Best Getaways 
Diaz Hotel & Resort
The Diaz Hotel is located only 50m from the high-water mark and offers spectacular ocean views from every window and balcony. The Diaz Hotel was named in honour of the famed Portuguese navigator, Bartolomeu Dias, who landed in Mossel Bay in 1488. Themed on the long and vivid history of the area, we offers guests a comfortable home away from home, with luxurious suites, surrounded by the charm of heritage, with attentive and considerate service throughout your stay.
Area Info
Mossel Bay is a bustling holiday town and port, set on the sunwashed slopes of Cape St Blaize overlooking the expansive bay, against the blueblack backdrop of the Outeniqua Mountains.
Mossel Bay lies halfway between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, close to the towns of Swellendam, Outdshoorn, Plettenberg Bay and Knysna on the Garden Route and is synonymous with the Mossgas project, where offshore gas fields are mined for gas that is then converted into petroleum. A mere 30minute drive from the George Airport makes the Diaz Hotel the perfect getaway destination!
Despite this obvious industrial leaning, Mossel Bay has a tradition of unhurried hospitality and there is sufficient natural beauty in the town and its surrounds to make a stopover essential. Mossel Bay features in the Guiness Book of Records as having the mildest all-year climate in the world, second only to Hawaii. Add to this the long stretch of beaches, the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, championship golf courses and Mossel Bay becomes an ideal retreat for both summer and winter.
Mossel Bay has a significant history and there are a number of historic houses worth a visit, including about 200 stone homes built a century ago by Cornish stonemasons. She received her present name in 1601 when the Dutch navigator, Paulus van Caerden found a collection of mussel shells in a cave at the headland of Cape St Blaize although Mossel Bay was ‘discovered’ as far back as 1488, when Dias first encountered the ancient Khoi-San people upon stepping ashore.
Mossel Bay is still famous for its mussels and oysters and some of the largest catches of tunny and black marlin are made on this part of the coast. Tunnel Cave is a 60-metre passageway through the headland of Cape St Blaize, which emerges on stretch of wild coast where the beaches are notorious for their variety of sea shells.
Of real interest is the fact the very first Post Office in South Africa was at Mossel Bay in 1500, when a man named Pedro de Ataide left a letter in a shoe under a milkwood tree. Today the ancient Post Office is a national monument and mail is still sorted here.
Amongst the surfing fraternity, Mossel Bay is up there on the list with Jeffreys Bay and Port Elizabeth and Outer Pool is probably Mossel Bay’s most famous wave. Water sports are enormously popular and whale and seal watching and scuba diving a way of life.
Mossel Bay with its wide beaches for safe swimming and the awesome cliffs of Cape St Blaize’s southern shores, with the ever-watchful Outeniqua Mountains in the background provides a welcome and a worthwhile stopover on the Garden Route.
Units and Rooms
Superior Double
Guests: 2
Luxurious sea-facing rooms, with King bed and private balcony where you can enjoy our breathtaking views. En-suite Bathroom with bath, separate shower, twin basins and amenities. Hair Dryer, In-room Safe, international plugs, Coffee & Tea Tray.
Superior Twin
Guests: 2
Luxurious sea-facing rooms, with twin beds and private balcony where you can enjoy our breathtaking views. En-suite Bathroom with bath, separate shower, twin basins and amenities. Hair Dryer, In-room Safe, International plugs, Coffee & Tea Tray.
Triple Family Room 02
Guests: 3
Max Adults: 2
Luxurious sea-facing rooms, each with a private balcony where you can enjoy our breathtaking views. En-suite Bathroom with bath, separate shower, twin basins and amenities. Hair Dryer, In-room Safe, International plugs, Coffee & Tea Tray.
Honeymoon Room 1009 & 909
Guests: 2
Luxurious sea-facing rooms, with twin beds and private balcony where you can enjoy our breathtaking views. En-suite Bathroom with bath, separate shower, twin basins and amenities. Hair Dryer, In-room Safe, International plugs, Coffee & Tea Tray.
Presidential Suite - 1101
Guests: 4
Max Adults: 2
Our newly renovated Presidential Suites includes separate lounge, a king bed with en-suite bathroom, second bedroom with 2 x Twin beds and own bathroom (shower only). Hair Dryer, In-room Safe, International plugs, Coffee & Tea Tray.
Superior Honeymoon Suite - 1105
Guests: 2
Luxurious sea-facing rooms, each with a private balcony where you can enjoy our breathtaking views. En-suite Bathroom with bath, separate shower, twin basins and amenities. Hair Dryer, In-room Safe, International plugs, Coffee & Tea Tray.
Superior Suite - 1103
Guests: 2
Luxurious sea-facing rooms, with twin beds and private balcony where you can enjoy our breathtaking views. En-suite Bathroom with bath, separate shower, twin basins and amenities. Hair Dryer, In-room Safe, International plugs, Coffee & Tea Tray.
Quad Family Room 01 & 09
Guests: 4
Max Adults: 2
Luxurious sea-facing rooms, each with a private balcony where you can enjoy our breath-taking views. En-suite Bathroom with bath, separate shower, twin basins and amenities. Hair Dryer, In-room Safe, International plugs, Coffee & Tea Tray
Family Suites 1102,1104,1201
Guests: 4
Max Adults: 2
Luxurious sea-facing rooms, each with a private balcony where you can enjoy our breathtaking views. En-suite Bathroom with bath, separate shower, twin basins and amenities. Hair Dryer, In-room Safe, International plugs, Coffee & Tea Tray.
Beach Club G01
Guests: 6
Fully furnished selfcatering 3 bedroom unit with private balcony.Minimum stays are 2 nights. A refundable breakage deposit of R1.500 in cash is applicable and payable on arrival.No meals or servicing of the unit is thus included.
Beach Club - 2 bedroom
Guests: 4
Fully furnished selfcatering 2 bedroom unit with private balcony.Minimum stays are 2 nights. A refundable breakage deposit of R1.500 in cash is applicable and payable on arrival.No meals or servicing of the unit is thus included.
Beach Club - 3 bedroom
Guests: 6
Fully furnished selfcatering 3 bedroom unit with private balcony.Minimum stays are 2 nights. A refundable breakage deposit of R1.500 in cash is applicable and payable on arrival.No meals or servicing of the unit is thus included.d
BC Penthouse
Guests: 8
Fully furnished self-catering 4 bedroom unit with private balcony. Minimum stays are 2 nights. A refundable breakage deposit of R3.000 in cash is applicable and payable on arrival. No meals or servicing of the unit is thus included.
