Garden Court East London
Corner John Bailie & Moore Street Quigney, East London 5200 South Africa
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Set in the heart of the Eastern Cape, East London is often considered the southern gateway to the Wild Coast. The Garden Court Hotel has an exceptional location overlooking the ocean and is ideal for travellers wanting to rest for a night or those wishing to stay a while, offering exceptional service and impressive facilities. This hotel provides an affordable vacation with its family-friendly beaches and the Garden Court hotel is the perfect base.
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Property amenities
Free parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Fitness Centre with Gym / Workout Room
Pool
Free breakfast
Beach
Airport transportation
Business Centre with Internet Access
Secured parking
Wifi
Outdoor pool
Bar / lounge
Restaurant
Breakfast available
Breakfast buffet
Complimentary Instant Coffee
Complimentary tea
Conference facilities
Banquet room
Meeting rooms
24-hour security
Baggage storage
Currency exchange
Non-smoking hotel
Sun loungers / beach chairs
Sun umbrellas
24-hour check-in
24-hour front desk
Dry cleaning
Laundry service
Room features
Air conditioning
Desk
Room service
Safe
Refrigerator
Electric kettle
Cable / satellite TV
Bath / shower
Telephone
Laptop safe
Wake-up service / alarm clock
Flatscreen TV
Complimentary toiletries
Hair dryer
Room types
Non-smoking rooms
Suites
Family rooms
Smoking rooms available
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HOTEL CLASS
Star ratings are intended to indicate the general level of features, amenities, and services to expect. This property is classified according to TGCSA - Tourism Grading Council of South Africa.
HOTEL STYLE
Business
Mid-range
Languages Spoken
English, Xhosa
Location
Corner John Bailie & Moore Street Quigney, East London 5200 South Africa
Getting there
Car recommended
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Grade: 46 out of 100
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I traveled to East London for work and was advised to stay at the Garden Court. After our experience, I don't think our organization will be using it in the future. My first impressions were positive enough. The location is great as the hotel is right on the waterfront and a quick walk to a number of shops, restaurants, and attractions. The hotel staff were very kind and attentive and they were able to provide me with a room well before the official check in time which I greatly appreciated. I would advise against taking a ground floor room. I noticed that the locking mechanism on the sliding glass door was not functioning at all. The hotel had installed another locking device on the door but it did not seem very sturdy and I was uncomfortable staying there, especially since I was traveling alone. The hotel did switch me to another room on a higher floor so I didn't have to worry about the fact that the sliding door didn't lock properly. The hotel does not use AC in the hallways so walking to the rooms feels like walking through a sauna. The AC in my room was working well enough but I learned from other colleagues who were staying there that they were having trouble. There is a small gym at the hotel that seemed nice enough and a lovely pool that I did not have time to try. The breakfast buffet in the morning was fine but the water dispenser seemed as if it hadn't been cleaned in awhile as there were things floating in my glass after I filled it. While the staff do their best to please customers, the hotel is in need of an update. Until then, I wouldn't recommend it.
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Date of stay: January 2023Trip type: Travelled on business
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Room Tip:Â Avoid the ground floor
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Response from Deidre Strydom, General Manager at Garden Court East London
Responded 16 Feb 2023
Dear Valued Guest Thank you for the positive as well as constructive feedback on your most recent stay with us. I would like to make contact with you if at all possible please. Many thanks Deidre
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My family enjoyed the stay although it was sweet and short , had lekker time. Pool and Ice machine could not take the demand. Hotel close to the beach the kids could walk and they enjoyed the swim and there was no shark threats. The kids could be accommodated by the extra bed and they enjoyed the sleep after a long day at the beach. The small freezer came in handy for a refreshment , could enjoy a small micro for a late snack warming.
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Gardencourtel, General Manager at Garden Court East London
Responded 07 Feb 2020
Dear Valued Guest Thank you for for the positive as well as constructive review as we need this to improve on our services. We are pleased to see that we created lasting memories. We have also noted your comments about the ice machine and apologise please ask the next time as we have in other areas as well. Looking forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Kind regards Deidre
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The stay was lovely at Garden Court East London. Although I would like to have the option of choosing the sea view rooms upon my booking. The rooms were very neat, plus the cleaning was good. My checkin/out was rather slow. Hope the hotel can resolve that. The Wifi was quick to connect my devices, so no issues connecting to the internet. Will definitely book here again, facing the see next time!
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Date of stay: December 2019Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Gardencourtel, General Manager at Garden Court East London
Responded 07 Feb 2020
Dear Valued Guest Thank you for your feedback on your stay with us as we value this in order to improve on our service delivery. We have noted your comments and hope o your next stay you are able to get a sea view. Apologies for the delay at check out. Looking forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Kind regards Deidre
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Comfortably the worst hotel with the worst service around.....!!!
Aircons in rooms don't work, can't get a room with a walk in shower.
Then they don't have non-smoking with an aircon that works, so they put me in a smoking room.
I had to stay longer so at 09h00 this am I book again, now suddenly no available rooms, with stuff that actually works. When I went to the front desk at 10h00 there were available rooms.
Then some chick from Head Office and the hotel manager start to play musical phones with me about who said what.
Believe me, they do have rooms with a shower and a working aircon but it means and upgrade, they don't care about Private Clients.
Govt employees on a diet of pap, stew and chicken pieces is all they cater for.
And they don't give a fcuk.
Now at the Road Lodge.
Aircons in rooms don't work, can't get a room with a walk in shower.
Then they don't have non-smoking with an aircon that works, so they put me in a smoking room.
I had to stay longer so at 09h00 this am I book again, now suddenly no available rooms, with stuff that actually works. When I went to the front desk at 10h00 there were available rooms.
Then some chick from Head Office and the hotel manager start to play musical phones with me about who said what.
Believe me, they do have rooms with a shower and a working aircon but it means and upgrade, they don't care about Private Clients.
Govt employees on a diet of pap, stew and chicken pieces is all they cater for.
And they don't give a fcuk.
Now at the Road Lodge.
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Date of stay: May 2024Trip type: Travelled on business
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Response from Deidre Strydom, General Manager at Garden Court East London
Responded 31 May 2024
Dear Valued Guest Thank you for the constructive review on your recent stay with us. We sincerely appologise for any inconvenience caused during your stay with us with not having a working air conditioner. As discussed we do not have rooms with a separate shower only our Executive rooms and unfortunately on the day we also had none that were available that were working. I can assure you we do value your feedback. Kind regards Deidre
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The hotel has exceptional reception staff. Improvement can be made in food preparation department. The variety and quality of food (cooking) can be improved at dinner. At breakfast I am vegetarian , I struggled to find something worthy other than cereals. When I thought I found something and sat down I discovered that what I thought was hashbrowns was actually fish cakes.
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Date of stay: March 2020Trip type: Travelled on business
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Response from Deidre Strydom, General Manager at Garden Court East London
Responded 11 Jan 2021
Dear Valued Guest Thank you for both the positive and constructive feedback on your recent stay with us, as we value this in order to improve on our services. We have noted your comments about the variety of choices and will definitely look into it. We are also pleased to see that you were happy with the rest of the stay with us. Looking forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Kind regards Deidre
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My stay at Garden court East London met my expectation and was comfortable and pleasurable one. I would recommend same to any of the people who want to visit East London to use Garden court. my family and I had a blast using the garden court hotel
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Date of stay: December 2019Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Gardencourtel, General Manager at Garden Court East London
Responded 07 Feb 2020
Dear Valued Guest Thank you for the awesome review about your stay with us. We are pleased to see that we created lasting memories and looking forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Kind regards Deidre
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My stay was made comfortable at the hotel. I enjoyed every moment on my return from work> The food was delicious during breakfast and dinner. And the waiters was excellent. There was this one waitress who was so welcoming and helpful. Unfortunately i miss her name.
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled on business
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Response from Gardencourtel, General Manager at Garden Court East London
Responded 07 Feb 2020
Dear Valued Guest Thank you for the positive review on your stay with us at Garden Court. Your comments about the hotel and staff are truly appreciated and we are pleased to see that we created lasting memories. Looking forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Kind regards Deidre
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excellent, helpful, smiling and were quite fast in resolving an issue. Hotel room was very clean and they changed bedding daily with a smile, towels changed daily as well. Fridges are gery small specially for holiday times.
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Review collected in partnership with Tsogo Sun Hotels
Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Response from Gardencourtel, General Manager at Garden Court East London
Responded 07 Feb 2020
Dear Valued Guest Thank you for the positive review on your stay with us. We are pleased to see that we met most of your expectations and looking forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Kind regards Deidre
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The hotel stay was great; the hotel was clean, the service was wonderful, the food was great (and vegetarian was sufficiently catered for); the custard was good and so was the poached eggs. We relaxed at the pool and it was a very calm atmosphere.
Thanks so much.
Thanks so much.
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Review collected in partnership with Tsogo Sun Hotels
Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled on business
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Location
Cleanliness
Service
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This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Response from Deidre Strydom, General Manager at Garden Court East London
Responded 02 Mar 2020
Dear Valued Guest Thank you for choosing Garden Court East London. We are pleased to see that we met most of your expectations. Your comments about the food dishes are truly appreciated. Looking forward to welcoming you back soon. Kind regards Deidre
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always feel comfortable sleeping there, my stay was superb. I would like to recommend two ladies working Garden Court East London mamely: Shereen Bengeza and Nomaphelo you ladies you also made stay fantastic. Keep up the good work team of GC EL
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Review collected in partnership with Tsogo Sun Hotels
Date of stay: March 2020Trip type: Travelled on business
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Rooms
Location
Cleanliness
Service
Sleep Quality
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Response from Deidre Strydom, General Manager at Garden Court East London
Responded 11 Jan 2021
Dear Valued Guest Thank you for the positive review on your stay with us. We are pleased to see that we created lasting memories and looking forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Kind regards Deidre
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This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Please contact the hotel direct and ask for the reservations team, they will be able to assist with rates for the dates you have requested.
Morning - Our rooms take a maximum of 2 adults therefore would require 2 rooms. Our rates vary depending on your stay dates, I suggest contact hotel direct or you can visit our website and book online.
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Garden Court East London
"Not sure cause both times i visited the establishment i was placed at ground floor."Read full review
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PRICE RANGE
RÂ 1,588 - RÂ 1,920 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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garden court east london hotel east london
LOCATION
South AfricaEastern CapeEast London
NUMBER OF ROOMS
173
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Frequently Asked Questions about Garden Court East London
Which popular attractions are close to Garden Court East London?
Nearby attractions include East London Aquarium (0.7 km), Avalon Market (1.0 km), and Stoep Designs (0.9 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Garden Court East London?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free breakfast, and a pool.
Which room amenities are available at Garden Court East London?
Top room amenities include air conditioning, a flat screen TV, and a refrigerator.
What food & drink options are available at Garden Court East London?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge during their stay.
Is parking available at Garden Court East London?
Yes, free parking and secured parking are available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Garden Court East London?
Conveniently located restaurants include Grazia Fine Food & Wine, Friesland Dairy Bar, and Windmill Roadhouse.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Garden Court East London?
Yes, guests have access to a pool and a fitness centre during their stay.
Does Garden Court East London have airport transportation?
Yes, Garden Court East London offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Are any cleaning services offered at Garden Court East London?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Does Garden Court East London offer any business services?
Yes, it conveniently offers a business centre, meeting rooms, and a banquet room.