City Hotels
 
Cape Town - Western Cape
• Lagoon Beach Hotel
• The Cape Milner
• The Peninsula All-Suite Hotel
• Mandela Rhodes Place
 
Durban - Kwazulu Natal
• The Riverside Hotel & Spa
• The Royal Hotel
• The Westville Hotel
• Quarters Hotel
• The Quays On Timeball
• Royal Palm
 
Pietermaritzburg - Kwazulu Natal
• Golden Horse Casino Hotel
 
Pretoria - Gauteng
• Irene Country Lodge
The Riverside Hotel Enquiry The Riverside - Durban, KwaZulu-Natal   
 

The Riverside - Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Situated above the Umgeni River in Durban North, The Riverside Hotel has unparalleled views across a magnificent green belt, and offers 169 unique rooms with all the comforts associated with a four star hotel, as well as a complete kitchenette.

There is easy access to Durban's Central Business District and two minutes from the Northern Freeway leading to Umhlanga Rocks and the Dolphin Coast. Kings Park Rugby, Soccer and Swimming Stadiums are literally across the river as are Durban Country Club and Windsor Park Golf Course, which is nature at its best in the late afternoon.

  Location:
Situated above the Umgeni River in Durban North, The Riverside Hotel has unparalleled views across a magnificent green belt, stretching from the Umgeni River, across Durban Country Club, towards the Golden Mile on Durban’s Beachfront and the Bluff beyond approximately:
· 12km from The Westville
· 2.5km to Umgeni Bird Park
· 25km to Durban International Airport
· 270km from Alpine Heath Resort
· 270km from Ubizane Wildlife Reserve
· 2km to Japanese Gardens
· 5km from Quarters Hotel
· 5km to Durban’s north beaches
· 6km to Shopping centres (Gateway & La Lucia Mall)
· 7km to various fine dining restaurants (Morningside)
· 8km from Durban Central
· 90km from Golden Horse Casino
· 9km from the Royal Hotel
  Accommodation:  

Room Configuration
· 169 rooms (400 people)
· 37 Standard River facing rooms
· 35 Standard Garden facing rooms
· 4 Standard River facing twin rooms
· 1 Standard Garden facing twin room
· 14 Deluxe River facing rooms
· 4 Deluxe Garden facing rooms
· 11 Deluxe River facing twin rooms
· 5 Deluxe Garden facing twin rooms
· 2 Standard Paraplegic rooms
· 4 Standard River facing non-smoking rooms
· 4 Standard Garden facing non-smoking rooms
· 6 Family River facing rooms
· 10 Family Garden facing rooms
· 20 Garden facing triple rooms
· 8 River facing suites
· 3 Garden facing suites
· 1 River facing 2 Bedroom suite

Standard Room Features
· Standard rooms have en-suite bathrooms with built in showers
· DSTV in rooms
· Telephones in rooms

Deluxe and Suite Room Features
· Separate shower and bath facilities
· DSTV in rooms
· Telephones in rooms
· Suites have separate lounge area

General Information on All Rooms
· All rooms have mini bar fridge
· DSTV in all rooms
· Direct dial telephones in all rooms
· Semi Self-Catering facilities in all rooms
· Complimentary Tea/Coffee making facilities
· Self-programming wake-up call facilities
· Microwave in all rooms
· Additional Telephone link and AC plug point

Views from the Rooms
· Umgeni River and Indian Ocean views

Arrival and Departure Times
Check In 14h00 | Check Out 10h00

  Facilities:
· 24 hour Reception services
· 24 hour security
· Baby sitting facilities
· Board Games for hire
· Shuttle service (at additional cost)
· Currency exchange facilities
· Disabled facilities
· Major credit cards accepted
· Room Service Available until 22h00
· Secure free parking
· Swimming pool
  Activities
· Absa Park Rugby Stadium
· Durban & Umhlanga Beaches
· Gateway Theatre of Shopping
· Kings Park Olympic Swimming Complex
· Kings Park Soccer Stadium
· Mangrove Swamps
· Sunset Cruises
· Trips to the Valley of 1000 hills
· Umgeni Bird Park
· uShaka Marine World
· Virgin Active Health Club
· Windsor Golf Course

  Dining:
Riverside Cafe - The atmosphere created by the superb décor, the top quality service, the sumptuous and exquisitely presented meals make Riverside Cafe one of Durban’s most appealing restaurants.

Mojo's Bar -After a busy day at the office, on the beach or simply enjoying all that Durban has to offer, you will want to unwind and where better to do so than at Mojo’s Pool Bar

Tuscanny -For traditional Italian Dining

Hops Restaurant and Bar - For a more relaxed and casual atmosphere and it is situate in the same complex as The Riverside Hotel.
  Conferences:
The Riverside Conference Centre is ideally situated directly opposite the front entrance to the hotel ensuring conference delegates staying at the hotel easy access to their rooms should they so require. For day delegates there is plenty of secure parking within the hotel grounds and with the hotel being so centrally located it allows for easy access no matter where the delegates are travelling from.

The conference centre is made up of several conference rooms with the largest, The Pelican Suite seating up to 250 delegates, down to the smallest boardrooms of which there are four, each of which seat up to 10 delegates in boardroom seating. These boardrooms are ideal as breakaway rooms.
PELICAN SUITE
· Adjacent to the Hotel, at the Riverside Conference Centre is the Pelican Suite, which can be broken down into 3 separate venues
· Cinema Style - max 250 (entire room), U-Shape – max 90 (entire venue)

ULUWATU
· Situated in the Riverside Hotel, adjacent to the Restaurant
· Boardroom – max 10; Cinema – max 15

KINTAMANI
· Situated in the Riverside Hotel, adjacent to the Restaurant
· Cinema – max 15

BOARDROOM (1, 2 AND 3)

· Situated in the Riverside Hotel Conference Centre
· Boardrooms 1 & 3: Boardroom – max 12
· Boardroom 2: Cinema – max 60

PELICAN SUITE 04
· Situated in the Riverside Hotel Conference Centre
· Cinema: - max 150; Boardroom: max 40 U-Shape: max 40
STANDARD CONFERENCE EQUIPMENT:
AVAILABLE ON REQUEST ONLY. PRICES ON REQUEST

· 1 x Lectern
· 1 x Microphone
· 1 x Flipchart and 2 pens
· 1 x White board and 2 markers
· 1 x Carousel Slide Projector
· 1 x TV & VCR
· 1 x Overhead Projector
· 1 x Screen
· 1 x PA System
· Data projectors available for hire
  Weddings:

If you want your wedding ceremony to go off without a hitch, call our wedding coordinators to help you choose the right package for you. They can help with everything from flowers on your guest's tables to the honeymoon suite.

THE RIVERSIDE HOTEL WEDDING PACKAGE
Includes:

· Flowers for main table
· A vase of flowers for tables
· Complimentary parking for guests
· Fruit cocktail on arrival
· Four course buffet meal
· Sparkling wine for the toast
· Gift for wedding couple
· Honeymoon Suite includes breakfast
· Exclusive use of The Pelican Suites if 150 guests or over

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