La Montagne — Hotel in KwaDukuza Local Municipality

🏖️ La Montagne Resort, Ballito – Coastal Charm

📍 Location & Atmosphere Nestled along Ballito’s main swimming beach on the Dolphin Coast, La Montagne Resort offers prime access to the Indian Ocean with sweeping sea views and a vibrant coastal atmosphere. The resort is ideally positioned for beach lovers, families, and holidaymakers looking to explore the charm of Salt Rock, Ballito, and surrounding attractions.

🛏️ Accommodation La Montagne features 120 terraced self-catering apartments, ranging from 1 to 3 bedrooms. Many units boast ocean views, and the resort caters to both short-term holiday stays and longer family getaways.

Room Highlights: Flatscreen TVs In-room service Kitchenettes Ocean-facing balconies (in select units)

Spacious layout and location

Areas requiring attention - issues with maintenance—such as broken fixtures, dated interiors, and inconsistent housekeeping.

🍽️ Dining & Amenities The resort offers a variety of on-site facilities: Restaurants & Coffee Shop Poolside Bar La Vita Wellness Spa Squash Courts & Games Arcade Kids Club & Trampoline Conference & Wedding Facilities

Nearby, guests can explore Ballito’s bustling dining scene, including beachfront cafes, seafood spots, and the quirky Grand Exotic Restaurant.

🌊 Activities & Attractions La Montagne is a gateway to coastal adventure: Salt Rock Beach & Tidal Pools – perfect for swimming and family picnics Thompson’s Bay – a Blue Flag beach with scenic walks Hole in the Wall Beach – a hidden gem for quiet reflection Fishing, Scuba Diving, Horse Riding, and Golf – all within reach

For thrill-seekers, nearby attractions include crocodile farms, jump parks, and microlight flights.

⚠️ What to Watch Out For While the location and amenities are appealing: Service at reception needs to improve to hospitality. Maintenance issues in rooms (e.g., broken toilets, aircon problems) Security concerns (isolated reports of theft) Inconsistent booking support

Guests are advised to confirm room conditions and service expectations before arrival, especially during peak seasons.

✅ Final Verdict La Montagne Resort offers a prime beachfront location and a wide range of amenities for families and couples. However, the experience can vary depending on room allocation and service quality. For travelers seeking convenience and coastal charm, it’s worth considering—with a bit of caution and clear...

First time visiting the resort and was looking forward to the trip. We had issues from the time we arrived. As we came as a family, we booked 2 x four sleepers. Even though we booked months in advance, we expected to be provided adjacent units but there were about units between us.||We were on bed and breakfast rate, a word of advice to the reader, do not book with breakfast, it is not buffet and breakfast is limited to R130 and limited to the breakfast menu. Many items that one would expect to be included is not. I had to pay in every single day even though I prepaid for breakfast.||What made the trip really terrible was that one of units toilet was not working for the entire stay. We had to share toilets between units. Maintenance attempted to fix it everyday without success. I suggested a unit change but was not granted one. The day we were checking out the Maintenance team decided to change the toilet mechanism, I suppose for the next guest. We had and 81 year old and 75 year old pensioners who had play musical toilets between our units. And reminder that the units were not adjacent. When I reported the matter to the GM, she was apologetic, but did not offer any compensation for the material inconvenience, imagine not having a functional toilet. Will email the First Resorts head office regarding this issue.||When going down to the beach, we could not get beach towels, they were always taken, even though i saw a white guest just being served towels. When requested to use the room towels as an alternative, we were not allowed. The lady at the towel counter was extremely unfriendly, as if she was doing me a favor. ||When ordering meals or drinks, the staff took forever to serve us. When we lucky enough to be served, they dissappear and you lucky to see then in the next 30 min. It's a pity as there are many restaurants and bars. We also tried to eat at the bar on the 4th floor and even though we arrived at about 12h00, it appears the table was reserved from 15h30 and was told we could not use the table. I am sure would have been done by 14h00, well before the 15h30 reservation ||The rooms are a bit dated,, but livable. The location to the...

What a complete disaster. My children arrived today. Check in time 15:00. On arrival, there was already a queue of +-25 people waiting to check in. Rooms were not ready; according to (lack of management), they had a shortage of linen. Undercover allocated parking was unavailable. As I booked a self-catering unit, their meat and fresh products were subjected to the heat and the vehicle in the sun. At 19:35 this evening, they were granted access to the unit, still no towels. (There were still people waiting) I strongly suggest that RCI reconsider their involvement with this holiday accommodation as this tarnishes the RCI brand. There is definitely bad (no) management, administration, control, and supervision. These foto's were taken at 16:45 of the "allocated unit" Great location, unfortunately bad management. 👎

Dear owner/manager, Thank you for your response to my review. The following should please be noted. My children are still guests at La Montagne. On Monday, 3 January, they still had no towels. Monday evening, the braai had not been cleaned (my son cleaned it himself). Many of the items in the kid's entertainment area are broken or as stated "out of order." Once again. Lack of maintenance. Tuesday 4 January, still no towels, and on returning back from the beach at 16:00, the unit was still not cleaned, dishes were left half washed, etc. On both occasions, they went to reception to ask for towles and to bring this to the attention of management only to be told, "Sorry." One glimmer of light is one of the garden attendants (in the pool area), which is undoubtedly proud of his work. He is always busy, washing and arranging the deckchairs, cleaning the pool, and maintaining the pool area. Bravo to him. Nothing attention has been given to the other issues. Not by the owner, manager, or supervisors. It's still worth only 1 🌟 shape up. You are losing clients. Your location is amazing; however, if your clients leave before their time, then a beautiful location, beach, and updated lifeguards will not save...