First Group La Montagne

Property class: 3
Ballito beachfront hotel with 3 restaurants and private beach

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First Group La Montagne offers a private beach where you can enjoy the shade from a beach umbrella, plus you'll have access to onsite parasailing. The outdoor pool provides a splash of fun, while guests in the mood for pampering can visit the spa to indulge in hot stone massages, body wraps, and aromatherapy. Palm Terrace, one of 3 restaurants, serves local and international cuisine and is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Other features include a poolside bar, a hot tub, and a sauna.

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Airport transfer
  • Pet friendly
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
The current price is $91
$105 total
includes taxes & fees
Oct 25 - Oct 26

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A hotel room with a large bed, a wardrobe, a mirror, and a painting on the wall.

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms

  • Sea view
  • 71 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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A modern hotel room with a large bed, bedside lamps, a flat-screen TV, and a large mirror.

Apartment, 3 Bedrooms, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • 107 sq m
  • 3 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed and 4 Twin Beds

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A hotel room with a large bed, a television, a bathroom with a shower, and a wooden door.

Studio, 1 Double Bed

  • 38 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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A hotel room with a bed, bedside table, and a view of the sea.

Apartment, 3 Bedrooms

  • 107 sq m
  • 3 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed and 4 Twin Beds

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Jetted tub

Penthouse, 3 Bedrooms

  • 207 sq m
  • 3 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 King Beds and 2 Twin Beds

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A hotel room with a large bed, two bedside tables, a nightstand, a painting of the ocean, and a view of the outdoors.

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Sea View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(4 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • 71 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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A hotel room with a bed, a desk, a chair, a large window, and a balcony with a view of the sea.

Studio, 1 Double Bed, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • 38 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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A bedroom with a large bed, wooden headboard, bedside tables, and a nightstand.

Superior Penthouse, 3 Bedrooms, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • 3 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 King Beds and 2 Large Twin Beds

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A modern hotel room with a bed, a desk, a chair, a mirror, and a shower area.

Double Room, 1 King Bed, Sea View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • 38 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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A hotel room with a bed, a TV mounted on the wall, a bathroom with a mirror, and a balcony with a table and chairs overlooking the sea.

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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A hotel room with a large bed, a television, a bathroom with a shower, and a wooden door.

Studio, 1 Double Bed, Sea View

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

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A hotel room with a bed, a desk, a chair, a view of the outdoors, and a painting on the wall.

Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Pets Allowed, Sea View

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

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A hotel room with a large bed, a view of the sea, a painting of the sea, and a phone on the nightstand.

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Pets Allowed, Sea View

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Map
100 Compensation Drive, Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, 4420

What's nearby

  • Boulevard Shopping Centre - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Ballito Beach - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Holla Trails - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Hillary Park - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Thompson's Bay Beach - 3 min drive - 2.9 km

Getting around

  • King Shaka Intl. Airport (DUR) - 26 min drive
  • Airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)

Restaurants

  • ‪Hops Restaurant & Bar - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Al Pescatore - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪KFC - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪La Fiamma Grill - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Marinerers Restaurant - ‬2 min drive

About this property

First Group La Montagne

  • First Group La Montagne offers a private beach where you can enjoy the shade from a beach umbrella, plus you'll have access to onsite parasailing. The outdoor pool provides a splash of fun, while guests in the mood for pampering can visit the spa to indulge in hot stone massages, body wraps, and aromatherapy. Palm Terrace, one of 3 restaurants, serves local and international cuisine and is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Other features include a poolside bar, a hot tub, and a sauna.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 120 rooms
    • Arranged over 6 floors

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
    • Minimum check-in age: 16
    • Check-out time is 9:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

    • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 16

Children

    • Babysitting*
    • Free supervised childcare
    • Children's club*

Pets

    • Pets allowed (dogs only, 2 total, up to 88 lbs per pet)*
    • Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation*

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas

Parking

    • Free onsite self parking

Transfers

    • Airport shuttle on request (available 24 hours)*

Offsite

    • Area shuttle*

Other information

    • Designated smoking areas

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Reviews

First Group La Montagne Reviews

7.6

Good

7.6

Cleanliness

8.8

Location

7.8

Staff & service

7.2

Property conditions & facilities

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Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Very good

Great location, and propert is good value.
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Friendly and helpful staff

Enjoyed the stay, excellent wifi, good food, excellent service, friendly and helpful staff.
Verified review

6/10 Good

Nice location, staff service was variable
Verified review

6/10 Good

The hotel has great access to the main swimming beach and is very close to a Pick n Pay. The hotel is in need of some TLC. The hotel holds functions which was noisy for us being on the pool level but they did finish at a reasonable hour.
Verified review

4/10 Fair

The property was under construction during my stay, which is very needed. I booked a bit blindly from a TikTok review. As an American, the definition of luxury is a bit different. This property is more akin to a motel. You have a kitchenette to make meals and a grill outside on the patio that leads out to the beach. The bathrooms were a mess and moldy with barely hot water. My stay was only 48 hours so I sucked it up. There is food available on the property but it's not great.
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

We had a great stay 10/10. The property is positioned greatly. The room was nice and each balcony had gas grill for braai. They have all you need on site but there are restaurants close in walking distance and a checkers less than 5 minutes away. The staff is great. I’d like to specifically thank Sandra for finding an additional night for us when it became available. We stayed for New Year’s Eve and the fire works were amazing. They put on quite a show for the guest. All of our food and drinks were good. We were ready to extend our trip a few more days how nice everything was but they were book solid. We are really appreciative for the extra night that we were able to book even though nothing was left online. The ocean views, the pool and the beach were all great. It was my first time visiting Balitto while visiting South Africa from the US and I’ll definitely be coming back on my future trips to this beautiful country. Thank you La Montagne staff keep being great.
Verified review

8/10 Very good

Good location, good property amentities

I have stayed at La Montagne before and enjoyed it so we returned. This stay we were given an amazing 2 bedroom apartment right on promenade which was great for views and easy access to the beach. Only negative was that there were no extra blankets in the unit in winter and only 2 sets of towels for a family of 5. When we asked for extra towels, it took the entire day to get it after having to ask again in the evening. With blankets when we asked for an extra one, we were told sorry no extra blankets due to the dryer not working and no blanket was brought to us. On the whole the property is gorgeous with really excellent restaurants that are priced well with good service. We will be back in the future.
Verified review

4/10 Fair

The location and sea view of la montagne was incredible! To wake up to the beauty of that was amazing, we stayed in a 3 bdrm apartment. Our room smelt so strongly of the fish restaurant the entire stay, our clothes smelt of it as well. The hotel is alot more worn than advertised, pictures looked alot nicer than what we walked into as well. There was rust around the showers and mold. Our keys daily did not work for the parkade as well as our room so that also got frusterating. I communicated my concerns to the front staff as well, they seemed to just say the maintenace guys would look at it. Other guests were having the same problems. Needless to say the surroundings of nature made the trip, the hotel left something to be desired unfortunately.
Verified review

4/10 Fair

Bad experience

Sandra in Reception was very unhelpful with putting me and my parents on the same floor or adjacent rooms. My parents room (107) - the gas braai is broken, someone has to ignite it for you every time you want to braai, only accessories to a hairdryer but no hairdryer, the outside door (which leads right to the public walkway next to the beach)- couldn’t lock - not with a key and not from the inside. The fridge drawer was cracked so badly that we couldn’t use that part of the fridge. And worst is that we literally (unless you everytime want to wait approximately 5 minutes for the elevator) had to climb stairs between our rooms to visit each other (My dad is 70 years old - they couldn’t even give us a room with an accessible shower). The cleaning and restaurant staff were amazing, unfortunately the attitude from that lady who checked us in spoiled our whole holiday.
Verified review

6/10 Good

Great place, enjoyed my stay!
Verified review

6/10 Good

Very good location but it’s an older property, ceiling leak in the hallway outside our room for a couple days.
Verified review

8/10 Very good

It was amazing
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Happy chappy

Its was amazing, I was referred to this place and my ow my its a home away from home.
Verified review

8/10 Very good

It was good , but the ants , especially getting onto our food was not nice
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Value for money.
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Hotel is not the newest on the block but they are busy with renovations and improvements. This was not disturbing at all. Still an amazing stay though. Service was always friendly and no hesitation to assist with requests. Food is absolutely top notch, from breakfast to dinner. Would highly recommend to families.
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

May was for Mothers

Was very pleased with the room and comfortable bed. All restaurants supplied excellent food at reasonable prices . The hotel however needs a few updated /improvements. Paint was peeling off boxes on rooms veranda, headboards need replacing .Parking spaces for SUV or large cars, very tight with pillars to maneuver around.
Verified review

6/10 Good

Lift was out for the 3 days but was there
Verified review

2/10 Poor

We paid for 2 seperate rooms. Both have issues Room 1 Door does not close properly Floor dirty with sand No soap to wash hands No shower gel Unused bed has sand on bed sheet and dirt marks from the previous guests There is no switch to switch the light off Room 2 Paid for balcony with sea view but door was broken and can’t open the door Bed was sandy Shower drain is not draining and stood in a pool of dirty water Bathroom is not very clean Elevator broken so had to climb up to the 8th floor Cockroaches Mosquitoes Vent for the A/C is mouldy
Verified review

4/10 Fair

AWFUL

What a terrible hotel - the lobby is under renovation (which was not mentioned when we booked) and the rooms are disgusting - I'd avoid like the plague!
Verified review

4/10 Fair

Not like in the photos

This place has seen better days. You can tell it had a good run, but now it’s very run down and highly decadent. I did not enjoy my stay.
Verified review

4/10 Fair

Was moved to a different room on a daily. The place needs a serious renovations ... Owners needs to into this.
Verified review

6/10 Good

House keeping poor Breakfast staff made note of the tipping system and it’s not added to the bill before introducing herself or asking if we wanted coffee. No coffee replenished in the room
Verified review

8/10 Very good

Family holiday in Ballito

Stay was overall good but disappointed that the pool was under renovation when we got there. No msg or warning to let us know that the pool will be out of service especially when you coming with 3 children. Staff were abit confused on the reservation and wanted me to pay for breakfast when it clearly states on my booking that it’s inclusive.
Verified review

2/10 Poor

terrible terrible

No power for a whole night … they had generator but 5th floor had no power they need to either reimburse me for this night or give me a night free !