We booked out the penthouse and some hotel rooms for extended family over the Christmas period. On the positive side, the location right on the beach is amazing and the buffet breakfasts every morning are good. We also enjoyed the pool area, the live entertainment around the pool every evening and the complimentary cocktails/sundowners. On the negative side, the guesthouse... More

Awesome views, hospitality, service and location. This makes me feel like I am really on holiday. The owners are very involved in running the place and ensure superb quality and service of hotel. The food is very tasty and the curries must be tried.

I recently had my wedding @ the Boathouse in Ballito. I did all my planning from Gauteng via emails. I haven't been to the venue before, only had some reference of friends. I didn't know what to expect, but this experience exceeded my expectations! Rina was very helpful with all the arrangements and did frequently follow up with me. on... More

We stayed at the Boathouse at the end of a fantastic two week holiday in South Africa. For a four star hotel, we were disappointed with the standard. In a four star hotel I expect a reasonable sized bathroom, an armchair in the room (other than the dressing table chair) and bathrobes - very useful for international visitors, as we... More

Stayed 5 nights (the last one unplanned due to being snowed out of next destination) in two luxury rooms overlooking the sea. Food in the restaurant was good and varied with a very good value included breakfast. Rooms were well equipped and staff very helpful and flexible. Only issue occurred when Inidian Ocean storm hit and one room leaked but... More

Again a mixed review...I was reading the reviews before deciding on getting married there and weren't quite sure about our choice but it was a destination wedding so choosing a place was hard. My feelings are mixed. I would do it all over again. Rina who I was in contact with per email and phone was really nice, so was... More

My review is very mixed. Some of the staff were excellent, the venue was lovely and the wedding ran nicely, but there were some unsavoury elements to our stay. We were at the boathouse for a wedding. It was an absolutely perfect wedding venue - the beach was idyllic and the venue very clean albeit a bit out of date.... More

The boathouse in Ballito is in a beautiful spot on the coast, but sadly this is its primary redeeming feature. The rooms are tatty and out of date, and the bedspread had a curious brown stain on it, which was quite revolting. The bathroom was tiny with no space for belongings. The restaurant was average, the food seemed to be... More

We didn't stay at the Boathouse but we had dinner there as we stayed in Ballito. It has been the most disappointed dinner we had during all our trip in South Africa. Service is slow, food is very ordinary and the decoration is not at the top. There is better choices in Ballito like the restaurant Giggis or the Zimbali... More