask anybody to name hotels in the city, you can bet that the Humewood won't be very high on the list. Its probably because its one of the grand old ladies of … Continue reading Humewood Hotel →

Courtyard Suites Hotel

The front view of the 4 star Courtyard Suites Hotel on the Port Elizabeth beachfront from its pool area. The hotel is situated on a prime spot with fantastic views of Algoa Bay from all its rooms. But I'm not here to market the hotel and I haven't stayed there so I can't do a … Continue reading Courtyard Suites Hotel →

New Town Lodge Hotel

Another of the new developments going on along the Port Elizabeth beachfront is the new Town Lodge Hotel. The hotel is being built right next door to the City Lodge while the Courtyard Suites Hotel and Road Lodge is just beyond that, making PE the first place in South Africa to have all four of … Continue reading New Town Lodge Hotel →

King Edward Hotel

The King Edward Hotel in Central is one of Port Elizabeth's landmark hotels and was built in 1903. It was taken over by a Dubai group a couple of years ago and is busy going through an extensive renovation process. The Grand Hotel across Western Road has also started a renovation process while the Donkin … Continue reading King Edward Hotel →

New hotel construction

There are lots of construction going on in and around town. Some of the projects (mostly infrastructure) are related to the 2010 FIFA World Cup while others are part of the growth of Port Elizabeth. There is a new hotel going up on the beachfront across the road from Humewood Beach on what used to … Continue reading New hotel construction →

Some Spring got left behind

I saw these little pink flowers growing on the grass on the sea side of Marine Drive across the road from the Marine Hotel the other morning. They were only on this one patch bordered by the little palm trees and it kind of looked like Spring got stuck in between the trees and never … Continue reading Some Spring got left behind →

5 star hotel

Although there are many 5 star game lodges around Port Elizabeth and lots of 5 star boutique hotels and guesthouses in town, we haven't got a proper 5 star hotel in the city... But that is about to change. The new 5 star Radisson Blu hotel on the main beachfront in Summerstrand is about to … Continue reading 5 star hotel →