Best Getaways 
No. 20 On The Beach
On The Beach offers comfortable guest rooms and is opposite the road from Glenashley Beach in Durban North. Ideally, the guest house is 1.3 km from La Lucia Mall, 3.5 km from Beachwood Country Club, and King Shaka International Airport is 21 km away. Accommodation comprises various comfortably decorated ground-floor and upper-level rooms. Each room features an en-suite bathroom. In addition, each room contains air-conditioning, a bar fridge, a TV with DStv, tea- and coffee-making facilities, and other luxuries for convenience. Free Wi-Fi access is available for guests to stream media. The guest house boasts a terrace with outdoor furniture overlooking a refreshing swimming pool, an Italian gelato ice cream wagon, and free secure parking. Guests can simply walk out of their rooms and across the road onto the beach to enjoy the sun, sand and ocean. We are situated approximately 15 km from Durban CBD, uShaka Marine World, and Durban Harbour, with direct access to the M4 highway and to Umhlanga Rocks which is located 7 km away.
Area Info
Glenashley is one of Durban North’s suburbs, which together with Umhlanga and La Lucia, have collectively come to represent one of the most desirable parts of Durban in which to visit. North of the Umgeni River and the Blue Lagoon, which serves as the finish line for the exciting annual Duzi Canoe Marathon, the comfortable suburb of Glenashley is a place of family homes and secure complexes, excellent schools and a way of life that includes beaches, shopping malls and sunny days.
Glenashley serves as an excellent and quick commute for the businessman who doesn’t want to stay within the heart of the city, and needs swift access to the multinational corporates and businesses that have moved north of Durban’s old Central Business District (downtown) to set up business in the modern business parks with enviable coastal views.
The Virginia Airport is virtually on Glenashley’s doorstep, yet another reason for staying here. You’re close to the Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve here, on the north bank of the Umgeni or Umgeni River. The area is a natural haven and used as an education centre for nature conservation. Many a school outing is planned for the black, red and white mangrove swamp, its sea snails, creeping plants and magnificent bird life that includes the mangrove kingfisher and Natal nightjar if you’re lucky.
Umhlanga’s Gateway shopping mall provides hours of entertainment and shopping and, if the beaches no longer hold an attraction for you, then the Sibaya and Suncoast casinos are both close enough for a day’s outing.
Units and Rooms
Basic King Room
Guests: 2
Each ground-floor room is equipped with a king-size bed, and a mattress for a child can be arranged. Each room contains a private bathroom. Each room has air-conditioning, a bar fridge, a TV with DStv, and tea- and coffee-making facilities.
Standard King Room
Guests: 2
This ground-floor room is equipped with a king-size bed and features an en-suite bathroom with a shower. This room has air-con, a bar fridge, a desk, a TV with DStv, and tea- and coffee-making facilities.
Family Room
Guests: 4
Max Adults: 2
Each ground-floor room is equipped with a King-size bed and twin beds and features an en-suite bathroom with a shower. Each room has air-conditioning, a bar fridge, a desk, microwave,a TV with DStv, hairdryer, and tea- and coffee-making facilities.
