The Kelway Hotel

3.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Seasonal outdoor pool
Front of property
Coffee service
Executive Suite
Reception

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
1 Brookes Hill Drive, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape, 6013
  • Bayworld
    2 min walk
  • Humewood Beach
    4 min walk
  • King's Beach
    5 min walk
  • Port Elizabeth (PLZ)
    9 min drive

Room options

Standard Double Room (Non Sea Facing)

  • 17 sq m
  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Double Room, Sea Facing

  • 17 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Luxury Double Room (Non Sea facing)

  • 22 sq m
  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Honeymoon Suite

  • 31 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Executive Suite

  • 31 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Comfort Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Comfort Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Luxury Double Room, Sea Facing

  • 22 sq m
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)

Located in Gqeberha, The Kelway Hotel is in the entertainment district, within a 5-minute walk of Bayworld and Humewood Beach. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Museum of Bay World and 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from King's Beach.

What's nearby

  • King's Beach - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • The Boardwalk Casino & Entertainment World - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Hobie Beach - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Port Elizabeth City Hall - 4 min drive - 3.5 km
  • Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University - 5 min drive - 4.9 km

Getting around

  • Port Elizabeth (PLZ) - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Nando's - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Barney's Tavern - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Seattle Coffee Co - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪KFC - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Urban Roti - ‬17 min walk

About this property

The Kelway Hotel

Suburban hotel with a seasonal outdoor pool and a 24-hour front desk
The Kelway Hotel offers 63 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature premium bedding. 32-inch LCD televisions come with premium satellite channels. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

This Gqeberha hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include irons/ironing boards.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a seasonal outdoor pool.

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

Stay in one of 63 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a seasonal outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional features at this Art Deco hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and a banquet hall. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the area shuttle (surcharge).
Satisfy your appetite for lunch, dinner, or brunch at the hotel's restaurant, Farriagers, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Meet other guests and eat at the complimentary reception. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
The hotel offers a complimentary manager's reception on select days.
Farriagers - This restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Afrikaans, English, Xhosa, Zulu

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
  • Motorhome/coach/lorry parking on site
  • Extended parking on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee daily 6:30 AM–10:00 AM: ZAR 130 per person
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Free manager's reception
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Farriagers

Things to do

  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

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
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV
  • Premium channels
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofing
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately ZAR 130 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 150 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 4)

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 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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

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

Kelway Hotel
Kelway Hotel Port Elizabeth
Kelway Port Elizabeth
Kelway
The Kelway Hotel Hotel
The Kelway Hotel Gqeberha
The Kelway Hotel Hotel Gqeberha

The Kelway Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 66 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 70 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 168 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Meryl

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Gillian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Tired hotel but amazing staff
The staff are amazing, the hotel is little tired and seems to cater for overnight grouos cominv in by coach
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

NKOSILATHI

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Manishi

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Hotel should try servinge Indian Style Vegetarian Dish options for their guests. I requested if they could make a Vegetable Potato Curry. The Chef was able to cook up a delicious Curry and I had a very satisfying meal on the second day evening.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anneline

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Ghulam

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Chelsea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Ian

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Kelsey we stayed here 2020 it was good the hotel is still a good place to stay breakfast weee good the restaurant at night was poor with not a lot of choice to chose from also beds are very low the hotel needs to get it act together and improve these things also we had to go down almost every day as the keycard kept not working
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ethan

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Carin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stopover for an early morning flight
Comfortable stay. Very close to airport. Extremely friendly staff who helped with all our questions
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Beauty

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Phumeza

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nomaphelo

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything, wonderful staff excellent service, will recommend for other people as well
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Reginald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Heidi

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Lara

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lusanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Peter

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Spoilt by poor information from hotels.com
Our stay was spoilt as you did not tell us about the renovation work on the kitchen etc which is being carried out. This meant that only breakfast was available and nothing else. Your lack of information spoilt our trip. Suggest you get your act together. A discount would have been nice!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice welcome to the hotel by staff and good food in restaurant, would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019