The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Johannesburg

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Johannesburg

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If it's your first trip to Johannesburg, South Africa for the activities and sightseeing, then you're in for a treat. But the biggest question is often where to stay for a first time visitor to Johannesburg. With so many amazing hotels to choose from, it can be tough to make a decision to make the most of your first trip here. That's where we come in! In this comprehensive guide, we'll help you find the best hotels for first-timers in Johannesburg. After analyzing all of the hotels based on price, location, amenities, ratings, and more, we have come up with our list of the best hotels in Johannesburg for first time visitors. We'll cover everything you need to know about these hotels, including the amenities, location, prices and ratings. So, whether you're traveling solo, with family, or as a couple on a romantic getaway, you'll find the perfect hotel if you've never visited Johannesburg beofre. So check out these terrific hotels, many of which have sparkling swimming pools, delicious restaurants, and top-notch amenities, along with the perfect balance of comfort, location, and affordability. So, let's get to it and discover the best hotels in Johannesburg for your first trip!

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

54 on Bath

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $139 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Johannesburg
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at 54 Bath Avenue, 54 on Bath has great rooms from $139 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 7.4 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love breakfast, child care, laundry services, a free breakfast, and city views at this relaxing hotel. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Over The Moon Guesthouse

Guest House with prices starting at $79 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Over The Moon Guesthouse which has nice rooms starting at $79. Offering an outdoor pool, breakfast, mountain views, laundry services, and golf, it also has a great guest rating of 9.68 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 229 Frederick Drive, Northcliff. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a free breakfast, city views, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 12.3 km from the city center. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Infinity pool


Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel Sandton Johannesburg

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $88 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Johannesburg
  • Family-Friendly

We found Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel Sandton Johannesburg to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $88. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Corner of Rivoria Road and West Street. You'll also find parking, child care, laundry services, golf, and city views which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 10.8 km from the center of town. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Holiday Inn Sandton

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $67 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $67, Holiday Inn Sandton, at 123 Rivonia Road provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers parking, child care, laundry services, golf, and city views. It's located just 10.9 km from the city center, too. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Four Seasons Hotel WestCliff

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $340 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Four Seasons Hotel WestCliff has a great guest rating of 9.12 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. The great rooms here start at $340 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 67 Jan Smuts Avenue. Furthermore, it also offers a bar, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, and golf, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 6 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Villa Simonne

Guest House with prices starting at $74 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Johannesburg
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Villa Simonne is 8.60 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $74, and it's located at 16 West Street Lower Houghton. We also love the a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services which are great for visitors. And since it's just 4.5 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Garden Court Sandton

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $70 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Garden Court Sandton because it has great rooms that start at $70. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Corner Katherine Street and Rivonia Road Sandhurst. Only 10.9 km from the city center, travelers will especially love a bar, parking, a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, and child care at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms


Holiday Inn Johannesburg-Rosebank

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $61 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Johannesburg
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

Holiday Inn Johannesburg-Rosebank offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $61 (before taxes). It's located at The Zone Oxford Road and has earned a guest rating of 8.50/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers parking, a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, and golf which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 7.3 km from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Saxon Hotel Villas and Spa

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $572 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

Located at 36 Saxon Road, Saxon Hotel Villas and Spa has great rooms from $572 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 9.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find breakfast, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, and golf which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 10.9 km from the center of town. It's always nice having a heated pool to relax in.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool


The Maslow Hotel Sandton

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $92 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Johannesburg
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is The Maslow Hotel Sandton which has nice rooms starting at $92. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Corner Grayston Drive & Rivonia Road. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a kid-friendly buffet, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, and city views. It's located just 11.5 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Centurion, Kempton Park, Edenvale, and Magaliesburg.

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How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Johannesburg?

Johannesburg Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$80

After analyzing 142 first time trip hotels in Johannesburg, South Africa, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $80. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic first time trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Johannesburg.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $212
  • 4-star hotels: $63
  • 3-star hotels: $49
  • 2-star hotels: $37


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