Reviews of Royal Guesthouse
32 Raphia Crescent, 3867 Mtunzini, South Africa

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Reviewed: 16 October 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewClean environment
None
Reviewed: 22 September 2025 · Stayed in September 2025
Verified reviewThe place is absolutely tranquil. It is good value for money. The bed was super comfy. Access to our room was easy. Plenty parking within the property. Top notch aesthetics.
Reviewed: 6 September 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 26 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 24 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewVery comfortable bed, friendly staff, good breakfast. We requested an early breakfast due to work obligations and the staff accommodated us without any hesitations.
Reviewed: 31 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThe rooms are clean and spacious. Great shower to have. Perfect location and easy and secured access to guesthouse.
Breakfast is average, and not able to maintain for more than 2 days.
Reviewed: 20 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 14 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewIt was perfect. It exceeded my expectations. The furniture is top notch. My friend and I have decided that we going to be regulars there. I am a person who usually travels and book in different places but this one was leading, it is beauuuuutiful🤌🏾
Nothing but I suggest they add a fruit in their breakfast
Reviewed: 6 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewWarm welcome from the staff. Peace and tranquility. Great taste of furniture. Very homely. Will definitely come back. I would highly recommend it.
Reviewed: 6 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 19 June 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 15 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewExceptional service... beautiful location
Nothing
Reviewed: 20 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewThe room was exceptional beautiful ,scenery and location.
The staff didn't have the spare keys of our room ,so wasn't cleaned for the duration of our stay.
Reviewed: 18 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 18 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified revieweverything was perfect
nothing
Reviewed: 10 May 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 24 April 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewbed parking location
no ensuite bathroom breakfast was a disaster no place to plug computer and work no chair or desk in the room place is not really user friendly
Reviewed: 3 April 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 1 April 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewroom was neat bed and linen great. location nice. Parking space good.
Breakfast for starters could have been much better. Dont take bookings if you dont have supplies. The space is impractical not a single chair in the room to work. Shared bathroom for female is not practical. Rooms with bathrooms was locked. left 2 nights before checkout. Not recommended if you are female and working person
Reviewed: 31 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewMost of the things
Breakfast I am not happy about it
Reviewed: 24 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewA stunning view of the ocean and nature reserve from the deck. Everything was spotlessly clean and the beds were very comfortable with soft bedding and fluffy pillows. The breakfast was delicious and hearty. The sparkling pool, relaxing viewing deck and tv rooms are excellent. A very special thank you to the two lovely ladies who hosted us - Zinhle and Xolie - they were most friendly, helpful and accomodating🌹🌹
Reviewed: 3 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewThe view is great. The pool was very clean . The bed was comfortable. The place is quiet and well maintained.
The breakfast could be better . It was so dry and minimal - It’s bacon , sausage and an egg. The rooms are not checked prior to guests arrival. I got to the room and the fridge was not working , the tv was not working I had to go to the front and let the ladies know. Fortunately I got another room it was good. It will be better to have an iron in each room than having to walk to the reception area to iron your clothes.
Reviewed: 27 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 26 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewEverything was just perfect.
Nothing .
Reviewed: 9 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewOnly the air condition and the internet worked well. The location was good.
The Royal Guest House seems to have been a mega party place in the past and now should function as a hotel/B&B. As is, the place is highly unsuitable for this and little effort was done to make it working well. The bath room was appalling, the sleeping room was tiny, the living room was huge, but in part blocked with unused furniture. We never saw a manger of the site. The place was only run by service personal, but they did not speak much English and behaved rather strange. They were clearly not welcoming and constantly gave us the feeling that we disturbed them. Here some examples of how they worked: They would remove used cups and cutlery from the room, but would not replace them. They would produce breakfast, but there was hardly a relationship between what we asked for and what we got. Breakfast was greedy and of lowest quality. The room service would put all our things (without order) into our suitcases, close them and place them against the wall. We do not want that other people pack our stuff, and anyway, we do not want our things to be packed every day. We stayed for three nights in the same room. The room was cleaned only partially. Also, the swimming pool was dirty. We will certainly not come back to this Guest House.