The Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in East London

East London, South Africa is a fantastic city to visit for a weekend getaway, and finding the right hotel can make your trip even more enjoyable. Whether you're traveling as a couple, a family, or solo, we've analyzed all of the hotels in the area to help you decide where to stay for a weekend in East London. There are many affordable options for a hotel here, from cozy bed and breakfasts to large chain hotels. When considering where to stay in East London for your long weekend escape, make sure to look for amenities that will help you relax and unwind, such as a fitness center, spa, or pool. And don't forget to consider location - finding a hotel near restaurants and other things to do can make your stay much more enjoyable. East London is a great city for sightseeing, and there are plenty of things to do for families or couples during a weekend escape, including museums or outdoor activities which are perfect for a 2-day or 3-day trip. So if you're looking for a weekend getaway in East London, one of these wonderful hotels will help you take advantage of everything on offer.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Reef View Bnb

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $78 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for the Ultimate 3 Days in East London
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool

Located at 4 Blue Bend Place, Reef View Bnb has great rooms from $78 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, snorkeling, and hiking. It has a terrific 9.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 5.2 km from the city center, visitors will especially love golf, free parking, horse riding, mini-golf, and laundry facilities at this convenient hotel. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Horse riding
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Hiking
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


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Premier Hotel East London Icc

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $79 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for 2 Days in East London
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa

A great place to stay is Premier Hotel East London Icc which has nice rooms starting at $79. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 22 Esplanade, Beachfront. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers snorkeling, a bar, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and a spa which weekend visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.8 km from the city center. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Kennington Palms

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $45 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Weekend Getaway Hotel
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pets allowed

We found Kennington Palms to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $45. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, skiing, a water park, scuba diving, and snorkeling, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 63 Kennington Road, Nahoon. You'll also find hiking, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and free parking which weekend travelers will love. And this comfortable hotel is just 3.4 km from the center of town. Having a water park here is a terrific addition, too. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Water park
  • Snorkeling
  • Pets allowed
  • Horse riding
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Cove View B&B

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $70 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Terrific Hotel for a Long Weekend in East London
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool

With terrific rooms from $70, Cove View B&B, at 25 Coral Crescent provides an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, hiking, and rooms with kitchenettes. Its terrific guest rating is 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers will really like this relaxing hotel which also offers golf, free parking, mini-golf, laundry facilities, and family rooms. It's located just 10 km from the city center, too. Having a kitchenette is a nice way for you to have some meals in the room, too.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Breeze Inn Bed and Breakfast

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $89 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Escape

Breeze Inn Bed and Breakfast has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers room service, scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, and hiking. The great rooms here start at $89 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 69 Main Road. Furthermore, it also offers rooms with kitchens, a hot tub, free parking, horse riding, and laundry facilities, which is nice for visitors. Just 24.6 km from the city center, this terrific hotel is a terrific choice. Everyone loves a good hot tub, and this one is really nice.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Hot tub
  • Horse riding
  • Bicycle rental
  • Airport shuttle
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Free parking
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Harewood Lodge

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $74 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Nice Option for a Weekend Retreat
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The great guest rating of Harewood Lodge is 9.30 out of 10. This place has scuba diving, snorkeling, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $74, and it's located at 11 Harewood Drive, Nahoon. We also love the laundry services, golf, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms which are great for weekend visitors. And since it's just 4.2 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Snorkeling
  • Airport shuttle
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Areena Riverside Resort

4-star Resort with prices starting at $63 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel for a 3-day trip in East London
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pets allowed
  • Spa

A cool place is Areena Riverside Resort because it has great rooms that start at $63. It has an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a bar, hiking, and rooms with kitchens, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at East Coast Resorts Road. Only 20.2 km from the city center, weekend travelers will especially love rooms with kitchenettes, pet-friendly rooms, a game room, a spa, and free parking at this fun hotel. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day. It's also less than the average price for weekend trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchen
  • Pets allowed
  • Spa
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


See More Guest House

Guest house with prices starting at $53 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Trip to East London
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pets allowed

See More Guest House offers an outdoor pool, room service, a bar, hiking, and rooms with kitchens which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $53 (before taxes). It's located at 14 Montrose Avenue Bunkers Hill and has earned a guest rating of 8.80/10. This comfortable hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and a game room which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.3 km from the city center. And with the ability to cook your own meals in the kitchen, you can save money and time. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Pets allowed
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool


Hoylake Inn

Inn with prices starting at $54 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for the Ultimate 3 Days in East London
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool

Located at 6 Hoylake Ave, Hoylake Inn has great rooms from $54 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and rooms with kitchenettes. It has a terrific 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find golf, city views, free parking, horse riding, and laundry facilities which visitors will love. And this relaxing hotel is just 2.4 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Nahoon Bed & Breakfast

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $45 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for 2 Days in East London
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool

A great place to stay is Nahoon Bed & Breakfast which has nice rooms starting at $45. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 27 Smartt Road, Nahoon. Weekend visitors will really like this terrific hotel which also offers golf, city views, free parking, a pool table, and laundry facilities. It's located just 3.5 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


Also, you might be interested in the nearby weekend trip hotels in East London and Gonubie.

For more terrific hotel ideas in East London, make sure you also see Best Luxury Hotels in East London, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in East London, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in East London, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in East London, Best Hotels for One Week in East London, Best Hotels for One Night in East London, or Best Business Hotels in East London.


How much do hotels for a weekend visit cost in East London?

East London Average Weekend Trip Hotel Price
$68

Travelers to East London, South Africa will have a large number of terrific weekend trip accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of weekend trip hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 48 weekend trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $68. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in East London.

The average prices of our suggested weekend trip hotels by star rating:

  • 4-star hotels: $73
  • 3-star hotels: $62


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