Welcome

Llewellyn (right) Guesthouse co-owner welcomes Martin to Durban in our Pub. It is always interesting to see what divergent careers our guests have - Martin is in corporate training and we have two film-makers in the house at the moment, all independent of each other.

Boyz in Durban

Meet Pretoria boyz Wesley, Reggie and Tarquin, down in Durban for the Easter weekend. They are taking a break from their studies at the Tshwane University of Technology where they are studying Musical Theatre and came to stay with us at the Guesthouse.

Lllewellyn (guesthouse co-owner) joins the boyz around the pool.

Sunny skies and beach

With such awesome weather on the east coast during April, the beach is about the best place to be. Here is Llewellyn at our campsite at Scottburgh, about an hour's drive south of Durban, where we spent the last few days with the kids just chilling, walking on the beach, flying kites and enjoying our national past-time - a good old South African braai, or barbeque as foreigners might know it.

Easter Bunny competition - Sat 11 April

You need to get on down to The Lounge, Durban's only gay club Sat 11 April for the Easter Bunny Competition. Or you can enter- click on the Facebook link for details.

States visitors enjoy the sunshine

Guests Tristan (Berkley), Jane (Wisconsin) and Matt (Boston) are studying for a semester at UCT in Cape Town. They stopped by to stay at the Guesthouse this week whilst travelling to the St Lucia Wetands Park, Swaziland and Maputo on a tour of the east coast of Southern Africa in their autumn study vacation.

WineTasting at the Guesthouse

Latter Days - the movie. We spent an awesome Sunday afternoon WineTasting and watching gay movies here at the guesthouse. It was a Facebook Event we created for the group Gay Durban.

Christian (Wes Ramsey), a hunky, 20-something, West Hollywood party boy gets more than he bargains for when he tries to seduce 19-year-old Elder Aaron Davis (Steve Sandvoss), a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into his apartment complex. When Christian exposes Davis' secret sexual desire, Davis' rejects Christian for being shallow and empty, The encounter shatters each boy's reality and draws the two into a passionate romance that risks destroying their lives. Latter Days is a charming, sexy, and moving tale that will leave you believing in the transformational power of love.

Inbetween this, we had a little Lanzerac 1999 Cabernet Savignon, some Douglas Green 2006 Cabernet Savignon, a little Woolies Chardonay and some Tall Horse Merlot (the latter was actually the best).

Back to the movies, we followed up the wine and first movie with a second - Shortbus.. a movie which had its Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival - lots of sex scenes and planty of cock, but quite stirring as several couples work though their sexual and relationship woes.

Underwear/Swimwear Party Sun 10 May 7pm

We're going to have some fun in the house while the Indaba guests are here for the international tourism Conference - Sun 10th May is party night with an Underwear/Swimwear Party planned to spice up your lives.

On the agenda is a show of underwear and swimwear with the latest trends and designs.

Be sure to book your place - email: durbanview@gmail.com or 083-7033329. There is no entry charge, but space is limited.

Visit to Clarens

Our friend Ralph phoned us out of the blue and said that he was off to Clarens so would we join him for the weekend. We have not seen Ralphie for over 3 years and it was a great chance to meet half-way between Durban and Johannesbureg in the little Free State town of Clarens.

So off we went and had an awesome weekend. The big surprize was meeting the top Durban and South African band Stealing Love Jones whose lead singer and drummer played to a lucky little group in the pub Friends in the heart of Clarens.

In the photos from top are:

Close-up self-pic of Dave, Llewellyn, Jacqui and Ralph in the Clarens Friends Pub. A pic of the incredible mountains in the Golden Gate National Park on the way to Clarens. Dave (right) gets to meet Isaac the lead drummer and Esjay Jones of the famous group Stealing Love Jones who wowed the Clarens fans. Llew and Dave stop to catch a photo of the rocks. And in the bottom picture, Llewellyn poses in a section of the pipe used to tunnel water through about 40kms from Lesotho to South Africa in the Lesotho Highlands Water project just outside Clarens.

Accommodation Rates: Durban View Gay Guesthouse

Rainbow room ............. City View Room .......... Pool View room

Rates to 1 January 2017:

R480 per person per night sharing double room
R690 per person per night single
R960 per room (sleeps 2) Garden Studio per night

R350 per third/4th person sharing Garden Studio per night

R350 per person sharing The BunkRoom (under 25s only)

R620 per person sharing Premier Room or R850 single *

December/January or special event rates may be subject to double occupancy/room rate only.

.......... The Bunk Room

Rates includes breakfast of cereals, yoghurts, croissant or muffin and toast, cold meats, jams, cheese selection, eggs, tea/coffee, fruit in season and fruit juice. The Studio also has basic self-catering facilities and a separate entrance. A full English breakfast is also available as an option at R40 pp per breakfast

Loyalty Programme:

Earn 100 points for each night stayed and after you have 1000 points enjoy a FREE night with us on your next booking of 2 or more nights within the next 12 months.


* PREMIER ROOM - pamper him with all of the frills and the best views of Durban, welcome pack and complimentary sparkling wine in the room, premier soaps and shampoos.

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Durban boys go visiting

Meeting up with friends is great, especially Nelius and Enzo - guests of ours from Cape Town who love visiting Durban, and we love visiting Cape Town. So here we are on a glorius summer's day in Cape Town last weekend where we went for a quick visit.

In the photos from top are Dave (we stopped at Hout Bay for some lunch after landing at CT airport on Friday). Llewellyn is in the next photo on the beach at Sandy Bay - not too far from Hout Bay. Then we met up with our Cape Town "circle of friends" - clockwise Enzo, Nelius, Llewellyn and Dave.

In the bottom photos, LLewellyn sips a Long Island Iced Tea cocktail on the verandah of Soho Restaurant in the Waterkant Gay Village in Cape Town. Showing some beef is Llewellyn sporting one of his new pairs of underwear from the FMO (For Men Only) shop in Sea Point - one of our favourite underwear shops (and you should see our new neoprene jocks!)

Gay Friendly Cruise from Durban

Suzie and Colette of Bent Girls fame are organising a gay friendly cruise this summer coming. You can leave Durban for Maputo and Portuguese Island this November on board the awesome MSC Sinfonia which is makign a debut in South African waters. By all accounts the ship is a step-up from the cruising ships we have had here before and the few days onboard with a host of gay guys and girls should be great fun.

Of course before and after the cruise you could extend your stay at Durban's only exclusively gay guesthouse right here on the Berea overlooking the city and Indian Ocean.

Elections and Erections

ELECTIONS & ERECTIONS is a personal journey through the minefield of fear and fun on the eve of South Africa’s most crucial general election. Pieter Dirk Uys celebrates the two issues that were illegal for most of his life in South Africa: democracy and sex.

Shows at Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre from
Tue 17 Feb to Sat 28 Feb
Shows take place from Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm with extra 5pm shows on Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets, available from Computicket, are R80 for the preview on February 17 and otherwise range from R90 to R120.

Shows at the Nelson Mandela Theatre stage of The Joburg Civic Theatre from March 3rd until March 15th 2009. All tickets are R150

Durban Events

Snap Wine Bar - Thurs 26 and Fri 27 Feb

Our local lesbians at the superb Wine Bar just down the road from our Guesthouse - their dinners are excellent too - have more entertainment in store this week. It's Josie Field who will be entertaining, for another 2 mesmerising evenings.

Beanbag Bohemia and BeanBag Bahia Beach Club - Tuesdays are their Gourmet Burgers at half-price evenings.

The Lounge Gay Bar and Club line-up for the week is:

Tuesdays - men-only nights

Wednesday - TipSy night: one price entry and drinks are free

Thursday - CrazyOKE with Darren (R20 entry and half-price drinks)

Friday - Bent ladies party

Saturday - uniform party

Don't forget also to look at the side-blog (right) for links to other Durban events and fun things to do.

See you there!!

Breakfast in the house

Enjoying breakfast in the Guesthouse is Schalk from Johannesburg down in Durban for one of his regular staff training trips for companies in Durban.

Valentine's Weekend at the Guesthouse

Enjoying Valentine's weekend away from the cold of Canada are Steve and Robert (guesthouse owner from Quebec), joined by Cape Town guys Enzo and Nelius, returning to the Guesthouse as their home-from-home in Durban.

Nelius, guesthouse co-owner Llewellyn and Enzo enjoy drinks in the guesthouse pub.

Nelius puffs a cigar in an evening out at Harvey's trendy restaurant in Florida Road.

A romantic Valentine's Day at the Guesthouse.

Guests Anthony and Dirk with guesthouse co-owner Llewellyn around the pool at the guesthouse enjoy the lazy summer sun on Valentine's Day.

Busy January

January has been a busy season for us, particularly with international guests escaping the freezing cold of Europe to join us in sunny South Africa. In the photos from top are Oskar and Roland, friends from Berlin, and in the bottom photo Alfons and Oliver, also from Germany, but living in Madagascar on contract at the moment.

Welcome Netherlands boys

From Amsterdam for a wedding are Rick (second from left) and AJ (right) having a welcome drink at the Guesthouse Pub with Llewellyn (left) and their Durban friend Catherine. Sorry your stay in Durban was so short guys.

Now for 2009

Here's our chance to thank everyone who has come to stay and made new friends during 2008. It has been a wonderful year and we have met so many amazing people from all over South Africa and the world.

There are so many places we would like to visit too - thank you for sharing some of the best kept secrets about the hot spots around the globe. So much to do and see, so little time!

Let's hope you have an awesome New Year and 2009 and hopefully we will catch up with you again soon.

Dave and Llewellyn

Relaxing in the Jacuzzi

Relaxing in the roof-top jacuzzi at the Guesthouse in the run-up to New Year are Martin and Marius (South Africans living in Uganda), Dirk from Johannesburg and guesthouse co-owner Llewellyn.

Gay Christmas in the Hay

Christmas is upon us and this is our opportunity of wishing all of our visitors to Durban and the Guesthouse a Merry Christmas, a "hot" festive season and much fun in the hay!