JNB airport hotel

Just wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a hotel nearby JNB
(Jan Smuts) airport for an overnight transit (actually, have 26 hours).
We were going to stay at the Hilton Sandton but transit there + room &
taxes will run almost ZAR 2000. Too much even if we do have Hilton
status.

I see there are 2 Holiday Inns by JNB (the graden court apparentl
charges for shuttle). How is the closer one? Any decent B&Bs nearby?

There are many options in Johannesburg and 26 hours is a long time to
remain cooped-up in an hotel room :-)

There are several hotels very close to the airport. Of all of them I'd
reccomend the City Lodge with rooms at around R350. Their site is
www.citylodge.co.za

For B+B's I've seen a list at http://www.travelsa.co.za/URL/jhb.htm
but I don't have any info on any of them, so I can't make
recommendations. Generally though, B+B's quality relates to price.
None will be absolutely horrendous, but cheaper ones may be spartan.

What are you going to do in Johannesburg for the 26 hours? If you let
me know what your particular interests are, I will gladly make
suggestions...

Regards,

Marc - Johannesburg.


On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 05:15:58 GMT, Not the Karl Orff
wrote:

Just wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a hotel nearby JNB
(Jan Smuts) airport for an overnight transit (actually, have 26 hours).
We were going to stay at the Hilton Sandton but transit there + room &
taxes will run almost ZAR 2000. Too much even if we do have Hilton
status.

I see there are 2 Holiday Inns by JNB (the graden court apparentl
charges for shuttle). How is the closer one? Any decent B&Bs nearby?

Both HIs are ok. I stay in the one about 3kms away, it's a bit cheaper
(I think it's about ZAR550-600 per room) than the one right next to
the airport. It also has an Irish pub and other restaurants on the
premises.

In article ,
Marc Lurie wrote:

There are many options in Johannesburg and 26 hours is a long time to
remain cooped-up in an hotel room :-)

There are several hotels very close to the airport. Of all of them I'd
reccomend the City Lodge with rooms at around R350. Their site is
www.citylodge.co.za

For B+B's I've seen a list at http://www.travelsa.co.za/URL/jhb.htm
but I don't have any info on any of them, so I can't make
recommendations. Generally though, B+B's quality relates to price.
None will be absolutely horrendous, but cheaper ones may be spartan.

What are you going to do in Johannesburg for the 26 hours? If you let
me know what your particular interests are, I will gladly make
suggestions...

Hi Marc

Thanks. We were going to go to Sandton but I've been told it is really
like any Faceless Suburbia U.S.A. (tm) so going to Sandton was ruled out
in light of the total cost staying at our favourite hotel. The ZAR 500
transfer (there are 2 of us - and Magic Shuttle is ZAr 95 each OW)
starts to make less sense too.

What we'd do? Probably relax, try some cuisie, see arts & crafts places.
I know not much out by the airport but probably not much more than
Sandton from what I hear.

In article ,
(Greg White) wrote:

Both HIs are ok. I stay in the one about 3kms away, it's a bit cheaper
(I think it's about ZAR550-600 per room) than the one right next to
the airport. It also has an Irish pub and other restaurants on the
premises.

Thanks. Did you have to pay for the shuttle? One site advises so. ZAR
25 each way. Would add ZAR 100 for the 2 of us round trip.

Speaking of the shuttles - you can expect to pay a small
fee for the transfers. It is added to your hotel bill.
The Holiday Inn Garden Court closest to the airport
is (as mentioned by another poster) a good value,
with a small steakhouse/pub. The included breakfast
will surprise you. Really nice.

Also near the airport is a large hotel with a casino and
some shops - Caesar's. And the best hotel there is
literally right on the airport grounds, the Sun
Intercontinental.

There is another Holiday Inn Garden Court 10
miles west of the airport, at the Eastgate shopping mall.
With so much time to kill, this might be a good choice.
http://www.southernsun.com/Sunrise/H...,1994,,00.html

There's also a large open air market there you can walk
to that has loads of touristy junk plus all the normal
flea market things.

Any of the hotels can explain the shuttle system to
you if you email them.

I think it's ZAR21 each way which is added to the hotel bill (ie you
don't pay the driver). The shuttle to the closer HI is free, so maybe
for 2 people it evens out the price difference between the two HIs.

In article ,
(Greg White) wrote:

Both HIs are ok. I stay in the one about 3kms away, it's a bit cheaper
(I think it's about ZAR550-600 per room) than the one right next to
the airport. It also has an Irish pub and other restaurants on the
premises.

Bit more than that now, and tax apparently isn't included

In article ,
(Greg White) wrote:

I think it's ZAR21 each way which is added to the hotel bill (ie you
don't pay the driver). The shuttle to the closer HI is free, so maybe
for 2 people it evens out the price difference between the two HIs.

That, it does.