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Order room service and dine in privacy after a cooling swim in the outdoor pool at the non-smoking Protea Hotel Richards Bay which has free Wi-Fi. Sitting right on the bay this non-smoking hotel has 66 air-conditioned rooms on four floors all with free Wi-Fi flat-panel satellite TVs work desks and coffeemakers. The hotel bar offers respite from a busy day and a place to mingle over drinks after dinner in the tile-floored restaurant. The outdoor pool is available to splash in or sunbathe by year-round. Exchange currency or book a snorkeling or fishing adventure at the front desk. On-site parking is free. This hotel is about a mile from Blue Flag beach on the Indian Ocean; the Tuzi Gazi Waterfront the popular district on Richards Bay is within three miles. Across the bay is the Richards Bay Game Reserve about a 10-mile drive. Buy something interesting at the Boardwalk Inkwazi Shopping Centre which is six miles away. The Umfolozi Game Reserve one of South Africa's famous nature parks is an hour away by car. Richards Bay Airport is just over seven miles away; King Shaka International is about 95 miles away.