Goble Palms Guest Lodge & Urban Retreat

Location: 120 Goble Road, Durban, za

Star Rating: 4 Stars

Property Type: Guest houses

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Parking
• Non-smoking rooms
• Air conditioning
• Swimming pool
• Terrace
• BBQ facilities
• Luggage storage
• Safety deposit box
• Fax/photocopying
• Tour desk
• Ironing service
• Packed lunches
• Non-smoking throughout
• Private check-in/check-out
• Shared lounge/TV area
• Board games/puzzles
• Shuttle service (additional charge)
• Concierge service
• Outdoor furniture
• Fruits
• Shallow end
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
• Cashless payment available
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Sanitized tableware & silverware
• Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
• Physical distancing in dining areas
• Key access
• Food delivered to guest room
• Process in place to check health of guests
• Access to health care professionals
• Face masks for guests available
• 24-hour security
• Thermometers for guests provided by property
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Free wired internet
• Snack bar/deli
• Golfing on site
• Self parking (surcharge)
• Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
• Airport transportation - drop-off (surcharge)
• Pool sun loungers
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Internet access
• Housekeeping on request
• Wine release events
• Exercise/lap pool
• Japanese garden
• Garage
• Swimming nearby
• Accessible shuttle
• No accessible shuttle
• Accessible train station shuttle
• No accessible train station shuttle

Rooms Available

• Studio Apartment

  Featuring a private entrance, this air-conditioned apartment comprises 1 living room, 1 separate bedroom and 1 bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. Meals can be prepared in the well-fitted kitchenette, which comes with a stovetop, a refrigerator, kitchenware and an oven. This apartment features a tea and coffee maker, flat-screen TV with satellite channels, garden views, as well as wine/champagne for guests. The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Kitchenette
  • Bathrobe
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Satellite channels
  • Additional toilet
  • Private entrance
  • Sofa
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Pool towels
  • Wine or champagne
  • Chocolate or cookies
  • Trash cans
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Shower cap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Feather pillow
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
  • Hand sanitiser

• Small Double Room

  This boutique-style room is decorated with a mix of antique and contemporary décor. It features air conditioning, a satellite TV, tea and coffee making facilities and free Wi-Fi. Each room has a private bathroom with a hairdryer. Please note that this room cannot accommodate extra beds or cots.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Bathrobe
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Satellite channels
  • Additional toilet
  • Private entrance
  • Electric kettle
  • Tumble dryer
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Pool towels
  • Shallow end
  • Wine or champagne
  • Chocolate or cookies
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Shower cap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Feather pillow
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
  • Hand sanitiser

• Standard Double or Twin Room

  This boutique-style room is decorated with a mix of antique and contemporary décor. It features air conditioning, a satellite TV, tea and coffee making facilities and free Wi-Fi. Each room has a private bathroom with a hairdryer.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Bathrobe
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Satellite channels
  • Additional toilet
  • Private entrance
  • Sofa
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Tumble dryer
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Terrace
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Pool towels
  • Shallow end
  • Wine or champagne
  • Chocolate or cookies
  • Trash cans
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Shower cap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Feather pillow
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
  • Hand sanitiser

• Superior Double or Twin Room

  This more spacious boutique-style room is decorated with a mix of antique and contemporary décor. It features air conditioning, a satellite TV, tea and coffee making facilities and free Wi-Fi. Each room has a private bathroom with a hairdryer.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Bathrobe
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Satellite channels
  • Additional toilet
  • Private entrance
  • Sofa
  • Electric kettle
  • Mosquito net
  • Tumble dryer
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Terrace
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Pool towels
  • Shallow end
  • Wine or champagne
  • Chocolate or cookies
  • Trash cans
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Shower cap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Feather pillow
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
  • Hand sanitiser

Guest Reviews

• Alison (10/5): Loved staying at this beautiful, 'home away from home' guesthouse! - The staff were great! We were a group meeting up for a big school reunion, so there was a lot of laughter and bantering going on! The staff took it in their stride, they were amazing and attended to all our needs! I had an amazing few days at Goble Palms and would highly recommend it! I will definitely stay here again when I am in Durban N/A
• Parker (9/5): - Beautiful colonial style decoration, a lot of thought and effort has gone into designing the hotel, there is so many lovely things to look at. Very clean and comfortable rooms, we had our own private courtyard that was so lovely. The honesty bar was great and breakfast very good. There are a lot of steps as the hotel is at different levels. The area around the hotel is not the best but the security at the hotel and the hotel it's self make up for that.
• Luise (8/5): -
• Tobias_D (9/5): Historisches Schmuckstück - Sehr nettes Personal und sehr nette Gastgeber. Außergewöhnliches Anwesen im historischen Stil. Besonders gut gefallen hat uns das Konzept, dass alle Räume inkl. der Bar frei zugänglich waren (wie zu Hause). Tolles Frühstück draußen auf der Veranda. Leider ist die Einrichtung schon etwas in die Jahre gekommen, dies wird aber durch den sehr schönen Einrichtungsstil wettgemacht.
• Halalisani (6/5): -
• Haneke (7/5): -
• Aloysius (9/5): -
• Gernot (10/5): -
• nazo (10/5): - Beautiful place, gorgeous clean rooms, hospitality was amazing, breakfast was delicious Loved the gin and snacks, and the honesty bar!
• Nadezhda (10/5): - Восторг! В таком настоящем Английском Доме мы еще не жили! Прекрасные номера и ванные, обслуживание, бассейн, завтраки, приветственный напиток! Собственный дворик у номера, шикарные гостиные! Всего 2 шезлонга у бассейна. Нам хватало, но вдруг еще кто то хотел? Океан и пляж в Дурбане никакой, надо было лететь на Маврикий из юар. Но есть что посмотреть и посетить около города. Сложно поменять наличные в городе.
• Elena (10/5): - Amazing hotel 🫶🫶🫶
• Christell (10/5): Our visit was a short visit - overnight only but what a wonderful experience. - Great service. Comfortable accommodation. Central location. Relaxing ambience.
• Cynthia (8/5): -
• Aphelele (10/5): -
• Mercia (7/5): -
• Jens (10/5): -
• Peter (9/5): Great stay in beautiful surroundings - A wonderful 1900 mansion hidden away in a quiet area surrounded by green. And it has a pool! Breakfast was opulent! Rooms nicely decorated.
• Nicolas (10/5): -
• warren (10/5): Exactly what I was looking for . Clean and neat . Everything smelt fresh and clean . The breakfast was delicious . The s - EVERYTHING
• Kemm (9/5): - Beautiful, clean rooms and very friendly staff Limited tv channels, no smart tv
• Noel (8/5): Overnight stay, needed a safe place Met my needs. - Staff super helpful. Breakfast superb.
• PREMILLA (10/5): Most comfortable accomadation - Best overnight stay.Room was so cosy and comfortable. The site manager Goodman made us feel so welcome. He helped with our luggage to and from our vehicle. He ensured that we were comfortable throughout the stay. Kitchen staff was so friendly and accomadating.Breakfast was good .
• Tracey (9/5): -
• Bernardette (10/5): -
• Sarah (9/5): - Wonderful facilities. Great staff. Beautiful decor. Needs new pillows.
• Nkhensani (3/5): The unlucky one - It was a quite peaceful night. The cleanliness. The breakfast wasn't so great. The staff chit chatting and making noise during breakfast. Came back to an unserviced room.
• Nick Araujo (10/5): - Goodman and the staff were incredible. Breakfast was tasty and coffee was next level! The Guesthouse is quint, a truly lovely space!
• Nomazulu (10/5): - Rooms were clean. Staff was friendly. Food was good The bar
• Helena (10/5): - The manager Goodman! And everything else was just superb!!!
• Riccardo (6/5): -
• Katleen (10/5): Sehr, sehr, sehr zu empfehlenswert. - Sehr liebevoll viktorianisch ausgestattetes Stadthotel mitten in einem gehobenen Wohnviertel. Von der Frühstücksterrasse hatte man sogar Meerblick. Parken auf dem Grundstück möglich, wäre aber auch auf der Straße gegangen. Super Service, alles top.
• alexandra (10/5): -
• Gubhela (10/5): -
• Seynabou (8/5): - Quaint and charming guest house. Beautiful gardens. Amazing staff. Good breakfast. The bedroom I was in needs a refresh.
• Alain (9/5): -
• Sonja (10/5): - I loved everything! Home away from home!
• Duane (7/5): - The staff were very friendly and very accommodating The photos of the rooms are very misleading to what you actually get. The place is also due a fix up.
• Patrick (7/5): - Die Unterkunft war insgesamt in Ordnung. Die Zimmer sind im eher alten Stil eingerichtet, was zwar seinen Charme hat, an einigen Stellen aber einen neuen Anstrich oder eine kleine Auffrischung vertragen könnte. Positiv hervorzuheben sind auf jeden Fall die Mitarbeiter – sie waren durchweg sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Für einen kurzen Aufenthalt okay, mit etwas Verbesserungspotenzial.
• Lucky Kenny (9/5): Very Grand House - Great breakfast, and evening bar service. Nothing.
• Thagarajan (9/5): -
• Barrie (10/5): A quiet oasis in the middle of Durban. A really enjoyable week - All the hotel staff were exceptional and Lionel, the owner, made it feel like I was staying with friends rather than a being a paying guest. The property is a wonderful old Durban house of which not many are left and the gardens/pool were very peaceful. Even with the monkeys flying around all over the place. Definitely beats modern hotels. Will definitely stay again if in Durban Nothing to fault really
• Lungisani (8/5): Nicer - The entire Lodge is very warm full of nature. Their Bar is exceptional 👏 👌 I would have loved to access to music streams from TV .
• Waseem (10/5): - The cat
• Julie (10/5): -
• Snowgrass (10/5): -
• Ncumela (9/5): -
• reverberi (10/5): - Le lieu est magique tres cosy amenage avec beaucoup de gout tres bien place Le personnel est tres attentif et serviable et le boss nous a bien conseille pour les excursions On se sent comme a la maison Je recommande On a tout apprecie
• aymeric (10/5): Très bonne nuit dans cet établissement de qualité - Tout était parfait ! Chambre superbe et spacieuse et très bien décorée, bar dans l’hôtel, petit déjeuner copieux et situé dans un quartier calme Rien
• Lisa (10/5): Great Stay - Beautiful property and amazing staff Nothing
• Nombali (9/5): -
• Angelique (10/5): - Rooms were beautifully furnished and very comfortable
• joanna (10/5): - Everything . Beautiful decor , comfortable beds , great staff
• Minienhle (8/5): -
• Fezisa (4/5): -
• Sarah (10/5): -
• Thobekile (10/5): I absolutely loved staying at the guesthouse. All the staff were amazing and really friendly. The host was accommodating - Very well decorated and designed spaces. Feels like a true escape into a fairytale Nothing
• Anne (10/5): Gem in Morningside! - Lovely place in Durban, well kept and nice garden / pool —-
• Jasmine (10/5): -
• valerie (8/5): -
• PAVEL (9/5): -
• Annemieke (9/5): - Beautiful rooms, delicious breakfast
• wolfgang (9/5): Immer wieder gern - Waren das dritte mal in der Lodge, immer Zufrieden, personal sehr freundlich, lage zum zentrum nur mit auto zu erreichen, zimmer war etwas laut und durch strassenlärm,und Ausstattung zimmer hervorragend, bewirtung sehr gut, frühstück hervorragend, Parkmöglichkeit von pkw gut. Kann weiterempfehlen werden Straßenlärm tagesbedingt laut
• Jeroen (9/5): Kort verblijf is prima - Prima locatie met fijne parkeergelegenheid. het oude is het authentieke. Goed ontbijt en prettige mensen Was gewoon prima
• Vusi (10/5): - Leanne, Goodman and the entire Globe Palms staff have truly been exceptional in every sense of the word. The dedication and passion they pour into everything they do is simply remarkable. They go above and beyond to create an atmosphere that feels welcoming, caring, and genuinely special. It is incredibly touching to have found such a wonderful place — one that doesn't just feel like a residence, but a true home filled with warmth and belonging. Truly appreciate and grateful for such a wonderful place. Nothing
• Hannes (8/5): -
• Witold (8/5): -
• Anna Diewerke (9/5): Prachtig & gastvrij! - Prachtig pand om in te mogen zijn! Gastvrij ook :) -
• Geraldine (10/5): Home away from home. - Our company has used Goble Palms for over 20 years, and the service is always exceptional. The staff go above and beyond to make your stay pleasant and comfortable. N/A
• stephen (10/5): great stay. - Great week. Staff are amazing! Nothing
• Kevin (9/5): Lovely staff, off street parking, great breakfast. - Beautiful, tranquil, lovely rooms. Staff are great.
• jorge (10/5): Wonderful stay - Wonderful place! Beautifully decorated, attentive staff… really enjoyed the pool and all the common areas. Would love to be back!
• Ross (8/5): Staff are friendly and willing to make your stay comfortable, I would visit again. - Rooms are spacious, clean and comfortable I found the bathroom a little small, especially the shower, but clean and perfectly acceptable,
• Mkenda (9/5): - The location was excellent. Staff very friendly and hospitable and made our stay feel like home away from home. Would definitely go back. All good
• Michael (10/5): We loved our stay there. Super friendly staff, great rooms and surrounds. They have all you need. - The breakfast was great. The location was perfect for us. It was all good.
• John (10/5): This is the fourth or fifth time i have stayed here and have never been disappointed. - The decor and building. Great character. Nothing.
• Sofie (8/5): - Dit verblijf heeft een prachtige goed onderhouden binnentuin, met in het midden daarvan een heerlijk zwembad. Het oogt als een groot landhuis met verschillende patio’s/balkonnetjes en trappetjes met een tuttige Engelse inrichting. Het personeel is vriendelijk en heeft ons goed geholpen met een leuke eetgelegenheid in de buurt uitkiezen. Het ontbijt was goed verzorgd. Niet van toepassing
• Hejke (10/5): We had a fantastic stay at Goble Palms - such a great vibe with service to match - an absolute gem! - Beautiful property, beautiful room, beautiful people. N/A
• Gabriele (9/5): -
• Darryl (10/5): Been staying at Goble Palms at every opportunity. Will definitely be back. - The breakfast wax excellent. The staff were very friendly. Great customer service .Accomodation and facilities were excellent. N/A
• Tracey (9/5): -
• Fikile (9/5): - The ambience. Feel like you are out in nature Parking
• Thuto (7/5): -
• Gaetan (10/5): Just perfect - Really top 🔝
• Gino (10/5): Een droomverblijf waarbij uw fantasie werkelijkheid wordt! - Ontvangst door het personeel was heel goed. Het veblijf in deze victoriaanse woning , deed je minstens 100 jaar teruggaan in de tijd. De woning was met veel smaak ingericht en was bijna een museum op zich. Je kon er ook genieten van een drankje in de smaakvol ingerichte bar. Het ontbijt werd opgediend in het mooiste porselein en smaakte voortreffelijk. De tuin was al even mooi en exotisch en prachtig verlicht waarbij zelfs de kaarsen werden aangestoken in de avond geen negatieve opmerkingen
• R. (10/5): - Prachtig
• Darryl (10/5): Excellent - Excellent customer service. Efficient and friendly staff
• Lorinda (9/5): -
• ELVIRA (10/5): - all very good and the staff on the ball and very friendly Just suggest you mention many stairs so if not able to balance too well suggest you reserve them in ground floor rooms.
• Adrian (9/5): Excellent choice for a stay if you don’t need to be in the centre of Durban - 5* Guesthouse. Lovely staff. Beautiful old colonial rooms with lovely decorations. Excellent breakfast. Safe enough to walk out to local restaurants
• gary (10/5): Loved it! Loved it! - Charming victorian houses turned into boutique hotel-great attention to details in richly furnished bedrooms-lovely balcony serving breakfasts overlooking the pool and gardens full of orchids-really peaceful atmosphere-friendly staff-lovely pool just very pleasant setting-down the road from florid a road where there are lots of restaurants - uber needed-highly recommended! Absolutely nothing! Just for reference the property is on different levels so lots of different sets of stairs in every direction so if you have mobility issues or prams with babies this property is not for you! There were young children while we were there who had no problem navigating the stairs.
• Thierry (10/5): Fabulous - All is perfect
• Jake (9/5): -
• NAHLA (10/5): - Le personnel est très chaleureux et professionnel 🥰. Cet endroit est unique et majestueux dans son décor. Je vous recommande fortement ce lodge 🥰. Ce serait chouette d’avoir un petit déjeuner continental mais sinon c’était parfait 🥰
• William (10/5): - Everything was on top norch Absolutely none
• Nosipho (10/5): That staff was fantastic - It a beautiful cosy guesthouse
• Vusi (9/5): - Location Nothing
• Deborah (10/5): À faire absolument - Accueil Petit déjeuner Terrasse et délicatesse Proximité florida road
• Richard (10/5): -
• Wakhile (9/5): Great place - Location. Room Breakfast Host:Goodman The pool needs to be cleaned
• Bart (10/5): -

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