For most visitors to South Africa, Johannesburg is the first point of entry & more often than not, a stopover on the way to the many treasures that lie in wait within the country. For that purpose, there are a number of excellent airport location hotels all within minutes by shuttle services which the hotels provide.


Peermont Hotels

Located 5 minutes shuttle bus ride from Johannesburg International airport this spectacular resort & casino complex features three separate standard hotels. All three properties are set in classical elegance of enclosed gardens, fountains, statues, many fine restaurants, bars, international entertainment facilities, health spa & shopping emporium. The resort features a huge outdoor swimming pool complex, guest tennis courts & complementary shuttle bus transfers to & from JNB International airport.

Metcourt Laurel at Emperor's Place (Comfortable Moderate Airport Hotel)
has 80 rooms, all with en-suite bathrooms, air-conditioned, cable television, telephone & 24 hour room service.

Mondior Concorde at Emperor's Place
The Mondior offers world class accommodation in comfortable rooms to suit all needs, from the business traveller to the leisure seeker. This majestic hotel boasts 107 Classic rooms, 35 Superior rooms, 4 Executive rooms, 2 Premier suites & 2 Paraplegic suites. There are 38 inter-leading rooms, 99 twin beds & 51 king beds.

Room facilities include tea & coffee making facilities, a mini fridge, walk in shower & separate bath (with the exception of the paraplegic suites which offers a shower only). Luxury amenities include a 20 inch flat screen remote controlled TV with DSTV, full laundry & valet services.

D'oreale Grande at Emperor's Place
The deluxe D'oreale Grande Hotel features 196 beautifully appointed rooms and suites that provide the optimum in convenience and regal comfort. All rooms include 24-hour room service, fully adjustable air-conditioning, an interactive Pay-TV with Internet access, and all local channels.

Each room has a radio, a personal keypad safe, hairdryer, bathroom telephones, tea and coffee facilities, complimentary mineral water, laundry service and valet services.

Within every room is a writing desk with a business panel comprising standard electronic connections used worldwide and a modem connection for PC or fax machines. This 5-star Emperor Hotel offers rooms and suites comprising the following:

CLASSIC ROOMS:
There are 88 twin-bedded and 52 king-size Classic Rooms that include selected DSTV channels and a mini-bar fridge. The en-suite bathroom has a shower over the bath with a protective glass shower panel and a spacious vanity.

DELUXE ROOMS:
There are 20 twin-bedded and 11 king-size classic rooms that include selected DSTV channels and a mini-bar fridge. The en-suite bathroom has a shower over the bath with a protective glass shower panel and a spacious vanity.

SUPERIOR ROOMS:
The 3 twin-bedded and 8 king-size Superior Rooms have a sleeper couch and a small lounge area set into a bay window, selected DSTV channels and a mini-bar fridge. The en-suite bathroom has a shower over the bath with a protective glass shower panel and a spacious vanity.

EXECUTIVE SUITES:
The 5 twin-bedded and 5 king-size executive suites have a guest toilet, a granite-topped bar with mirrored shelves behind, a 2-seater settee and easy chair, a coffee table, 72 cm TV screen, DSTV decoder and a hi-fi system. Included is a mini-bar fridge with mini bar facilities available. The en-suite bathrooms include a spa bath, a separate shower and a double basin vanity.

PREMIER SUITES:
The Premier Suites comprise the Minerva and Mercury Suites and are designed for sumptuous in-room hospitality. The lounge is supremely comfortable and the dining area, which includes a full bar, is served by a butler kitchen that has its own entrance. The suites contain a DSTV decoder. The beautifully decorated bedroom includes a walk-in dressing room and the bathroom comprises a separate toilet and bidet and a shower with spa jets and seat.

Holiday Inn Garden Court JNB International Airport ( Modern Airport Hotel )

Situated 2 kms from the International airport & providing free shuttle transfers for guests, this 253 room property is ideal for the short one night stopover guest. Each room is air-conditioned with en-suite bathroom, television, tea & coffee making facilities & ladies hair dryer. It has a guest swimming pool. Undercover parking & 2 restaurants & bar areas.

Holiday Inn Johannesburg International Airport ( Modern Airport Hotel )

Situated 500m from the International Airport & providing free 24 hour shuttle services, this property offers a wide choice of accommodation from single, twin, double, king leisure & executive room types. All 366 rooms are air-conditioned with en-suite bathroom facilities, television, radio & 24 hour room service. The hotel has a large outdoor swimming pool & a variety of restaurants & bars.

Airport Sun Inter Continental ( Modern First Class Airport Hotel )

Situated within the Johannesburg International Airport complex & no more than 100m from the International Arrivals area, it is within easy walking distance for check-in & departure of all flights. The hotel has a fully equipped health fitness center & heated swimming pool.

With 138 spacious & comfortable rooms, each with en-suite bathroom, large bath & separate shower, aromatheraphy based bath amenities, air-conditioning, television, black out curtains, sound-proof double glazed windows & a 24 hour room policy which allows guests checking in at odd hours of the day & night to get a good sleep & not have to worry about morning check out times. This property is exceptional value for money & superbly located for the overnight or stop-over traveler.

Then for those persons staying over in Johannesburg for more than an overnight or stopover, we recommend you consider Sandton - an upper market suburb some 25kms north from the International airport, with an extensive shopping mall complex, restaurants & business district. Regular shuttle services do not operate to Sandton & we recommend you pre-reserving a private transfer which is inexpensive, safe & direct from your meet & greet just as you exit the customs hall or domestic arrivals area at the airport, to the hotel front door.

Holiday Inn Garden Court Sandton ( Modern Hotel )

Situated in Sandhurst Office Park, 5 minutes walk from the premier shopping complex, Sandton Square & Village Walk, it is adjacent to the Convention Center. 157 spacious en-suite rooms all with modern facilities, air-conditioning, television, hairdryers, tea & coffee making facilities. The hotel has a swimming pool, informal restaurant & bar.

Park Plaza Sandton ( Modern City Hotel )

Situated in the heart of Sandton City this is one of the best kept secrets in quality value for money accommodation. With 138 guest bedrooms , each with mini-refrigerator, air-conditioning, television, international touch dial phone, en-suite bathrooms with separate bath & shower, this hotel is ideal for the leisure traveler seeking a home away from home environment. It has two outdoor swimming pools, mini-circuit gymnasium, terraced lounge areas, restaurants & bar. A business center is available for guest use, with secretarial assistance available.

Holiday Inn Garden Court Sandton City ( Modern Hotel )

Situated in the heart of Sandton & set in landscaped gardens, it is within easy walking distance of the premier shopping complex offering boutiques, cinemas, restaurants, bars & entertainment. The hotel has 444 comfortable en-suite rooms all with air-conditioning, television, telephone, modem for fax & e.mail plus tea & coffee making facilities. Superb dining restaurants, two bars. a swimming pool & guests access to a golf course & sports club, are available.

Protea Balaliaka Sandton ( Modern City Hotel )

Situated 5 minutes from Sandton City & adjacent to Village Walk shopping complex, the Balaliaka offers 151 tastefully decorated standard rooms & suites facing the rose gardens. The Crowne Court section of the hotel has a further 150 executive rooms & 24 suites. All rooms have en-suite bathroom facilities. Rooms include television, air-conditioning, electronic safes & tea & coffee making facilities. The property has 2 guest swimming pools & a fine dining restaurant with adjacent bar. A small art & craft market is located 50m walk below the hotel in a courtyard of the local shopping complex.

The Michelangelo ( Upper market )

Situated in the middle of Sandton & with direct interior access to the enormous Sandton Mall the Michelangelo is top of the range of Sandton hotels. From the moment you step inside the lobby, this beautiful property makes you aware of its upper echelon ‘class’. The glassed elevators lead to rooms on either side of the hotel, one side with Sandton views, the other side looking out & down over the courtyard of the Sandton Mall. The rooms are large, very well appointed & have a variety of bed configurations ranging from twin to double, queen & king sized. All rooms have private en-suite bathrooms, room security safes & a work desk with e.mail connections. There is a guest swimming pool, gymnasium & work out room.

The Michelangelo has a cozy ground floor cocktail bar & with a choice of restaurants in the hotel, complemented by a wide variety of eating establishments within the Mall complex, the choices for dining are many. The hotel offers a 24 hour room service menu, morning newspaper delivery & your choice of having breakfast served in your room or in the breakfast restaurant overlooking the sprawling gardens & fountains. Security undercover valet parking is available for self-drive guests.

SAXON ( Boutique elegance )

For the most discerning guests, there is no other choice comparable with the SAXON for boutique elegance & personalized service. It has witnessed history within its walls as it became ‘home’ to Nelson Mandella after his initial release from prison & prior to his being elected as South Africa’s first President under new multi-racial democratically held elections.
During his time here, he edited his best selling autobiography “ Long Walk to Freedom “.

Set in the heart of Sandton on six acres of lush landscaped gardens SAXON has been designed to capture & embrace the natural environment. The focal point of the landscaping is the magnificent nine hundred & twenty square metres of swimming pool.

SAXON boasts 26 suites, all incorporating a strong element of African art, latticed shutters on the large bay windows which offer garden views. Large screen television featuring DVD & VCR technology are complemented by multi-line telephones, fax & ISDN lines for all business requirements. For those seeking a quiet area away from their suite, a library with a wide variety of hard covered books, magazines & the latest editions of many newspapers is adjacent to the dining room. The dining room itself offers a homely elegance & atmosphere in which a brigade of world class chefs work to deliver a culinary excellence in each exotic dish. A cocktail bar leads off the pool terrace & a guest health center includes an elaborate array of equipment with supervised applications, a steam room & in addition a massage & manicure room.

There truly is no other boutique luxury property where attention to detail, delivering such exquisite yet unobtrusive service such as SAXON, certainly in Johannesburg.

Soweto Tour Departs Monday - Friday at 0830hrs This half day tour with a difference takes you through the streets of Soweto & its adjoining townships. Despite crowded & often impoverished conditions, there is a sense of happy, bustling neighborhood life. Most everybody who ventures here on this tour, comes back a more enlightened & tolerant human being, quite aside from having had a fascinating glimpse of this face of South Africa.

Gold Reef Tour Departs Tuesday –Sunday 0830hrs & again at 1300 hrs This half day tour visits Gold Reef City, a reconstruction of Johannesburg as it used to be during the Gold Rush era, built around a mine. Activities include a Victorian fun fair, miners houses, brewery, pubs, restaurants & a stock exchange. You will bear witness to molten gold being poured & venture into an old mine shaft ( no children under 5 years of age permitted on this short interlude) Tribal African native dancing adds to a fun filled half day.

Johannesburg City tour departs daily at 1400hrs This half day afternoon excursion takes you to Houghton for views over the northern & more affluent suburbs, before continuing to Hillsbrow & downtown Johannesburg where you will be able to see the mining houses, the historical heart of the old city & many of the re-urbanization projects that are underway & on-going. You will learn about the Supreme Court & Ghandi Square before continuing onto the Market Theatre & Museum Afrika.

Private guided tour of Sterkfontain Caves Daily on request We can offer a private guided tour to Krugersdorp & the now famous Sterkfontain Caves where on-going excavation & discovery of some of the earliest skeletal remains of humankind have recently been unearthed. It was declared s a World Heritage site, so precious are these discoveries & your private guide will provide a detailed synopsis of the diggings. This excursion is available daily but must be pre-reserved with Sundance Spirit.