Name: Southern Sun OR Tambo International Airport
Address: OR Tambo International Airport, Jones Road, O.R. Tambo, Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, South Africa, Kempton Park, East Rand, ZA
Price range: US$92–US$309 per night
Rating: 8.08

What guests think

At Southern Sun OR Tambo International Airport, travellers highlight the unbeatable airport convenience and frequent free shuttle, consistently warm staff, and satisfying breakfasts, while also noting dated rooms, occasional maintenance or air-conditioning issues, and slower service during peak check-in times.

Many praise the generous dinner buffet and occasional evening wine-and-cheese, though bar or room-service speed can lag. Rooms are generally comfortable but feel worn, with weak air conditioning or thin walls for some, limited charging or minibars, and patchy Wi-Fi in a few rooms. Expect a convenient, service-forward stopover best suited to one-night transits.

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Facilities

The 24/7 free shuttle every 15 minutes is a standout and makes transfers easy. Pool and gym are available but small or a bit worn, and bar service can be slow.

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Mark

18 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Close to airport but needed a shuttle bus to get here from the airport.Service was great and felt very safe,although didn't leave the premises. Gym and pool area was great

8

Vaibhav

17 Sept 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Reasonably well appointed hotel, close to O R Tambo international airport. Rooms were clean. There were no napkins in the room on day 1, but were provided from day 2 onwards. The breakfast has a wide range of food on offer and is buffet style. The bar is open 24 hours. There is a gym and swimming pool on the property. The best part is that the hotel operates a free shuttle to the airport every 15 minutes, 24 hours a day.

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Anne

17 Dec 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very service minded staff The breakfast was so good and the pool area was very nice. To make it all fit with check in at our next hotel the gave us an extra hour until check out and booked a driver to take us to our next hotel. It is not the last time, that we will book at this hotel

8

Yung Kin

30 Nov 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The airport shuttle service is convenient (every 15 minutes).

10

Geof

1 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This is a great hotel at Johannesburg airport. What sets it apart is its airport shuttle services (a shuttle every 15 minutes 24 hours a day).

10

Renato

10 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Positivos: hotel com ótima infraestrutura, funcionários prestativos e simpáticos, bom wifi, café da manhã delicioso, quarto espaçoso e confortável, banheiro limpo com ótimo chuveiro, localização de frente ao aeroporto com serviço de shuttle grátis (otimo para conexões de 1 dia/noite). Negativos: academia e piscina pequenas, restaurante caro, e longe do centro da cidade.

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10

Gai

13 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was safe, clean and offered a great breakfast. The pool area was clean and relaxing. Staff were polite and efficient. The rooms need updating. I suggest painting a lighter colour.

10

Annette

10 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great overnight stay close to the airport. Airport shuttle leaves on time. SUPER SLOW service at the bar. I ordered chicken wings and chips which took 2 hours. Perhaps room service would have been better.

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Gregory

5 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Offering a buffet for all meals saves much time, and the selection and quality of the food is impressive. The pool is very nice and well maintained.

10

Linda

26 Sept 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Excellent airport shuttle service...coming and going...on time, helpful, friendly, and professional

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Cleanliness

Many guests find rooms and public areas clean, while others report dusty carpets or odors, blocked drains, and occasional lapses like dirty linens or minimally cleaned bathrooms.

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margaret

17 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean, quiet and convenient.

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James

28 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The room hygiene wasn’t up to par and the the view from the window exposed heaps of dust that has accumulated overtime on the seals and went uncleaned. We had to wait over 30 minutes in the dining to get a menu and we had to share one. After a long wait we had our lunch which was exceptionally tasty and good. They need to bring up their game to regain their old reputation

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JOHN

22 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean, friendly staff and very well maintained full service airport hotel and conference center! COMFORTABLE BEDS I Recommend

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Jeffrey

11 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Convenient, clean, efficient!

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Ameer

30 Dec 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was clean, staff was fantastic, breakfast was fantastic.

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Gary

10 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Extremely clean and well-outfitted.

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Dalton

13 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We had an 8 hour flight and decided to make a booking at this hotel to sleep over as we have a connecting flight to following day. We booked 2 rooms in advance(4 adults and 1 child 2 years old). We checked in around 10:30 - PM and noticed both rooms were very dirty. The bathrooms in both rooms we dirty and looks like it hasn't been cleaned in a while so we decided to use our sandles/flipflops when showing. We only stayed 1 night because our connecting flight was the following day. After seeing the rooms we dared not taking a chance with the food and decided to book out earlier and eat at the airport. I honestly would not recommend this hotel.

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Darmetrias

6 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room had a stale odor, the air conditioner bareley worked so the room was uncomfortably warm most of the night, the pillows are little more than bags of air that offer no comfort or support. However, the dinner was excellent! Overall, my stay was average.

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Yasna

4 Dec 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The property is definitely dated. Our room was on the main floor and the furniture was chipped and worn out. The carpet felt like it wasn’t vacuumed and the bathroom was minimally cleaned (there was a bug in the bathroom for two days - it sounds silly but I don’t know how else to say it). Check-in was smooth and the bellmen were polite and efficient. Basically, the staff is efficient but the hotel itself could be cleaner and could use a face-lift.

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Kudakwashe

7 Jan 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Absolutely Horrible stay, its dated and the sheets where filthy. My room smelled like dust and smoke and it triggered a sinus inflection. The front desk staffer was rude when i told him my room key was not working went to lecture me about not putting my hotel key next to my phone when the phone was in the room. Horrible experience visited this hotel 10 years and it was perfect will never ever come to this place, and the unfriendly smells from many of the guest relations people. Do Better.

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Rooms

Rooms are comfortable but dated, with weak air conditioning or thin walls for some; many lack a minibar and convenient outlets/USBs, and Wi-Fi can be patchy in certain rooms.

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LILIANA

12 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Muy bien todo y rápido el Shuttle gratuito

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Petrus de

25 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel and particularly the rooms are in dire need of renovation. Comfort level is quite basic. Otherwise staff are friendly enough and this is a reasonable transit place for one night.

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Patrick W

14 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It's obviously an older hotel, but does the job just fine for just before or after landing at OR TAMBO. Some of the rooms don't have a mini fridge, and none of the rooms I stayed in had a microwave. The drains in the shower and sinks could use a good bit of work. The beds and linens are comfortable and the blackout shades work well. The food at the buffet isn't great, but not terrible either. Is it the nicest hotel I've ever stayed in? Definitely not. Would I stay again? Probably.

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Renato

27 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Foi a terceira vez que fiquei neste hotel e a experiência foi a mesma da primeira, ou seja, muito boa, pois atenderam meu pedido para me colocar no quarto com banheiro de box e nao de banheira. Alem disso, repetiu-se a ótima experiência com o café da manhã delicioso, a boa estrutura de forma geral e a localização conveniente ao lado do aeroporto com serviço de shuttle pontual e eficiente. Apenas acho que deve melhorar o wifi nao pega tao bem no quarto. Os atendentes do bar devem ser mais treinados para serem mais rápidos e simpáticos.

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Ian

6 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel look nice from outside and in reception but room and corridor looked dated. Dinner Thai chicken curry was poor, not spiced and came with Indian poppadom and pickle tray, not good. Ravioli was drowned in a gloopy mushroom sauce. Breakfast buffet was ok, fairly standard not exceptional in any way. Room beds were comfortable and shower was good. Hotel was cold as was Joburg but there is a heater. Overall ok for a one night stay and airport shuttle is efficient.

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Carole Anne

20 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is very tired and worn - needs refurbishing

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adnane

25 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Old rooms, no much plugging options, no iron in the room.

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Alexandre

20 Jan 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Quarto bom, espacoso, mas antigo. SEM FRIGOBAR, transfer gratuito para o aeroporto

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Giovanni

10 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very convenient - look for the InterCon hotel and then go to the back to find the shuttle. The staff are very kind and respectful. Buffet breakfast was decent. Room was a bit dated but everything worked fine. Can't go anywhere on foot, even back to the airport. Good place for an overnight stay.

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Tarah

25 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Walls were thin so you can hear others. It’s decent for a nights stay near airport but I wouldn’t choose this hotel for a longer stay. AC is very minimal so room got warm quickly.

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Service

Staff are widely praised as friendly, helpful and accommodating. Check-in can back up during busy shuttle arrivals, and there are occasional lapses such as missed room-service orders or reservation glitches.

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Zama-Zulu

20 Dec 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We had a womderful time from the moment of our arrival. The staff was kind and helpful with chech- in a gave us a drink after a long flight from Copehagen.

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Gary R

18 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I arrived after a very early flight at about 9:00 AM hoping to lock up my luggage while I went touring. Instead at no extra charge they checked me into my room. They also lent me an adapter for South Africa’s unique electric outlet so I could use my CPAP machine that night. Everyone was so nice!

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Bess

20 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This was my second time to stay at Southern Sun and I will return. It is my favorite place by the airport. The shuttle runs 24/7. Every person who works there from the shuttle driver, receptionist, restaurant servers, greeters, cooks, bell boys, everyone is so kind, helpful, and considerate. We were delayed from the US onDelta airlines. We were suppose to be in on Thursday evening at 7. I called the hotel and talked to the manager. The rooms were paid for. It was 8 rooms in my booking. It was less than 24 hours expected arrival time so the changing room option was expired. I told them we were delayed and they worked with me to keep us from losing our rooms. We were delayed again and again until we were not arriving until well over 24 hrs. They helped again with giving the rooms for just the difference in price of a weekend night and a week night. The food in the restaurant is also very tasty. Very easy access from the airpirt. Thank you all for a very pleasant stay. I will stay again.

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Alicia

9 Jan 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Everything was great except that I ordered room service and it never came.

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Arif

24 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Southern Sun O.R. Tambo International Airport Is an good hotel for travelers arriving or departing from JNB and need a night’s stay. The hotel has 24/7 free shuttle service running from the bus station behind the Intercontinental Hotel just across the street from the arrivals terminal. The hotel is reasonably priced. It has great staff at reception (special call-out to Marvin) and generally good service all around (restaurants at peak times are a different matter…more staff would be helpful). The rooms are large and clean but the interior is getting old. In my room this time, the curtains got stuck. Previously, the toilet seat would not stay up, etc. Bathroom in general could do with upgrade/freshening up. For a night’s stay, these are minor inconveniences. Probably the biggest problem is lack of good lighting in the rooms and especially the bathrooms. This makes shaving difficult. Please consider using led lights that can be much brighter and are also very low wattage so won’t run up the electricity bill.

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Lisa

20 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff are so kind and professional, always.

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Peter

20 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The check in process was very poor. Staff very slow and not attentive. There was a large convention and they simply couldn’t cope with it. Took a long time to check in. The line up was very long. The hotel is very convenient for the airport. Completely messed up my evening dinner.

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Aidree

15 Jan 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were excellent

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Mark A

19 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

They couldn’t find me reservation and said I didn’t have one, even though they’d sent me 2 emails that day about check in. Took 30 mins to find it after I showed them the emails and pushed

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Geoffrey

16 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Southern Sun O.R. Tambo is a good place to stay overnight while waiting for flights. The shuttle bus service is excellent and easy to access, while the hotel itself is in good condition. The staff are all friendly and welcoming and they were happy to offer a late check-out and luggage storage service.

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Location

Excellent for airport access with a frequent free shuttle; little is within easy walking distance.

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Alex

29 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Perfect stay by the airport, and easy shuttle. No convenience store nearby though. Would definitely stay again

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Michael

18 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very close to the airport and very quiet. Would stay again if I traveled to S. Africa.

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William

1 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very convenient for the airport and a frequent free shuttle service

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Nicholas

7 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

This is a very convenient airport hotel but has nothing within walking distance so the superb shuttle every 15 minutes back to the airport is a must. Other facilities nearby require the use of Uber and this is very cheap and easy. Whilst breakfast is included it can be very over crowded and noisy so you need to pick your time.

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Gabriel

14 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice place for a quick stay, near the airport definitely take the shuttle. Don’t try walking.

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Ian

18 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Convenient location

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Seth

22 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Close to airport. Reliable shuttle.

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Elizabeth

15 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Ideal for an overnight at the airport. Service is great and shuttle runs every 15mins 24hrs a day. Very comfy bed.

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Tanja

9 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very convenient to the airport. Shuttle runs every 15min. Great breakfast!

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Mgcini

24 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Convenient location - few minutes drive to the airport.

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Dining

Breakfast is consistently excellent and the dinner buffet is popular, with some enjoying an evening wine-and-cheese. A few note slow bar/room-service and occasional shortcomings.

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Waverly

1 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The free shuttle is awesome, runs every 15 minutes and is super easy. The complimentary breakfast spread is incredible, easily the best hotel breakfast I've had. Staff was very professional and helpful.

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Herbert

23 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The restaurant is absolutely outstanding for the excellent breakfast and dinner buffet selections with a huge variety of options. Very close to the airport with an easy and frequent shuttle, but the maze of roads around the airport makes walking too complicated.

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Philippe

28 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is super close to the airport, with a free shuttle every 15 minutes. The buffet breakfast is great and everybody is very kind. As for the dinner, I wouldn't recommend the buffet, as the choice and quality of meals was not satisfying for the price.

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Stacy

21 Aug 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Dinner buffet was very good. Slow drain in shower. Bartenders were very friendly and provided good service.

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Thomas

20 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The evening buffet was great and good breakfast.

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Oscar

12 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I hade chicken quesadilla in the bar and three hours later hell broke loose. I had to visit a Doctor to get liquid fluid two days after and on day fine I’m still not well yet.

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keith

21 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location next to the airport in Johannesburg. Excellent breakfast buffet. Service for lunch in bar was slow. Shuttle was convenient.

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Anne

24 Sept 2025

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All aspects suited us well for an overnight stop close to the airport. We enjoyed the extensive buffet dinner after a long day and found all staff so helpful and attentive.

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Judy

28 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Fabulous. Best buffet breakfast! Lovely wine and cheese gathering at 5 pm. Highly recommend!!

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Ambigay

17 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Convenient location to the airport. The hotel is somewhat dated but the service is excellent. The restaurant had good food but ran out of desserts. The shuttle is a bit of a walk from the airport terminal but no problems getting to the hotel. The price is highly competitive compared with nearby hotels.

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Month	Average price
January	US$102
February	US$114
March	US$111
April	US$108
May	US$110
June	US$111
July	US$111
August	US$113
September	US$101
October	US$103
November	US$113
December	US$99

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4 $309	5 $175
6 $146	7 $146	8 $146	9 $127	10 $92	11 $105	12 $140
13 $137	14 $138	15 $137	16 $164	17 $151	18 $147	19 $145
20 $146	21 $143	22 $143	23 $144	24 $98	25 $135	26 $139
27 $139	28 $139	29 $135	30 $140

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $134	2 $134	3 $133
4 $131	5 $129	6 $131	7 $129	8 $131	9 $126	10 $129
11 $129	12 $129	13 $129	14 $129	15 $131	16 $129	17 $124
18 $126	19 $121	20 $121	21 $123	22 $123	23 $123	24 $123
25 $122	26 $123	27 $123	28 $123	29 $123	30 $123	31 $121

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