City Lodge O.R. Tambo Airport

Walking distance to the airport. Food is good and reasonable priced, a small gym to work out, actual room is quite spacious. Bar served good beer. Breakfast start at 4am, which is good if you have a very early flight. Staff and security super helpful and friendly. Room officially is at 1400 hrs, but i physically checked in at 11am plus…and managed to get a room. Thou they must have available rooms, which is fair enough. Things to note thou - no toothpaste and toothbrush. Shower water temperature is great, thou take a minute or two to warm up to the temperature you want, especially in cold weather. Rooms: Spacious. Thou i’m a solo traveler, i can imagine if 2 person are sharing the room, there is still enough space Nearby activities: Travel desk only served to help you link out with their own vendor or freelance guides. So it’s a private tour. Unlike most other hotels, when they have those tours from tour agency. To take the train to the city area, have to walk back to the airport Walkability: A 5-10 minutes walk from the airport. Will pass by 2 carparks to get to the hotel lift

Although it was short, I had a wonderful stay. An extension to the airport, you probably couldn't get a closer place to stay when you need to catch an early morning flight. The rooms are lovely, very spacious and have all you need. The bathrooms are lovely too, you can grab a hot shower or take a relaxing bath. Room service was a bit slow, but the quality makes up for it. I'd definitely stay here again.

Great overnight while transmitting Johannesburg to early flight to Singapore. Rooms very nice. Very palatable SA wines. The food from the buffet was very acceptable however the advertised beef roast was badly carved which made it tough and unpleasant. The service has been absolutely amazing. Thanks to all the staff.

This hotel is the best!! I ended up staying here last minute because of a flight cancellation. Staff is awesome and super accommodating. I checked in at 3AM and they were chipper and ready to help. It’s really well priced, clean, and the food is good. It’s also basically in the airport so it’s easy to get to if you have a lot of stuff to carry. 10/10

Great hotel for overnight trips as it is right near the ortambointernational international. What's great is the service to and from the departure point at the airport. Staff and food is reasonably good also. Very helpful true SA hospitality here will recommend and use again.Rooms: 4/5

We stopped the night at City Lodge Tambo Airport as we were getting a connecting flight the following morning. As it’s connected to the terminal building, it was very easy to find. You simply follow the signs and then it has its own lift, which takes you straight to reception. Check-in was efficient, and we were soon given the keys and headed to our room. The rooms were fine for a one-night stay, nothing outstanding but everything did the job well. The bed was comfortable and the air conditioning was good too. The following morning we had breakfast, which was very good, and featured a big range of fresh fruit, yoghurts, pastries, cold cuts, cheeses and much more. There was a big hot breakfast buffet too. There was also a nice-looking pool that guests could use too, however, we didn’t get the chance due to our early flight. For the price we paid and the convenience, the hotel ticked all the necessary boxes. It was no-frills and did the trick for the one night we were transferring. Walkability: Very easy to access the Airport terminal - you don't even need to go outside.

The rooms are OK, nothing fancy but good for an overnight before catching the connection the other day. The room is clean and the bathroom is quite big. The room size is good, it fits 4 suitcases easily. The stuff is very unfriendly, not what we are used in SA. Food & drinks: Good food at the restaurant. They serve until late from 4 am in the morning. Friendly stuff here.

I booked last minute due to business commitments. Location couldn’t be better, and saves on taxi fees etc. All the staff I came in contact with were polite and friendly. The room was clean with fresh linen and well appointed. The bathroom was spacious and had plenty of hot water.

Could not have been more pleasantly surprised by this place. When I thought ‘airport hotel’ I did not this it would be this modern and well maintained. Value for money. Starting for the reception to the dining areas to the rooms, City Lodge hotel was a pleasant experience. The room and bath were spacious and comfortable. The only reason, I did not give it 5 starts is because the bed was a bit too firm for my liking. Otherwise, would recommend.

This seemed to be the less expensive airport hotel option the Intercontinental costs 3 times as much. Check in was busy and we had to wait. The corridors are endless as it is a very big hotel. The windows are not double glazed and not even air/noise tight. The carpets in the hallways were not clean and unfortunately we found that the carpet in our room had not been vacuumed and my husband found an artificial nail and there were other bits and pieces so I didn't walk barefoot. The shower had a tilt away from the drain so that the water pooled there and then slowly dripped out to the floor. There was also mildew. Breakfast nor the service were exciting but we found what to eat. Checkout was quicker and when I pointed out all the malfunctions to the receptionist she explained that the hotel is being gradually renovated and noted my remarks about the cleanliness. We are returning in a few days and are supposed to be in a renovated room - I hope to be able to revise my rating.