Durban View Gay Guesthouse

Hey guys - this is Durban - the warmest place to be in sunny South Africa on the east coast..

It's where our exclusively gay guesthouse and backpackers is situate right here in the heart of Durban ... the warm friendly city where gay is good.

So come visit and enjoy gay life in our part of South Africa.

Durban View Guesthouse welcomes visitors from around the world and we've already made some great new friends. Your hosts are Dave and Llewellyn.

See links to our site for bookings and enquiries else where on this blog or click here.

Your hosts Dave and Llewellyn

                  Ty Nell at Durban View Guesthouse

Out with the old, in with the new

 Maintenance at the coast is always tricky as our sea air and humidity kills most outdoor-type furniture quickly.

The east coast Home and Garden Show was a great opportunity to look at imported furniture and offer a range we do not usually see in the limited shops locally. So here's out with our patio furniture and in with the new.

New patio comfort

The comfortable 8-seater conversation table allows you to sit comfortably around our pool/bar area, chatting to other guests whilst sipping your favourite drink.

Rooftop views

Thanks Ivor for these unusual photos from the Guesthouse rooftop.. I love the colours!

The City and beachfront skyline

The golfcourse, horseracing track and city skyline

The Beachfront and Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium

Babylon boys at Durban View Guesthouse

Ivor, Guesthouse owner Dave, DJ Shawn and Guesthouse owner Llewellyn in the bar at the guesthouse

Always great when Babylon comes to Durban and we get a treat with dancers Ivor and Johann and DJ Shawn staying at the guesthouse..

Johann shows more flesh at the Babylon party

Johann and Dave in the guesthouse bar

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Johann wows the party

Happy New Year

First and last pics of 2013/2014 as we cheer in the New Year on the rooftop of the Guesthouse.. sorry pics are few.. was having fun, drinks, firing rockets and more...

 

Hope you guys have an incredible 2014. Thank you for the support for the Guesthouse over the year past. We have made many new friends and met some amazing people from all over the world. Let's hope 2014 brings everything you may wish for .. love, happiness and acceptance. Love ya all!!

 

Party time

Gay friends Guesthouse partner Dave, with Marc and Lee, and Dave's partner Llewellyn

Guest Jean-Louis from Geneva enjoying breakfast

View from the guesthouse rooftop wth gathering light of dawn

21st for MC and his dad Dave, guesthouse partner

It's been whirlwind party-time at the Guesthouse with Christmas, New Year and last week Guesthouse partner Dave's son Mark's 21st Birthday party... the theme was Summer Heat with a rooftop beat and we all had a load of fun until the sun came up.. see pic above of the sunrise and city lights from the roof.

 

Visitors from Austria

Great to welcome from the city of Graz in Austria, Andrei (left) and Andreas (right) who spent a week in Coffee Bay and a whole day there in the salon having their hair braided and extensions put in.

The guys are on a 2-month backpacking tour of South Africa and we were able to accommodate them in our Bunk room. Happy travels guys and good to be able to connect with you. I promised I would add a link to your city as well as your national flag to the blog, so here it is.. :-)

4th August next Babylon Party

Here are three of the 4 Babylon dancers who will be staying at the guesthouse for the party in Durban on the 4th August... (Greg, Matt and Ivor)

here's the link to the facebook event..

https://www.facebook.com/events/431509290216346/

If you would like to secure a room at the Guesthouse for the weekend, the price is R900,00 per room per night and can be booked by emailing Llewellyn now at durbanview@gmail.com

Quickly :-)

Underwear photoshoot at the Guesthouse

Here's the full set of photos on Facebook of the photo shoot for Phd underwear at Durban View Guesthouse. See if you can recognise any of the rooms you have stayed in. Awesome set of photos.

HOT Durban happenings and PRIDE...

It's going to be a busy few weeks from now to August and Durban is the place to be this winter... warm and sunny and some hot happenings.... check out the programme below

Fri 22 - Sun 24 June : Durban International Boat and Lifestyle Show

http://www.durbanboatshow.co.za

Mon 25 June - Sun 1st July: Durban Pride 2012 with Float Parade Sat 30 June.

Check out the full programme here and come and have fun with us in Durban.


Sat 7 July: Durban July Handicap Racing Event - theme "The Material World"http://www.vodacomdurbanjuly.co.za

Sat 14 July: Virginia Air Show
http://www.durbanairshow.co.za

Babylon Heaven Party - date to be finalised

Fri 24^th August : Durban View Party Bus weekend at the Guesthouse
http://www.durbanview.co.za

Meet our new Barman, Garret, who will be at the guesthouse for selected functions, starting this Wednesday 20th June, for the Party Bus in August and certain dates inbetween.. be sure to book early and secure your spot in the sun at Durban View!

Garret will be serving drinks at the Guesthouse

Babylon rocks Durban!

The hot boys from the Babylon Durban Heaven party stayed with us at Durban View Guesthouse and hit the town hard, giving us a party Durban has been waiting for.

Ivor and Johann with guesthouse partner Dave

Guesthouse co-owner Llewellyn is entertained by Ivor and Johann

The boys with DJ Shaun (left) enjoy a drink in the Guesthouse pub before the party

GoGo boy Johann gives guest Kieron (Australia) a drink and a squeeze

Dave enjoying the talent at the Babylon Durban party

Welcome Indaba guests

It's the annual tourism Indaba in Durban, starting tomorrow - it's Africa's biggest tourism show and the whole world will  be in Durban. Our chance to showcase what South African hotels, safari lodges, tour operators, guesthouses and tourism authorities have to offer.

We welcome a guesthouse full load of guests - great to have you guys with us. Tomorrow (Fri 7pm) we are having a bring-and-braai at the guesthouse, so please feel free to join us.

Dave and Llewellyn

Gay Loyalty South Africa

Our loyal and frequent guests will know that we have been running a successful loyalty programme for several years. From the 1st June we will be extending this programme to other select participating guesthouses in South Africa. The programme is being updated and extended to enable you to spend your points at other guesthouses or to spend your points accumulated at those guesthouses here with us. It is an entirely free programme and each guesthouse will be participating without any exchange of money - a way to say thank you to the discerning guests who prefer to stay gay while you are away from home and keep those guests within the gay circle of guesthouses in South Africa.

For every guest booked per night, you will receive 100 points. 1000 points accumulated gives you a FREE single room with your next booking of 2 or more nights. 1500 points for a FREE double room similarly.

We have created a new website for the loyalty programme - Gay Loyalty South Africa - and this will be updated as more guesthouses are added. The participation logo will also appear on the website of those guesthouses who have joined the programme.

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YA ALL AGAIN!!

Cooking up a storm

Cheers to guests Joe, Shay, and Jaco with Guesthouse co-owner Llewellyn (left)

A tiring week.. cooking up a storm at the guesthouse with Dave's daughter Kate-Lynn are guests Shay from Israel with Christoffer and Simon from Denmark. Joining us for cocktails from Namibia are guests Joe and Jaco who come to Durban frequently for the Rainbow Cruise, this time to Madagasgar.

Great to have you back with us Joe and Jaco. Glad you had an awesome time at sea. In the last photo Christoffer and Simon took to the skies with me in my and Llewellyn's Sling "Red Rocket".

Continental divide?

It's great when friends from across two continents can rendezvous at the Guesthouse in Durban.

Here South Africans now living in Sydney, Brett and Theo (middle) meet up with Jacques and Andries from Winterton for a weekend of fun in Durban. Great to have you guys join us at the guesthouse and glad you had a good time.

New Year fun at the Guesthouse

Francois, Marius, Johann and Edward

Guesthouse co-owners Dave (left) and Llewellyn (right) with friend Ian (centre)

Dave and Llewellyn sip cocktails at Billy the Bums

Guests Ed (Johannesburg) and Hans (Italy)

Johann and Edward

Guesthouse owners Llewellyn and Dave

Guests Francois (Mr Gay South Africa entrant) and Marius

Hey guys, thanks for joining us at the guesthouse for New Year. It was braai followed by rooftop fireworks across Durban and more fun at Billy the Bums, our favourite Durban pub.