Overall this place was fine. It is a bit odd because it is in a mall but I knew that. But here is where our problems started. We had a few minor maintenance issues in the unit. I had booked a 3 bedroom unit but they put us in a 4 bedroom unit. Chris the maintenance guy immediately starts chastising us for using the 4th bedroom like we were trying to steal from them. Apparently we were magically supposed to know that we weren't supposed to use that bedroom. In one of the bedrooms a light wouldn't turn off. He told us to just put the kids in there because they are always on their phones anyway. This was never fixed and we wrapped it in a towel. He was very unconcerned about the fact that my older mom slipped on their slick and dark hallways. We finally just had to basically push him out.

The apartment was lovely however the management were not accommodating at all. I emailed to arrange a late check in due to a delayed flight more than a week earlier and did not receive a response until I called the reception three days prior, who were then helpful to accommodate us and arrange for this, as well as a late check out seeing as we would only be arriving at 11pm. On the day of arrival, the night staff were very helpful and assisted us to check in at 11pm, after we drove an hour and a half from Cape Town. They took their time to make sure we had everything we needed and were comfortable. The next morning at breakfast, we waited 45 minutes to be served and when I went to reception to confirm a late check out as arranged prior to arrival, I was rudely told that this was not possible as the room needed to be prepared for the next guests, even though the necessary arrangements had been made. We then returned to the room to find the power out, and no electricity present in the prepaid meter, so I called the reception to alert them as we needed to check out in 30 minutes but the issue was rectified 25 minutes later when I walked to reception to query why nobody had attended to the issue. Only then were we given an extra 30 minutes to round up our stuff and check out in time. The apartment was lovely, but the service from the day staff at reception and the management was appalling and very disappointing, which ruined the experience for us in Hermanus unfortunately.

The apartment was lovely however the management were not accommodating at all. I emailed to arrange a late check in due to a delayed flight more than a week earlier and did not receive a response until I called the reception three days prior, who were then helpful to accommodate us and arrange for this, as well as a late check out seeing as we would only be arriving at 11pm. On the day of arrival, the night staff were very helpful and assisted us to check in at 11pm, after we drove an hour and a half from Cape Town. They took their time to make sure we had everything we needed and were comfortable. The next morning at breakfast, we waited 45 minutes to be served and when I went to reception to confirm a late check out as arranged prior to arrival, I was rudely told that this was not possible as the room needed to be prepared for the next guests, even though the necessary arrangements had been made. We then returned to the room to find the power out, and no electricity present in the prepaid meter, so I called the reception to alert them as we needed to check out in 30 minutes but the issue was rectified 25 minutes later when I walked to reception to query why nobody had attended to the issue. Only then were we given an extra 30 minutes to round up our stuff and check out in time. The apartment was lovely, but the service from the day staff at reception and the management was appalling and very disappointing, which ruined the experience for us in Hermanus unfortunately.

Apartment felt like home

Apartment felt like home

Close to everything you need.

Close to everything you need.

Beautiful location with a beautiful view . Walking distance to restaurants,,beach and other amenities.Amazing staff. We forgot our iPhone charger, staff provided one for our stay. We arrived early, staff allowed us to check in early(1pm).

Beautiful location with a beautiful view . Walking distance to restaurants,,beach and other amenities.Amazing staff. We forgot our iPhone charger, staff provided one for our stay. We arrived early, staff allowed us to check in early(1pm).

What a lovely place. It is well-situated and has everything you need. Would recommend an aircon in the second bedroom but otherwise, it is fantastic

What a lovely place. It is well-situated and has everything you need. Would recommend an aircon in the second bedroom but otherwise, it is fantastic

Amazing location

Amazing location

The housekeeping team, bed comfort and towels/ linen where a stand out at the property. Very good! WCH is nice and central and an easy walk through the old harbour area. Really close to great coffee shops and restaurants and very easy access to beautiful seaside trails and tidal pools. Thank you to the team for being so responsive when we had requests. Areas to be looked at to enhance the stay: - breakfasts were less than average, after the first morning we chose to rather eat off property, - soaps amenities etc quality needs improvement, - with load-shedding an ever present challenge the property needs to be further integrated into an off-grid solution. Great that at minimum a light and wifi remains functional when electricity grid goes down. - the admin, check in and office environment needs a new home - the dining room is not the place for these.

The housekeeping team, bed comfort and towels/ linen where a stand out at the property. Very good! WCH is nice and central and an easy walk through the old harbour area. Really close to great coffee shops and restaurants and very easy access to beautiful seaside trails and tidal pools. Thank you to the team for being so responsive when we had requests. Areas to be looked at to enhance the stay: - breakfasts were less than average, after the first morning we chose to rather eat off property, - soaps amenities etc quality needs improvement, - with load-shedding an ever present challenge the property needs to be further integrated into an off-grid solution. Great that at minimum a light and wifi remains functional when electricity grid goes down. - the admin, check in and office environment needs a new home - the dining room is not the place for these.

Great stay (again) in this hotel. Very central, rooms always good

Great stay (again) in this hotel. Very central, rooms always good

Convenient location and you can walk to wherever you need to go. The apartment itself was clean and well maintained.

Convenient location and you can walk to wherever you need to go. The apartment itself was clean and well maintained.

Very pleasant stay. Nice location and staff and owners were great.

Very pleasant stay. Nice location and staff and owners were great.

Great location, friendly staff, comfortable setup all round.

The place was ok. But paint was pealing. Major issue was that it rained and the corridor was slippery and you could not see the standing water. Hotel staff was not much of a help. My wife slipped as well as my kid and he actually got hurt.

We will definitely consider coming back to the Whale Coast Hotel and will recommend them to friends and family.

It was ideally located within walking distance of the beach and restaurants. The staff were very friendly and helpful. It was perfect for our family.

It was ideally located within walking distance of the beach and restaurants. The staff were very friendly and helpful. It was perfect for our family.

Lovely secure location with stunning views, right in the centre of everything

Lovely secure location with stunning views, right in the centre of everything

its a hotel inside a mall practical but nothing more not very nice, defiantly no atmosphere

Very spacious rooms, plenty cupboards and large kitchen. Bed comfortable. Visited in August, which was winter time and the whole two story apartment felt rather cold.

Very good place to stop for the price. Staff were very pleasant.

Very good place to stop for the price. Staff were very pleasant.