Hotels near OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg

Pros: Loved everything about the guesthouse, from the garden to the friendly staff, food was on point, the room was very clean with super fresh linen. I give the place a perfect 10 out of 10. Will be visiting again soon, that's my home away from home.

Pros: Nothing we didn’t like! Great little hidden gem, very convenient with airport shuttle service (the very friendly owner is the one who actually drove us in the morning!) Beautiful space, wonderful honesty bar, so clean, very spacious room and huge bathroom/shower. Would highly recommend! Great breakfast as well, with dinner available too.

Pros: We are satisfied with the Guesthouse very much. Ina and her staff were doing all to make our trip from Swaziland to USA as comfortable as possible. We like: 1. Delivery to and from the airport, 2. Hospitality of staff, 3. Breakfast, 4. Closeness to the airport. We'll definitely come again.

Cons: Sorry. But from the first experience we did not find any negative things!

Pros: Checkin and checkout were very easy. The late checkout time also helped as I got sufficient rest. Staff is also friendly and professional.

Pros: Sunrock is like an oasis in Kempton Park. So peaceful and lovely. We had dinner and breakfast there and the food was amazing. We had 2 adjoining rooms and all was comfortable and lovely.

Cons: Nothing it was great

Pros: Great location. Very clean. Super helpful and friendly staff. Handy airport shuttle.

Pros: Very friendly staff, location very close to terminal. Excellent quality of meals for a dinner. Quiet room.

Cons: Later in the morning not full breakfast bufet offer. Slow internet connection.

Pros: most friendliest & attentive staff, very clean and overall perfect for our 2 night stay.

Cons: nothing.

Pros: proximity to terminal and comfort

Cons: little pricey!

Pros: Location as it is right in front of the airport

Cons: Cost should be more in line with other hotel rates in South Africa

Pros: Best location you can get. Very comfortable and clean

Cons: Breakfast buffet was a bit light and not to normal standards of the Intercontinental chain

Pros: Great location for someone arriving Johannesburg one day and leaving the next. Hotel is 3-minute walk from Airport, which has luggage carts you can push over there and leave. Bellman will take you to ticket counter for check-in the next day. Great staff, genuinely pleased that you are there. Excellent food. Soundproof, no airport noise. I normally stay at Sandton Hilton near my business partners' office, but when staying overnight to connect a flight the next day, the added cost of this hotel is absolutely worth while. I shall return.

Cons: Cannot think of anything I did not like.

Pros: shuttle was excellent. Room was very comfortable - beyond expectation.Outdoor area

Cons: Outdoor areas eg. swimming pool isolated and uninviting.

Pros: spacious room , very clean

Cons: the front desk was a little slow and often the porter had to call someone to attend to us

Pros: Large and clean rooms. Great evening meal at a good price.

Cons: I was initially put off by the area, but well maintained grounds with top security. and so close to the airport with a shuttle. will use again for sure.

Pros: The rooms were wonderful, the staff were very friendly and welcoming. Also very helpful. Shuttle was good. Will definitely stay there again.

Pros: Beautiful room. Great service. Excellent airport shuttle. Excellent advice on activities and shopping

Cons: All good

Pros: Com um custo benefício muito bom pela localização, pode ser uma boa opção para o Stopover em Joanesburgo, seja vindo de Mauritius, Seychelles ou da região do Kruguer

Cons: O fato de não aceitar pagamento em dólar em espécie atrapalhou o meu planejamento de evitar usar o cartão de crédito no exterior.

Pros: The staff was kind and gave us a welcome drink upon arrival! Check-in was easy and we were helped with our bags. The TV screen in our room even welcomed us by name! The pool was fine for a quick dip (wish the weather was warmer when we visited) and the morning breakfast buffet was good quality & had a nice variety of choices. There was a free shuttle to/from the airport and we used this to visit the nearby casino too. All in all, our stay was lovely and we'd recommend it to our friends!

This is a nice hotel conveniently located near the airport. Clean, tidy and quiet with comfortable rooms. Let down by a disappointing dining experience. Dinner and breakfast were both disappointing with poor to indifferent service. The Sunday dinner was a smorgasbord with a selection of tired un- appetising food. Breakfast buffet also similarly unappetising.

Pros: The staff was very attentive and wonderful.

Cons: Wifi in my room was not working

Pros: The staff was top notch. Most went above and beyond to assist. The room was comfortable and accommodating. They made me feel welcome and made it easy to relax after a couple of very busy weeks of travel. Strong WIFI, nice business services area. I'd stay there again. Thank you!

Cons: The bar was a disappointment and a stark contrast to the rest of the hotel. I waited about 5 minutes before I finally had to get someone's attention to take my order (even though there were 2 workers behind the bar the whole time). The layout is not conducive to starting conversations among others at the bar and neither was the staff. I felt like I was inconveniencing them. Also, restaurant staff came to the bar and talked about dining patrons right in front of the guests at the bar. Not professional.

Pros: Clean, friendly, easy

Pros: everything

Cons: nothing

Pros: It's nice and close to the airport, around a 10 minute walk. The staff were friendly and my bed was clean. The 24h desk service was also great.

Cons: There was a very long line to check in (45min+): it wasn't clear whether the tap water was drinkable.

Pros: Love that the Hotel is close to the airport and feel safe.

Cons: That their is no still water in the room

Pros: location

Cons: nil

Pros: close to Airport

Cons: it was all good

Pros: This is a very convenient hotel, good value for money. We've been staying here for years, rooms are getting a bit dated but otherwise clean and serviceable. The nightmare was trying to get out of the carpark! We were given mixed instructions about broken parking ticket machines, ended up the only one working was on the ground floor. Food and beverage is good. Tandle is a brilliant waitperson!

Pros: Excellent breakfast.

Cons: Would be better if they offered dinner as well.

The location was awesome. 5 minutes walk to the airport. Rooms were comfortable. However, the toilet seat hadn't been cleaned. Front office staff sent us in the elevator in the wrong direction.

It was a perfect stay after a long flight. Excellent location for ongoing flights.

Pros: Prepare yourself to wake up sweating in the early hours of the mornings. Their system is designed to turn of the air conditioning several times while you're sleeping. The a/c doe snot come back on automatically. Not only does it not come back on automatically, but you cannot turn it back on immediately. You have to wait 10 to 15 minutes.

Cons: Air conditioning problems and long lines at check in.

Pros: Free wifi. Delivery available from Nandos!

Pros: The rooms were nicely furnished and quiet. The dinner selection in the dining area was limited but tasty and very reasonably priced. The breakfast buffet was even better! Very convenient to the airport, but follow the signs in the terminal or ask at the information desk. If you walk outside, you'll be accosted by individuals offering to show you to the hotel elevator for a mere $100 ea. Needless to say, they didn't get that much from me.

Cons: My only complaint is that the only room service is contracted out to 3rd parties whom you contact directly, in spite of the fact that the guide to guest amenities in the room indicates the hotel will supply traditional room service; they don't.

Pros: Not much

Cons: After check inn, we were informed that we had to take breakfast at the adjoining hotel, a 600 meter walk, outside to the other side of the Casino. There was no mention or any indication that the hotel was only partially open on the booking platform. I did discuss this with the reception staff and requested an "upgrade", however received no feedback or response from anyone. On check out I did enquire as to why I received no feedback and was informed "you never asked us!!!" Lastly, after 22h00 it was not possible to make any enquiries by phone to the front desk. Not possible to get in touch with any staff. I did query this in the morning and was told due to Covid regulations the phone was transferred to acall centre, which closes at 22h00 In the event of an emergency ?????? Direct passage to the Casino was also locked. I would think that a refund would be welcomed, alternatively a two night stay at the Pearmont D'oreale.

Pros: Excellent bed & linen/ cushions, comfortable room, relatively affordable. Breakfast at D'oreale Grande was excellent, served by a super friendly and extremely competent lady.

Cons: Due to CV-19 we were one of 8 rooms occupied in hotel. Still we were given a room right at the end of a corridor with very poor wi-fi signal. Also no amenities available, nothing, all closed. We had to go for breakfast at the other hotel at Emperors palace, D'oreale Grande.

Pros: Staff at reception and driving the airport shuttle was friendly, helpful and amazing!

Cons: 1. Cold water for my shower in my room did not work 2. Aircon made a funny screaming noise every hour! 3. Had to queue for breakfast. When asked and complaining verbally was told there is a queue to be seated. Everyone was shown to seats outside the eating area to wait to be seated while I spotted open tables!! 4. Ignored the hostess ... went into the eating area and arranged my own table!!

Pros: Breakfast

Cons: Safe wasn't working

Pros: Room; breakfast; location

Cons: For the price we thought a porter service to and from the room (as was the case in all other Sth African and Kenyan hotels) would have been appropriate

Pros: Facilities at Emperors Palace. Very good breakfast.

Cons: The hotel is outdated.

Very good hotel and location to airport

Pros: Plenty of food choices and entertainment

Cons: Getaroom.com screwed up the booking and there was no record of it with the Hotel. Mondior accommodated me though and were very helpful

Pros: Great breakfast,room was very clean and spacious.Check in was smooth and effortless.

Pros: All went well

Cons: Breakfast

Pros: Great hotel. Near to the airport , very convenient.

Cons: The area is not the best,better not to go out at night, but inside the hotel there is a restaurant and a bar so you don’t need to go out 😊 .it’s beautiful

Pros: Close to the airport and shuttle service available.

Cons: - Hotel decor is tacky, very basic and outdated. - Check-in staff not the friendliest. - Hotel reception never pick up the phone. I tried to contact them multiple times before my check-in. - Restaurant service very so slow and no seats due to a massive amount of people staying there due to its low price. - The hotel was so full with people everywhere, literally everywhere yet its not that massive in space. - I'd rate it as a 3* hotel at best.

Pros: Nice room, like the idea with open bathroom=)

Cons: Requested the transfer 3 times over booking, didn't get any response.

Pros: Very convenient to the airport, so great for a layover. The shuttle, which runs every half hour, was on time. The restaurant and food were good value.

Cons: The shower didn't have a door or curtain, and it was impossible to keep water from leaking out onto the floor. The room was small, which is okay for a quick layover stay, but can make things awkward if you have a lot of luggage.

Pros: Great breakfast

Cons: Small room, small bed, cold industrial design. No place was comfortable.

Pros: Service staff was friendly, knowlegable, and room was clean and quiet. Close to airport

Cons: nothing

Pros: Great overnight stay for long layover and was very impressed with the restaurant. Had an unexpectedly fantastic meal!

Pros: It served the purpose for a 1 night stay

Pros: All was served well. Left early so they packed a fruit pack for me. Very thoughtful

Pros: Nothing

Cons: Electricity was switched off for a few hours with no warning - surprisingly came back on when it was time to leave Tried to make arrangements with Guesthouse to order some food as we weren't going to make it in time before their restaurant closes - was told to order of Uber Eats who also disappointed us When we got to the property we advised the host that we need to leave at 5am which he confirmed all was in order (shuttle ran from 5am till 23:00) and that we need to be at the office at 4:55am and the shuttle will take us through and that he will have breakfast pre-packed for us - the office was closed when we got there and no one took any calls. We had to eventually request an Uber at around 5:15am as we were boarding an international flight at 7:20am Overall I am very dissatisfied with the service and cleanliness if this Guesthouse

Pros: Excellent guesthouse! Very close to the airport, free shuttle, friendly staff and the garden with the pool was so lovely and peaceful! Great stay

Cons: Detail of required breakfast were taken on arrival and totally ignored at execution. You could save on running costs

Pros: The free shuttle to and from the airport is good. The staff seemed friendly, the food was OK, but the property was not great and I would not have wanted to stay more than 1 night.

Cons: The heating is centrally controlled with some kind of manual system and takes a while to kick in once started. I did not expect to have to wear my jackets in the room. There are some instructions for getting the hot water to work, which I followed, but which did not work very well. The instructions say to tell staff if it doesn't work, but this is hardly convenient when you're in the shower. The remote control is wired to the wall and so its only possible to change the channels in bed. There is no power point near the bed. To combat this, I moved my bed towards the opposite wall to charge and use my phone. Because of this, it was difficult to control the TV as the remote didn't quite reach. Also, there was only the DSTV remote, so when I tried to turn off the TV to sleep, the blue screen showed for some time, making the room very bright.

Pros: Very warm, friendly, and accommodating staff. Was a nice place to land after a long day.

Pros: I liked the room, the services and how clean the place was. Everything was really nice. The place is good and comfortable for adults going on trips and it's just perfect

Cons: I dint like that I had little money and couldn't stay for longer:)

Pros: Very convenient for Gautrain and ORTambo airport. Staff very friendly. Simple accommodations. Only stayed one night so value fir money was reason for my choice and I was very satisfied.

Pros: Nothing really

Cons: Stinking bathroom, bad breakfast, they serve people they know even if they came after

Cons: Service was absolutely terrible

Pros: Just clean room all ypu need was there

Pros: Clean rooms, nice bed, good restaurants nearby and great breakfast. Shuttle service back and forth to the airport was excellent.

Cons: Older rooms, staff is okay and hotel a bit pricey

Pros: Quality of room and restaurant were nice, as well as location close to casino.

Cons: Ordered wake-up call - never came, lucky to have woken up on my own. Ad said international outlets were in the room - they were not. Airport shuttle bus had a schedule, arrived on time, but then didn't depart for 15 minutes.

Pros: Breakfast is served in the other hotel facility, however well served more than imagine. Kindly attention for hotel team. Wi-Fi pretty good and stable. Lights inside room could be better. No bottled water for receiving when reach.

Pros: Very close to the airport with shuttle pick up included in the price. It's connected to a casino and food court. The room was large, plenty of space and storage. The staff was always cleaning! We were able to extend out stay until 4 p.m. with a minimal per hour cost.

Cons: The toilet continued to surge, wasting water. The water in the shower was not consistent, maybe connected to the surges of the toilet. I turned the light switch on by the bed and the light cover fell off. We told the front desk about the toilet problem upon departure, we were only there for 2 nights.

Pros: Location

Cons: Very noisy in rooms. Hotel need to do isolation on windows. Linen is old and torn in places. Room need better cleaning.

Pros: Excellent

Cons: There was nothing that we didn't like

Pros: Receptionist tried to help me

Cons: I was placed in a smoking room without my knowledge. Very strong smoke reminents made for poor sleeping and smelly clothes.

Pros: Location close to Emperors Palace. Breakfast was ok.

Cons: Overpriced. Room floor was dirty. Room on ground floor was obviously not originally a hotel room. Did not feel at home. Complained twice to reception to different people that I was not happy, but no reaction.

Cons: The room was very noisy due to lack of isolation on windows. The linen was so old and used that it was torn in some places.

Pros: Nothing out of the ordinary to appreciate

Cons: Business centre not user friendly. Could not scan No courtesy drinking water in the room Limited free data Staff not polite. Kind of cut you off mid conversation and actually look disinterested No assistance either wih baggage. I had a sick child but had to labour with the luggage too

The Family room worked well for us. The short drive to the airport & the affordability is a big plus factor

When we had to leave for a day trip earlier than when the restaurant opened for breakfast they volunteered to pack us a breakfast to go.

Pros: The distance of the place to and from the airport is perfect, the rooms are very clean

Cons: The service by the receptionist called Lauren, very poor and she's equally rude. The facility provides transport to and from the OR (airport), it was my 1st time at the facility hence, prior to my depature I enquired on the times and requested to be on the first trip to airport at 07hrs. On the material day I was ready at 6hrs went to the reception to check on the transport and if other guests/ people were already there but, was told at 7hrs, the receptionist didn't even tell me they don't call guests. When I came back at 7.05hrs ONLY to be told the transport has left.

Pros: Location

Cons: Noisy people untill late night

Pros: Perfect and close to the airport. Reliable pickup and drop-off service to the airport - free of charge.

Cons: Breakfast packages not available as promised.

Pros: Friendly staff, accommodating from Airport to Guesthouse as well as on the return trip. Good budget option for an overnight stay.

Cons: A little bit more information around the navigation of the area with regards to services like ordering in. It took a while to realise that there was a second entrance after ordering my food. Also, while it wasn't needed, understanding where security could be reached if the case of an emergency after closing hours would be a nice addition to the information sheet.

Pros: Bed was very comfortable.

Cons: Room very small and rather shabby. Insufficient hot water for shower due to poorly designed gas heating. No bedside lamps, overhead light not great. Styrofoam cups provided to make coffee. Breakfast served in styrofoam takeaway containers. Nowhere to hang up towels.

Pros: Closeness to airport and the free shuttle

Cons: Bed size is small

Pros: AIRPORT SHUTTLE GOOD. CHECK IN GOOD. BREAKFAST GOOD. STAFF PLEASANT.

Cons: THE SOAPS AND HAND CREAM YOU COULD DO AA LITTLE BETTER. ADD A SHOWER CAP.

Pros: We arrived late at night and had to leave early the next morning, both outside of their normal hours of operation for their shuttle, but they were kind enough to accommodate us and made sure we got from the airport to their place and back again the next morning in time for our flight. They gave us a great breakfast, despite the early hour. I would highly recommend them.

Pros: check in staff and waitering staff were efficient and friendly and professional

Cons: No soap was provided in the basin or the shower which was very poor!

Pros: Proximity to Airport

Cons: Non-committal staff. Filthy rooms, old and ragged interior with dirty, rumpled, frayed carpets

Pros: Room comfort and the facilities are pretty good. The proximity is great to entertainment and choice. The shuttle service option is a useful touch to convenience.

Cons: The check in process was totally overwhelmed. They were totally unprepared for the amount of customers. This is something that they should have been aware of given the occupancy percntage.

Pros: Very good breakfast and breakfast service.

Cons: Check in queue was so long that we didn't even try at 17:30 in the afternoon... Rooms not well sound proofed. Was checked into a smoking room ( was not informed that it was a smoking room, do hotels even still have that??) and woke up with a sinusitis.

Cons: The service was extremely poor

Pros: The staff was very friendly and the breakfast was very nice 8 like how organized the place was

Cons: Nothing at all

Pros: Accesibility from airport and to the Gautrain system. The mall within the complex including cinemas. Great stuff.

Pros: The hotel restuarant and service was good

Cons: Location was through quite a dodgy town. At night dont feel safe around the roads

Pros: Staff good and hotel was very clean, good at restaurant was great.

Cons: Location is dodge

Pros: Airport shuttle service, restaurant, were great. Staff all efficient & friendly. Room sizes good.

Cons: N/A

Pros: Room space and cleanliness.

Cons: The fact that there was no restaurant services.

Pros: I like the quietness of the facility and the menus quality and the quantity

Pros: It was a night stay over, not much to explore, but all was good.

Cons: None

Pros: Service horrible

Cons: The hotel wouldn't refund money properly they still owe me for two days I did not stay there

Pros: The rate. The shuttle bus. They had a room available on short notice.

Cons: Despite online booking, they did not have record of us at check in. The process took about 15 mins, to check in. Smell of smoke quite noticeable in the hallway of our room.

Pros: The bar area and food was decent.

Cons: The rooms, the noise.

Pros: Location

Cons: Everything else

Pros: Comfortable

Cons: Poor internet, no fridge, dstance to room.

Cons: My stay should cost US$ 126.00 as per Booking.com reservation. When I arrived the attendant charged me US$ 195.00 cash. When my daughter tried to reach me and asked for my room number, they checked the system and I wasn’t registered. So they tried by Booking.com confirmation number and the number wasn’t on the computer. Never more on this place!

Pros: I was happy with the service generally, the rooms were as expected and I was able to sleep.

Cons: internet was a problem to use and should be looked at with urgency.

Pros: I the gym

Cons: I loved everything about it.

Cons: No Wifi in the hotel.

Pros: I enjoyed it

Pros: Clean and simple

Pros: we asked for a breakfast pack as we had to leave before breakfast but this was not provided on check out

Cons: only 1 shuttle had to fo more than one trip as guests were waiting at the airport for a long a time

Pros: Very little Large, old and tired Had to change room as first one was just unacceptable

Cons: Booking.com accepted me for Southern Sun hotel and charged 4 star prices BUT actually booked us into Garden Court hotel very poor standard Not at all impressed

Pros: The friendly and helpful staff

Pros: The breakfast was heavy and fantastic. I enjoyed the dinner and the services too

Cons: I think everything was good and you accommodated me well

Pros: We left the in time

Cons: The staff could be more helpful and more professional. We check in at 14h00 and went out for the afternoon, i ask the lady at the counter for a additional towel and a full roll of toilet paper because there was only on towel and a half roll of toilet paper. Coming back it was not done and i had to ask again. When we check in i was told that breakfast will be at 7h00 am i told her that we will check out at 4h30am and we will not be having breakfast we where offed a take a way breakfast at 4h30am, i reminded them twice of the take a way breakfast and when we checked out they did not know about it. Nobody told us about the parking arrangements and how it works and the security guard/ gate attended still ask me for a tip

Pros: Nothing went well. My booking not confirmed or transferred as verified by phone call Room shower in the bath not what I was shown when original booking done

Cons: Breakfast was disappointing Bed was good but shower bath combo dissapointing

Pros: Staff very friendly and helpful. Shuttle driver great service.

Cons: Room needs a thorough clean. Carpets need to be washed. Airconditioner need an upgrade

Pros: Location, late night check is available

Cons: We were moved to the Garden Court OR Tambo, the air-conditioning was extremely noisy (it felt we were sleeping next to a truck stop) the room is old, shower is in the bath and utilizes a shower curtain which feels most unhygienic. The mixer from bath to shower did not work correctly therefore pressure was not good. We were given one towel and had to call housekeeping for another which was brought to us by a very sulky staff member. One pillow each, one was very old and flat. Will not stay again.

Cons: One can not check out and subsequently have breakfast. And, of corse, when I got through with breakfast the check out line had a half dozen people in it and when I tried to check out earlier I was the only one in line. Will not stay at this property again.

Pros: We had a stopover in Johannesburg before connecting another flight to Zimbabwe. This hotel was so convenient, the staff courteous, and room comfortable.

Pros: Proximity to airport

Cons: Window locks were broken. Bathroom was dirty - hair in shower, trash had not been taken out. Felt extremely unsafe. Would not recommend this place to anyone

Very good, safe abs comfortable stay.

We (my son and I) were flying back from Kenya on the KQ 'midnight flight' and needed a stopover in JHB before flying on to PE in the morning. I chose the Southern Sun because of it's proximity to the airport. When I booked I thought that it was directly connected to the terminal building and that we could simply step out of 'arrivals' and into the hotel foyer. However, when we arrived at OR Tambo (just after midnight) we found that not to be the case and we were told we needed to take a taxi as, although the hotel was not far it was not safe to walk there at that time of night and the shuttle buses had probably stopped for the night. I was rather dismayed at this... We took a chance and walked through to where the shuttles leave from and found the Southern Sun shuttle bus ready to take us, complete with friendly and courteous driver! Checking in was quick and easy. The room was very good and the beds were very comfortable. My one regret was that we had to leave early to get our flight to PE so we could not take full advantage of the breakfast on offer! The shuttle took us back to the terminal in good time and my earlier worries about having to rely on someone else to get us to the airport were unfounded.

Was a great layover hotel with top facilities and service. The dining was great to boot and the beds very comfortable.

Pros: The bar/restaurant was njce

Cons: They couldn't find my reservation so despite showing them a confirmation and proof of payment they made me wait in lounge for hours. They made no effort to call their booking partner to find it despite the fact that I had a flight in less than 8 hours and there were several people there. When I asked to speak to the manager she just came out and yelled at us. Lobby looked nice but the rooms were not. I'd stay away from this place. We only booked because of proximity to airport but seeing as how it took several hours to check in I can't even suggest location as a positive.