Roseland House

4.0 star property
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Premium Apartment, 3 Bedrooms, City View | Living area
2 outdoor pools
Exterior
Standard Apartment | Living room
Double Room (1)

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included

Explore the area

Map
291 Helen Joseph Road, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, 4001
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal
    17 min walk
  • Durban Botanical Gardens
    2 min drive
  • Durban University of Technology
    2 min drive
  • Durban (DUR-King Shaka Intl.)
    25 min drive

Room options

King or Twin room (9)

  • 7 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Classic Twin Room

  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Double Room (1)

  • 7 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Triple Room (3)

  • 36 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Durban

With a stay at Roseland House, you'll be centrally located in Durban, within a 10-minute drive of Durban Beach and uShaka Marine World. .This guesthouse is 9.6 mi (15.4 km) from Umhlanga Rocks Beach and 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Kwazulu Natal Society of Arts.

What's nearby

  • Durban Botanical Gardens - 2 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Durban International Convention Centre - 5 min drive - 4.9 km
  • Harbour - 5 min drive - 4.0 km
  • Durban Beach - 6 min drive - 6.4 km
  • uShaka Marine World - 7 min drive - 6.9 km

Getting around

  • King Shaka Intl. Airport (DUR) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Olive and Oil - Glenwood - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪The Coffee Tree Co. - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Pedros Chicken - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Stella Sports - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Roseland House

Suburban guesthouse with 2 outdoor pools and free breakfast
Roseland House offers 12 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Beds feature down comforters and premium bedding. Accommodations at this 4-star guesthouse have kitchens with full-sized refrigerators/freezers, microwaves, cookware/dishes/utensils, and coffee/tea makers.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Durban guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Hypo-allergenic bedding and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

2 outdoor swimming pools are on site.
Make yourself at home in one of the 12 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring kitchens with full-sized refrigerators/freezers and ovens. Your bed comes with down comforters and premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. The shuttle (surcharge) will take you to the nearby beach or shopping center.
Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary English breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM.
Featured amenities include limo/town car service, dry cleaning/laundry services, and luggage storage. Planning an event in Durban? This guesthouse has 484 square feet (45 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and a meeting room. For a surcharge, guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and a cruise ship terminal shuttle.
A complimentary English breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM. An additional breakfast (subject to charges) is served daily.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Return train station shuttle (surcharge)
  • Beach shuttle (surcharge)
  • Casino shuttle (surcharge)
  • Cruise terminal shuttle (surcharge)
  • Limo/town car service
  • Shopping centre shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast available daily 7:00 AM–9:00 AM
  • 1 bar

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Conference centre (484 square feet of space)
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Down duvet
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 6:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the cruise terminal, airport, and train station (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 6:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 12 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 12 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 380 per vehicle (one way)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a security system

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Children 12 years old and younger are not permitted at this property
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

National rating

Quality Graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organization.

Property is also known as

Roseland Durban
Roseland House
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Roseland House Guesthouse Durban
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Roseland House Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 12 out of 26 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 26 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 26 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 26 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 26 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Joachim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All in order
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joachim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Gaynor

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great value for money
Really nice. Nice staff. Very friendly. Quiet neighbourhood. Lovely breakfast pack - was just right!! Only problem was the toilet seat was cracked! And no tea or coffee - though there as a kettle. Minor things - and i will come and stay again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Nonkululeko

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joachim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All good. Great staff
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Ayokunle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good and functional
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lionel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Eugene

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Ok but rather dated. My room was not 4 star
The property is dated and while there was nothing shocking, I was disappointed since it is advertised as a 4 star. The place because it was stuffy and in need of an upgrade (broken tiles in bathroom and dirty silicone in shower), is probably better described as a 2.5 star. Breakfast was tasty though
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Siduduzo

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Shabaan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant simply Brilliant
A great hidden gem of a wonderful city a must for any traveller
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
best little guest house in Durban
I found the property, the staff and the food to be of a very high standard. Would certainly highly recommend for a city break.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

2/10 Terrible

Jack, Pittsburgh, PA

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
bed begs in room 14
We rented 2 rooms and discovered evidence of bed bugs and dirty sheets with blood stains in room # 14. The other room 12 was acceptable. We discovered problem in rooom 14 around 10:30pm and the reception was not available to assist us because they close their office at 9pm and their emergency cell phones went directly to voice mails. We ended up rented another room in a very nice hotel which was R300 more but it was well worth it. The hotel stuff refused to admit about evidence of bed bugs but i took several pics and their maids admitted not changing all the sheets, however, they were able to give us a credit since we were unable to use room 14. Location is great but i will not recommend this quest house and if you are in Durban, i recommend going with major brand name hotels.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Shaaban, ATLANTA, Georgia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel and close to everything.
The B&B is gorgeous inside and out. Very close to a major highway (N3) and a stone throw to downtown Durban's South Beach. The breakfast each morning was great and fulfilling. I had a blast sleep with the view of downtown from my window and waking up to natural sunlight. Overall, a great place for a even great price.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Maxwell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hosts!!!
Roseland house hosted us very well, they are very friendly and efficient.... will book again when in Durban!

2/10 Terrible

NTOMBIZABANTU

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
not so good owners they were very rude to my 2 year old child.

10/10 Excellent

T G

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
convenient and clean guesthouse
I really enjoyed

8/10 Good

Traveller, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, safe and cheerful
Roseland House is well placed for the beach and harbour (about 20 mins drive), local restaurants and a Woolworths (about four mins' drive down the road), malls, the the university. It is a short drive from main freeways inland and up the coast. The owners are cheerful and helpful, the rooms are pleasant and clean, with period furnishings. Laundry is quick and reasonably priced. Everything works. The property feels safe. There are two nice pools and many of the rooms have sitting out areas. My only small suggested improvement would be fridges in the rooms.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Carleigh, Washington, DC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming suburban guesthouse
Roseland house is a very charming B&B in a quiet neighborhood in Durban. The room was spacious, with a real Victorian character... Beautiful mahogany furnishings. The owners were lovely and very friendly. Breakfast was a delicious made to order egg dish wiry fresh fruit and other sides. For dinner, there are a number if restaurants just down the road. Note that if you're looking for modern, 21st century accommodations, this probably isn't the place for you. But if you want a place with a bit more character and a very friendly staff, I'd highly recommend Roseland House.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Roseland House
Nice owners, excellent breakfast, clean, not far from the town center but in a safe area. Bathroom could use a shower curtain and bathmat. I recommend it but advise you ask for a room away from the dining area, as you'll be woken up early in the morning.

8/10 Good

Karin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pool!
Great place for the money
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2017

8/10 Good

Markus, Schweiz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Familär, einfacher Standard, Preis-Leistung stimmt
Gute Lage, familär geführt, Zimmer etwas klein und auf einfachem Standard, Preis-Leistung stimmt jedoch gut