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The Paralian

4.0 star property

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Lobby sitting area
Exterior
Sea Facing Luxury Rooms | View from room
Restaurant
Reception

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Laundry room
  • Housekeeping

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Cnr Cowper and Seaview Terrace Street, East London, Eastern Cape, 5201
  • Place, Eastern Beach
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Jan Smuts Stadium East London
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Nahoon Beach
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Airport, East London (ELS)
    ‪13 min drive‬

Room options

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Sea Facing Luxury Rooms | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Sea Facing Luxury Rooms

  • Sea view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Family Room

  • Partial sea view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Standard Room | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Standard Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

The Paralian

Beach guesthouse with rooftop terrace and coffee shop/cafe
A rooftop terrace, a coffee shop/cafe and a microwave in a common area are available at this smoke-free guesthouse. Free full breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, dry cleaning, laundry facilities and a 24-hour front desk are on-site.
The Paralian offers 13 air-conditioned accommodations, with a safe. This East London guest house provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include a shower. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.
During your stay at The Paralian, you'll be within walking distance of Eastern Beach. Enjoy features like free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking.
  • Free full breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at the coffee shop/cafe
  • Amenities include free newspapers in reception, a front desk safe and laundry facilities
  • Just a 3-minute drive from Eastern Beach and a few minutes from Jan Smuts Stadium East London
  • Airport and local-area shuttle service available for a fee
There's a coffee shop/cafe on site. Free breakfast is served daily. WiFi is free in public spaces. An airport shuttle (available on request) and an area shuttle are available for a fee. A rooftop terrace, barbecue grills, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby are also featured at The Paralian. Free self parking is available.

This 4-star East London guest house is smoke free.

Guests are served a free full breakfast daily from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge) during limited hours on request
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free secured, covered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared microwave

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Rooftop terrace

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and mobile payments; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
The Paralian offers transfers from the airport (fees may apply). Please contact the property on the number on the booking confirmation with your arrival details prior to travel. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

Property is also known as

Castle House East London
Castle East London
Paralian Guesthouse East London
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Paralian
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The Paralian Guesthouse East London

The Paralian Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 14 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 14 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 14 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 14 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 14 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Grayce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great for the price

My stay was just for one night and it was great. But they turn off the WiFi in the morning and they didn’t tell me that when I was checking in.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Aviwe

Travelled with group
Everything is just terrible.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Necro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Hussein

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing sea-facing views

I booked a sea-view room and had amazing views from the deck. The room was great - spacious and had everything I needed. Liked the hot chocolate sachet and bottled water finishing touches (that many SA hotels do not do). Blockout curtains were good too (although I wanted to wake up with the sun). Breakfast was mostly ok - it said baked good but there were none, though everything else was fine. The hotel was apparently near some restaurants but I did not venture out. Parking was tricky for me (but not for others) as I was the last to arrive and had to squeeze into the 4-car garage. I think anyone who arrived after me parked outside. Wifi worked ok. I read some negative reviews on sound and location - I agree that the rooms are not soundproof but it did not bother me as I was not trying to sleep during breakfast; and I was not expecting to walk around the area at night (it IS South Africa, after all). All said, a few niggles, but a good experience and I would stay here again if I had to stay in East London.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Zima

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

I would never recommend Paralian to anyone.

The facility cannot be rated above 2-star. The surroundings are dirty and unkempt. I had to go round trying to locate entrance, which turned out to be a small side door. Small reception area at corner, no foyer. A security guard, who was at least friendly, was also a receptionist. Though the room had seemingly been refurbished with wooden floor, it was dirty. The throw on the bed had oil and food stains. There was a nail polish stain on the floor. Worst was under the bed and on the wall in headboard area - It was as if these had not been swept for weeks. I couldn't even make coffee because the kettle had brown stains at bottom. When I requested a change of room I was told that was not possible because Hotel.com had booked me that room. I couldn't sleep another night and decided to book day-2 in a far better establishment - a 4-star along the esplanade - at less than what I had paid at The Paralian. I'm glad I moved even though I had booked and paid for 2 days. I even took pictures of these things as evidence so I'm not just moaning.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

DANIEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

East London Stay

Staff friendly, rooms are spacious, however, needs a little TLC. Brekafast was very good
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Needs attention

The surface of room floors scratched and dirty and the sleeper couch for my son in terrible shape. This particular room was just not satisfactory compared to the previous one I occupied. However, it had spectacular views! Staff with good manners and service.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

The people are great...the building sucks!

The first room I was placed in at The Paralian (#10) was small, poorly laid out, and generally "inadequate", whereas the second one (#3) was much more spacious and comfortable...although the bathroom is poorly laid out and resulting in me skinning my shin when trying to enter it in the middle of the night. The biggest problem is that the entire building...a small/boutique hotel...is built of concrete, metal and glass...with absolutely ZERO noise deadening properties. As such, I wasn't able to get a proper night's sleep in 7 attempts. Even this morning (Sunday), I was rudely awakened by a "loud talker" making a phone call in the breakfast area (the third such "loud talker alarm call"...by three different people...in 7 days). The area is not well regarded by the people I met with in East London. ALL of them instructed me to NOT go for a walk in the evening, for my own safety. The staff is pleasant and very accommodating, but the hotel itself was a let down. If I hadn't booked my stay using Hotels.com - through which I couldn't get a refund - I would have left on Day 3!
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sambeso

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Awesome

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Nana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The best accommodation in EL

It was amazing
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Happy

Very nice when inside
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

Peter

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Peter

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025