Walmer Accommodation / Dempsey's Guest House Walmer Accommodation / Self Catering Accommodation in Walmer

Dempsey’s Guest House is a self catering guest house, in the garden suburb of Walmer, Port Elizabeth. It is centrally located being close to the airport, all amenities, shopping centres large and small, a variety of eating establishments and coffee shops, it is a short drive from the beaches and Boardwalk Casino Complex in Summerstrand. The Addo Elephant Park is an hour’s drive away, as is Jeffrey’s Bay, the world famous surfing spot.

Accommodation

We offer 5 private, self contained and spacious self catering rooms. Two family rooms, one of which is wheelchair friendly. Each room has 1 queen bed, 1 double bunk and 1 sleeper couch. Two twin rooms with 2 single beds in each, a shower in one and a bath and shower in the other. One double room with 1 double bed and a shower only.

All rooms are well secured, private, clean and comfortable. None of the rooms are inter leading, all are private and separate from each other. Each room has a kitchenette and bathroom en suite. The kitchenettes consist of: small fridge, microwave, mini oven, health grill, kettle, toaster, usual cutlery and crockery.

Each room has a dining table, TV, DVD player, ceiling fan, pedestal fan and heater panel. We provide linen and towels but not beach towels. We service the rooms lightly on a daily basis except on Sundays and public holidays.

We regret no laundry service; there are a couple of laundromats very close by. We regret no barbeque facilities or swimming pool. No barbequing is allowed. There is on site parking for cars and medium sized vehicles.

Wheelchair Friendly
Our family room has been accredited as ‘wheelchair accessible and wheelchair friendly’ by Mr Webb of Disability Options.

Activities and Attractions

Part of your Eastern Cape holiday experienced here in Port Elizabeth has many things to do as listed below.

Visit Museums
• SA Air force Museum
• Red Location Museum - tribute to the liberation struggle against apartheid
• South End Museum - reflects bygone era of South End suburb prior to and during the implementation of the Group Areas Act 1950
• St. Croix Museum - private collection of vintage and classic vehicles dating back to 1901
• No 7 Castle Hill - considered one of oldest surviving dwellings in Port Elizabeth
• Prince Alfred's Guard Museum - military & regimental
• PE Museum at Bayworld - cultural and natural history of South Africa

Visit Interesting Places
• Fort Frederick - Stone fort built in 1799
• The Campanile - 1820 bell tower
• Donkin Reserve and Lighthouse - stone pyramid monument
• VWSA Auto Pavilion
• Van Stadens Wildflower Reserve
• Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum - collections of SA art, British art, Oriental art and temporary exhibitions.
• Ron Belling Art Gallery - houses his aviation paintings, also maritime
• Observatory - 200mm refracting telescope to observe stars and planets

Tours to View Wildlife
• Kragga Kamma Game Park
• Addo Elephant Park
• Shamwari Game Reserve

Other Tours
• Township tours
• Heritage trails
• Ghost tours

Activites Overview
• 'Blue flag' beaches
• Bird watching
• Whale watching
• Game viewing
• Mountain biking
• Canoeing
• Hiking, walks, trails
• Mountain climbing, kloofing, abseiling
• Boat cruises, charters
• Sailing, yachting, scuba diving, fishing, angling

ACCREDITATIONS (as claimed by the establishment)