I think I visited the Protea Edward 20 years ago. At that time, South Africa could have been on another planet - society has transformed since then :) The Protea at that time was an old hotel and I was pleasantly surprised at how well the Protea Group has transformed the hotel. I have stayed further up the road in... More

After many years, I decided to go back to the recently refurbished Edward Hotel on the beachfront Durban and what a pleasant surprise. The hotel is everything it used to be. From check in to the sumptuous suite that I was booked into,everything went like clockwork. More

Its a nice property right on the main section of the beach, and within walking distance of the convention center (about 15 minutes). Although the neighborhood immediately around it is a bit dodgy. The staff are nice, but seem easily overwhelmed. Rooms are good sized but simple things did not work (leaking a/c), faucets that didn't produce enough water pressure,... More

We stayed at the Edward for one night as a stop over for our 10 days cruise from Durban harbour. The room was clean and comfortable but the service was shocking...we had to ask three times for coffee at breakfast just to be ignored and then told they are busy! The location of the hotel is very noisy to a... More

We stayed for 3 nights and thoroughly enjoyed it. The hotel is right on the sea front but not at all noisy. We dined in for 1 night and the meal was excellent and the price very reasonable. The car parking cost 60 rand a night-more than worth it for an underground car park. All the staff could not have... More

I stayed there for 2 days last month, it is terrible, service, room, location....Everything is bad...Water in tap was very dirty, wifi was not working, food in restaurant was also very bad...Don't go there More

My husband and I spent 4 days in Durban in Oct last year and stayed at the Protea Edward. The room was ok, so was the hotel and its location, but the housekeeping staff were rude and inefficient. One morning, we left for breakfast and upon our return, we were hoping to catch some more sleep. Our room door was... More

Hotel is located opposite the beach in the centre of durban. It has an old traditional feel and friendly staff. The rooms are spacious (try to get a sea view) and more than adequate. There is a restaurant / bar area on the ground floor and breakfast is taken here in the morning, in the evening there is often a... More

This hotel was fine. It must have been "the place to go" years back. The dining room and smoking room/bar are beautiful. Very elegant looking. The rooms are nice, fine. We only stayed over night en route to the Drakensburg Mountains. Unfortunately the Golden Mile is not really that safe anymore to go walking around after dark so we didn't... More