When you stay at aha Gateway Hotel in Umhlanga, you'll be connected to a shopping center, within a 15-minute drive of Umhlanga Rocks Beach and Durban Beach. .This hotel is 11.8 mi (19 km) from uShaka Marine World and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Gateway Theatre of Shopping.
What's nearby
Gateway Theatre of Shopping - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
Umhlanga Lighthouse - 4 min drive - 2.6 km
Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Trail - 5 min drive - 3.7 km
Umhlanga Rocks Beach - 9 min drive - 3.2 km
Umhlanga Main Beach - 9 min drive - 2.9 km
Getting around
King Shaka Intl. Airport (DUR) - 14 min drive
Restaurants
Seattle Coffee Company - 8 min walk
Old Town Italy - 6 min walk
Pizza Chicken Perfect - 4 min walk
My Diners - 4 min walk
Cuba Lounge - 7 min walk
About this property
aha Gateway Hotel
Hotel connected to a shopping center in Umhlanga with a rooftop terrace
Aha Gateway Hotel offers 146 air-conditioned accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and complimentary newspapers. LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Rooms have partially open bathrooms. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
This Umhlanga hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 146 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as laptop-compatible safes and desks.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a rooftop terrace. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the hotel's restaurant, Fig Tree Café, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Relax with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 6:30 AM to 11:00 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 a conference center and 6 meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 6:30 AM and 11:00 AM.
Fig Tree Café - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transport
Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
24-hour return airport shuttle at scheduled times and on request for a surcharge
Area shuttle (surcharge)
Parking on site (ZAR 30 per night; includes in/out privileges)
Extended parking on site (ZAR 30 per night)
Limited on-site parking
Onsite parking options include a garage
Food and drink
Buffet breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 6:30 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; ZAR 180 for adults and ZAR 90 for children
A bar/lounge
A poolside bar
A restaurant
Restaurants on site
Fig Tree Café
Things to do
Children's pool
Outdoor pool
TV in common areas
Family friendly
Children's pool
Fenced pool
Laundry facilities
Outdoor pool
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
Free newspapers in lobby
Guidebooks
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Concierge services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Porter/bellhop
Tour and ticket assistance
Wedding services
Business services
6 meeting rooms
Conference centre
Outdoors
Outdoor entertainment area
Outdoor furniture
Pool loungers
Pool umbrellas
Rooftop terrace
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Lever door handles
Lift
Visual alarms in hallways
Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Blackout drapes
Bathroom
Bathtub or shower
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Towels provided
Entertainment
LCD TV with satellite channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Free bottled water
Limited room service
Restaurant dining guides
More
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Desk
Free daily newspapers
Iron/ironing board on request
Laptop-compatible safe
Phone
Window screens
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 11:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately ZAR 180 for adults and ZAR 90 for children
Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 390 per person (one-way)
Self parking fee: ZAR 30 per night (in/out privileges)
Extended parking fee: ZAR 30 per night
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, debit 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
We should mention
Pool access available from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
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
Parking height restrictions apply
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
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Gateway Hotel Three Cities
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aha Gateway Hotel Reviews
Reviews
8.6
Excellent
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
I didn't give this property five stars just because there was loud music playing in a conference room or bar until midnight. I had a beautiful wall of windows in my room but unfortunately it did not block the sound well.
The staff was super friendly, I received the utmost customer services ever. Overall, the hotel is exceptional.
Bless
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
8/10 Good
Mbali Portia
26 Feb 2022
Mbali Portia
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
10/10 Excellent
Promise
20 Feb 2022
Promise
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
6/10 Okay
Gert
Business traveller
15 Feb 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
I have stayed here a couple of times before and it seems that every time I come back the hotel has slipped a little further down on my list of places to stay in Dbn. My food that I had was certainly not up to standard (the night I had dinner at the hotel). The parking had drastically escalated in price and, if you come back later the evening, you may need to park off-site as space is limited. It is not that the staff were unfriendly but they certainly weren't welcoming and eager to to make your stay enjoyable. A decent stay if you get it at a special rate but not worth the "standard rates" I feel.
Reception is good. And efficient.
The room was OK, altho my partner wanted a bath tub as the pic had showed that.
Parking catered for at the mall, so it's safe.
The breakfast was good.
I had paid for my stay but there were extra fees I still had to pay on checking in. I was soo tired and exhausted and asked to make all payments on checking out (since i had already paid for the actual stay) but was refused. I had already paid 2600R for the room and they wouldnt let me pay 50R on checking out. I had to park on the street and then check in and then get the parking and then drive around to the back street to be able to park.
On morning of checking out room
Service barge into my room when i am on the toilet asking to get my used towels(!?). Despite the fact that on checking in they agreed for me to check out 30 mins later.
When you enter the room there is a tub next to your bed (doesnt make sense) and there is a balcony but a wall in front of it so literally no view.
So my wife and I ended up at the aha Gateway Hotel actually by chance. The original hotel we had booked at closed down and didn't notify us or hotels.com as we later found out from customer support.
On arrival we were greeted by the on duty manger, I believe her name was Sene. She was incredibly helpful and friendly, and helped lifted my wife and my spirit after the rough day we were having.
We dropped our our bags off in our freshly cleaned room and headed down to the bar for a much needed drink. We were met again by incredibly friendly staff who heard about our ordeal and made some wine a food recommendations. The wine was superb especially for only being like $13 (180 Rand) and the food was good (I'll openly say I'm a tough person to please over food).
Our short stay can be summarized as a wonderful and relaxing. The staff really make the hotel great. My wife and I have actually booked in for another 5-nights for the end of the month.
Something to note, there was something I was unimpressed by during our stay and after making that known on a customer survey the management of the hotel called us to find out how they could improve, which is above and beyond in my books.
I've stayed at a lot of hotels internationally and in South Africa including the Pearls, and this was the first time I've ever been contacted by management to learn how they could do better.
I will go as far as to say when my wife and I visit Durban in the future this will be where we stay.
Hotel is clean, the type of selfish inconsiderate people that this hotel draws, leaves much to be desired.
Shouting in the hallways at 4am is not on.
No one was at reception to complain to.
This happened to us 2out of the 3 nights we were there.
Brought this up to reception and all we got was “sorry about that”.
Stay away.
Hotel management lack of accountability for the issue raised by the customer, no hot water in the room after notifying 10h before, no milk with cereals, iron not working properly, air conditioning making noise on the heating status, no parking security, door open after 10pm for anyone to access,...
The property has walking access to the gateway shopping mall, a great bonus with exclusive shops and places to eat. Parking is also available. The rooms are modern and clean
Beautiful hotel well positioned in Umhlanga Ridge. Very comfortable superior room, bath strangely positioned in the room. Very good breakfast with a wide selection of hot and cold items.
Just wanted to say how my holiday turned out .on the 1st night the aircon was not working and they gave me a fan to use .my wife and I are people that cannot sleep without aircon .when I phoned reception they said they can only help in the morning and also they could NOT move me into another room.I really felt that my one night was not worth it and I should definitely get a refund or a free night since I was put in so much of inconvenience. Also when we went down for breakfast and we wanted to know if the potatoes we fried in the same oil as the other food as we are muslims and we are worried about eating haraam food .the staff were very rude and they laughed at us.Then also one of the days when we came back to the room there was a lady that came out of the toilet and she had her own card to the room.She did not even say anything to us to say that she was just checking if everything was in order but rather hurried out of the room.How can people just enter the room at any time,what about our personal belongings. Just to mention also that the aircon also troubled for one more day after that .Also one of the lifts were not working and this also was very irritating and inconvenient because been peek time in December and have to wait for some time for the one lift to come .Also after I checked out and the hotel called me for some feed back,and they told me that how is it possible that your family is here and they dont have any complaints and that we had such a bad time .