LindaPZA
12 de junho de 2024
So impressed! We booked for the Comrades Marathon package and were absolutely delighted with the experience. The UGC staff deserve all the praise for being so warm, welcoming and eager to assist - from reception and the restaurant team to the porters and housekeeping. This really made our trip ALL the more special. The daily breakfast buffet was top notch. The team were constantly refilling and restocking, so everything was fresh and inviting (no soggy fruit salad or sad, almost-empty platters). Great selection of continental and hot breakfast options. Our room was on the 5th floor, overlooking the pool courtyard. We stayed for 5 nights and it was perfect with sufficient cupboard space and a nice-sized bathroom. Clean, comfortable, air conditioned and with blackout curtains. The location of the hotel is ideal, just a few steps away from Gateway Mall and about a 5 minute drive to the beautiful Umhlanga promenade and restaurant district. It's really well situated for travelling to Durban and Ballito, and 15 minutes to the airport. And thank you to Southern Sun for the extra touches around the marathon itself. The update in our room prior to race day, the fantastic early breakfast service (from 2am!) with - quite literally - anything and everything hungry runners could want. The variety of "grab & go" items for the race, including carry bags, made seconding our runners so easy. And the "did you forget anything?" station with safety pins, tissues, bottled water, salt sachets... the team had thought of everything, and it was so appreciated.
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