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The Ritz is situated on the beach with the best sea views in Blythedale. Going to the beach merely requires that you stroll down the front garden, through the dunes and 'voila' - you will find yourself on a stunningly beautiful stretch of beach, with rock pools and gullies to be explored during low tide, and far from any crowds. Blythedale is a beach paradise. It is one of the few places left on the North Coast where you can walk for miles and miles along the beach and hardly see another person. The beach is dog-friendly and so is The Ritz, so long walks with your pooch at sunrise or sunset ar
The Ritz is situated on the beach with the best sea views in Blythedale. Going to the beach merely requires that you stroll down the front garden, through the dunes and 'voila' - you will find yourself on a stunningly beautiful stretch of beach, with rock pools and gullies to be explored during low tide, and far from any crowds. Blythedale is a beach paradise. It is one of the few places left on the North Coast where you can walk for miles and miles along the beach and hardly see another person. The beach is dog-friendly and so is The Ritz, so long walks with your pooch at sunrise or sunset are the order of the day.
The house sits in an elevated position so that whether you are sitting in the lounge, lying on your bed, relaxing on the wooden deck or swimming in the pool, your view is directly over the waves and the sea. So, even back at the house you can continue your dolphin and whale watching. When it comes time for bed, let the sound of the waves lull you into a relaxing deep sleep.
The main house consists of three bedrooms - The three bedrooms are air-conditioned, two of them have king-size beds with down duvets and the third bedroom has 2 single beds (that can be pushed together to make a 'King'). The main bedroom is en-suite while the other two bedrooms share a family bathroom and separate toilet. Linen is provided but not towels, and all bedrooms have ceiling fans. The main house sleeps up to six, thereafter the garden cottage is available by arrangement for extra bedrooms - see below).
There is a brand new modern kitchen with gas cooker, extra large thermofan oven, granite tops, microwave oven, double door fridge/freezer, dishwasher and clothes washing machines. The appliances are top quality and Masterchef wannabe's will love preparing food here.
The communal area of the house is an open-plan lounge, dining room, bar area (with own separate fridge) with sliding glass doors opening onto the front verandah and covered wooden sundeck, swimming pool and entertainment patio so that your view whether you are inside the house, in the pool or braai'ing on the deck is just sea. A Hi-Fi, TV and Netflix are available. Wi-Fi is also provided. We also have an inverter that keeps the TV, Wi-fi and alarm functional during load-shedding.
There is a double lock-up garage beneath the house and a built-in braai next to the pool.
The Ritz has automated entrance gates and garage doors to make access to the property easy and quick.
There is a separate self contained garden cottage consisting of two bedrooms (one with air-conditioning), lounge, kitchenette and bathroom containing toilet and shower. The cottage can be utilized by larger groups needing the extra rooms (and is available for use by arrangement).
Pets are welcome by arrangement (the property is fully walled) - we do charge R30 per dog per day extra.
Blythedale Beach has probably the lowest crime statistics of the North Coast, nevertheless the property is very secure and the house is alarmed and linked to 24 hour armed security (you will see the Security vehicle that patrols our beach 24 hours a day).
A daily cleaning service is available on request. For stays of longer than four nights the cleaning service must be taken at least once every 2nd day.
Blythedale Beach is situated 72 kilometers north of Durban on the Dolphin Coast. It is a small community with excellent beaches on an unspoilt coastline. Fishing, musselling, and crayfishing (with the appropriate licences) are excellent, whale-watching from July to November is exceptional and there is a huge population of bottle-nosed dolphins that are resident year round.
There are some outstanding golf courses in the area, Prince's Grant is 7km's away, Zimbali a little further. Excellent shopping is available in Ballito (20km's to the South) whilst the bustling ethnic town of Stanger (site of Shaka's Memorial) is only 7km's inland. Blythedale provides easy access to the Lake St Lucia World Heritage Site (one hours drive North) with the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve a little further away. There is a crocodile farm at Sheffield Beach (15km's to the South).
Take long walks along the beach. Go surfing, body boarding, bring down your mountain bikes and go exploring through the vast sugar cane fields behind Blythedale, go bird watching at the Umvoti River Conservancy (home of the rare red-winged pratincole), or just let your senses soak up the sound of the sea as you let go of the stress of the city. Essentially, just relax.
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Beach: The property has direct access to the beach.
Guests must provide their own towels. A cleaning service can be arranged separately and costs R250 per day. For stays of more than four days, the cleaning service must be taken at least every second day. The establishment also requires a damage deposit of R1 000 which will be lodged directly with the establishment - and will be refunded directly by the establishment to the Guest within 10 days of the booking ending (Guests will be contacted about this directly by the Establishment).
Guest Reviews
The Ritz Beach Cottage
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alicja coetzer
August 2019
★★★★★ Absolutely amazing place ! We have had a wonderfull time enjoying the fabulous view. Everything went very smooth thanks to Pierre and Daryn !!
ronel patterson
August 2018
★★★★★ Absolutely lovely place. The kitchen is top of the range. The house is spacious and as close to the beach as you can get. The owner Daryn was really accommodating and nice to deal with. Our two dogs had the best experience ever and we woke up to the sounds of the beach every morning and cute little monkeys on the walls. If you’re a nature lover who wants to get away with your fur babies this is... Read more
tiegen both
March 2017
★★★★★ The ritz beach cottage is a lovely place to stay. Needs a bit of updating but otherwise alright. The house is pet friendly although some of the walls are broken down and the wall in the front garden has an incredibly steep drop so I wouldn't recommend it for people with big dogs or wall jumpers. The beach in front of the house is amazing and very quiet which was great. There isn't much to do aroun... Read more
eulani joubert, south africa
December 2016
★★★★★ We had an awesome time at the Ritz. The house is very comfortable and well appointed. Daryn, the owner, made us feel very welcome on day 1. The house is situated withing walking distance to the beach and we went down the stairs every day to find a beautiful stretch of beach all to ourselves. The view from the deck was amazing. Balito only a short drive away. The Ritz is definitely a place wort... Read more
rainer mauthe, south africa
June 2015
★★★★★ We had a great stay at the Ritz. Nice location next to the beach (just a small walk). Maybee some updates in the bathrooms and the ouside area would be nice.
Facilities
Laundry Facilities*
Satellite TV*
Braai/Barbecue
Garden
Swimming Pool
Wi-Fi
No Credit Card Facilities
Pet Friendly*
Parking on Premises
Air conditioning
Balcony
Bath
Bathroom
Fridge
Iron and board
Kitchen
Lounge
Mini fridge
Non smoking rooms
Patio
Safe
Shower
Surf
Beach
Load shedding Backup
Languages Spoken
English
Afrikaans
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The Ritz Beach Cottage location
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The Ritz Beach Cottage is 0.2km from the centre of Blythedale Beach , the nearest airport 37.3km (King Shaka International Airport). *Distances are shown as the crow flies and not necessarily the actual travelling