Reviews of City Lodge JNB
Wildlife sightings and reviews
172 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited City Lodge JNB and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
Mr & Mrs S
Devon
"City Lodge 24 hour stop over"
1 night Arrived 27 Jun 2019
"Very convenient for the airport - you can easily walk to it.
Food choices in the restaurant in the evening are a bit limited, but the food itself was good quality. We requested early check-in after an overnight flight and there was a room available." See all these reviews: 7n in Zambia; 3n in Malawi; 1n in South Africa
Food choices in the restaurant in the evening are a bit limited, but the food itself was good quality. We requested early check-in after an overnight flight and there was a room available." See all these reviews: 7n in Zambia; 3n in Malawi; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Dune lover
London
"City Lodge Review"
1 night Arrived 22 May 2019
"A convenient stopover on our way to the Victoria Falls. Easy to walk to from the terminal - you don't even need to go outside.
It was functional but no more. It served our purpose. Staff were helpful." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 3n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa
It was functional but no more. It served our purpose. Staff were helpful." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 3n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Ms K.
DC, USA
"CLORT"
1 night Arrived 30 Apr 2019
"The restaurant and bar were very good and affordable. Room was small but the public areas of the property are outstanding.
It was very convenient for beginning our actual "trip" from OR Tambo the following morning." See all these reviews: 3n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe; 2n in Zambia; 1n in South Africa
It was very convenient for beginning our actual "trip" from OR Tambo the following morning." See all these reviews: 3n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe; 2n in Zambia; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mrs and Mr V.
London
"City Lodge OR Tambo"
1 night Arrived 14 Apr 2019
"This was our rest stop before the long haul home.
However, it was not particularly enjoyable. The hotel is gloomy and slightly depressing. There was no hot water, no post box for posting letters/postcards home (found in the airport), and the cafe/restaurant did not open until 6am which means if you have an early flight you have no breakfast.
The restaurant's menu was very restricted and poor, and had almost nothing that a vegetarian could eat." See all these reviews: 2n in Namibia; 1n in South Africa
However, it was not particularly enjoyable. The hotel is gloomy and slightly depressing. There was no hot water, no post box for posting letters/postcards home (found in the airport), and the cafe/restaurant did not open until 6am which means if you have an early flight you have no breakfast.
The restaurant's menu was very restricted and poor, and had almost nothing that a vegetarian could eat." See all these reviews: 2n in Namibia; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Poor
Location:
Excellent
Rooms:
Poor
Food:
Poor
Facilities:
Poor
Feedback Response
City Lodge is a relatively economic, convenient stop over for travellers needing to connect though OR Tambo. We are sorry these travellers didn't enjoy their stay here, it seems that the hotel fell short of their usually reliable service standards on this occasion. We have raised these travellers concerns and issues with the hotel.
"Systems Manager & Senior Africa Specialist | Southern Africa"
Pat
Robin Hoods Bay
"Ideal place for overnight stay"
1 night Arrived 27 Oct 2018
"As before, very satisfied"
See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 3n in Zimbabwe; 2n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Pat
Robin Hoods Bay
"perfect place for an overnight stay at the airport"
1 night Arrived 3 Oct 2018
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr M.
Ramsgate
"City Lodge OR Tambo review"
1 night Arrived 24 Sep 2018
"See previous review"
See all these reviews: 8n in Zimbabwe; 6n in Mozambique; 3n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Mr M.
Ramsgate
"City Lodge OR Tambo review"
1 night Arrived 17 Sep 2018
"See previous review"
See all these reviews: 8n in Zimbabwe; 6n in Mozambique; 3n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Mr M.
Ramsgate
"City Lodge OR Tambo review"
1 night Arrived 8 Sep 2018
"Very convenient hotel which we used as a base in between different sections of our holiday. They were helpful and accommodating.
Queues at reception desk were often long and service in the restaurant was on the slow side. Breakfast was excellent. Very useful to be able to leave a suitcase there in between visits.
The most difficult thing was obtaining a luggage trolley when exiting the hotel lift which emerged next to the area of the terminal giving access to the car park so was just a straight walk to the main terminal. Even then, there was sometimes an attendant there who would go and find a trolley and even when we did it ourselves once, it didn't take more than a few minutes." See all these reviews: 8n in Zimbabwe; 6n in Mozambique; 3n in South Africa
Queues at reception desk were often long and service in the restaurant was on the slow side. Breakfast was excellent. Very useful to be able to leave a suitcase there in between visits.
The most difficult thing was obtaining a luggage trolley when exiting the hotel lift which emerged next to the area of the terminal giving access to the car park so was just a straight walk to the main terminal. Even then, there was sometimes an attendant there who would go and find a trolley and even when we did it ourselves once, it didn't take more than a few minutes." See all these reviews: 8n in Zimbabwe; 6n in Mozambique; 3n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Mrs & Mr R
Australia
"Very convenient stopover hotel"
1 night Arrived 1 Aug 2018
"A very convenient stopover in Johannesburg.
We tried to follow the directions in the notes at the bottom of the directions page but got totally confused as it turned out because the lifts to the airport car park were not working. We were rescued by an airport porter and luckily we had some small notes to tip him. So I would suggest that if you are just passing through this airport and having a stopover, have some money to tip and use a porter as he was able to put the airport trolleys on the escalators.
Another tip would be that there are no ATMs in Johannesburg airport available to those who are transferring from one flight to another." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia; 4n in Botswana; 3n in Zambia; 1n in South Africa
We tried to follow the directions in the notes at the bottom of the directions page but got totally confused as it turned out because the lifts to the airport car park were not working. We were rescued by an airport porter and luckily we had some small notes to tip him. So I would suggest that if you are just passing through this airport and having a stopover, have some money to tip and use a porter as he was able to put the airport trolleys on the escalators.
Another tip would be that there are no ATMs in Johannesburg airport available to those who are transferring from one flight to another." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia; 4n in Botswana; 3n in Zambia; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
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