Formosa Bay

3.0 star property
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Aerial view
Reception
One Bedroom Apartment with Patio | Living area
Studio Apartment with Patio | Balcony view
Hair salon

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Gym
    Gym
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
N2 National Road, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, 6600
  • Plett Puzzle Park
    10 min walk
  • Lawnwood Snake Park
    10 min walk
  • Adventure Land - Water Slides and Play Park
    3 min drive
  • Plettenberg Bay (PBZ)
    11 min drive

Room options

Two Bedroom Apartment with Patio

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Twin Room with Patio

  • 49 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

One Bedroom Apartment with Patio

  • 101 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Studio Apartment with Patio

  • 49 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Plettenberg Bay

When you stay at Formosa Bay in Plettenberg Bay, you'll be near the beach, within a 5-minute drive of Plett Puzzle Park and Van Plettenberg Beacon. .This family-friendly hotel is 1.3 mi (2 km) from Adventure Land - Water Slides and Play Park and 1.3 mi (2 km) from Radical Raptors.

What's nearby

  • Plett Puzzle Park - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Goose Valley Golf Club - 3 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Adventure Land - Water Slides and Play Park - 3 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Plettenberg Bay Beach - 4 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Robberg Nature Reserve - 12 min drive - 9.5 km

Getting around

  • Plettenberg Bay (PBZ) - 11 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Checkers - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Steers - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Mugg & Bean - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Le Fournil De Plett Bakery - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Adi’s Kitchen - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Formosa Bay

Family-friendly hotel with a fitness center and a sauna
Formosa Bay offers 6 accommodations with safes. This Plettenberg Bay hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor tennis court, an outdoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 6 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with bathtubs or showers are provided. Conveniences include safes and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy a range of recreational amenities, including an outdoor pool, an outdoor tennis court, and a sauna. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and a hair salon.
At Formosa Bay, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant.
Featured amenities include laundry facilities and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
Formosa Bay has a restaurant on site.

Languages

Afrikaans, English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free uncovered self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant

Things to do

  • Arcade/games room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Fitness centre
  • Mini golf
  • Outdoor pool
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Playground
  • Sauna
  • Tennis

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini golf
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool sunloungers

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 9 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link
For more details, please contact the property 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 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Breakage deposit: ZAR 1000 per stay
  • Spring Break deposit: ZAR 3000 per stay (for stays between 23 November - 14 December)

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card 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; cash is not accepted
This property is professionally cleaned
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Please note: Each self-catering accommodation is equipped with a barbecue. Barbecues cannot be used by guests staying in other guestrooms. Portable barbecues are not allowed on the premises.
This property's onsite restaurant is independently operated.
Units booked may not be sublet or split between separate guests during the duration of the booking. Fees are incurred if the number of guests checking in varies from the number established at booking.

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Formosa Bay Condo Plettenberg Bay
Formosa Bay Condo
Formosa Bay Plettenberg Bay
Formosa Bay
Formosa Bay Hotel
Formosa Bay Plettenberg Bay
Formosa Bay Hotel Plettenberg Bay

Formosa Bay Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 44 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 85 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really nice surroundings, spacious room, quiet pool. Friendly stuff
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Debbie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Bad Breakfast and Dirty Pool 😢
The sparkling pool is what attracted me to make the booking; it is extremely hot during this time of year and the pool had big chunks of green slime on the bottom of the pool sadly we were not able to use it; super dissappointing as the hotel is tip top as far a cleanliness goes in the rooms. Breakfast pork sausage was raw but as I had to rush off to work was not possible to have my breakfast redone. So not a good experience at all.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kaitlyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would stay again
Really nice place to stay. Breakfast was great & restaurant was nice. We used the laundry facilities too. Convenient location to go to Birds of Eden / Jukani / Monkeyland. Would stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

tamara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and clean place. Our room was very big! The views are really nice. Food was excellent and the staff…best we have found so far on our trip!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Johann

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Breakfast start too late and only from 7:30?
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Fantastic value for money. Room was huge and well furnished. TV channels excellent. Grounds lovely with rabbits roaming free. Gym with sauna. Good (but small) pool with water slide. Breakfast good.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Christos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely place
lovely place with lots to keep you busy. Very good for families. We were lucky it was quiet when we went so great for a couple but definitely more of a family resort with free roaming bunnies all over the place and lots of activities to keep the kids busy.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Garth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jazz

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A jewel in Plett
Lovely place in a lovely town. A come back to it kind of stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Erica

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely property. Big spacious 2 bedroom cottage. Only negative was the noise heard from the neighboring houses.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

ALAN

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay overall and will return anyday again on my next business trip
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Renato

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Good hotel, clean
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

T

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great stayover, close to all the area has to offer
Lovely, spacious, two-bedroomed apartment with good quality linen on beds and beautiful and large bathrooms. Towels maybe a bit small and dated. Very clean overall, except for bread crumbs left behind on the toaster. Great for families! Lovely balcony with barbecue facilities. Kitchen well equipped. The staff was lovely and really friendly. Overall great stay!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Excellent
Excellent resort, Friendly staff. My family really enjoyed the entire stay. Definitely going back there!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fun place to stay
Negatives - the pictures for the studio room are misleading. There is no air-conditioner nor bathtub in the room, but in the pictures they do represent these amenities. Also if you book this resort with hotels.com, instead of going direct, you will need to purchase a pass for the resort's games at a cost of R100. Positives- self catering studio apartment had all the necessary kitchen utensils. Bed was comfortable and the room was clean. Games area to keep everyone busy.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Carol O.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great stay
Very clean and spacious room, great location, easy to find and easy walk to beach.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Wonseok

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Tobie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for Famlies
Awesome Bathroom. Although it was a business trip, I can imagine this place would suit a family. Lots to do for the kids (although not trying to be a resort).
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family getaway in Plett
we had a really great stay, comfortable, clean and really a great place for family or kids, loads of choice for the little ones. fire place to braai, for me really cool. .
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Katja

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good holiday resort experience
Amazing to have a private barbecue on your own patio. Very quiet with excellent bedding and decorated with taste. Bath tub was wonderful.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kristen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very safe & comfy
Our room was huge and extremely comfy! We would definitely stay again!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Formosa Bay, the place to stay in Plett
We thoroughly enjoyed the comfort of our spacious, modern room. The deck looked over a well kept garden with a sparkling water fountain. Staff were friendly and helpful. the convenience of a hair-salon and a restaurant at the hotel made our stay more relaxing.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia, Vancouver BC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly staff, units were great layout. Great amenities. Spacious unit.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Marius, Durbanville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was exactly wkat we were looking for for a one night stay over. The only pity was that we would have liked too stay longer!! Will recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

2/10 Terrible

Prakash

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
aweful experience
Made a mistake on the hotel dates booking. Tried to make contact with the hotel but the lady on the phone was unfriendly. Expedia should check on the telephone number of the establishment before advertising.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018