Southern Sun The Marine

You stay at Southern Sun The Marine for the beach. The hotel sits steps from Pollock Beach in Gqeberha’s Summerstrand area, with many of its hundred and fourteen rooms facing the ocean. The outdoor pool looks out toward the water, and the gym lets you work out with the same view.

Rooms range from standard doubles to family suites with two bedrooms, some with kitchenettes for longer stays. All have air conditioning and tea-making facilities. Breakfast is served at La Mer Restaurant — a buffet with full English and continental options — and the same space opens for dinner with a seafood-heavy menu. The Deck Cocktail Bar pours drinks into the evening.

The hotel works for business as well as leisure, with five meeting rooms that hold up to a hundred and twenty-five people. Free WiFi runs throughout, and the airport is a ten-minute drive away.

What makes the place is the beach access. You cross the road to reach the sand, and the sound of the waves carries back to the pool.