원 마린 드라이브 부티크 호텔(One Marine Drive Boutique Hotel & Spa by the Living Journey Collection)

We booked the day before arrival (a benefit of traveling in shoulder season) and could not have been happier. Pictures from their website don't do it justice; it's an unusual layout with rooms on the road (not much traffic or noise but great views) and in the rear, with shared spaces including dining area, lounge, bar and pools w/loungers in the middle. Secure, off-street parking was great, too. It was a super comfortable stay with a friendly and attentive staff who went above and beyond in service. Highly recommend.

The staff are excellent and are so nice and helpful - Thespo ( night porter, hopefully I spelled your name correctly), Ricardo and the lady that served us breakfast (sorry I cannot remember your name). Thank you all for everything! Rooms were lovely.

We chose this hotel due to the description, size and sea view. I liked 1 Marine Drive for: Size Proximity to CBD - walking distance to restaurants Size of room Modern bathroom View of ocean Friendliness of most staff Free cake and coffee in the afternoon Off street parking I disliked 1 Marine Drive for: Dirty tiled passages (remained like that for days even with one of the alleged owners supervising staff on one of the days) Dirty carpets in room Dirty upholstery of chairs in room Broken window handle in room meaning that the window could not close Mould in shower Proximity of neighbour’s chimney which allowed smoke into the room for about 5 hours Quality of breakfast Sullen and sloppy receptionist (male) - should not be customer facing Swimming pool (one side) unusable One could have overlooked some of the above depending on the price. However, this is not a cheap establishment. (Photos of most of the above available on request)

Lovely boutique hotel with very spacious rooms and engaging friendly staff. After a flight in from Botswana followed by a vehicle breakdown we arrived late and tired and the duty reception staff kindly made us a small platter of cheese fruit and biscuits which we greatly appreciated. Breakfast was excellent with cooked to order hot choices and buffet style pastries, yogurts cold meats etc. We were on the top floor with wrap around balcony, very private and I would recommend. We transferred to a sister hotel in Cape Town (Tree House), well organised by the Living Journey Group

Nice boutique hotel on the outskirts of Hermanus but still within easy walking distance to the town center and gearing point. Rooms are nice and clean with all the necessary amenities. The ground floor rooms have a small terrace and the first floor rooms have a balcony. First floor is highly recommended since one can overwatch the sea and do some serious whale watching without having to leave the room. What makes the hotel truly exceptional is the friendliness of its staff. Even though we were quite unlucky with the weather during our stay the staff did everything to make us feel good by keeping the fireplace in the common room supplied, asking us whether we needed coffee or tea and even giving as a bottle of wine on the house. They also made it possible for us to stay one day longer since we couldn’t reach our follow up hotel due to road closure. Thanks again guys .

On our way to Cape Town, we spent a few days in Hermanus. We stayed overnight at the small and fine boutique hotel One Marine Drive, which is located directly on the sea. The hotel is very lovingly decorated, the staff is very friendly and attentive and the room facilities meet an international 5-star standard. You can feel and see, that management is paying attention to detail. We are already looking forward to our next stay.

The best hotel we stayed in during our trip to South Africa. Beautifully decorated. Amazing views. Fantastic, friendly and helpful staff. Especially Gilbert and Sindisa. Private secure parking. Very safe to walk into Hermanus. Amazing bar Ficks across the road. Coastal path directly opposite hotel. Highly recommend and would definitely return.

The Hotel claims for himself to be a five star hotel, but in this time it could be only three stars, the Hotel is under Renovation, it smells on cement ,many things are not working, in the morning it is noisy, because the handcraftsmen start with theire work.

We stayed in One Marine Drive as a couple for 9 days and enjoyed every moment of it! The hotel is located close to our favourite coastal walk where we enjoyed beautiful weather and beautiful views every day. The rooms were spacious and well-equipped and the common areas equally spacious and welcoming. But the absolute cherry on the cake of our joy was the friendliness and helpfulness of every staff member that we met. From Gilbert, the main host with Pinky on his side, through people like Amanda, Maria and Dewald who looked after us at breakfast and every member of staff who had to clean the rooms or open the gate or do each one of all the tasks that made our stay special - every one had this on common: their friendliness which made us feel welcome every day!