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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.)

Sanctuary Mandela

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $210 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Johannesburg
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool
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Located at 4 13th avenue Houghton estate, Sanctuary Mandela has great rooms from $210 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and laundry services. It has a terrific 9.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 5.7 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love golf, a spa, free parking, laundry facilities, and a heated pool at this relaxing hotel. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Heated pool
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool
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Garden Court Sandton City

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $81 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
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A great place to stay is Garden Court Sandton City which has nice rooms starting at $81. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Cnr West And Maude Street. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, parking, child care, laundry services, and golf which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 10.9 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
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
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Home Suite Hotels Rosebank

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $119 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Johannesburg
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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We found Home Suite Hotels Rosebank to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $119. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.30 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 50 Bristol Road. You'll also find a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 6.4 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
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
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Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff, Johannesburg

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $549 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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With terrific rooms from $549, Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff, Johannesburg, at 67 Jan Smuts Avenue provides an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Its terrific guest rating is 9.20 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a bar, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, and pet-friendly rooms. It's located just 6 km from the city center, too. We always love being able to prepare simple meals in a hotel room, and the kitchenette here was teriffic.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
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Protea Hotel by Marriott Midrand

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $86 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
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Protea Hotel by Marriott Midrand has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $86 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 14 Street, Noorwyk Exit 20. Furthermore, it also offers rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, city views, and a spa, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 27.5 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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54 On Bath

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $190 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Johannesburg
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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The great guest rating of 54 On Bath is 9.10 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $190, and it's located at 54 Bath Avenue, Rosebank, 54. We also love the parking, laundry services, city views, a spa, and laundry facilities which are great for visitors. And since it's just 7.4 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Breakfast in the room
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Holiday Inn Johannesburg Airport By IHG

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $74 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
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A cool place is Holiday Inn Johannesburg Airport By IHG because it has great rooms that start at $74. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 100 North Rand Road. Only 16.2 km from the city center, travelers will especially love a bar, laundry services, city views, an indoor pool, and free parking at this convenient hotel. The indoor pool here is terrific, and makes for a great place to relax and have fun no matter what the weather is like. 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
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room
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Sandton Sun and Towers

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $219 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Johannesburg
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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Sandton Sun and Towers offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $219 (before taxes). It's located at Cnr Fifth & Alice Streets and has earned a guest rating of 9.00/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers parking, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, and city views which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 10.8 km from the city center. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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The Capital on the Park

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $105 (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.
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Located at 101 Katherine Street, The Capital on the Park has great rooms from $105 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a bar, rooms with kitchens, child care, laundry services, and city views which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 10.6 km from the center of town. Don't forget that there's a kitchen in the room to cook your meals, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! by Marriott Johannesburg Melrose Arch

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $133 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Johannesburg
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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A great place to stay is Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! By Marriott Johannesburg Melrose Arch which has nice rooms starting at $133. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 22 Whitely Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers parking, child care, laundry services, golf, and laundry facilities. It's located just 7.7 km from the city center, too.

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
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Johannesburg, Rustenburg, Centurion, Midrand, and Sandton.

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

Johannesburg Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$103

After analyzing 157 first time trip hotels in Johannesburg, South Africa, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $103. 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: $204
  • 4-star hotels: $91
  • 3-star hotels: $64
  • 2-star hotels: $104


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