Name: Astor House
Address: 19 Stirling Cres, Durban North, 4051, South Africa, Durban, Durban, Durban, 4051, South Africa
Rating: 8

Air conditioning

Smoke-free property

Express check-in/check-out

Garden

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Non-smoking rooms

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Family room

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Ironing

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Diet menu (on request)

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Packed Lunches

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

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Transfer

Barbecue grill(s)

Ping-Pong

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Offsite parking reservations required

Parking

Swimming pool

Outdoor pool

Pool and beach

Fax and copy machine

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Massage

Beauty and wellness

Children's playground

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

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King Shaka International Airport

Astor House

Durban

We wanted somewhere near Kingsmead for cricket so this place was convenient and cheap taxi ride - we had a hire car from airport as well 

On arrival we had a friendly greeting and were showed around a lovely property which consists of main house where the  family that manage /own it live plus breakfast room.

The rest of the grounds contained some cottages and individual rooms of various sizes and a pool area.

For the first couple of days all seemed lovely and nothing was too much trouble but it did go downhill a bit to a point that on check out day we were treated quite rudely

So, what are the problems... 

The rooms are dark and for us not helped by chairs stacked in one window 

Beds nice with lots of pillows but aircon ancient and too noisy

Bookings.com advertises as having dstv (satellite TV) but we had 4 blurry channels

The kitchen had cooker/microwave/fridge but hardly any cutlery or glassware so almost impossible and you don't want to knock on a family door and ask for more 

As the family is on site, you get the nice feel of a family fun place but ruined a bit by noisy dogs (woken up by them a few times)  and dog pooh on the grass

Equally they tended to use the pool area with own children so made you feel like you couldn't use the pool 

When we did use the pool it felt like we were being watched and at one point one of the owners  came out "looking for the cat" although it felt more like being checked up on

The last day was not enjoyable.

We were asked to check out early - they should have asked the day before not same day - we weren't in a position to so it was then left that we could check out at 11.
The owner stopped being friendly after that 
I then had a swim in the pool while waiting for my friends - we were told that even though check out was 11 we could continue to use facilities - at about 10.15 the owner came out to ask me when I would be showering as it was 10.30 - I found myself explaining myself when actually I wanted to say "we will be out if the room by 11 so go away, I am not a child"

Personal view is - stay if you need somewhere cheap and good location for durban but only if you plan to just sleep there ie not use facilities during the day and, get room far from barking dogs 

Breakfast is average with useless toasters and instant coffee 

Started off ok but... 

We from Johannesburg and came to Durban for 6 nights. For a small family of 4 (2 adults and 2 kids under age 12 years), I must say the stay was very good. The service is great and we felt welcomed over our stay. The kids enjoyed the pool, inflatable water slides and the swings. For the price I paid over a peak period, well it was worth coming back again.

Service is great

Rooms and service- the place was made up of several buildings. Part of our group stayed in a cottage with 4 bedrooms and a commons area with a kitchen. Other members in our group stayed in separate cottages. The rooms were outfitted as needed and kept clean. Outside the cottages were lovely sitting areas to enjoy chatting near the pond/waterfall or the lap pool.

The main house includes rooms, breakfast area, bar and formal/meeting area. The gated compound is safe with a secure fence and security. 

We were treated with such care that we felt like we were family.

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