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Riviera Hotel

127 Victoria Embankment Esplanade, Durban 4001, South Africa
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Riviera Hotel
Ranked #28 of 36 hotels in Durban
3.5 of 5 stars 6 Reviews
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Mbabane, Swaziland
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 December 2011
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This hotel has been our home in Durban - My friends and I have been visiting Riviera Hotel for almost four years now. 5 trips so far plus more referals. The location is wonderful - workshop is arround the corner, and it is literaly in city centre. Meals and other convinience are just next to you. I love this place... More

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Vancouver, Canada
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 July 2010
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people found this review helpful

Do not stay here. It is dirty and unkempt and the staff are conniving. I was charged for my FREE breakfast and the woman pocketed the money. Only after did I catch onto the scam but it was too late. When leaving, the front desk attendant insisted on negotiating my cab to the airport so he could get a kickback... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 July 2010
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This hotel is a complete dump. The rooms stink - infact the whole hotel stinks. Sheets were a bit dirty, carpet was minging. Staff could do to be a bit nicer on arrival too other than just saying 'your bill is........'. Area round about the hotel is a dump too.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 July 2010
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this hotel is ok if you are on a buget, the rooms are clean & tidy, the staff at the front desk are helpful, there are taxis right outside to take to the beach / you can walk 15min away, if you have a car there is a car park right next to hotel. there are great places to eat... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 June 2010

This place is a reasonable budget hotel. Has pretty basic rooms with TV, (although a bit noisy at night), two bars and a cafe. Shower was good. Staff are quite helpful. Just across the road from a yacht club/marina and a short walk to centre of town. Has very handy parking lot next door. Some of the side streets a... More

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Worthing, United Kingdom
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2010
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person found this review helpful

This hotel provides exactly what it promises. Budget accommodation. There are no thrills here. The rooms are extremely noisy with the 3 lane main road running next to the Riviera. The staff were very friendly but the poor standard tired rooms and awful location let the place down badly.

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127 Victoria Embankment Esplanade, Durban 4001, South Africa
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