Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani
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Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani

North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 10–500 guestsRRRR · Luxury

Overview & Capacity

The Elangeni & Maharani is Durban's beachfront conference workhorse - two towers, seventeen event spaces, a Great Ilanga ballroom at 500 and roughly 734 rooms to absorb the whole delegation on the Golden Mile. The five subdividable suites give real exhibition and breakaway flexibility that smaller hotels can't match. The known wobble is age: reviews swing on dated rooms and maintenance, so B&W sets expectations and dresses the ballroom properly. For a big residential conference that wants sand outside the door, it remains the default.

Seated
400
Banquet
350
Cinema
500

B&W Production Notes

  • High - Great Ilanga ballroom (500) plus 5 subdividable suites for exhibitions/breakaways
B&W Verdict

The beachfront volume play. Big rooms, big bed-count - we style around the age and it delivers every time.

Suitable For

Large beachfront conferencesgala dinnersexhibitions and multi-day corporate events

What we like

  • One of Durban's largest beachfront conference hotels
  • Great Ilanga ballroom to 500 plus 5 subdividable suites
  • Big combined room inventory for residential conferences

What to confirm

  • Combined exhibition capacity above 500
  • Room refurbishment status
  • Exact room count
  • Rates

Amenities & Facilities

great-ilanga-ballroom
5-subdividable-suites
beachfront
pools
business-centre
secure-parking
ocean-views
Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani

Quick Facts

North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
10–500 guests
Beachfront conference hotel (twin-tower)
RRRRLuxury
Yes
Yes - ~734 rooms (combined Elangeni & Maharani)
🏠 Both

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