The Story of Ballito Bay Villa
Ballito Bay Villa was founded by like minded entrepreneurs, people who share a passion for traveling and exploring. Service, design and simplicity are at our core; when you book with us, you’re guaranteed to have an extraordinary experience.
From the moment you walk in the door, you’ll feel the special Ballito Bay Villa hospitality. Ballito luxury accommodation in a self catering 3 bedroom holiday home in the heart of Ballito. Secure, in a exclusive estate with private pool. Close to beaches and shopping malls. Whether its braaiing in the patio, sitting around the Chimenea or enjoying sundowners on the veranda you can take it easy while the kids play in the secure gardens or swim in the sparkling pool.
Our super soft linen and exceptional design are only part of the story. Take a look at our site to learn more, and book your stay today.
Something for the History Buffs
Although vague, it is generally accepted that a migration of Nguni speaking people from Central East Africa took place in the mid 1600’s. It is believed that they trekked South along the East Coast, in small groups, and many of these migrants settled in the region, which was then a virgin subtropical paradise teeming with the full the diversity of local wildlife.
By around 1800 more than a hundred small Nguni chiefdoms occupied the area, it was here that Shaka, one of the most brilliant military leaders the world has known was born and built an empire, the might of which was felt as far North as the Limpopo River approximately 1000 kilometres inland. His legacy is well documented in Ballito with Chaka's Rock, which name comes from a rock over which the Zulu chief Shaka is said to have thrown his enemies and to have tested his men by daring them to jump to their deaths.
The history of the town Ballito is far more sedate, it was initially part of a sugar cane farm, owned by Basil Townsend, dates back to 1953, when a group of businessmen began identifying land to develop a township in the Compensation Beach area. The town was established in 1954 as a private township, it is reported that in a newspaper advertisement, at the time, plots of land were being offered from R790-00. Ballito was proclaimed a town in 1954 and reached borough status in 1986.
Ballito translated from Italian means “little ball”, the town’s name having been borrowed from a glossy advertisement for hosiery made by Ballito Hosiery of St. Albans, England. Jack Nash (1914-2016) gives a personal history from the early beginning of Ballito through to 1986 when he left the area and includes a history of some of the early pioneers and characters of the town, these include his father-in-law, Reg Fripp, who built many of the early houses, and including we believe the quaint "fisherman's cottage" now called, "Ballito Bay Villa".
Robert Rose, Product Designer