Portside Inn

Portside Inn offers personal attention from the owners and full English breakfasts are on offer with home-cooked dinners available on request. We are situated 200 m from East London's main beach which is family orientated and it has small boating facilities.
The East London International Convention Centre is an easy 600 metre walk from us and we are one block from the start / finish of the 70.3 Iron Man.

All of our rooms have en-suite bathrooms and we offer both self-catering and bed and breakfast facilities. Laundry services are available at reasonable rates and there is secure off-street parking. Our inn is surrounded by a small botanical garden and which has an abundance of bird life.

Within easy walking distance are supermarkets, banks, the post office, the Esplanade with several restaurants, hotels and our very interesting aquarium. Up-to-date tourism information is available for planning your day or for the continuation of your trip. Be assured that your stay is very important to us and we will do everything to ensure that it will be an enjoyable one.

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Reviews

  • "Comfortable setting"

    16 May 2023

    "Met our needs. Kind hospitality."

  • "Relaxed"

    06 January 2020

    "The dog stench is not bad just that not being used to be indoors with pets is problematic"

  • "FANTASTIC"

    02 June 2017

    "Yes, we did it was tops!"

  • "Great location"

    12 May 2017

    "We stayed at Weaver Suite. The main issues we came across were the cleanliness, outside noise disturbances and the poor Wi-Fi signal. We found the microwave pretty dirty on the inside and the splash cover had a lot of grime on it. The Wi-Fi signal strength was only decent if you stood near the entrance of the room, but most of the room had no signal. The owner of the establishment was aware of this, which confused me a little because there are interventions that could have been taken to boost the signal. The DSTV access advertised on the site is not what it seems. We had no DSTV connection to our room and we were told to inform the owner if we needed to watch a specific channel. Lastly, the noise factor from people staying in adjacent rooms and properties at night time was not ideal. In general however, the stay was decent"

  • "Brilliant hosts, lovely suite"

    26 January 2016

    "Had a very pleasant stay in the Weaver suite over Ironman weekend. Its about 300m from the race start, so the perfect location for athletes. Weaver is self-catering,which worked well for us. Our hosts were very accomodating, and went out of their way to make sure we did not need anything."

  • "Yolisa"

    04 January 2016

    "I felt welcome. The owners are very friendly and kind. These staff is also friendly. The rooms and grounds are very clean. I would definitely recommend Portside Inn to my family and friends. Its a home away home"

  • "Homely"

    21 September 2015

    "Wow its very welcoming it is a good space to relax, Very clean and tidy, walking ditance from shops, the owner wow she's very welcoming she's a darling. Hey it is the place to be when You around there."

  • "Portside Inn"

    14 July 2015

    "Location was very good - easy access to public transport, restaurant and the beach."

  • "Good stay and friendly owners"

    01 February 2015

    "Really enjoyed our stay here. My wife joined and they did not charge us any extra for the room. Very close to the start / finish of the 70.3. Would recommend it to any participants.Marc"

  • "Welcoming"

    25 August 2014

    "It's clean, homely, welcoming and private."

  • "Unhappy"

    28 September 2013

    "We were not happy with the service and place, bad odour which manager of the Portside fail to notice."

  • "Wonderful stay"

    11 March 2013

    "I had a wonderful stay at Portside Inn, would recommend it to anyone."

  • "Wonderful stay"

    10 January 2013

    "Me, my mother and 2 sons stayed at the Portside Inn. It was great, thank you. We had everything we needed and will definitely stay there again if we go to East London in future."

  • "Splendid service"

    11 December 2012

    "I had a surreal time at this establishment would recommend it to everybody its great."

  • "Comments"

    03 December 2012

    "Quite, peacefull atmosphere, worth a stay away from home."

  • "Peace of mind"

    26 September 2012

    "My husband and i felt as if we were having our second honey moon. the welcoming was very warm and we had a beautiful thursday evening"

  • "Impressed"

    26 August 2012

    "I was impressed by what I saw at the Inn as it was my first time sleeping there. The premises are secure hence the cars are safe there. However I have the following suggestions. The rooms are super. - The chair in the room is very small. - The television set is very small. - The should be a 24-hour check-in service (i.e. arranging for the room key to be picked up at some alternative venue, which opens 24-hours.)"

  • "Peace and tranquillity"

    09 May 2012

    "Beautiful, very cosy, quiet, neat and clean and in walking distance to the beach front. A must for someone to have a getaway and spend a pieceful break away from the hustle and bustle from the home and city life....If it is a good rest that you need, then Portside Inn is the place to be."

  • "Really nice"

    02 December 2011

    "It was really nice. Felt like home and was very close to the beachfront."

  • "Very comfortable"

    30 October 2011

    "Nice hosts. Clean and comfortable. Wonderful breakfasts, went the extra mile to help us enjoy our stay."

  • "Nice"

    26 September 2011

    "My stay was nice. The place is safe and homely. Thank you so much."

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