Rates From: Single R450. Sharing R375. Unit R450.

Location: Musgrave

Category: Guesthouse   (definitions)

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“Number Nineteen” is an exclusive Bed and Breakfast catering to the top end of the Guest House market. Situated in a quiet road between Musgrave Shopping Centre and vibrant Florida Road, Number Nineteen is in easy access of a wide variety of good restaurants, coffee bars and shops.

The gracious accommodation has an intimate , comfortable feel. Built in the early 1920s the house has high ceilings and polished wooden floors, and has been restored to an extremely high standard. Filled with antique furniture, unusual pieces from China, India and Africa, blend elegantly with pieces of traditional European origin. Beautiful and original sculptures and paintings are used throughout the bedrooms and the communal areas.

Three of the bedrooms have marvellous sea views, and two have their own private balcony. A fourth has French doors opening onto the pool area. All rooms are en suite with air conditioning, TV, tea and coffee facilities and wireless access to the internet (through ADSL). Only cotton linen is used on the beds and the towels are made from soft luxurious organic cotton.

Communal areas include a comfortable sitting room with French doors opening onto an outdoor room where guests can relax by the swimming pool. The front terrace, with its wonderful expansive views across Durban to the sea, is a perfect place to sit and relax under the stars or to work with the comfort of a cool breeze and the caress of palm leaves blowing in the wind.

A full breakfast is served in the dining room, which has several small tables enabling visitors to eat in privacy or with others if they so wish, or outside by the pool. Menus have an emphasis on healthy and nutritious meals and use as many organic foods as are available.