The Oyster Box is a luxury five-star hotel in uMhlanga, just north of Durban, South Africa.

[1] The cottage, originally called Oyster Lodge, was built privately in 1863 with teak, corrugated iron and reinforced concrete.

[citation needed] The hotel has been visited by Princes Harry and William of the UK, and King Goodwill Zwelithini of the Zulus.

[4] The Oyster Box was voted #1 top hotel in South Africa by Trip Advisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2016.

[5] In June 2016, the Democratic Alliance reported that SA's minister of social development Bathabile Dlamini stayed at the pricey hotel, thus questioning how the bill was paid.